tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52749456731044662692024-03-13T21:00:40.672-07:00Into-Me-SeeThis blog offers a personal glimpse into the heart and mind of <i><b>Dhyana</b></i> (<a href="https://intimacyretreats.com/about-us/">Diana Daffner</a>) ~ creator of the Intimacy Retreats Video Program, flutist, artist and writer. Into-Me-See = Intimacy, a state of being seen, being connected. I see you, you see me. Together, in this moment, we recognize our connection with each other and All That Is. Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-1540069759430296732023-11-04T10:56:00.003-07:002023-11-04T10:56:46.693-07:00I Am Here - written 10/12/2023I Am Here I am here.In Hebrew, "Hineni."This is what Moses said, when God called to him from a burning bush.I am here. Hineni.My heart, my body, my soul are here, present, focusing attentionon the sacredness of this present moment.I. Am. Here. Grounded in the center of my being.And yet, I am not here.I am 6,000 miles away.I am in Israel, I am in Gaza.I am in the Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-15426511809122705772023-05-31T07:46:00.001-07:002023-05-31T07:46:15.143-07:00Reach Out to Re-Connect!I recently attended a wonderful Authentic Voice workshop with Stephanie Heidemann. At one point, she invited us to let our voices express the differing elements of earth, air, fire and water.That reminded me of Orton Graves, a drummer with whom I played flute 30 years ago.Days after we had met and briefly played together at a party, smeone asked me to play for her chakra workshop. She wantedDiana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-46654644410069879262022-03-06T13:00:00.006-08:002022-03-06T13:02:29.245-08:00Words Arising, Reaching Out Wordsarisefrom within,seeking release,reaching out,touchingyou.poem 3/2022. art 4/2021. Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-50767385322184996072022-01-05T11:56:00.008-08:002022-05-23T08:46:36.003-07:00Remembering Aunt AddieRemembering my aunt who passed on six years ago today. This was my eulogy for her.Eulogy I can't believe she's gone. My Aunt Addie was the most vibrant, alive woman. She was always there. The best of aunts. She was family.. MY family.. we were so close... She would tell me stories of my childhood that I had no memory of. But I always remembered the feeling of closeness. She was Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-40832594946796201762021-02-08T13:46:00.021-08:002021-02-08T13:51:49.283-08:002021 - so far Well. It's February now. Winter snow blankets much of our country. Here in Florida, the weather has been fabulous. I began taking daily walks a few weeks ago. I discovered that TREES have unique energies and seem to reach out to me in positive ways. So I began to draw them...Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-74798655504203157542020-11-04T08:24:00.001-08:002020-11-04T08:24:24.151-08:001968 - Memories?In 1968, while a senior at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, I travelled to New Hampshire to campaign for Eugene McCarthy in that state's Democratic Primary. McCarthy was an anti-Vietnam War candidate and had captured the attention of those of us in "the movement." To my great surprise, I have just come across a mention of my being there. (My name was Diane Weinberg back then. I took DaffnerDiana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-75721252134176803642020-08-22T10:23:00.007-07:002020-08-22T10:24:39.920-07:00Three More!! BIG BIG News. Richard & I are taking a break from leading workshops. There will be only THREE MORE Intimacy Retreats (on Zoom). We're also preparing a video program so couples can create their own private retreat, with our program, in their home or a resort location. Exciting times! See www.IntimacyRetreats.com/3moreDiana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-48518744229813344112020-04-27T09:59:00.003-07:002020-04-27T10:00:19.724-07:00Virtual Retreats!!!
What an exciting development to occur during this crazy pandemic time.. Richard and I are leading our Intimacy Retreats via an online platform (currently Zoom). It's been awesome. Couples can attend who wouldn't have been able to travel to whatever destination we usually teach in. I'm loving it! and so are they. www.IntimacyRetreats.com/virtual.Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-47108981125889204712020-01-28T14:52:00.001-08:002020-01-28T14:52:35.679-08:00SnippetsI've been writing poetry lately. Little snippets. Here goes...
Days
So quickly moving,
marching.
Faltering at times.
Still, piling up and
Slipping by.
Your love
a thread throughout.
1/7/2020
Dawn.
A gentle lightening, emerges
from the darkness.
A new day being birthed.
All is possible.
Everything starts over.
Once again.
Today.
1/8/2020
Snippets.
Brief glimpsesDiana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-30390732265260151442019-04-09T06:46:00.002-07:002019-04-09T06:46:45.415-07:00Intimacy Retreats - so rewarding both for the couples who attend.. AND for Richard and me. We are delighted to "walk our talk" and keep our relationship intimate and sacred. For upcoming dates, see Florida and also Puerto Vallarta! For other locations, stay tuned and sign up for our newsletter.
Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-2020072924429348672018-10-04T14:23:00.005-07:002020-08-30T11:39:50.232-07:00My Mom.... UPDATED 8-30-2020TWO YEARS TODAY SINCE MY MOM PASSED. I just watched this video eulogy. Experienced tears in my eyes and joy in my heart. 8-30-2020My mom recently passed. She has been a big part of my life. To see the eulogy I gave for her, watch this video.
I hope to share here some details about how I came to love my mom so much.. so stay tuned!
Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-57271043827212990702017-05-22T15:35:00.004-07:002017-09-17T07:09:15.393-07:00Costa Rica Valentine's Retreat - FEB 10-15, 2018
What a GREAT group (and this photo is only SOME of us) at the Valentine's 2017 Retreat in Costa Rica!
We're taking registrations NOW for the 2nd annual Couples Yoga & Intimacy Retreat in Costa RicaFebruary 10-15, 2018!!
Info: RetreatsforCouples.com
Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-67955882669524555912016-04-16T13:43:00.004-07:002016-04-16T13:43:46.795-07:00Valentine's Retreat, COSTA RICA!
Richard and I are excited to announce that, in addition to our weekend Intimacy Retreats each month, we are offering a 5-Day Couples Valentine's Day Retreat at Pura Vida Resort & Spa in Costa Rica, February 11-16, 2017!
Click here for details!
Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-71931716069838688442015-07-23T07:31:00.000-07:002015-07-23T07:31:12.336-07:00Newsletters!I love to write, and share my thoughts about INTIMACY! To receive newsletters, sign up at IntimacyRetreats.com!
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DianaDiana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-80938196911108960852015-06-25T09:53:00.000-07:002015-07-23T07:28:09.240-07:00Pillow Talk
(Sorry, this has ended.)
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW and over the next 10 days: "The Pillow Talk Summit".
Along with John Gray (of Mars/Venus fame) and almost two dozen other relationship experts, I (Diana) was interviewed and invited to share valuable information about communicating about sex. Although it has already begun, you can join in now (TOTALLY FREE - NO SALES GIMMICK) and Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-49133590507340013752015-01-15T09:26:00.000-08:002015-01-15T09:26:18.091-08:00Feminine Spiritual Trailblazers
I am honored & delighted to be included in a new book about Women Spiritual Leaders. There are MP3 interviews, bonus gifts, and more!
Check it out!
www.womenspiritualleaders.com/book/?fst=8
Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-37167532410678907172014-03-17T09:49:00.000-07:002014-04-02T06:31:56.263-07:00Making Music, Making Love!Last week I had the most AMAZING experience! I have played flute for many years. An interesting story about my very first flute-playing experience can be found here. I also can play other instruments, like guitar, in a minimal way. Harmonica? No way. "I can't play harmonica" was a thought I have carried since, well, probably since some long ago time when I tried and didn't like the sounds IDiana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-82807283045333961282013-12-15T07:06:00.001-08:002013-12-15T07:06:56.253-08:00
Article in Natural Awakenings Magazine, Dec. 2013
by Diana Daffner
It’s the holidays! What GIFT are you giving to your Beloved this year? How will you express your holiday love to that most important person in your life? Maybe you’re lucky and know exactly what they would like. Perhaps you’ve exchanged lists with each other, eliminating the bother of returning unwanted gifts. (Or maybe you Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-35148119592916868322013-09-07T14:46:00.000-07:002013-09-07T14:47:47.492-07:00Sarasota, FL: Sept. 28 Event
Learn transformational yet simple tools
and techniques in communication & understanding:
How to
improve any and all of your relationships;
How to
authentically replace judgment with Compassion,
How to be
fully understood and to listen with an open heart;
How to
express yourself in ways that others can fully hear you;
How to live a happier and fulfilled life
2:30
- 5:30 pm: Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-80999221156428386462013-08-18T08:48:00.000-07:002013-08-18T08:48:06.620-07:00Love & Intimacy.. Nutrition for the Soul
by Diana Daffner, published August 2013 in Natural Awakenings
Love & Intimacy: Nutrition
for the Soul
As conscious beings, we are mindful about what we eat. We
pay attention to the nutritional value of our food intake. We seek to increase
what we think is good for us and diminish consumption of unhealthy commodities.
Love, too, perhaps even more than our diet, can provide
Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-70989228896561424402013-06-04T13:29:00.004-07:002013-06-04T13:29:59.495-07:00Tantric Communication for Couples: Body-Centered and Sexy
(Published in June 2013, Natural Awakenings Magaxine)
You may have heard of Tantra, and think it refers to a sexual
practice. Well, yes, and no. Tantra is actually an ancient spiritual training that embraces sexual energy as a pathway to divine
consciousness. The principles of tantric lovemaking can also be applied to the
way you and your Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-39270458894391213112013-04-15T08:35:00.000-07:002013-04-15T08:35:29.911-07:00Beyond Hormones ~ Sex & Spirituality
My article, about applying the Chinese 5-Element Theory to relationships, was recently featured on Chopra's Intent.com. Here are some excerpts...
In the beginning, when love is new, romance, courting and conquest are aphrodisiacs, stimulants that increase our appetite for sexual union. Eventually the chase ends, hearts are won, and lifetime pledges are made. The happy couple saysDiana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-78651450210885632002013-02-06T10:49:00.001-08:002013-02-06T10:49:54.484-08:00Yelapa, Mexico
We have stayed on in Mexico for a bit, after leading our winter Intimacy Retreat week at Mar de Jade in Chacala. Right now we are in Yelapa - no cars here, a magical place on the Pacific Coast! To get here, you must take a boat from Puerto Vallarta. Richard and I wintered in Yelapa in 1997, when there was no electricity. Now, we even have wifi and I was able to get out a newsletter.. &Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-13614052082409307762012-09-13T06:52:00.000-07:002012-09-13T06:52:25.848-07:00On Becoming a Flute Player
I was 23 years old and not terribly sure of myself. I had been, perhaps unduly, influenced by the character Luisa in The Fantasticks, who cried out, “Please God, please, don’t let me be normal!” If “normal” meant the life I saw around me as I came of age in the sixties, I knew I wanted something different. But even after four years in college including a semester abroad, I still didn’t Diana Daffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642494599771218494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274945673104466269.post-11545155951760220912012-08-18T10:04:00.000-07:002012-08-18T10:04:09.543-07:00Sacred SexualityWatch this informative interview on Spiritual Broadcast Network TV:
http://tv.sbnvideo.tv/diana-daffner-sacred-sexuality-beyond-matrix/
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