{"id":26527,"date":"2022-02-07T18:21:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T02:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optimist.co\/?post_type=team&#038;p=26527"},"modified":"2023-03-18T14:41:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T21:41:39","slug":"natalie-conneely","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/optimist.co\/team\/natalie-conneely\/","title":{"rendered":"Natalie Conneely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"il\">Natalie was born near the Amazon jungles of Bolivia. She started her career in production and business development with CNN International, launching their first Middle East production hub in Abu Dhabi in 2009.<\/span> She then worked with the 14th Dalai Lama, cultivating mindful and ethical leaders in more than 50 countries. Natalie launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avnihealing.com\/\">AVNI healing<\/a> in 2015 to offer energy healing practices. 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