What happens when the career you dreamed of gives you everything you wanted — except peace?

In this episode of My Love of Life Energy, Anna welcomes Annelies Richmond, International Director of SKY Campus Happiness, for a conversation about breathwork, meditation, stress, connection, and the power of transforming our inner world.

Annelies shares her journey from professional ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera, where she struggled with intense stage anxiety, to discovering SKY Breath Meditation. Within weeks, she found herself walking onto the stage with a calm she had never experienced before. That inner shift eventually led her to teach the practice and bring it to young people in schools and universities.

Together, Anna and Annelies explore the overload of modern life, why stress can leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves and each other, and what becomes possible when the mind begins to settle. Annelies reflects on helping young people reconnect with themselves, feel more comfortable being who they are, and rediscover a natural sense of belonging.

Their conversation ultimately returns to something beautifully simple: love. As Annelies shares, when we experience that we are love, we have more love and energy to care for ourselves, each other, and the world around us.

To learn more about Annelies Richmond and SKY Campus Happiness, visit: skycampushappiness.org