Danielle LaPorte

Danielle LaPorte is a Canadian writer and teacher based in Vancouver whose work sits where everyday planning meets the inner life. Before turning to spiritual teaching she ran a futures research group in Washington, DC, building long-range scenarios for clients, and she later became known for The Desire Map, a method that asks people to name the feelings they most want and to shape goals around them. Her other books include The Fire Starter Sessions, White Hot Truth, How to Be Loving and, most recently, Bless and Release, about letting go and making room for what is wanted.

Today she teaches mainly online through recorded classes, short workshops, guided visualisations and printable meditation decks, many offered on a pay-what-you-choose basis, along with a monthly membership with live conversations. She hosts the With Love, Danielle podcast, designs the yearly Centered planner as a reflective practice, and trains people to lead heart-centred discussion circles in their own communities. Her tone is warm and direct, mixing devotional language with practical exercises for decisions, relationships and work. On Commune she teaches The Desire Map course and Free + Clear, a guided review of the past year.