Profile: Danielle Van de Velde
Expat Living Singapore|May 2024
Tapping into Singapore's spiritual side.
Profile: Danielle Van de Velde

Where are you from originally? What do you miss about it?

I’m from the northern beaches of Sydney, though I have lived most of my adult life outside of Australia. I keep a small cottage in the Blue Mountains, west of the city and deep in the wilderness. I miss the pristine nature of Sydney the most – the beaches, the wild national parks that rim the city, the wildlife and the seasons, and especially the fresh produce markets with their incredible variety, seasonal harvests and super-short earth-to-plate times.

What brought you to Singapore?

We originally moved here 10 years ago with my husband’s work and like many expats only expected to stay for a couple of years. However, we all thrived in Singapore, so we decided to stay.

Tell us a bit about your business or projects.

I help people live “a spirited life”. The offerings for this manifest in a variety of ways, from teaching meditation, to private energy healing and coaching, psychic mediumship, teaching energy healing and psychic development, corporate workshops, keynote talks and retreats.

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