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about: diane sherman  Diane Sherman sees yoga as a tool for personal, social and global transformation. Through the continued study and practice of yoga she believes we can all create a better world for ourselves and each other. She believes in the power of community and strives to connect people so we can all share our gifts. Diane’s life has been dedicated to developing her passions, which include art, dance and poetry as well as yoga. One of her main inquiries has been how we create and carry sacred space within ourselves. This quest has lead her far and wide, traveling to India, Nepal and Tibet, as well as traveling deep within her inner realms through dance, art and yoga. While this inquiry has been the underlying question in her life, she also worked in the corporate world for 10 years settling bond trades, she ran her own freelance graphic design business for 7 years and she’s had a multitude of art shows. Diane is a curious, inquisitive person with a passion for living well. She is fiercely committed to her own evolution and encourages that in her friends, family and students. Two major events in Diane’s life shifted her course. One was the death of her college roommate at age 28. This loss motivated Diane to travel and explore. She left the Bay Area to teach English in Costa Rica for over a year, and returned to pursue her Masters in Arts and Consciousness. The other turning point for her was in 1999 after a hit and run car accident in which she was a pedestrian. She is sure yoga and dance saved her life, yet from that point forward her yoga practice became one of rehabilitation. Three months after the accident she was walking into yoga classes with a cane and sitting on 2 bolsters in virasana. It’s been a long and humbling road to relearned flexibility, and acceptance of limitations. Rehabilitating from her accident has given Diane a wide birth of compassion for everyone who comes to yoga for the first time feeling stiff, injured, not very “in their body.” She understands the patience required to stick with the yogic path, especially as people recover from injuries and illness. As a teacher, Diane emphasizes mindfulness and presence. She is interested in how we can stay present with what we are dealt. She has a strong Iyengar background, so is versatile in aiding in alignment, and she has a knack for moving people towards their edge. Her classes combine yin yoga, a slow deep flow and meditation. She has been blessed with great teachers. Her main yoga teachers include Donald Moyer, Sarah Powers, and she has just begun studying with Scott Blossom, who is a yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner and Chinese Doctor. Diane is currently enrolled in the Ayurvedic Studies Program at Mount Madonna Institute in Santa Cruz and is working toward her diploma in Ayurvedic Counseling. Pema Chodron and Mary Oliver are inspirations to her. Gandhi and Martin Luther King are her heroes. |
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