Javier López-Nieto

Personal developmentdiscovery

I’m Javi, and I help you discover yourself.

I work one-on-one with people looking for their purpose — in their career, in their life, in living more like themselves. Online or in Barcelona.

Book a conversation 45 minutes. Free.

Javier López-Nieto on Barceloneta beach, Barcelona

Why

When you align with your own nature, you flourish.

Almost all personal development starts from the assumption that something in you is broken and needs fixing.

I start from the opposite. You already grow on your own. The work is stripping away what covers it, not piling anything on top.

And learning to love the parts of yourself you don’t like, instead of fighting them.

A tree doesn’t have to try to grow. It grows because that’s what it does.

What we work on

Who I am

I’ve spent years uncovering who I am.

Meditation, somatic work, contemplative traditions, psychology. Each one brought me closer to my purpose and to who I actually am, and cleared blocks that had been running my life on autopilot. Along the way I also found faith.

Those blocks have names: keeping everyone happy, shyness, swallowing what I meant to say, putting my own needs last, not knowing how to set a boundary.

What interests me is putting together two worlds that usually stay apart: the spiritual life and the ordinary one, the one with a job and bills to pay.

My path

  1. 6 years Engineer at startups Working with founders. Trying to start something of my own.
  2. 4 years Daily meditation Buddhist, Hindu, and Zen practices.
  3. Silent meditation retreats And time with Hindu teachers.
  4. Training in somatic practices TRE, reiki, and the Alexander Technique.
  5. Today Mentor to engineers And one-on-one work.

How I work

In an hour we talk, I see where I can help, and I come back with a picture of where you are and a plan.

Frequently asked questions

What is personal discovery?
It’s stripping away what covers who you already are, instead of adding things to fix you. The premise is that you’re not broken: you already grow on your own, and the work is clearing what’s in the way.
How is it different from personal development?
Personal development almost always starts from the assumption that something in you is broken and needs fixing. Discovery starts from the opposite: you’re already whole, and parts of you are covered up. One piles things on top; the other takes away what’s in the way.
Is this therapy?
No. I’m not a psychologist and this isn’t therapy. We look together at what you want, what keeps repeating, and what’s holding you back. If what comes up calls for therapy, I’ll say so.
Who do you work with?
People who did everything the plan asked and still feel empty. Who got where they were headed and found out that wasn’t it. Who don’t know what they want, or who keep watching the same pattern play out at work and in their relationships.
Do you only work with men?
No. I work with men and with women. What’s true is that I know the masculinity piece from the inside, and with men it tends to come up.
Can we talk about porn, sex, or shame?
Yes. They’re some of the heaviest things to carry and the least talked about. I’m not a psychologist: if what comes up needs therapy, I’ll say so and help you find it.
What’s the first conversation like?
45 minutes, free, no strings. We talk, I see where I can help, and if it makes sense to keep going, I come back with a picture of where you are and a plan.
Do you work online or in person?
Both. Online from wherever you are, and in person in Barcelona.
Do I need to meditate or be into anything spiritual?
Nothing at all — we work with whatever you bring. And if it is your thing, that works too: I’ve meditated daily for four years, and putting the two worlds together is what interests me, the spiritual one and the one with a job and bills to pay.

Let’s talk.

45 minutes. Free.

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