Deepa Gleason

From Fire to Flow: A Journey Through Water, Ice, and the Self.

For years, Deepa Gleason burned with a kind of relentless energy—passionate, ambitious, and always in motion. Yet beneath the surface, that fire began to consume her. Searching for balance, she set out on a journey that would take her from the roaring waterfalls of South America to the silent expanse of Antarctica. What she discovered there changed the rhythm of her life—and her relationship to herself—forever.

Author Deepa Gleason

In From Fire to Flow: A Journey Through Water, Ice, and the Self, Deepa chronicles her elemental pilgrimage through water’s many forms: the wild mist of Iguazú Falls, the violent seas of the Drake Passage, the crystalline stillness of Antarctica, and the sensual chaos of Buenos Aires. Each landscape became a mirror, showing her how transformation often requires surrender—how healing can come through humility, and peace through presence.

Her reflections move beyond travelogue into something deeper—a meditation on energy, culture, and the human spirit. She writes of standing before waterfalls that hush the mind, of finding grace while seasick and broken, and of rediscovering stillness amid ice and silence. By the time she returned home, she carried not only stories but an embodied wisdom: that true strength isn’t in burning brighter, but in learning to flow.

“If you really want to grow, travel — and learn another language. Both will stretch your awareness in ways you can’t imagine. You begin to see, feel, and express life differently. Everyone should leave their birth country at least once — to breathe a new rhythm, taste a new flavor, and remember how beautifully diverse our shared humanity is.” — Deepa Gleason

Today, Deepa is a healer, teacher, and visionary who has found her element in the lush rainforests of Costa Rica. A registered nurse and practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, she weaves together science, spirit, and nature in her work with clients and retreat guests from around the world. Her 200-acre regenerative sanctuary, Luz del Corazón, offers a living classroom for healing and remembrance—a place where the elements themselves are teachers.

From Fire to Flow is more than a travel story; it is a testament to what happens when we stop running from the world and allow it to transform us.

🌊 Discover Deepa’s full story in Wanderlust Chronicles: Transformative Travel Tales, available now on Amazon.