Next Summit Health Coaching
About Kundana
Helping busy adults in midlife build reaslistic, lasting habits for health, clarity, and everyday living
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MEET YOUR COACH
MEET YOUR COACH
Kundana Palagiri
Duke-certified Health & Well-Being Coach
Tech Leader — ex-Microsoft | ex-Meta
I coach busy professionals in midlife who want to feel stronger, calmer, and more in control, without overhauling their lives.
Before health coaching, I spent more than 25 years in tech leadership at Microsoft and Meta.
My approach combines clarity, structure, and steady support to help change feel realistic and sustainable.
"I didn’t grow up athletic, and I never imagined I’d be someone who climbed mountains or ran marathons. Small, consistent habits changed more than my fitness "
Where it began
A fitness goal that became so much more
For a long time, I felt like my best physical years were behind me.
Between a demanding career, family life, and everything else competing for my time, I struggled to prioritize my own fitness.
That changed when I set a goal to train to climb Mount Rainier.
At the time, it felt wildly out of reach.
I didn’t get there all at once. Month after month, small habits added up. Eventually, the summit happened. Then a marathon. Then another.
What changed
Movement changed more than my body
What surprised me most wasn’t just what my body could do.
I felt more capable, steady, and grounded in other parts of life, too. The routine of training strengthened my mind as much as my body.
What began as a goal to improve my physical fitness became a deeper lesson in how real, sustainable change happens.
Over time, I felt more confident pursuing goals both on and off the mountain.
Why I coach
Helping people become unstuck and move forward
Big goals and events can be powerful motivators, but meaningful change also happens in everyday life: having more energy, sleeping better, feeling less stressed, or simply feeling more grounded and clear.
Through coaching, I hope to help others create realistic, sustainable changes that fit into their own lives.
Visit the home page at Next Summit Health to explore what coaching looks like and whether it may be a good fit for you.
Thinking about making a change?
Start with a free 30-minute Discovery call
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