Diane Kali
"I am everything and nothing."
I am honored to be able to serve the Fnger Lakes community!
Here is a little about me:
I have 3 decades of study and practice in the healing arts.
These gifts came to me from my Filipino/Dominican ancestry.
Physical Yoga started when I was in my 20's in New York City.
My first class was, what I would call "a lifting of a veil' experience, my
I am honored to be able to serve the Fnger Lakes community!
Here is a little about me:
I have 3 decades of study and practice in the healing arts.
These gifts came to me from my Filipino/Dominican ancestry.
Physical Yoga started when I was in my 20's in New York City.
My first class was, what I would call "a lifting of a veil' experience, my first feeling of being enlightened.
It felt more like being filled with light and this familiarity with strangers, walking down a busy NYC street.
As crazy as it may sound, I knew it was my path and I needed to follow it!
I look back and smile, some people want to be doctors or lawyers, I wanted to be a Yogi!
I am still working on that!
Years of study passed, along with masters of different yoga traditions until I found my teacher in Mysore India , Saraswati Jois. She is one of the Ashtanga yoga lineage holders and was authorized by Sri Krishnamacharya.
She is this stern, loving mother figure who has uplifted her family with yoga and held her fathers (Sri K Pattabhi Jois) lineage! Talk about a strong woman! In her 80's and still teaching fiercely.
In my 30's I found Zen Buddhism and Sufism. With my yoga training, I studied with my teachers for the next 20 years. The teachings where given old school transmission style.
On my hands and knees scrubbing toilets, cleaning their house, working and serving them.
The work it takes to walk on the path and to heal!
In my 40"s, I was introduced to an ancient plant medicine from the Amazon.
This was a deep journey within.
Ten years with jungle medicine showing me truth. This is the short story!
Wife, mother and licenced massage therapist to my bio as well.
I love my family!
My husband and I have been married for 27 years!
We have survived and thrived.
He is one of my teachers.
I would say that he is of the lineage of the heart.
He doesnt hold claim to be a guru but his greatest teachings have been about love, forgiveness and never giving up.
All the healing work I have done on myself has made me a better person and informs the work I do at RED LOTUS.
I continue to study different art forms to keep myself growing.
I look forward to getting to know you!
Deep Bow,
Diane
In reverence to my teacher Saraswatiji. Her son Paramaguru Sharath recently passed on 11/11:.
Guru Mantra:
Om Om Om gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇur gurur devo maheśvaraḥ, guruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ brahma tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ