ABOUT DIANE
She was not trained for this work.
She was called.
Love is my religion.
Nature is my church.
Mindfulness is my practice.
WATER MOVER · FIRE TENDER · EARTH KEEPER
WHO SHE IS
celebrant | teacher
artist & art
There are people who choose their work. And there are people whose work chooses them ~ who find themselves, again and again, pulled toward the threshold, the circle, the body on the table, the ceremony in the garden, the classroom of people who came in closed & leave cracked open. Diane is the second kind.
She is an ordained non-denominational minister & a licensed massage therapist of 20+ years, a somatic practitioner, a circle holder, a ceremony maker, a space keeper… a teacher who has been called into teaching… in every field she has ever worked in. She is both artist and art. She does not perform her work. She becomes it.
Her presence is earth… grounded deep enough to hold what others cannot, rooted enough to bend without breaking, patient enough to wait for what wants to grow.
THE ORIGIN
Something chose her
before she chose it.
She has been playing with colors, painting walls, and creating sanctuary since she was a young child. At 6, she got the chicken pox and her first needlepoint project in the same week. At 11, she helped clear trees, stain woodwork, and cut floor tiles when her family built their first house. At 17, she was finally allowed to paint her room any color she wanted… and made every wall a different one. At 23, she grew and dried her first herbs.
She moved about ten times before she was 18, and many more times since… running from & to herself. Always connecting more deeply with plants and animals than inside any church, though she carries pieces of every tradition she's passed through… including the Catholicism she's still unpacking.
She has been called into teaching in every field she has ever worked in. She created training programs in hospitality, horticulture, and massage. She has spoken to groups of one and groups of hundreds. She spent over a decade teaching massage therapy ~ ethics, technique, anatomy, marketing ~ and has led workshops, seminars, and retreats for as long as she can remember.
The pandemic brought her home… to family roots in Clermont County, Ohio, where she has been expanding the gardens every year since. She has no plans to leave. She has finally, fully, arrived in herself. And she is here… at the edge of the woods, under Grandmother Oak… waiting to meet you.
She is both
artist and art.
In her spaces, the work is about stretching, not breaking. Devotion, not discipline. Nurturing, not coddling. She reaches always for compassion and respect. She makes room for reflection and integration. She acknowledges that we are more than these bodies… and that we are each living a very different, very similar human experiment, with all the varying amounts of baggage that each lived experience can bring.
She teaches and inspires, agitates and elevates. She creates spaces, containers, and gifts. She slows things down so people can show up. She shines a light in the dark spaces… and shares that light with everyone in the room.
Diane is here to remind You how to live artfully & heartfully.
SOME OF HER FAVORITE THINGS
The moments that remind her why she does this work.
Witnessing the lightbulb moment ~ awareness, learning, clarity arriving all at once
Playing with color ~ always, in every medium, in every space
Helping folks be more flexible and feel better in the bodies they live in
The garden. The herbs. The slow, patient wisdom of things that grow
Hearing stories of healing & love ~ sharing laughs & learnings along the way
Creating joy ~ as an act, an art form, a daily practice, a gift
IN HER OWN WORDS
I create spaces, containers, and gifts. I teach and inspire, agitate and elevate. My life's work is about slowing down, showing up, expanding. It's about helping us reconnect with our bodies, our souls, our community. It's about shining a light in the dark spaces — and sharing that light with others.
It's about values and boundaries and energy. It's about learning how to manage my mind and listen to my body. It's about letting my heart lead and allowing us all to follow. It's about teaching you how to live artfully and heartfully.
I've been blessed with teachers, preachers, and counselors who've helped me unpack and unlearn so many things. I've made mistakes. Learned and grown. Continue to do so. That's called being human. My daily practices keep me digging in and shining light on myself. And helping you do the same.
I am ordained. I am licensed. I am trained. And underneath all of that… I am called. Something chose this work for me before I knew what to call it. I've spent a lifetime learning to be worthy of the choosing… not by becoming more, but by becoming more honestly myself.
FIVE DOORWAYS. ONE GROVE.
Circles
BodyWork
Ceremony
Plants
Teaching
SHINE · UNWIND · BLOOM · RENEW · CAMPFIRE CLUB
Collective liberation through the seasons.
Massage, somatics & energy work. Where the body finally gets to speak.
Weddings, blessings, grief, celebration. She holds every threshold.
Natural living rooted in non-toxic tools, plant-based support & the wisdom of seasonal living.
For classrooms, companies & communities ready for something real. The lightbulb moment, at scale.
WHERE TO FIND HER
At the edge of the woods,
under Grandmother Oak.
When you come in from the garden, the mountain path, surfing the waves, or wherever you've been… you'll find her there. Meet at the threshold. Let's chat.
She is currently residing in Loveland, Ohio ~ where the gardens grow a little larger every year, and she has finally, fully, come home to herself
She practices on the homelands of the Hopewell, Adena, Myaamia (Miami), Shawandasse Tula (Shawnee), and Wazhazhe Maⁿzhaⁿ (Osage) peoples ~ and on the homelands of her own transplanted, mostly German, Christian, white Ancestors. She holds all of this with humility and grace.
THE I AM
I AM here for folks who don't feel like they fit in ~ don't know where they fit in.
I AM here for the nice ones, the good kids, the gentle souls.
I AM here for the fiery ones, the troublemakers, the jokesters.
I AM here for the Black gurls and people of the global majority.
I AM here for the hippies, used-to-bes, and wannabes.
I AM here for the littles ~ children and kids, current day, future & past.
I AM here for the seekers, students, and teachers.
I AM here for the therapists, nurses, and preachers.
I AM here for the midwives and doulas of birth, life, and death.
I AM here for the sex workers, sinners, and addicts.
I AM here for people on the margins, at the intersections, who live with oppression.
I AM here for change agents, culture makers, and creatives.
I AM here for folks who need a soft landing, a space to face, a room to breathe.
I AM here for folks who are excited to hear, ready to shift, willing to show up.
I am both artist & art.
And I am here for you.
