Mira

Welcome to my website! I am Mira Koopman. I am 37 years old, live in Bargara, Queensland, Australia, with my beautiful 7 year old daughter Isa. After having worked in the hospitality industry for many years I changed careers a few years ago to work in the wellness industry. My mission statement is : “To inspire people to live a healthier life and contribute to society whilst doing so.” Health and Wellness, LifeBalance, Personal Growth, Spiritualilty and Youngcare are a few of the aspects of (my) life that I am passionate about.

The 5 pillars of health I always like to refer to are: Body, Mind, Family, Society and Finances. What I am to offer through my site will be lots of information on those 5 pillars of health: articles, testimonials, products, links to the sites of the wellness companies I am a consultant for (MonaVie and Nikken), free online LifeBalance Consultations and lots more.

Balance is the constant progress of rebalancing!

Apart from the (online) business that I am building I am writing a book about my life from the last 7 years, called Breathe.

Just take a look around. Even though there might not be much to see yet, please do come back to my site, because I have lots to share with you!

More About Me…..

I was born on the 2nd of October 1971 in Holland / the Netherlands. (some people don’t know that’s the same country…). I grew up with my sister Mony (one year older) with lots of love from our great parents Hans en Non in the Western part (Velsen) of Holland. When I was 14 we moved down south to Eindhoven. I had the best time growing up, liked going to school, had real nice friends, got everything we needed and lots of thing we wanted as nice hobbies, car when we were 18 etc. My parents are the best. They have done a great job raising Mony and me. We both turned out quite allright… My parents were hard workers. They have always worked in the hospitality industry. For over 25 years. From the age of 10 my parents have worked in and have owned the restaurant / clubhouse / hotel at different golfcourses. We were very fortunate to have learned to play golf when we were 10 and 11. (comes in handy now living in Australia, golfers paradise!). After I graduated from high school my parents gave me the opportunity to travel to Australia. My parents’ good friends Bert and Conny, who were our neighbours in Velsen, had moved to Australia when I was 10, with their sons Mark and Erik, who are like brothers to me. I missed them a lot and they asked me if I wanted to come to Australia after high school. Be an exchange student at Erik’s Ipswich State High School. And so I did. I had the best year. I fell in love with Australia. When I came back to Holland I went to Hotel Management College. After graduation I left for Australia again… For a working holiday. And again I had the best year! Back in Holland I met my husband, Fedor. Fedor and I were already friends before I left for Australia. But when I came back we fell hopelessly in love.. I worked at my parents place at the golfcourse in Eindhoven and that’s where Fedor worked as well, being a golf professional. His humor is what attracted me the most about him, as well as his good looks and his always smiling face. What a positive, attractive man he was… And God how I miss him.. Anyway, that was 1994. Couple of years later we both started working at another golfcourse in Weert, where my parents owned the clubhouse as well. The years there were our best years. We both had a job we loved, we knew the same people, had a great loving relationship, nothing else to wish for really. Off course I wanted Fedor to get to know Australia, so we went to Aus in 1997. On the first day Fedor said: “I could live here, easily..”

We got married on 6-10-1999. The party was at the golfcourse. Life was just phenomenal! Went on a honeymoon to New York. We were so happy. Almost 2 years later I fell pregnant. We were so happy… All this happiness was not meant to last long. On the 16th of December 2001 Fedor had a severe car accident on his way to work. I was 7 months pregnant with our daughter Isa. Fedor ended up in a coma, I gave birth to Isa by myself 2 months later (with great support of my big sis Mony). When Fedor “woke up” many months later he appeared to have the locked in syndrome. He would never be able to speak, walk, move, eat again. And still he was smiling. 4 years Fedor lived like this. We could communicate throught a letter board, Fedor could move his eyes. Looking up meant yes and looking down meant no. Isa was the joy of his life. He lived for our visits, spending time with us. But 4 years later he “said” he could not cope anymore. On the 16th of January 2006 Fedor passed away. It was his own choice. It took a lot of courage for him to make this decision. I am forever grateful Fedor lived for another 4 years after the accident. Isa got the chance to get to know her father and I had the chance to gradually say goodbye to him… Letting go is definitely the hardest thing to do. The funeral was a very happy ceremony. We celebrated his life. Off course we shed tears, but we were at peace with Fedor’s death, because he just did not have a life anymore. One year later Isa and I moved to Australia. I left the hospitality industry to work in the health and wellness industry. Besides my restaurantjobs in Holland I have always been interested in personal development, self growth, aroma therapy, flower remedies, the Nikken products. I became a consultant for Nikken, the total wellness company that have got products that change people’s lives. I am a certified wellness consultant now and I love my job. I inspire people to live a healthier life. And it’s a very rewarding job. Meanwhile we are very happy in Australia. Isa is doing very well. I am so proud of her. And I am also proud of myself. We’ve come a long way to get here… and we’re not there yet. Building up a new life means starting from scratch. I can tell you, it’s one interesting journey! I am very grateful for my beautiful courageous husband Fedor, my little shining star Isa, my parents, my sister Mony, all my dear friends and family, both in Holland, Spain and Australia, my aussie parents Bert and Conny. All of you : You make my life worthwhile. Happiness is sharing for me. And that’s why I love the internet. So much to share with so many people all over the world. I love my quiet time too. Just being by myself on the veranda, enjoying the view and a nice cup of tea or a glass of wine. Just looking at Isa being happy. She fills my heart with joy.

Anyway, I always say: “It’s all about balance.” And that’s also one of my challenges for me being Mira as well as being a libra, keeping myself and my life in balance. It’s fun and it’s a never ending journey!

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