Hi, I’m Kristi Stangeland, founder of My ParaVita, a company that helps busy women create a sense of calm, enjoyment and adventure in their lives. In my “prior life,” I spent many years in the corporate world as a CPA for PricewaterhouseCoopers and J.P. Morgan Chase. I am acutely aware of the pressures and stresses that women face while trying to build and maintain their careers while also fulfilling their commitments to their families and personal relationships. Twenty years ago, I left the insanity behind and launched a series of small businesses. With each entrepreneurial success, I found myself taking stock of the lessons learned, both professionally and personally. It soon became clear that my business success was tied to my own personal wellness, self-awareness and the ability to find balance in my life. I hold a diploma in Mindfulness Study by the NLP Centre of Excellence and completed the three-year BTB Feng Shui Masters Training Program™, begun by Professor Thomas Lin Yun, one of the most renowned Chinese philosophers of our time. For several years, I have been helping women create opportunities for success and personal fulfillment with meditation, retreats and feng shui. I now want to take those personal insights and share them with other women. My ParaVita focuses on helping women find peace, power and play in their professional and personal lives so they can create opportunities for success and personal fulfillment.