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eing a mother to Jed Isaiah (nicknamed Jedi after the characters from Star Wars, of which Jared is a huge fan), Jora Dream (the former means ‘autumn rain’ and the latter because she is my dream come true), and Jaan Justice (a combination of both our names, it also means ‘life’ in Sanskrit; and Justice after the Justice League) has also made me realise it is important to show a good example of everyday living to my kids if I want them to adopt a healthy way of life when they are older. Whatever I am practising comes from an awareness to connect with my body and mind, and I believe it’s the way to live a fulfilling and happy life.”
In order to keep her mind at peace while busy launching Phase 2 of her property project ‘Dreamcity’, Dian regularly practises yoga. “I had been afraid of being upside down for 30 years and finally decided to open my mind to it. It was quite a liberating experience,” she laughs. “The other day I asked Jedi what he did at yoga class and his reply was fascinating. He answered, ‘Painting with my toes,’ and explained that it was to learn not to get frustrated while doing it.”
A well-curated diet is as important as keeping fit. For this, trust business-savvy Dian to incorporate her love of fresh healthy meals and online shopping. Her new pet project, Healthy Ever After, serves a purpose-driven eating plan that includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner. “I love eating really cleanly every now and then for some balance, but there wasn’t anything out there that appealed to me. Come to think of it, I guess you could say that I started Healthy Ever After for selfish reasons as well as wanting to share the amazing healing qualities from a raw, vegan plant-based diet.” Her latest obsession? Raw cacao. “It’s basically raw chocolate that tastes like dark chocolate, and it is really quite hard to believe that something so tasty can be extremely good for you. Currently, my Healthy Ever After kitchen is stirring up a storm experimenting with different kinds of raw chocolate desserts and I am pretty excited about what’s to come.”