Posts by Diane Sieg
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…
Keep Reading...Just Breathe!! 3 Exercises You can Do Anytime, Anywhere
When I worked as an emergency room nurse, where tension was often high and patience short, I learned the power of taking a deep breath. It’s unrealistic to ask someone to “relax” when they are in pain, anxious about what might be wrong with them, and have absolutely no control over their environment. Whether a…
Keep Reading...The Trouble With Transformation
There is so much talk about transformation these days. Even with me, at my last Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica, I told them all they had the perfect opportunity for transformation. I am always eager to transform my business, body, relationships and life. But this can be a slippery slope. Here is the trouble with…
Keep Reading...Making Space for Your Highest
To lead your best and biggest life, you need to claim your highest first: Your highest joy, highest good, highest aspiration. What is most important? What holds the most passion and excitement—and maybe even the most discomfort—for you? What do you want more of in your life? We easily talk about our priorities, but life…
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