Kishori Koch loved to organize her bedroom as a child. She would rearrange the furniture and think of ways to create more space to make it more comfortable. But she never imagined it would become her profession.
Today, as a holistic wellness professional, Kishori helps her clients find more room both internally and externally. Based on her two pillars of beauty and deliciousness, her goal is to tailor spaces to people’s needs, by exploring “what’s frustrating them about it, what their dream would be, how they’d love to see it, how they want to feel.”
In the last episode of Season 3 of the Speaking of Phenomenal Podcast, Kishori, who was featured in the original 52 Phenomenal Women Project in 2019, tells host Amy Boyle her non-linear story and how living in Italy for 17 years, practicing meditation and yoga and her experience in the arts informed the professional she became. But like many women, her trajectory and interests surpass one single occupation.
“There is so much sadness, stress and tension in the world,” she told Amy during the episode. “How can I be a part of the solution? How can I be part of lifting up the vibration, lifting up people’s spirit, helping them move with more ease through all of this chaos and challenges on Earth?”
Her willingness to help others find peace led her to study a subject most of us avoid: death. She obtained a death doula certification and started supporting people about to lose their loved ones. The topic seems to be taboo in the U.S. But Kishori wants people to feel comfortable thinking, reading and talking about it. Because it is going to happen.
Kishori believes clearing out our surrounding spaces helps us clear our inner spaces, too. Maybe we could set a simple challenge: Let’s ask ourselves - what are the things I want to clear my life of? Outside and Inside. And then we build a plan to make that happen, one step at a time.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ms_mona_brown
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kis
Carolina Baldin is a freelance journalist from Brazil. Having worked in law, policy and regulation, she is passionate about everyday stories that illustrate larger issues. She graduated from a master's program at Northwestern University in 2023 and became a guest blogger on the "Speaking of Phenomenal" podcast blog in March 2024.
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