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Hi, I'm Desirai!

I am a mother and wife, explorer, yogi, and leader in various capacities.

I live my life for my family. Part of that journey is keeping myself healthy with body movement and keeping myself humble with coaching others.

 

I am an explorer of culture and business; specifically, the intersection of the two, which is where people feel empowered to do their best work. It is through carefully cultivated relationships as well as inspired leadership that organizations and people can thrive. I aim to help our world with positive transformation through intersecting coaching, yoga, business insights, and intellectual thought.

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Vision

To create a future where everyone is equipped with the skills to foster authentic human connection to live in joyful and peaceful micro- and macro-communities. 

Mission

Utilize ancient wisdom and modern science to create workshops, classes, content, and a community for advancing the mind and body.

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My Coaching Credentials

I am a Certified Executive Coach through Coach Training EDU, an International Coaching Federation (ICF) certification program, which has afforded me countless hours of applied coaching and collaboration with an amazing network of coaches.

 

At my "day job", I have been a leader, mentor, and career coach for over 17 years. I thrive in a role where I have the opportunity to teach, guide, challenge, and help people explore their own career paths. I have helped coach individuals through Performance Improvement Plans to a happy and healthy future. I have helped recently-promoted individuals adjust to their new roles and expectations. I have even had the honor, in different workplaces, of helping more senior leaders brainstorm their strategies for managing staff. I am also involved in a monthly, women's, group coaching program.

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Recent trainings, seminars, and self-improvement:

  • The Art of Impossible and Flow Workshop with Steven Kotler

  • Group Experiences on Gallup StrengthsFinder and Shapes Assessment 

  • Science of People, Vanessa Van Edwards

  • Positive Intelligence Coaching Cohort (PQ Training), Shirzad Chamine

  • Executive Coach, Coach Training EDU

  • Member of The Cru – women’s group coaching

  • Executive and Personal Branding 1:1 Coaching

  • Global Leadership Summit

  • Everything DiSC® Management​​​

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As a professional, I specialize in project management, departmental transformations, and actionable roadmaps. I am organized, creative, and great at simplifying complex systems into visuals and frameworks. I have been involved in many sizes and types of team and organizational dynamics including nonprofits, startups, and Fortune 100 corporations. I've attended numerous leadership training courses and learned methodologies such as DiSC, Meyers-Briggs, StrengthsFinder, and even how to use the 5 Love Languages at work. I also study behavioral psychology, how to have difficult conversations, and how to understand various people's backgrounds (trauma related, motivational preferences, culture, etc.) to be more compassionate and inclusive.

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My Yoga Credentials

I have been studying yoga for over 18 years. I have been a certified yoga instructor since 2019. My RYT-200-hour instruction focused on trauma-informed awareness and care as well as intelligent sequencing. My RYS-300-hour instruction focused on 

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I have also trained one-on-one with a 45-year experienced, multidiscipline guru and healer who has transformed my way of viewing the world, the habits I build, and the love I have to share. 

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  • 300-Hour Yoga Teach Training (RYS-300), Online Yoga School

  • Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT®200), Bella Vita Yoga in Charlotte, NC

  • Diploma in Physical Therapy Aide

  • Yoga for Athletes, YogaRenew

  • Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training, YogaRenew

  • Personal postnatal training with The Bloom Method

  • Yoga Anatomy Teacher Training, YogaRenew (current coursework)

  • Children Yoga Teacher Training, YogaRenew (current coursework)

  • Baby Yoga and Developmental Movement, Karma Yoga Kids

  • Personal PT experience on shoulder, pelvic floor, and abdominals

  • Hands-on PT experience daily for nine months during the pandemic for my first born due to hip and neck injuries at home frank breech birth (WA midwife)

My past helps my perspective...

I seek to keep my brain focused on positivity and my goals for better neuro-health.

As such, you will rarely hear me speak about these things, but they do help me meet people where they are at to foster trust and understanding.

Mental Health

Depression, anxiety, attachment disorder, PTSD, and unhealthy body image

Physical Health

Multiple injuries including spine fractures and reversing unhealthy childhood nutrition

Financial Status

Living alone and fully supporting self by mid-teens. Taking self from Zero to Affluent.

Childhood Trauma

Having an ACE score higher than 7

Corporate Burnout

Working 80+ hours per week and becoming jaded

Corporate Culture Clash

Cognitive dissonance and finding true direction for self

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