Hi, I’m Kristi Stangeland, founder of My ParaVita, a company that helps busy women find balance, wellness and a sense of achievement in all they do by focusing on peace, power and play.

In my “prior life,” I spent many years in the corporate world as a CPA for  Price Waterhouse Coopers and J.P. Morgan Chase. So 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 corporate chaos 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 personal wellness, my self-awareness and the ability to find balance in my life.

I now share what I’ve learned with other women by creating opportunities for success and personal fulfillment through meditation, retreats and feng shui. Having logged more than 219,000 minutes of meditation since I started the practice more than two decades ago, I am anxious to share my knowledge and insights to serve more women in a deeper way.