Building Nurse Well-Being Blog

Why I'm NOT Going Disneyland!

September 3, 2012

“Sometimes you need to get away to come back home” “I need a vacation from my vacation” the familiar line goes – and those who use it aren’t really joking. Seems some 50% of Americans polled admit to being more exhausted after their vacation than before it started! In these days of wi-fi, smartphones, Facebook,…

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Five Lessons from a Costa Rica Yoga Retreat

August 8, 2012

For the last two years, I have facilitated a yoga retreat on the Osa Peninsula at Boca Sombrero Resort. The unspoiled Osa is a remote area on the south Pacific side of Costa Rica where the rainforest meets the sea. On my first trip to Costa Rica, I was so impressed with the beauty of the jungle…

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Release Me

June 12, 2012

Do you ever find yourself holding on to things tightly, not wanting to let go, either an idea or thought or feeling, even if it’s not serving you?  I also hold on to relationships that no longer work—to projects or hobbies I am no longer excited about, and commitments I actually dread keeping.  Then there…

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Look for the Good

June 9, 2012

In Anusara yoga, the yoga I practice and teach, we say “Look for the Good first.”  That translates beautifully into looking at a student’s posture and giving them positive feedback before you make alignment and adjustment queues. It also is a great reminder for us recovering perfectionists who can easily find what’s wrong instead of…

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About Diane

As a speaker, author, life coach, nurse, and yoga teacher, Diane brings resilience skills to healthcare organizations in a variety of ways with The Resilience Academy, keynotes, half-day and full-day seminars, Resilience Challenges, national and international leadership and resilience retreats, virtual experiences, and coaching.