Meet Desiree
Hi, I’m Desiree, the Founder of Vida Flow Mindfulness. The practice of Mindfulness has positively transformed my life, inspiring me to step out of my 15-year Marketing career to start a wellbeing company.
Brain injury and mental health advocate, Desiree says Mindfulness meditation and Yoga have been positively life-changing after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from a car accident in 2020.
After her TBI, Desiree experienced severe physical, emotional and mental health challenges daily. She says life became overwhelming and unbearable. She felt as though a rug was pulled from under her overnight, causing her to completely lose her sense of identity and self-worth, and feel hopeless about the future.
After seeing many specialists and having little to no progress, Desiree immersed herself in the world of mindfulness.
This was a complete game changer that significantly contributed to her mental and emotional health recovery in just a few weeks; giving her a new lease on life, and the inspiration to start Vida Flow Mindfulness.
Originally from Venezuela, Desiree lives in Adelaide and has been in Australia since 2008. As a seasoned Marketing & Communications leader with management experience of over 15 years across various industries in America and Australia, she's an avid meditator, has undertaken in-depth mindfulness and meditation studies, completed a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course (MBSR) with Openground Australia, and holds a Trauma-Informed Yoga & Meditation Teacher Certification from the School Yoga Institute, and an advanced Yoga & Meditation Certification from Rishikesh Yogkulam in India.
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In her free time, Desiree loves meditation, salsa dancing, chanting and drumming. Although very energetic by nature, she loves sitting in stillness experiencing the shift from being a human ‘doing’ to a human ‘being’ these days.