Posts by Diane Sieg
Your Mindful Year
A client of mine had some serious financial issues that were affecting virtually every area of her life, with a job she felt stuck in, the stressed relationships with her husband and children, and most important, her feelings of lack of self-worth. Every time she even thought about taking a positive step forward, she became…
Keep Reading...Create Your Holiday Culture
I had the privilege to speak at several Wellness Conferences this fall and a common theme I heard was that organizational wellness is not just about creating a wellness program, it’s about creating a wellness culture. A culture is made up of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices. This got me thinking about the upcoming…
Keep Reading...Unplug to Engage
Last week was busy—too busy. I created a very tight schedule with book signings, speaking, preparing for a month of travel, writing deadlines and hosting a party, all in addition to my normal yoga and coaching clients. I left no room for error and no time to catch my breath and transition from one activity…
Keep Reading...Ready to Shift into Fall? Three Things To Do
Posted by Diane Sieg on September 7, 2012 I used to want summer to go on forever, but the truth is, after living in a tropical climate that was always summer, I now celebrate the change of seasons. Each season brings with it an opportunity to look at and experience things new again. Fall takes…
Keep Reading...Why I'm NOT Going Disneyland!
“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,…
Keep Reading...Five Lessons from a Costa Rica Yoga Retreat
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…
Keep Reading...Release Me
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…
Keep Reading...Look for the Good
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…
Keep Reading...Wanna Get Away? Top 10 Reasons to Retreat
What exactly is a retreat? The definition from Webster is an act or process of withdrawing; a place of privacy or safety; a period for prayer, meditation, study, or instruction under a director I would add, a period of time you completely unplug and disconnect from your normal routine, responsibilities, and distractions, to focus completely…
Keep Reading...Top 10 Ways to Age Gracefully (from the inside out)
After working in the emergency room for 23 years, the health and fitness field for 25 years, and life coaching for 15 years, I have had plenty of opportunity to work with people who were not aging so gracefully. Today, 60,000 baby boomers turn 60 every day. Wow! We are the largest percentage of the…
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