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Biography
Diane Hecht, MA, is self-employed, the owner of The Joy Within and resides in Ithaca, New York. She offers many ways to improve the quality of lives through wellness workshops, meditation courses, stress management seminars, experiences of the mind and body connection, and Reiki.
Diane has been a certified meditation and stress management instructor since 1990, and has a private Reiki practice in Ithaca. Since 1998, she has been an instructor for Cornell University s Physical Education and Wellness departments, as well as offering wellness and meditation courses for other business and educational settings throughout the United States. As a former medical technologist, and having recently earned a Master of Arts Degree in Integrative Wellness, Diane combines her knowledge of western medicine with twenty years of studying and experiencing complementary and alternative modalities. Through a Cornell University grant in 2001, she published a meditation training book for incarcerated male adolescents.
Resume
2009-Present
Adjunct Instructor for Psychology 101 Personal Growth and Development course for Tompkins/Cortland Community College, NY
2008-Present
Created and offered a one-week seminar Creating Wellness: The Mind and Body Connection for the Cornell Adult University Summer Series, NY
1998-Present
Presents seminars and workshops on wellness, stress management and meditation for educational and business settings throughout the United States
1998-Present
Teaches Cornell University Physical Education Department courses Mind/Body Connection, Meditation/Relaxation and Wellbeing in the Modern World
1998-Present
Creates and offers workshops on wellness, meditation and stress management to students, faculty, and staff through the Cornell University Wellness Program
1998-2001
Through a Cornell University grant, authored and published a book teaching meditation to incarcerated adolescent male residents and staff: From Boot Camp to Monastery The Way Out Is To Go In
1975-1995
Supervised and trained personnel in all aspects of medical technology for hospital and private physician clinical laboratories as a Medical Technologist
Education
State University of New York, E.S.C., Saratoga, NY: M.A. Integrative Wellness; Thesis on The Benefits of Meditation
State University of New York, Empire State College, Ithaca, NY: B.S. Integrative Health
State University of New York, Alfred, NY: A.A.S. Medical Technology.
Training
The International Center for Reiki Training: Certified Karuna Reiki Master/Teacher 2006.
The Reiki Alliance of Usui Shiki Ryoho: Certified Reiki Master/Teacher 1997.
Siddha Yoga Prison Project: Certified Meditation Instructor 1990
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