Hi, I’m Roberta

A Renaissance introvert who is also a high-achiever (take a look at my vast field of experience) with a calling to support people in owning and celebrating ALL that they are.

My story was not built overnight. If you pull back the curtain you will reveal the years of reprogramming, learning (and unlearning) that brought me to where I am today.

After making a name for myself as an international tax lawyer, I had a major burnout that landed me in a hospital bed. But in the challenge, I saw an opportunity: a chance to align with my dreams while respecting my energy & authentic goals - to ensure that I never equated self-worth with a job title again.

As I recovered from my first burnout, I found solace in reconnecting with meditation - a practice I started when I was 13 - while contemplating the direction of my life.

Despite having all the external accomplishments that come with being a high-achiever, I wasn't truly fulfilled. So I initiated the first of many pivots: I left my stable, secure job in law and dove headfirst into wellness entrepreneurship.

I built a groundbreaking wellness studio (Salt & Spirit Wellness) in Vancouver, Canada, incorporating healing sciences, Kundalini Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda, and Coaching.

For over 15 years I studied and taught the science of ancient texts, energy healing techniques, manifestation and holistic therapies. Through an experiential application of these practices, I was able to re-write my story from one of frustration and burnout, to one of fulfillment and authentic abundance.

Salt & Spirit Collective

Just two months after we opened our studio’s doors, we began to draw attention from international clients, inspiring me to build an online platform, offering courses that blended the unique concept of Salt & Spirit’s practices with coaching. Salt & Spirit Collective was born, further expanding the offerings globally.

Holistic Coaching

Building a brick-and-mortar business in one of the most expensive cities in the world was nothing short of a huge feat. And it was noticed.

Requests for 1:1 Mentorship Sessions increased exponentially. Clients wished to improve not only their spiritual or wellness practices, but also learn how to improve their businesses and careers. Through our coaching sessions, they found a refuge where they could finally be themselves, embracing all aspects of their nature (the spiritual, the emotional, the practical, the business) to become whole.

I’m uniquely positioned to support other high-achievers because I know what it is to be one. My knowledge is grounded in tried-and-true methods I have applied both as an entrepreneur and while coaching leaders, entrepreneurs and business owners for over 10 years.

It’s OK to want money & spiritual awakening.

On Being Renaissance

I've always attracted clients who are some of the most intelligent and driven people I know – CEOs who can't turn off their work brains, entrepreneurs who are determined to take their businesses to the next level, conscious leaders who want to bring more authentic confidence into their offerings.

They come to me because they know I'm not going to give them some airy-fairy, impractical advice. Instead, I show them how to find balance while still achieving their wildest dreams – whether that means becoming a balanced lawyer or a materially fulfilled spiritual teacher.

“Welcome to my TEDx Talk”

After decades into wellness entrepreneurship, teaching meditation and coaching, I was absolutely thrilled to share my story on the TEDx stage.

“How did it happen?” - I am often asked. Organically, and 100% through energetic ALIGNMENT - exactly what I help clients to achieve. We all have the capacity to tap into this inner power, call it manifestation, co-creation, or simply soul alignment. I teach you how to harness your own magnetism and a few other practical steps that help you achieve your goals too.

I would be honored if you watched my talk, and even more grateful if you'd share it with the people in your life who need a little inspiration to start following their dreams.

Credentials

THE SCHOOLING

I’m a lawyer, which means I spent most of my youth studying (a lot) - something I still love doing. I graduated from Law School in 2005 at UERJ (considered the “Harvard” of Brazil), later pursuing an LLM in the US and working as an international tax lawyer in New York.

THE CERTIFICATIONS

I am a Certified Yoga & Meditation Teacher with (quite) a few certifications in my pocket. A few relevant ones:

Certified Coach
Certified Meditation and Kundalini Yoga teacher with the KRI
Certified Iyengar Yoga teacher (4 levels of certification - Intermediate Junior II) by BKS Iyengar
Certified Meditation Mentor and Trainer with the Yoga Alliance

THE EXPERIENCE

I have taught and coached thousands of individuals over a period of 15 years (from 2008 to date).

I am also a serial entrepreneur, founding 3 businesses in the past 10 years:

Founder of Salt & Spirit Wellness and Salt & Spirit Collective, a meditation studio turned online platform offering meditation, Kundalini yoga, and coaching courses globally.
Founder of SALTAE STUDIO, my branding agency which you can now find on this website under the tab “MAGNETIC BUSINESS”.
Public Speaker and Wellness Specialist in the Corporate sector, having offered a TEDx talk on the practical benefits of meditation, as well as corporate events to major companies and in the government sector.