Vanessa Palmer is the Founder of Mindcurate, a global wellness experience company leading transformative retreats and designing immersive wellness environments for luxury residential and commercial spaces worldwide. A visionary wellness designer, breathwork coach, and meditation guide, Vanessa brings over two decades of expertise in mindfulness, nervous system restoration, and holistic healing into every environment and experience she creates. Her work bridges ancient wisdom with modern science — designing spaces that regulate the central nervous system, harmonize energy, and elevate human well-being.

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She is the creator of SANTAI, a luxury designer wellness chaise engineered according to the ergonomic principles of the Golden Ratio and enhanced with immersive sound alchemy and therapeutic vibration to guide the body into deep relaxation and meditative stillness. Vanessa is also the designer of Breathing SpaceTM, multi-sensory immersive relaxation environments, curated with sound therapy, biophilic design, Feng Shui and circadian rhythm lighting principals. With SANTAI at its heart, each space becomes a retreat sanctuary for nervous system reset, meditation, and profound mind-body restoration.

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In 2001, she founded âme (“soul”), one of Chicago’s first luxury wellness sanctuaries, devoted to the timeless wisdom of Eastern healing and mindful living. Since then, she has curated over 50 bespoke wellness experiences and international retreats, including co-designing an eco-retreat centered on mineral water bathing with the luxury hospitality brand Six Senses in Asia.

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Vanessa also produced the mindfulness docuseries Prana Warriors, filmed in Mexico — a journey exploring the simplicity of slowing down within a culture rich in ancient healing remedies and conscious ways of living. The series aired on Amazon Prime in 2019.

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She is the author of OM For The Mom, a reflective story on finding happiness and reconnecting to one’s spirit through the simple rituals of everyday life.

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Her expertise extends into wellness technology through her family’s invention and pioneering thermal, mineral water (magnesium and potassium) swimming pool systems. Vanessa led the global integration of this innovation into luxury wellness spas, retreats, hotels, lifestyle communities, and private residences across Australia, Asia, and Europe, overseeing clinical research on the transdermal benefits of magnesium chloride for nervous system regulation, whole-body health, and skin disorders.

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Vanessa speaks globally on immersive wellness design, nervous system optimization, and the transformative power of mindfulness, breathwork, meditation, and natural healing modalities. Drawing from her own experience living with Chiari Malformation — a lifelong neurological condition — she shares how integrative practices, conscious breath, and intentionally designed multi-sensory environments have supported her nervous system and overall well-being. She is a driving force shaping the future of luxury wellness, championing a new paradigm where space itself becomes medicine.