Diane Lu (CYA-E-RYT 250 Member)
- Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Canada
- Website: N/A
- E-mail: Private
- Service Offered: Classical Hatha, Restorative
- Certified: Prana Yoga College
- Years of Practice: 7
- Teaching Experience: 6
- Professor, Guru or Teachers: Shakti Mhi, Wendy Eyton, Brad Waites, Jill Miller, Tiffany Cruickshank, Todd Norian.
- Date Joined: September 16, 2014
- CYA Insurance: No
About Me
By background, I'm a writer & broadcaster who worked in Canada, UK, Belgium & Russia. My specialty became science, tech & health reporting. When I returned to Canada, my marriage shattered. I practised yoga for stress relief, but I suffered a spinal dislocation where the lumbar slipped halfway off! My GP advised I'd need surgery to insert a metal rod up my spine! Defiant, I resolved to realign my spine with yoga and avoid surgery. I succeeded a few months later, but didn't know how I'd resume my career when the freelance writers' market collapsed. I meditated for 21 days searching for divine inspiration. That's when quietly, I received guidance, "Become a yoga teacher."
That's when an opportunity to help edit a textbook with a Vancouver gerontologist appeared. The text was for an academy qualifying businesses serving older adults. From this work, I attained their certification to work with seniors. This led to my development of adaptations for seniors to do seated yoga when there was little to nothing yet available in Toronto. I found several venues, senior community centres, retirement facilities and a 40+ health club, and was invited to do a few demo or speaking opportunities.
My current mission is to improve people's healthspan through yoga education, since our national system is under intense strain. Further, I want to tackle the climate crisis through better understanding with interconnectedness of communities, that we are part of the Earth and the Universe.
About My Service
Classical Hatha Yoga, Chair/seated yoga for seniors
Continued Education
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