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About

I have a deep passion for wellness and cultural experience. Over the past 20 years, I've been on several yoga, dance, and cultural retreats that have shaped how I see the world — and myself.

I spent more than two decades as a professional services consultant living in the US, Africa and Europe, leading complex programs in varied cultural settings and delivering meaningful, lasting results for clients. Those years taught me how to create positive experiences for my clients, and now I’m channeling all my personal and professional experiences into something that truly feeds my soul.

This has been a dream in the making, and I’m so excited to have launched Meridian Aura Journeys, a wellness and culture retreat company inspired by my love of travel, connection, and self-care. My goal is to create experiences that blend cultural exploration with wellness and self-care activities, especially for women and travelers of color who want to experience the world in a meaningful way.

Meridian Aura Journeys offers deluxe retreats for busy professional women to step away from it all to find connection and community with kindred spirits to explore the world, practice self-care and come back restored and recharged.

The woman behind Meridian Aura Journeys

Dee is a wellness seeker, a world traveler, a community builder and someone who finally decided to bring it all together.

The Meridian Aura Journeys Difference

I only take my guests to places I have personally lived in or traveled to.

That's not a small thing, it's the foundation of everything I do at Meridian Aura Journeys. My first-hand knowledge means I'm not designing your experience from a brochure. I know the hidden gems, the right local partners, and the true rhythms of each place. When you travel with Meridian Aura Journeys, you're traveling with someone who knows the way leaving you worry-free to get the most out of your journey.

Our first retreat is in Ethiopia, a country where I have worked and lived for several years. It holds a very special place in my heart. From there, Meridian Aura Journeys will continue to grow through one carefully chosen destination at a time.

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