Community Highlights: Meet Monique Beskin of Kind People Wellness

Today we’d like to introduce you to Monique Beskin.

Hi Monique, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
Kind People Wellness was started with the intention of creating a safe space for individuals on a path of growth, healing, and self-discovery to come together and be nourished, mind, body, and soul. We are a family-owned business run by Me (Monique) and my husband Jason. We have been married for 21 years and have three daughters. We are originally from San Diego and currently live and operate out of Temecula but do travel to San Diego quite often.

Our individual healing journeys are what inspired Kind People Wellness and are what continue to form its evolution. My healing journey began 10+ years ago with gym yoga classes as a means to release stress and anxiety and to incorporate more movement into my daily routine. Soon after, I was invited to a local Siddha Yoga Center by a friend and that is where I discovered the spiritual aspects of Yoga through the chanting of ancient Vedic texts and discussions around their wisdom. This was so fulfilling and inspired a new way of living for me.

Over time, I began experiencing some health challenges while battling severe anxiety, and doctors only wanted to throw medication at the symptoms or put me through very uncomfortable “rehab” exercises. I decided to explore more natural or alternative ways of healing and this led me to discover and dive into Ayurveda, the sister science of Yoga or “the wisdom of Life”.

My passion for Yoga and Ayurveda centered me and brought me to be more in touch with my body. I had incorporated a regular asana practice into my daily routine and changed my diet based on Ayurvedic wisdom. In early 2020 I earned my 200hr yoga teaching certification and was hired to teach at a studio in Wildomar called Sage Sanctuary. Almost immediately after, I became ill with Covid and a month following the acute infection, the long-haul symptoms set in. This month marks the two years anniversary of the long-term symptoms. I continued teaching yoga as long as I could but my body was not keeping up so I had to take a step back from teaching Yoga in Nov. 2020 and allow time and space for my body to heal. While I was unable to practice Yoga Asana, I began looking for anything that could support me through this healing process. Not only was I struggling physically with extreme inflammation, pain and fatigue, my mental health was also suffering because of it the limitations everything else was putting on me and the uncertainty of how long this would last. To cope, I began receiving Reiki and attending sound baths and this really drew me in. I realized how drawn I was to energy work. I began studying Reiki and Sound healing and in the later part of 2021, became a certified Reiki Master Teacher/Practitioner and Sound Therapist.

In 2018 I would attend a really cool yoga class 1 – 2 times a month and after many, many times asking Jason to come along, he finally agreed. From then on, he was a regular with me and would sometimes join me on the mat at home. Once I began my YTT classes and began sharing parts of it with Jason, we realized how interested he was in the broader aspects of Yoga outside of the asana practice. This new common interest we shared was only the beginning and since then, we have gone down many rabbit holes together, studying various topics in the health and wellness and spirituality category. As Jason embarked on his individual journey of discovery he was led down many different paths, currently, his biggest passion is energy and learning about it in all its forms.

In the last five years, Jason has learned about, studied, or practiced various ways to heal and through this has healed many aspects of his old self, releasing old traumas and unhealthy patterns that weren’t serving his highest good. With a clear mind and curious heart, Jason explored Reiki as well and is a Certified Reiki Practitioner as well as a certified Sound Therapist. He has also studied in the area of Biofield Tuning. These are both areas that bring him a lot of fulfillment but he really thrives on the people to people connection we get to make in our 1 to 1 client’s sessions as well as the group events we host. He has always felt called to lead in some way or to speak in public about topics that mattered, leading to change, but he was not always so clear on what the message should be or who the audience would be, but through this discovery process, he was able to find a bit of clarity there.

As he has navigated this path, there were times when he needed a sort of guide or mentor, during the hard parts of transitioning out of the old, unhealthy patterns, finding that resource was a challenge all on its own that never came to fruition. He wanted another man to speak to who was not full of ego or technical talk, just a normal guy who’s gone through some tough stuff and can offer some sound feedback and guidance, this was nowhere to be found. This is what inspired him to be that person for other men going through their own growth experiences. Jason is now a Certified Spiritual Life Coach, he takes 1 on 1 clients as well as leads a men’s circle once a month at Sage Sanctuary.

We are always learning and always growing, so currently, our focuses are Reiki, Sound Healing and Spiritual life coaching. As my health continues to repair and strengthen Yoga will be back on the menu and of course as our interests and curiosity grow, so will our offerings. We also host several different workshops focused on energy, crafting, ritual and intention.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
I can honestly say that the road has been smooth at some points, not so much at others but all in all, it has been perfect and exactly how it’s meant to be. The last two years have been a challenge and a blessing all at once. It has been painful and scary and sad but because of these challenging experiences and our desire to overcome them, we learned new tools for healing and coping, shifted our perspectives and took on a few different belief systems and behaviors. With that, we’re better suited to with the experience and wisdom to be able to share with others. The process of growing our business while working regular 9-5’s, nursing me back to health, and dealing with a pandemic has been quite unique and something we’d have never imagined, but if there is nothing else we can say, we can say it has all taught us gratitude. We’re grateful to be here, to be breathing and learning and sharing the love and light with those who are led to us.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
We believe we must approach life from the perspective that harmonizing mind, body, and soul is what creates an environment in which healing can take place and wellness can be maintained. Building a grounded foundation of wellness, where you find joy and begin to manifest the blessings and miracles of your dreams is what we support through holistic approaches and alternative means. We are space holders for those seeking to cultivate an environment of healing and balance, physically and energetically.

Through various healing practices such as Reiki, Sound Therapy, Yoga, breathe work, guided journeys, meditation, sacred ceremonies, and rituals, we serve as guides, leading you back to yourself. We create a space for you to be reacquainted with yourself and your own innate power, where you can rediscover your true core values and where you are empowered to orchestrate your own deep healing and transformation.

You can find us at Sage Sanctuary in Wildomar every Full Moon where we host a Full Moon Ritual and sound bath. It’s a beautiful experience where we spend an hour talking about the moon energy for the particular month, we walk through some journal prompts for reflection and refocusing. Guests are then guided through a beautiful meditation and serenaded with the sounds of the crystal singing bowls, and shaman drum, gong, chimes and many more lovely sounds. Following the sound bath, we take part in a burn ritual to let go of what no longer serves us and we close with a prayer to transmute the energy. It’s a beautiful evening to experience to have two practitioners playing at once so there is never a lull in sound or sensation. It really takes you away on an imaginary carpet ride! In addition to the full moon at Sage, we offer monthly sound baths and workshops there as well. Our schedule is posted on our Instagram pages and websites.

We also offer private services such as Reiki, Soundbaths, and spiritual life coaching out of our dedicated private Reiki room, set up for our guest’s comfort and relaxation.

In addition to our one-on-one private services, we also travel to client locations for private sound baths and/or Reiki as well as to perform energetic or spiritual cleansing and blessings. Bless your milestone events such as birthdays, anniversaries, bridal or baby showers, with a sound bath and Reiki to raise the vibration and attract good energy to the celebration.
Also, catch us for free every Monday evening at 7:45 PM for a free guided meditation on Instagram Live.

Is there something surprising that you feel even people who know you might not know about?
I think most people would be surprised that this is not what we do full time. Both of us have a full-time job that takes up much of our time, but living in California, it is hard to live solely off of your passion projects alone. Our dream is that this passion project of ours continues to grow and one day we’ll “retire” into our dream job – spending 100 % of our time bettering ourselves, our community and society with the ripples of love and light we are able to create.

Pricing:

• 1 hr Reiki Session (Distance) $66
• 1 hr Reiki Session (In person) $77
• private sound bath starting at $250 up to 4 people ($25 per additional person)
• home energy clearing $111
• Spiritual life coaching 1hr $75

Contact Info:

• Email: kindpeoplewellness@gmail.com
• Website: www.kindpeoplewellness.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindpeoplewellness/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheKindPeople