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Classes & Retreats

Join us in the Swedish countryside

for this beautiful collaborative offering!

We are thrilled to be gathering with our dear friends to create this 5 day experience with those who join us.

Sept. 12th-15th, 2024

Shambala Gatherings

Cultivating the Ecstatic Body

A Contemplative Retreat

for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers

Featuring: Yin Yoga, Thai Massage, Tea Ceremony, Sauna-Hammam, Ritual Movement, Ecstatic Poetry and Sound. 

Including: deep rest, group inquiry, personal and collective impulse, invitations and explorations of our own stories and our own original medicine for the world.

In this four day retreat we will learn how to incorporate contemplative approaches to any practice, developing deeper awareness, presence, and energy. No rush, no pause. Embark on a journey of self-discovery which seamlessly weaves together: the wisdom of Yin Yoga, the therapeutic art of Thai Massage, the presence and nourishment of tea, community embodiment, and deep relaxation within a supportive environment. Each offering joins together to offer a holistic approach to nurturing the body, mind, and spirit. 

MORE INFO & REGISTRATION

Enjoy this video that we created to give you a sense of this retreat/our collaborative offerings.  More videos if you follow the MORE INFO link - to show some of the direct experience possible through our collective practices.  This video shares the spirit of our gathering while also drawing on the larger body of contemplation and storytelling which you will immerse within during this retreat.

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Join us at The Living Seed for

Yin Yoga and A Touch of Thai Massage

Friday, August 30th, 6-8pm

(Note: this is for individuals - this is not a Thai Massage class - come alone or with friends.  You will be moving and holding yin yoga poses through out the evening experience.)

live music - mystic poetry - hands-on touch

Space limited - Register Here: $40

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Yin Yoga, Thai Massage, Music and Poetry

intersect into one potent experience.

 

YIN YOGA with a Touch of THAI MASSAGE

Yin Yoga is a quiet, simple practice focused on the body’s connective tissue, and steeped in Yogic and Taoist philosophy. This class will include breathing exercises, the Yin practice, and end with a Yoga Nidra guided meditation — all while massage therapist Diana Seiler circulates around the room giving Thai Massage to participants. Class size is limited to ensure each student receives quality hands-on time.

 

Schedule a private class in your home for yourself, your family and friends.  

Contact Eric at ericarcherdimensions@gmail.com to inquire.                                       

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Diana brings 21 years of Thai Yoga Massage practice to the Yin Yoga classroom.  She is a licensed massage therapist and has been studying and practicing Yin Yoga since 2008 when she first met Biff Mithoeffer at the Thai Massage Circus.  She took her first teacher training with Biff in 2011 at the Omega Institute and has been studying with him ever since.  She began teaching with Biff and Eric at the Omega in 2022.

Read what Biff's shares about Yin Yoga

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Diana will be teaching the morning yoga asana classes for the Jamtse Yin Yoga Teacher Training at The Omega Institute in October 2024

- Register here -

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Diana is the Director of Soil to Soul creating programing for the Holistic Health Community 501(c)3 aiming to provide wellness through earth connection. Please visit the HHC website to see a schedule of these free-of-charge offerings! HolisticHealthCommunity.org/Soil-to-Soul

Classes

to inspire freedom in mind-body-spirit

REACH OUT TO SCHEDULE!

Movement Meditation

Diana will lead a movement meditation experience for body-mind connection and a spirit of freedom, joy and ease. With breath awareness connected to graceful movement we will explore our psycho-physical strength and balance.

Diana Brenes Seiler, LMT, CYT, CHHC

Diana loves feeling and being, letting thoughts go, and inspiring others to do the same.  She has been teaching body movement through yoga, dance and massage for almost two decades.  Her classes and bodywork are guided by an astute understanding of body alignment and the ways of gracefulness in gravity.

Private Massage Instruction: Diana was a senior instructor at the Finger Lakes School of Massage from 2008-2019 teaching many forms of massage, self care and body mechanics along with mindfulness and sound healing.  In addition she has been teaching Thai Yoga Massage and offering personalized tutorials for the past 12 years. Interested in learning from her? Schedule a 2 hour class for yourself alone or as a couple, or with a small group tailored to your desires and needs.

Private Yoga Instruction: Designed to meet the individuals wishes and needs.

ARTFUL LIVING: Self-care tools, tips and tricks

Artful Living is a class that will encourage you to look honestly at your life, your patterns, and your commitments. Through individual and group exercises this workshop will support you in designing healthy habits that are fun, engaging and long lasting.  You will learn simple, valuable, powerful, and practical exercises for supporting a healthy lifestyle, and for nourishing your body-mind-spirit.  Don’t miss this opportunity to delve into yourself, walking away with greater direction, inspiration, and tools to fuel you on your way.

 

Bio: Diana taught Self Care classes at The Finger Lakes School of Massage among other classes. She is a licensed massage therapist, certified holistic health coach and certified yoga instructor. 

Call if interested in bringing this to your community!

DANCE TEMPLE

Dance Temple supports you as a participant, in taking time for the self-care practice of being with yourself, in your body, out of your head, and moving as you feel called to do. The space is candle lit, the music meditative and at times bumpin’, creating a mood for inner reflection adnd outright soul-body shakin’. Come get your groove on!

 

Bio: Diana believes that movement is the most powerful practice for releasing the energy and stuck emotions that limit our joy and forward movement in life. Diana offers Dance Temple as a prayer for healing, self-connection and freedom of all sorts for those who participate. She draws from her experience of 5 Rhythms, Journey Dance, Trance Dance, and Dance Mandala which she found to inspire her the most. Guinea Dance (West African Dance), yoga asana, meditation and contact improv have also fueled her on this path. Diana loves to dance, and finds great satisfaction in supporting others towards finding love and freedom within. 

YIN YOGA with a Touch of THAI MASSAGE

Yin Yoga is a quiet, simple practice focused on the body’s connective tissue, and steeped in Yogic and Taoist philosophy. This class will include breathing exercises, the Yin practice, and end with a Yoga Nidra guided meditation — all while massage therapist Diana Seiler circulates around the room giving Thai Massage to participants. Class size is limited to ensure each student receives quality hands-on time.

Schedule a private class in your home for yourself, your family and friends.  

Contact Eric at ericarcherdimensions@gmail.com to inquire.

Meditation and Mindfulness Practice

Diana has a natural interest in encouraging others to see the world with a broader lens.  Through surviving her own challenges in thought and perspective she brings personal wisdom to this topic.  She began her study and use of meditation and mindfulness practices in college to support her in seeing life clearly .  In the winter of 2013 Diana co-taught a course on Mindfulness at the Millbrook School, a college preparatory boarding school for students in grades 9-12. She then taught Mindfulness Practices to students and staff at The Finger Lakes School of massage for a number of years. These simple practices feel like some of the most important offerings she has to give others, supporting them in increasing their awareness and the choices involved in their experiences in life, full of complex relationships and challenges.

Acupressure Trainings for Nurses

*Acupressure Training for Nurses:  Diana led trainings for nurses in acupressure at the VA Hospital at Castle Point in 2014 and 2015.  These trainings are designed to give the nurses hands-on techniques for treating pain and discomforts in their patients. The fact that hospitals are becoming interested in implementing alternative approaches to the standard Western medications for treating pain is a huge step in the right direction for a holistic care system to be formed; offering a greater breadth of options for patients, and in many cases treating a problem without causing more problems in the process.

*Please contact Diana if you have connections to hospital(s) in the NY Metropolitan Area, or beyond.  Together, let’s spread these healing techniques!

“Diana is a wonderful instructor.  She makes Thai massage accessible, and the sequence is an incredible experience to both give and receive.  I appreciated the detail of the manual, clear explanations, and how she tied in movement and meditation into the workshop.”  -Ashley Corsetti, LMT

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