LTSY Conversations Ep.13 -Being Wholly Present with Diane Elliot
In the 13th episode of LIFE THAT SAID YES conversations Ivan is joined by Diane Elliot, in an inspiring conversation (and song) about the gift of body, creativity, power of voice/language, spirituality of somatics and the Tree of Life.
Diane is a ritual leader, spiritual director, writer, and teacher of Jewish embodiment based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Previously trained as a modern dancer, choreographer, and somatic movement therapist, Diane performed in venues across the U.S. and Europe and received numerous choreographic grants and commissions. She trained in Body-Mind Centering® with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, maintained a private bodywork practice for 30 years, and taught in the School for Body-Mind Centering Practitioner Trainings from 1996-2012. Ordained as a rabbi through the Academy for Jewish Religion, California in 2006, Diane has been active for more than 25 years in the Jewish Renewal Movement; has served as a Project Director for ALEPH Alliance for Jewish Renewal; is a founding steward of Taproot; and serves on the Advisory Council of The Shalom Center. She has authored three books of poetry, most recently The Voice is Movement (Hakodesh Press 2020).
You can learn more about her work at www.whollypresent.org.