Rooted. Holistic. Spacious.
Hi, there. I'm Diane and I'm a licensed ND. I've been a writer, speaker guide and facilitator of healing and transformation since 2001. I am based in Toronto, Canada and live here with my husband, son and daughter.
Starting From Within is my online educational company. We make practical, user-friendly resources for people committed to personal healing and social transformation that is based on those two decades of clinical practice and facilitation experience.
My work now is dedicated to sharing more widely, the most effective frameworks, approaches and everything that I continue to learn, about truly changing things from the inside out.
Client Testimonial
By the end of the program, not only did I have clarity, direction and focus, I also had the skills required to continue creating the changes I envisioned. It was a life changing experience, because of Diane and all she had to offer and the supportive, gifted people in the circle. The pattern shifting and expansive experience is delivered in so many ways; from an increase in revenue and clients in the business, to balancing the relationship of the mind, body and spirit. The patterns I shifted in these six months were a result of the transformation that Diane’s mentoring circle ignited within.
- Susy Fonseca, Mississauga
Client Testimonial
I am healthier and stronger and I am grateful that I found a practitioner to literally make room to move forward if I choose to help myself. I feel like Diane works on the big stuff in a big way, that she enables real energetic shifts to occur that actually bring change in life and not temporary reprieve from symptoms.
- Jannie McInnes, Toronto
Client Testimonial
You lit a fire in me so I could start lighting my own. You made me adore myself, dig deeper into myself, be kinder to myself —- all so that I could adore others, dig deeper into others, and be kinder to others. I would have settled into a life I thought I could get, instead of daring to think about the one I deserved.
- Alison Bellaire, North Bay
Client Testimonial
I feel as though Diane has really acted as a spiritual mentor for me, having taught me in addition to being mindful, practices that I can use to enhance my entire life.
- William Allinson, Film Director/Writer
Professional Bio
Dr. Diane Chung, ND is a licensed ND based in Toronto with nearly 25 years of clinical practice and facilitation experience in health and healing, personal growth and transformation.
She is the creator and host of Starting From Within, a YouTube podcast and online educational company that discusses and creates resources to explore what it really means and requires of us to change things - and how we can actually do it in more lasting, loving ways.
Dr. Chung graduated from the University of Waterloo with an honours degree in Biochemistry, earned her professional doctorate from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and completed post-graduate training in Mind-Body Health from Harvard University. Her body of work is clinically, rather than academically based, trauma-informed, embodiment focussed and interdisciplinary in nature. Her daily personal practice of yoga, mediation and personal inquiry extends back over three decades.
Diane's mission is to spark the change we want to see in the world by Starting From Within. Through her podcast, courses and community she supports individuals who seek to become more of who they truly are, expand how they serve and deepen the contribution they are here to make, by bettering our relationship with ourselves, we open a new way of leadership going forward. Her vision is for all of us to be healing, thriving and shaping the next era, together.
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Rooted
We honour that humankind has existed here over time and through time.
We seem to be here through some combination of light, luck and happenstance, so the very least we can do is to try and advance the lineage by making the best of the current resources and circumstances in which we find ourselves.
Whole
We recognize the responsibility of living as a distinct individual within an inherently interconnected, interrelated and interdependent ecosystem of everything.
The healthier and more coherent we become inevitably shapes and informs other individuals and communities that we touch in their well-being.
Spacious
Sometimes we need a friendly reminder that there is enough room for everyone, and that rarely is there just one way of being or doing that holds the key.
We guide, support and encourage connecting to, learning from and fostering trust in one's own path and way, and we focus on asking, advocating and acting on behalf of ourselves for the common good.
We find that spontaneous collaboration, synergy and inspired action occurs when we encounter pockets of community solidarity and coherence.
The content and statements on this website and associated channels are intended to provide general information for educational purposes only. The are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment and does not constitute any professional therapeutic relationship. Please consult your healthcare professional before initiating any health and lifestyle related changes.
