About us

Our Philosophy

Our practice will improve your quality of life. It is rooted in creating fertile, safe, non-judgmental spaces that inspire awareness, self-care and growth. We offer an experiential approach that empowers you to tap into your inner wisdom and cultivate your health and well-being. This will strengthen relationships with family, friends and colleagues.

Diana Ojeda and Dondrub Wangchuk smiling together.

Awareness and Flow

Our Offerings

We provide a variety of classes and therapeutic services designed to meet the needs of those seeking physical health, emotional well-being or personal growth. Below, you’ll find an introduction to our offerings.

Classes

Our classes are built on the foundation of movement, breathing, and embodied self-awareness. Each class offers you the opportunity to reconnect with your body, cultivate balance, and foster a deeper understanding of yourself and your connection to life. Explore the various classes we offer below to find the practice that best suits your journey.
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Tai Chi Classes

Practice this graceful and powerful mind-body health system, moving meditation, and martial art that promotes awareness, relaxation, and balance. Tai Chi’s movements are suitable for all ages and fitness levels, making it an ideal daily practice for restoring complete health.

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Qigong Classes

Experience this dynamic practice that combines breath, movement, and intention to stimulate smooth flow and circulate life-force energy (Qi), and bring balance to your physical and mental health.

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Biodanza Classes

Experience the joy of movement through Biodanza. This class combines music, dance and group connection to offer the opportunity to unlock your inner potential, expand your possibilities and embrace being part of a community and of nature.

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Zen Shiatsu Classes

Learn the art of healing through gentle, rhythmic touch. Zen Shiatsu invites you to work with the body’s energy pathways, to stimulate a free flow of energy and promote deep relaxation and self-awareness.

Services

Our services provide personalized therapeutic care to support your emotional, mental, and physical well-being. These one-on-one sessions help balance your energy and build self-awareness. Explore the services below, designed to guide your healing and personal growth:
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Zen Shiatsu Therapy

Nothing comforts and heals quite like the human touch. Explore this non-invasive, preventative therapy that uses gentle pressure along the body’s energy meridians pathways to release tension,restore balance and improve vitality to body-mind. Perfect for those seeking deeper healing and embodied self-awareness.

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Gestalt Coaching

Provided online and in-person, Gestalt offers you a creative, experiential, confidential space where we engage in meaningful conversations about your dilemmas, uncertainties, aspirations, and life’s challenges. We guide you in discovering the landscape of possible choices and empower you to take purposeful action, honoring you as a whole, healthy human being with unique potential.

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Hara Breathing Classes

Explore the power of breath as a tool for healing. Our Hara Breathing classes invite you to reconnect with your natural way of breathing to promote a healthy body and a stable mind.

Why Choose Awareness and Flow?

Personalized Guidance

We work closely with you to ensure that our practices align with your personal health and growth goals, providing tailored support every step of the way.

Experienced Practitioners

Our founders, Diana and Dondrub, bring decades of personal and professional experience in therapeutic practices, ensuring you receive expert care and guidance.
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Diana Ojeda delivering a therapeutic massage with care and expertise.

Holistic Approach

By blending Eastern and Western disciplines and practices, we support your needs from a whole-person perspective, knowing that body, mind, energy, emotions, spirit and environment have an impact on your health and well-bieng.

Empowerment Through Self-Care

Our fundamental aim is to equip you with the knowledge and tools to take charge of your health and well-being, while cultivating self- compassion, following your joy, and trusting in your ability to grow. You are worthy of being well-resourced and empowered.
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Dondrub Wangchuk demonstrating a Tai Chi pose with focused intention.

Our Testimonials

L.S

“Biodanza llegó a mi vida justo cuando más lo necesitaba, y ahora es de mis planes favoritos para los fines de semana. En cada clase, me encanta cómo puedo conectar conmigo misma y con mis emociones, además de pasar un rato súper agradable con el grupo. Diana, con su calidez y experiencia, hace que cada clase sea un lugar seguro donde tú y tu cuerpo se pueden expresar tal como lo sienten. la magia de la biodanza es que siempre, después de cada clase, salgo con más energía, motivación y felicidad. ¡Ahora siento que bailo con la vida!”

E. R

“In my personal experience, going to the class has helped me open up, it helps to connect with my interior and let my emotions flow and allow me to be myself without any fear.”

N. K

“Diana Ojeda is a wonderful Biodanza teacher! She is an inspirational and gifted facilitator of connection and embodiment with a deep and skillful knowledge of Biodanza. As a guide, she offers clear instructions and is accompanied by a wide variety of amazing music from around the world. She exudes warmth, and wisdom, and inspires authenticity and joyous connection among the participants. I feel an enhanced sense of gratitude and embodied connection with myself and the community during and after Biodanza. This is such a vital and alive practice for these times! Thank you, Diana!”

T.A

“It’s a space where everything is possible. Meet my true self more and more. Let it express freely to finally bring it to the world.. without judgment.”

L.S

“Biodanza came into my life just when I needed it, and now it’s one of my favorite weekend activities. In every class, I love how I can connect with myself and my emotions, plus spend a really nice time with the group. Diana, with her warmth and experience, creates a safe space where you and your body can express whatever you’re feeling. The magic of biodanza is that after every class, I leave feeling more energized, motivated, and happy. Now, I feel like I’m dancing through life!”

H.T

“Through dance and movement to lively, rhythmic, and playful music and slower, melodic, evocative music, Biodanza is a wonderful way to get out of your head and into the present moment, and to connect deeply with yourself and with others. It has helped me immeasurably to deal with the ups and downs of life, to appreciate the wonderful people in my life, and to take pleasure in all that life has to offer.”

T. T.

“Diana, what makes your classes so special is that you make everyone feel so very included, valuable and good about themselves.”

E. L.

“Diana, you create a safe environment for all of us, no matter who we are, and where we come from and what we believe in. That is the beauty that is within you and your classes. In that beautiful community, everyone is special.”

A. G.

“You are a great teacher, teaching me to dance through healing dimensions. Please don’t stop. Thank you.”

T.S

“I have been taking the Qigong classes for almost a year now with Dondrub and I’ve really enjoyed the sessions and learned a lot about movement, breathing and mindfulness. Dondrub is an excellent teacher – knowledgeable, patient, kind and very accommodating to everyone’s needs.”

S.C

“I live with a disability in the area of requiring accommodation for my mobility/back and a learning disability. Dondrub provides support to facilitate me. I have a chair beside me, Dondrub changes the practice to suit sitting in a chair. He is excellent at providing support to facilitate sequencing the Qigong movements and breaks them down using symbols to remember more easily. Dondrub is kind and compassionate in all of his teachings and works within people’s different abilities.”

D. D

“Dondrub is patient and attentive; it is clear he truly has a passion for helping others get the most out of Qi Gong. I have attended several of his workshops; it is always an inviting atmosphere, and I always leave feeling good. Learning Qi Gong has helped me reduce aches and pains in my body, as well as given me a way to maintain my mental health.”

T.L

“I am so glad I joined your class and get to learn from you. You have such a good presence – welcoming, reassuring and also clear about the steps.”

P. B

“I’ve been practicing Tai chi with Dondrub for the past 10 years, and recently, I decided to explore Qigong by attending his workshops. I am so grateful for the opportunity to take his classes. He offers a perfect blend of movement and breathing, allowing me to truly relax both physically and mentally. I appreciate his classes provide a space for socializing with fellow students. I always leave feeling more centered and balanced. Dondrub’s style is deeply grounding and truly inspiring as he embodies the very principles of Qigong.”

K.S

“With Dondrub I learned to love and finally remember the complicated movements of tai chi. In my 6th decade, I was advised that tai chi would help lower my blood pressure. It did, along with many other positive side effects. But Bruce Lee said it best: “be like water my friend “. Martial arts are a perfect metaphor for personal growth.”

P. O

“One of my teachers recommended that I take Tai Chi classes to support my health. I tried a class but I felt akward because I couldn’t follow the instructions, so I stopped. When I found Dondrub his thorough and patient teaching style combined with his body-focused instruction, inspired me to continue. Today after years of practicing it I feel the grounding benefits physically, mentally and emotionally. What’s more, I love the community he has created.”

K. R

“Studying Tai chi under sensei Dondrub has been an enlightening experience. I have developed a greater sense of chi energy, balance and flow. Dondrub’s measured instruction is precise and consistent”

R. S

“I met Dondrub Wangchuk thirty plus years ago when I was seeking recovery from a physical injury. Dondrub warmly welcomed me into his class. My tai chi practice helped me heal. It provided me with a gentle, meditative way to move my body, challenge my mind, slow down and de-stress. Dondrub’s expertise as well as his open and caring manner have meant so much to me. He exudes kindness, patience and peacefulness. Now that I am in my seventies my tai chi practice has become increasingly more important to me in order to maintain my balance, flexibility and memory. I am forever grateful that my journey has included these wonderful years with Dondrub as my teacher.”

B. F

“Tai chi has been immensely beneficial in calming my overactive mind, increasing my flexibility, and improving my circulation which in turn helps my joint pain. As someone who lives with rheumatoid arthritis, tai chi has been crucial in helping to manage stress and reduce inflammation, which allows me to keep moving through life in a healthy way. Dondrub is an extremely patient and caring teacher, and I am grateful for his kind support and instruction over these past years! “

R. B

“I am deeply grateful to have had the privilege of learning from Dondrub, whose guidance and wisdom transformed my understanding of shiatsu and personal well-being.

Dondrub has an incredible ability to blend deep knowledge of traditional techniques with a profound sense of empathy and intuition. In every session, he not only shared his expertise but also created a safe and nurturing space for growth and healing.

Dondrub’s teaching style is both patient and encouraging, always empowering students to trust their hands and their instincts. What I admire most is how he leads by example, embodying the principles of shiatsu and the Taoist arts in his own life and practice. Thanks to him, I’ve developed a greater sense of balance, awareness, and connection—not just as a student of eastern medicine, but as a person.

I am forever grateful for his guidance and the lasting impact he’s had on my journey toward healing and self-discovery. Dondrub’s passion for teaching and dedication to his students is truly inspiring.”

L. P. O

“I wanted to learn basic shiatsu so I could help my family whenever they needed a healing touch to ease their stress. A friend recommended I take the Zen shiatsu course with Dondrub, who taught me how to release stress and calm the nervous system through touch. It has become a powerful tool for easing pain and anxiety.”

A.M.

“Dondrub is a one-of-a-kind teacher — an experienced professional whose training brings profound, life-changing transformations. The Shiatsu course offers a completely fresh perspective on bodywork. Through hands-on learning, we engage all our senses to understand how to read people’s bodies, energies, and the emotions they carry. We not only learn how to connect with these emotions to help others but also discover how to foster this connection within ourselves. The experience is enlightening, taught with deep empathy by a professor who supports and gently guides us toward growth. When I began this training, I had no idea how profoundly it would affect my life. Dondrub’s teaching goes far beyond providing outstanding Shiatsu training. It nurtures our skills as practitioners while also offering moments of personal transformation that resonate far beyond the treatment room. His emphasis on precision, care, and intention is invaluable. I wholeheartedly recommend this course — not just as professional training, but as a powerful journey of self-development. Self-awareness is the foundation of becoming both a better practitioner and a better person. Thank you, Dondrub, for the lasting legacy you’ve created through your incredible generosity of spirit. Every single class was a gift.”

S.C

“I have been receiving Shiatsu treatments with Diana for over 10 years. Diana understands trauma and how the body is impacted internally. I live immune compromised and through our sessions my inner being has changed. When we meet together I often find that when I come in with challenges I leave feeling calm, and connected within myself. I trust Diana and I know each time I am stepping into sacred space that we have co-created together.”

K. MP

“I am in my 60’s and no stranger to massage…it has helped in my healing over the decades. That said, no one has created the kind of shifts for me like Diana. The way she works with energy, breath and body has provided me with lasting relief. I only wish I lived closer so that I could access her services more regularly.”

A. W

“Having a Zen Shiatsu treatment with Diana is a deep embodiment experience, her extensive knowledge of the body and the care and sensitivity she brings to the session creates an opening for relief of pain and healing. I always breathe deeper and I am more attentive to my body needs during and after I leave. I have been seeing Diana for many years now and I know she has been very instrumental in keeping me healthy.”

M. M

“I have had massage treatments by many highly proficient practitioners through the years. However, no one has come close to Diana. She has a near-empathic ability to connect genuinely with her clients, providing a healing treatment that consistently restores my body, mind and psyche. Diana is truly gifted.”

J. U

“I can’t speak highly enough of my experience with Diana, She is far more than just a Shiatsu therapist; she’s a true healer who works with both the body and soul. Through her skilled hands and deep empathy, she has not only relieved my physical pain and stress but has also guided me in transforming my worries into powerful tools for personal growth. Each session with her is like a journey that leaves me feeling renewed, grounded, and with a refreshed outlook on life. She has helped me see things from a new perspective, and I am forever grateful for her support on my path to wellness.”

T. L

“Diana is a gifted and intuitive healer. I find that she often knows exactly how to relieve the tightness and pain I carry in my body, and is very caring during the whole treatment. My body is always much more aligned and relaxed and I usually sleep better than usual.”

D.B.

“My experience with Diana has been transformative. Each session provides a chance to release built-up stress and deeply relax. Through Zen shiatsu, I’ve reconnected with my body, finding tensions I was not aware of. This has not only improved my physical wellbeing but also helped me embrace a healthier and more mindful lifestyle. I highly recommend this therapy to anyone seeking holistic balance between mind and body.”

S.R.

“Diana is a highly skilled and experienced zen shiatsu practitioner with a genuine passion for client care. She has treated me for many years and has had a positive impact on my overall health and wellness. I appreciate her listening and ability to assess my needs, and how she adapts treatments accordingly.”

D.D

“Diana has been instrumental in my journey of self-discovery. While I believe that deep down, we all know our true selves and our needs, sometimes require a guiding light to illuminate our path forward. Each session with Diana offers me profound insights that I carry with me long after. Her dedication and expertise are evident, and it’s clear that she has a deep understanding of her craft. More than that, Diana’s natural ability to heal and her genuine care make a significant impact on my personal growth.”

L.M

“Working with Diana has been a game-changer for my healing journey. Her unique blend of talk therapy, Gestalt coaching, and Shiatsu has helped me unravel deep-seated physical and emotional pain. What I love most is her intuitive approach – she has an uncanny ability to pinpoint the root of the issue and guide me towards healing. I’m incredibly grateful for her support and highly recommend her to anyone seeking a holistic and effective healing experience.”

L.P

“Hola, mi nombre es Luis. Decidí explorar Gestalt coaching gracias a la recomendación de un gran amigo, y lo que he experimentado ha sido como una aventura hacia lo más profundo de mis emociones y de la conexión con mi cuerpo. He aprendido a percibir cómo se siente mi cuerpo y cómo reacciona ante las experiencias de mi vida diaria. Aunque solo he tenido la oportunidad de tomar seis sesiones en estos dos meses, en este breve tiempo he logrado verme de una manera nueva. 

He tenido conversaciones profundas con mi niño interior, he comenzado a sanar mi relación con mi madre y con las mujeres que han sido parte de mi vida. También he empezado a comprender el origen de mis miedos y a conocerme de una forma que me permite tomar control sobre mi energía y mis emociones. 

El aprendizaje más valioso que me llevo de estas sesiones es el poder de la respiración: la capacidad de relajarme, sentir cada parte de mi cuerpo y, desde ahí, tomar control sobre lo que siento y entender por qué lo siento. Gracias, Diana, por esta hermosa experiencia.”

K. S

“No era muy amiga de hacer terapia o coaching virtual; pensaba que cuando tenia que ver con salud, una sesion o cita presencial era mas eficiente para mi. Yo venia haciendo Gestalt coaching con Diana, pero tenia que pasar una temporada larga en Venezuela y lo puse en pausa. Como este caminar que llamamos vida tiene sus altos y bajos, estando en Caracas, me abri a la posibilidad de trabajar con Diana en linea. Ahora puedo dar fe, que la opcion en linea es igual de beneficiosa; Diana se entrega en un acto de servicio igual de amoroso, empatico, con resultados y avance como si realmente compartieramos el mismo espacio.”

M.C.

“Diana es una excelente profesional. Las sesiones de Gestalt con ella son un espacio de atención plena y contacto profundo con el presente. En sus sesiones, brinda un entorno libre de juicios, donde la escucha atenta y el respeto crean un ambiente de confianza y crecimiento.”

J.S

“After a stressful episode, I had a burst blood vessel in my eye. My doctor recommended conscious breathing, but I was skeptical because I tried following online videos without success. Working with Diana online made all the difference. She used Gestalt coaching to help me to move past my shallow breathing and not only taught me to breathe deeply from my abdomen but also to have compassion and patience with myself through the process. I felt immediate relaxation and with regular practice my stress has significantly decreased as I am able to self-regulate with hara breathing.”

R. M

“I joined Diana’a hara breathing class during my zen shiatsu studies. Hara breathing is a Japanese breathing technique that focuses on breathing deeply from the lower abdomen. Diana is a patience and knowledgeable instructor, with a wealth of experience in teaching this practice. She skillfully guided the class through exercises that brought greater awareness to our lower abdomen and the breathing process. By the end of the sessions, I felt more relaxed, energized and deeply connected to my breath. I have since incorporated Hara breathing into my daily routine and it has made a positive impact on my overall wellbeing.”

D. B.

“Diana me ayudó a entender la importancia de la respiración y a realizar ejercicios para utilizarla como herramienta para controlar el estrés y la ansiedad. Muy rápidamente logré reducir la presión que sentía en el pecho y conectar más profundamente con mi cuerpo. Diana tiene herramientas muy valiosas que me están ayudando a mejorar mi calidad de vida.”

Resources

For anyone wishing to dive deeper into holistic practices like Zen Shiatsu, Tai Chi, Qigong, Biodanza, Hara Breathing, and Gestalt Coaching, we offer valuable resources and blogs. Whether you’re curious about self-care techniques, movement therapy, or the mind-body connection, our resources will guide you on your journey.

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