May 12, 2020
In this episode host Celeste
Rains- Turk connects with IFBB Bikini pro India Paulino for a
special Mother’s Day series episode. India is a holder of 15
professional championships with 3 Arnold Wins as Ms Bikini
International and multiple Olympia appearances. She is the
podcast host for RAW and travels as a speaker while running her
online training business. India focuses her work on personal
development coaching and conscious parenting.
India talks about her personal development rituals and the
importance of doing self-exploratory work. Her personal development
was inspired by going through her own experiences and dark places.
She explains the importance of getting to know yourself your
perspective changes and begin to be insightful about our self.
She reflects on the importance of gratitude and accepting your
worth. She states that through personal development we are not
losing ourselves but shedding the parts we had originally built to
protect our self in the past. Her work focuses on the importance of
recognizing reactions to situations and knowing when to reach out
for help.
The theme of self-exploration and personal development continues as
India reflects on being a mother and how she experiences
motherhood. India explains the importance of taking care of
yourself mentally, physical, spiritually and emotionally.
She states, “Motherhood brings up a lot of our old stuff.” She
mentions how she dealt with emotions during her pregnancy even when
her birth plans did not go as she had originally planned. India
talks about her unplanned birth story and how she coped with the
last-minute changes to her initially well thought out plan for
birth. Indian emphasizes the importance on taking time to process
and reflect, mentally and physically.
As a parent, India explains her natural approach to parenting.
India states that her and Whitney were ready to have a child, so it
was time to step away from the stage to focus on family. She had no
issues getting pregnant after years of competing at such a
prestigious level.
In an inspiring journey from competitor to new mother, India
discussed her approach about postpartum and not putting stress on
herself to lose the weight. India stresses the importance of
talking to your doctors.
To be careful because the body is in a different state. To not feel
pressured to look a certain way and more to focus on honoring
yourself while creating healthy boundaries through your process.
India restates the importance of focusing on mental health first
and not to hurt yourself to obtain a body type if your mental
health isn’t there.
India shares her insights on parents and the connection between
your child and yourself, while also respecting your child’s unique
self. Her conscious parenting style focuses on self reflection and
identifying triggers to remove our Ego while responding to the
child’s needs.
Respect is something she mentions frequently and understanding that
your child should be encouraged to live their life in a way free
from preconceived expectations of the parents. India reiterates her
emphasis on raising her son in a natural way.
She explains the differences in plant-based diets and veganism. She
was met with minimal resistance and skeptics when she expressed
raising her child vegan. The importance is about eating from a
variety of sources and education about proper nutrients.
While being a businesswoman, athlete, and mother India explains how
she balances her schedule by prioritizing tasks and executing them.
India states that the important aspect is scheduling time for
yourself and self-care. She explains about the importance of asking
for help and not feeling like everything has to be done at
once.
She concludes the episode by reflecting on her 3 time Ms. Bikini
International title and the unreal experience of being able to
accomplish so much through her career. She alludes to a special
upcoming announcement in the next few months, yet India doesn’t
have a definitive plan in place currently for competing.
India expresses her opinions on sponsorships and how having a
title, winnings or certain athletic standings doesn’t guarantee
income or fame. India expresses her happiness regarding her
achievements and that all the hard work was worth it, but that the
title wasn’t magically life changing for her.
Ultimately in the industry, it is important how you represent
yourself. India explains her views on being a good role model and
establishing a unique brand for yourself not to rely on your looks
or athletic shape to make you successful in the industry. If you
want to make a career through the industry then you need to begin
well before you achieve a title. She reiterates that an athlete
should wait for a winning or title to begin something they are
passionate about.
The episode concludes with India’s feelings about the look of
bikini. She believes the look of bikini has changed and became very
different compared to when it first started. She expands on the
timeline of bikini and how the sport has evolved over the years
including new competitors entering the sport as the physique
evolves.
India reflects on her years of competing and her experiences as the
sport has changed into what it is today. In this inspiring,
motivating and heart felt episode, India reflects on her journey to
help encourage, motivate and assist woman through their own
personal development journey and path to self-love and
acceptance.
CONNECT WITH
INDIA:
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/indiapaulino/
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZj2n_-Yz-ceDahWRahmrLw
EMAIL: coach@indiapaulino.com
CONNECT WITH CELESTE:
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/celestial_fit/
WEBSITE: WWW.CELESTIAL.FIT
EPISODE TIME
STAMPS
[2:12] Prestage Ritual
[3:30] Personal development/ daily
[7:37] Inspired personal development
[10:00] Identifying triggers
[15:14] The most important aspect in accepting your goals and
results
[17:10] Self Worth and self awareness
[19:54] Being the best Mom she can be
[23:50] Becoming a Doula through pregnancy
[25:15] Birth Story
[31:44] Birth process and reflect
[32:30] What inspired a home birth
[35:00] Stepping away from the stage to start family
[37:25] Ready to start a family
[37:50] No complications getting pregnancy
[38:24] Coming back from unhealthy training and coaches
[44:15] Eating enough and postpartum weight loss
[44:51] Post partum journey and reflection
[46:00] Personal training through Push app
[47:40] Why we need to stop Mom shaming
[50:35] Breast feeding
[55:00] Conscious parenting
[1:00:29] The social disconnect between parent and child
[1:03:32] Relationship with your partner as being a conscious
parent
[1:07:16] Push back as raising her child vegan
[1:11:31] Setting yourself up for success
[1:12:00] India’s passion for animals and her special needs
animals
[1:16:24] Ms Bikini International reflection
[1:22:47] Making a career out of bodybuilding
[1:26:00] Current state of bikini
[1:32:00] Where people can connect with her