Meet Yahzmen Reynolds

We recently connected with Yahzmen Reynolds and have shared our conversation below.

Yahzmen , we’re so excited for our community to get to know you and learn from your journey and the wisdom you’ve acquired over time. Let’s kick things off with a discussion on self-confidence and self-esteem. How did you develop yours?
Grace and Peace, I pray everyone is well reading this! How I developed my confidence. The best way I know how, is to get to know self better than anyone can know you. As I’ve grown through my art forms, modeling, and just being a wombman, I’ve learned that the more you are familiar with the moments of your own soul and body, the easier it is to be confident in self. What does that look like? Well our world makes it so taboo but here are four great ways:

1.)Massive Self Awareness:
Know Youre Trauma’s and Triggers

Why: Everything starts with you, know your needs and what’s caused you to be you. You deserve to be at real peace and receive real love not just coping mechanisms disguised as love. Until you stop being harmful to yourself you will never stop hurting others. This way you can release and drink clear emotions not one’s doused in your past and projected pains.

2.)Learn Self: Learn how to love the pieces of you now and the ones you would be if you never got hurt or harmed.

Love who you are, the bad, the ugly, the flawed, the pieces that make you “hard to love” whatever holds you back from the community, moments, money, and love you desire. How you treat yourself is a direct blue print for others. So learn how the best version of you needs to be loved in every way (emotionally, financially, physically etc) that way you create an internal environment for that person to show up. Naturally you externally produce
your internal environment.

3.)Forgiveness: Forgive Yourself and Others as Often as Possible

Forgiveness is key to release. Unless you have no use for that harbored pain, the subconscious mind and unconscious mind will harbor and store, as it is meant to. You need to have no need for that pain, otherwise keeping it will keep you from the moments you desire like self confidence. Ironically lacking confidence/awareness has been a safety mechanism for your body. Through forgiveness you can release this because you are no longer in danger so there is no need for the lack. Therefore you’re no longer tying an emotion to an external moment or occurrence. In return, this will have eliminated preconceived emotional responses (unconscious actions), which allows the body to experience new memories and new emotions. Inevitably teaching yourself that you can trust yourself to find moments that are healthy and worth living, thus producing confidence.

4.) Purposeful Living: Find ways to live your life that work for you and your purpose.

This one is simple, change where you are not who you are. Develop yourself through personal growth but only alter your foundation if your personal habits are not helping you achieve your desired goals or life. Doing this will create more confidence through showing self that you are worthy of doing and receiving things, places, and moments that matter to you. Thus, giving you value no system can take away from you.

Remember your purpose is not what you do but what happens in other people when you do what you do. Read it again until it makes sense.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
My name is Yahzmen Reynolds ( pronounced Jasmine) founder of Yahzmen Jaylynn Creations and Ocean House Healing. I am an Emotional Integrative Arts Specialist!

What does that mean, simply, through different art forms and a peaceful healing modality, I help you find your true self with the emotions that directly impact your overall health.

I specialize in UGC creation, performance/
holistic mind-body awareness, SEL skills, self awareness, and acupressure.

The art forms currently offered are
1.) UGC Content Creations/ Brand Marketing 2.)Harmonic Flow Performances and Movement classes
3.) Teaching Chess in the schools
4.) Paintings for purchase
5.) Ear Seed Acupressure meditations

More will be added as I grow and expand into my talents and purpose!

Visit https://yahzmenjaylynncreations.com for all art inquiries!
Visit https://oceanhousehealing.org/ to learn more about and/or book an Ear Seed meditation!

What’s most special about this moment is I get to create things that help others, by simply creating something for them to partake in, see or purchase. The only catch is, the development people receive through any art form I offer, must be accepted and met with a will power that is greater than self sabotage. The tools they receive, produce the ability to be the best version of self, creating a healthier mind, body, and environment. I’ve seen it first hand in the schools I have taught in!! If accepted chess becomes a love that provokes being challenged but even better, they love gaining tools to improve their minds. Simply seeing the lasting effects of even just one of my art forms being soaked up by someone, has shown me that purpose driven lifestyles are needed and necessary.

I have a couple events coming in March!

1.) Spring Equinox Holistic Vendors Market put together by the great Dr. Thalia Micah! On March 16th From 10-4 come experience amazing holistic vendors, moments of holistic practices like yoga, breath work techniques and a special performance by myself!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-equinox-holistic-vendor-market-and-expo-tickets-824010215737?aff=ebdsshother&fbclid=PAAaa63c_ZzA0TxPdQgaprMLNYEtmKtcOOw69yYUa0QlAJ3e4YDnzFYiLfu7Q_aem_AastLERqogxxO1OVSf8pc_7rgqssZu5YfNDSDKTzEQyrww_LK9Xk4ogf0LjmzhQ1CHY

2.)On March 24th a holistic fashion show called Flowatree Fashion show is being put together by the owners of Flowatree and a great team of healers!! This show supports the importance of fashion and hair within black culture. Special Guest Isis Brantley will be present! Come see us walk, show off great fashion and stand up for black hair!

Eventbrite link coming soon:
Follow @yahzmen.jaylynn.creations and @flow_atree on Instagram for updates

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
I will always say, God says I can have both!!!! Learn to water different moments at different times, focus and prioritize the most important things and work from there. Just like you have different sectors of life, you will need different sectors of skill development. Ex.- You not having a personal life just because your career life is being focused on, is detrimental to your health and will cause an imbalance in your mind and body. Tip: The effect will show emotionally first, it’s up to you to pay attention and not ignore it.

Just learn to balance and flow through what has to have importance and focus.

So yes, go hard on developing your current skills, they will make room and opportunity for you, but learn when to pivot to learning new skills that can better your current ones or diversify your portfolio of skillsets.

Okay, so before we go, is there anyone you’d like to shoutout for the role they’ve played in helping you develop the essential skills or overcome challenges along the way?
Top 3 qualities

1.) ability to create
2.) ability to learn
3.) capacity of emotional intellect/intelligence

Why:

Creation is key to purpose. That is directly connected to your relationship with God and your intuitive abilities. This is what makes you different from every other living and non living entity on this planet. Utilize what God places inside you, the world/earth needs it, your family needs and so due the children coming after. Soon it will be their world and no longer yours!!

Learning is fundamental, if you can learn you can earn anything your heart desires. Keep an open mind and heart and find what speaks to them, then ACT upon that knowledge acquired. Without action there is no ability to receive.

Emotional Intellect will set you up to live a life well lived. It will show up in every aspect of your life. Getting a good grip on this as soon as possible will save you time, energy and moments that you can never get back.

Tip: Whatever emotions and blockages you do not deal with, the children after you/your lineage will have to pick up that torch. Give them a lighter torch to start with, theirs will gain weight inevitably overtime.

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Image Credits
Jared Shields – first photo ( personal) Rahn The Don- 2nd photo Shareef- 6th photo Eric Elias- 8th photo Drift or Dia Photography- 5th photo Og Snipe- 3,4,9th photo

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