I am Ana Barreto.

I believe every person has the ability to create a life of greater health, clarity, prosperity, and peace.

For much of my life, I searched for the common thread that allows people not only to overcome challenges but to truly thrive. That search led me through decades in business leadership, the study of human behavior, mindfulness, Feng Shui, personal development, and spiritual growth. Along the way, I discovered something surprisingly simple:

When our body, mind, wisdom, and environment work together, life begins to flow differently.

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For more than thirty-five years, I built a successful career in business, leading sales, marketing, operations, and customer experience for national hospitality companies. Those years taught me strategy, leadership, and the importance of creating environments where people can flourish.

Yet beneath every business goal was a deeper question that never left me:

What helps people become the person they were always meant to be?

That question eventually became my life’s work.

Today, I help people reconnect with themselves through books, guided meditations, transformational classes, and personalized Feng Shui consultations. My work brings together science, mindfulness, ancient wisdom, intentional living, and practical tools that people can apply in everyday life.

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Rather than offering quick fixes, I teach lasting practices that help people quiet the noise, strengthen self-trust, reduce stress, make clearer decisions, and create homes and lives that support their highest potential.

As the founder of the Body, Mind & Wisdom Academy, my mission is to help people remember that lasting transformation begins from within and is strengthened by the spaces we live in and the choices we make every day.

I am the author of multiple books on personal growth, healing, confidence, mindfulness, and Feng Shui, including Self-Trust, Soul Compass, Breaking Free from Self-Sabotage, The Umbrella Effect, Sleep Well with Feng Shui, and The Medicine of Fire. My guided meditations are listened to by people around the world through Insight Timer, where I teach practices for healing, emotional resilience, nervous system regulation, and spiritual connection.

Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I came to the United States with little more than a dream, believing I would stay for only six months. Decades later, I remain grateful for that journey, because it taught me that our greatest transformations often begin long before we recognize them.

Whether I’m teaching a class, guiding a meditation, consulting on a home, or writing my next book, my hope is always the same:

“To help you create a life where your body feels safe, your mind is clear, your wisdom is trusted, and your environment supports the person you are becoming.nd: peace wasn’t something I had to earn; it was something I had to allow. Success wasn’t about doing more; it was about being more aligned.“
Ana Barreto