Diana Diaz

You Might Be Meditating
February 2025, Island Voices

You Might Be Meditating

By Diana Diaz In high school in New York City, I had an after-school job at Train, Smith Counsel. The late John Train was a well-known investment advisor, and he was also a pioneering writer. He gave me writing advice and shared some of his more whimsical books with me.  I was paid $5 an…

Health Matters, September 2024

What is Practice?

By Diana Diaz I think it’s fair to say that we all have our personal reasons for practicing yoga in its many forms. Hatha Yogis enjoy moving the body, while Raja Yogis gravitate toward the calming and clarifying effects of meditation. Japa Yogis immerse in chants and prayer. Karma Yogis take it into the world…

Pratipaksha Bhavana
August 2024, Health Matters

Pratipaksha Bhavana

By Diana Diaz Pins and needles, needles and pins, a happy man is a man that grins. You know how we get those physical signs of stress and anxiety? We might feel tired or have random aches and pains that we can’t really pinpoint? We stretch, we breathe, and we feel rejuvenated right afterwards. But…