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Mena Teijeiro | High-Leverage Calibration

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Many of you have been here for years. 🙌🏼🥰 You’ve watched me grow, create The Florrest, and share pieces of my life and the work I love.

Much of my work has grown through word of mouth. Now it’s time to make it clearer how you can work with me.

I’m sharing my three-month private mentorship for those ready for focused, personal support. Over time, I’ll also be introducing online group workshops.

All of it belongs to the body of work I began offering in 2015 and continue to develop through lived experience and practice. I’m so grateful for it!❤️‍🔥

Whether we meet online or in person at The Florrest, my devotion is the same: supporting you to live more fully, express yourself authentically, and contribute in ways that nourish you, too.

Curious about working together? Message me “CALIBRATE.”
Let’s chat about where you are and what you’re looking for. 💫

#selfleadership #calibrate #joy #embodiment #peace taken in The Florrest by @menafesting

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12 days ago

Returning to your own light💫

Most of my clients are not lacking power.

They are powerful people living in environments that cannot hold them.

They are the lion who learned to soften their roar, not because they are weak. But because they are perceptive.

They feel everything. They read the room. They adapt.

And slowly they begin to forget what it feels like to fully be.

What they think they need is more success, more visibility, more recognition.

But when we go deeper that is not it.

They don’t want to be on display.
They don’t want to perform their life.

They want space.

Space to walk freely, to love deeply, to tend to what matters, to be with their people without being consumed by the gaze of others.

They want a life that is their own.

Not a life that looks powerful but a life that feels true.

Mastery, for me, has never been about accumulation.

It is about self leadership.

Knowing who you are. Protecting what is sacred. Choosing what you grow. Walking away from what depletes.

They stop negotiating with what is not in alignment. They don’t go to battle with the old. They don’t try to prove or convince.

They choose themselves. And in doing so
their environment begins to change, allowing the fruits to come from that alignment.

There is a quiet beauty in this.

An ordinariness that is anything but ordinary.

A life where you are so connected
to yourself that you no longer need
the world to confirm you.

And from that place love changes. The Lover is no longer longing. There is no sorrow.

Because you are no longer waiting to be chosen.

You are already in communion with yourself. From there you begin to meet others who can meet you in that same depth.

I work with people who carry a lot for others and are ready to return to their center so they can live and lead from overflow.

This image is from August 21, 2021. Back then, I held this in my heart.

Now, I have the sanctuary and the systems to invite others into it.

Happy Spring Equinox!

A new cycle begins. I am stepping more fully into who I am.

#OverflowLeadership
#ReturnToCenter
#SelfLeadership
#AlignedLiving
#TheFlorrest taken in The Florrest by @menafesting

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7 months ago

I’ve just had an incredible week in LA at the Success Summt at the Beverly Hilton hotel surrounded by so many inspirational speakers, change makers, and forces for good.☀️

I received a Quilly award from the National Academy of Best-Selling Authors for the book I co-authored with Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul) and other amazing humans. ☺️🎊 It was wonderful to meet them in person!

What this means for me is the commitment to own my story and keep showing up to be able to overflow.

I share my personal story of struggles in the book… Given that journey, I love empowering people and groups to live authentically so we can thrive collectively.

We can get stronger in environments where we are celebrated and appreciated. Where communication flourishes, each individual is 100% responsible for their energy and actions, and honor agreements.

There are so many givers who drain energy and once we create a strong sense of self worth and healthy boundaries in business and personal life, we can be the greatest contribution from our overflow.

Not from struggling and giving breadcrumbs.

We witnessed so many stories of resilience, determination, passion, and I’m so grateful for the inspiration and community.

I’m proud of me for not giving up in the hardest moments and for my commitment to create a vibrant foundation from which to contribute.

Thank you for being on this journey with me. 🙌🏼💫

@jackcanfield_official @lisa2motivate @britnieturner @nicknanton #award #LA #success #bestseller #gratitude taken in The Beverly Hilton by @menafesting

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2 years ago

The most important thing in my life…

Not mentioned!

Imagine sharing about what matters most to you and never mentioning the relationship that holds you through it all.

Would that be concerning? A bit weird? Yes.

Sharing the previous post this week (about what’s real?) I realized thanks to your comments that I was doing the same thing.

I never mentioned the relationship that holds me. That gives me peace, inspiration, passion, joy, and so much more.

Our Creator!!!

My relationship with Source is my priority.

Then why am I not proclaiming myself out loud to be the child of Creator?

Is it because of the ways religion has been distorted?
Or wanting to avoid people preaching over me or entering heated debates?
Is it fear that people I care about will feel uncomfortable?
Will I be denied access to places?

My heart actually wants to be in conversations where we all belong.

I don’t want to be part of battles over who has the “right” God.

We’re all the same human race.

Nature is where we can all meet, no matter our beliefs, age, or ethnicity.

So that’s where I’ve kept my conversation and invitations.🌲☀️

It’s not that I want to play it safe.

I want to celebrate that which is the Source of All.

“I’m your Daughter!!

I claim my divine inheritance and in my fertile soil, I receive all of it and let it prosper. 🙌🏼☀️

I let my mission come to life through me.

I choose to live this Love 🙌🏼❤️‍🔥”

We CAN stand for what we believe in without thinking we own the truth or trying to make others believe what we believe.

Maybe that’s at the heart of why I haven’t spoken much about my connection to Source.

I choose to express it in how I am, how I live, how I relate to people, and what blossoms.

Today I gave words to it too.☺️💫

You’re welcome to share your heart here in the comments.🙌🏼❤️

#creator #source #gratitude #divineinheritance #freespeech by @menafesting

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3 days ago

I burst into tears.

It wasn’t real.

I had driven down from South Carolina listening to songs that deeply touched my heart.

I shared one with my niece.
She responded:

“AI.”

It stung deep in my heart.

Sobbing is the correct word.

This wasn’t about one song.
It was about daily life.

The need to ask:
Is this real?

Is this news real?
Is that an actual person?
Are those results accurate?

Is this a real community?
Or the moment I stop paying, does no one care anymore?

Did they ever?

So I walk on my land.
Deeply grateful.

The sun is real.
This tree. OMG.🤩
That animal, crunching through the leaves beneath its feet.

I am crying again.

Can you feel it too?

The ache for real presence.
To be seen.
To be heard and felt.

Are you even there?

#presence #community #awareness #feeling #whatsreal taken in The Florrest by @menafesting

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5 days ago

I’ve had this video in my drafts for seven days.

The Cornell Seven allegations have me contemplating accountability and what happens when a community is asked to confront harm it may have tolerated.

These questions extend beyond fraternities to coaching communities, politics, and spaces where belonging, money, or loyalty can make it difficult to speak up.

As a mother of two young men, I want my sons to have healthy role models of what it means to be a good man, and communities that invite them to embody their values, treat others with respect, and grow into their fullest potential.

That asks something of the adults and leaders around them, too. We teach through how we relate, what we tolerate, and what we do when someone crosses a line.

Accountability matters.

And then what?

How do we support those reporting harm, establish the facts, and hold those responsible accountable?

What are we willing to stop excusing, even when we admire the person, love the community, or benefit from belonging?

When does loyalty to our values require challenging our own group?

I believe communities can confront something deeply wrong and choose to change. But that change must be demonstrated through clearer standards, meaningful consequences, and people willing to intervene.

In the communities we lead, belong to, and help shape:

What do we stand for?
Are we modeling the values we ask others to embody?
How are we helping one another grow into our potential?
How do we ensure our communities protect rather than harm?

That is where I want to put my attention: accountability, learning, and regeneration. 🌱

The future does not have to repeat the past. We have a responsibility to help make it different.

If this resonates, share it. Let’s create and uphold the cultures we want to be a part of.

#Accountability #CultureChange #SelfLeadership #awareness #culture taken in Planet Earth by @menafesting

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12 days ago

When we change our perspective, life literally changes.💫

I was thinking about that again this morning as I joined the mental wellness panel at the @startupmacon conference. It felt meaningful to share space with such thoughtful leaders and be part of a conversation supporting people as they build businesses and contribute to our local community.

This Aries full moon feels like a personal harvest: a moment to recognize how my own growth and experiences can support others as they build, lead, and create impact.

May we celebrate what we’re harvesting and be extra gentle with ourselves this weekend.🙌🏼☀️🌲

#StartupMacon #MentalWellness #Entrepreneurship #WomenInBusiness #Leadership taken in Macon, Georgia by @menafesting

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22 days ago

I didn’t have the words to justify sharing these pictures on Sunday. 😂

Then last night, the whole stream of consciousness landed on me. 💧

I started thinking about everything this tiny drop of water may have gone through to arrive here.

I mean… shiver me timbers. 😂🏴‍☠️ The adventures it may have had!

This drop may have fallen through storms, disappeared into the earth, traveled through rivers and oceans and maybe even passed through the body of a dolphin.

Maybe a toddler jumped into it when it was part of a puddle.

Or it evaporated from a kettle someone left whistling on the stove.

At one point, maybe it was inside a sacred cup and a shaman spilled it onto the floor.

Maybe it fell on a mountain cliff, became part of a stream with backward fish, returned to the ocean, swam with plastics, evaporated into the sky, joined a cult, I mean a cloud, and just fell.

This little drop has had more experiences than it could ever share.

It has changed form, disappeared and returned more times than we could ever know… and now here it is! Hanging from this branch and mirroring the whole world back to me. 🪩

Suddenly I thought: Oh my Goddess. I Am the drop.⚡️

Earlier yesterday, after guiding someone in a session, I noticed how matter-of-fact I felt about the ease of my gifts.

Then I remembered what I went through to be able to see this clearly.

What flows through me so naturally now carries all of it.

The storms, the disappearances, the dissolved identities, and every return that brought me back to myself.

I went through hell to become this clear and to embody what I now know.

Today, I’m just really in awe of the journey and of the work I now get to offer because of it.

Where are you so naturally in your gifts that you don’t think twice about it?

I invite you to cherish it more. 🙌🏼💎

#journey #appreciate #water #value #celebrate taken in The Florrest by @menafesting

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a month ago

We never really know what the future holds…

But how we show up each day is a pretty good clue.👀🔥

My son Sebi grew up surrounded by music and encouragement but he’s the one who kept picking up the guitar.

He’s the one who practiced, put in the hours and got this good.

Watching him play at homecoming completely blew me away.🤯❤️‍🔥

Music isn’t the career he plans to pursue. He does it because he loves it.

You don’t have to make a living from a dream to live it.⚡️

I know I’m his mother and therefore completely unbiased. 😉🤣

But wow, Sebi! 🤯

The presence, the feeling, the skill and the pure joy of watching you play with your friends.

So proud of you. 🥰
Rock on!!! 🎸🖤

#guitar #homecoming #myson #rockon #passion taken in Nashville, Tennessee by @menafesting

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a month ago

Aliveness can be a choice❗️

This afternoon, I felt a slump in my energy. I started talking out loud until I reached the core of what I was feeling… and then chose to embody aliveness, here and now!

I realized this might be the last warm pool day of the year. I love my evenings in the water: contemplating, meditating, playing, swimming, and making calls. It might be seven months before I can enjoy the pool this way again.

Instead of feeling sad that it was ending, I felt completely alive because I still had it. 🙌🏼🎊🧜🏼‍♀️

We are actually here. It’s surprisingly easy to take this day—or the people, places, and things we love—for granted.

I want to truly live. 💃🏽 How about you?!

Have a beautiful evening. 💋

#alive #awareness #joy #choice impermanence taken in The Florrest by @menafesting

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a month ago

If dancing, dressing up and playing at a business conference makes you cringe, I get it.🤣

The first time I experienced tons of hype was at a FHL event in Las Vegas with guest speaker @tonyrobbins. I could feel my resistance yet as I stayed open and available… I began to understand that there was something powerful happening beyond the turned up energy.

Last week, I was able to fully engage at Living Brave Live in Denver, alongside @shoshanna_raven and a room full of powerhouse women who were willing to be seen, feel deeply, and step outside their comfort zones.🙌🏼🚀💃🏽

There’s science behind this work! 🤪🔥

There’s true value in coming out of our minds and into our bodies.

🎶 Music shifts our energy and changes how we feel.

💃 Dancing brings us into our bodies. We move, shake, feel and access a different kind of wisdom.

👗 Clothes become an extension of who we are. Choosing how we want to show up is a practice in creativity, visibility and self-expression.

🎨 Play loosens what has become rigid and opens us to new ideas and possibilities.

🫶 Doing all of this in a room full of women championing one another, sharing vulnerably, collaborating and celebrating each other’s growth, reminds us what becomes possible when we stop holding ourselves back.

These experiences are not just fun or performative. They can help us regulate, expand our capacity and teach our nervous systems that it is safe to be more expressive, connected and fully ourselves.

I also love the contrast.

At @theflorrest 🌲, the experience is a different kind of magic. There is silence, nature and space to hear yourself again. To slow down enough for what is inside you to blossom.🌺

We need different experiences at different times. Often times it’s through contrast that we come to know ourselves more fully.

The contrast is the teacher.☯️

When we’re willing to explore our edges, and also give ourselves enough space to hear what is true, we come to know ourselves more fully.

We find our center. From there, we keep growing.

As each of us becomes more fully ourselves, we enrich the whole ecosystem. ☯️🌲🪩

#keepgrowing #more #aware taken in Denver, Colorado by @menafesting

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a month ago

On Tuesday during the middle of the day, I let all the LOVE in. 🥰

My dear friend Blaine celebrated me with a wonderful trail ride with Magic and Lacie, including a fantastic picnic lunch along the way, with gifts and so many thoughtful details.

Horses are incredible teachers, healers, and companions. I love how we get to tend to them before and after riding together.

It’s a relationship, not a transaction. 🙏🏼❤️🐴 As it should be with many more aspects of our life.

No matter how passionate you are about work, remember…

What a beautiful thing it is to be alive, to be present for each moment, and to share it with souls who light us up. 🐴☀️💛 Love you!

#horse #connection #celebration #gratitude #embodied taken in Monticello, Georgia by @menafesting

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