Hridaya Diane Maling

Hridaya Diana Maling, aged 83, passed from heart failure on May 4, 2024.

She was born near Philadelphia in 1940 and graduated in 1979 from Evergreen College in Washington State with a BA in arts, psychology and natural healing.

In 1981, Hridaya was also certified in dance movement therapy from the Institute for Movement Therapy. For more than ten years, she had been living in and actively involved in communities in Santa Barbara. Previously, she had lived in Ojai from the early 1980’s.

She was the longtime buyer for the eclectic gift shop at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Hridaya brought beauty and balance anywhere she was planted, and she lovingly planted many gardens in her life. She made many friends and will be deeply missed.

There will be a memorial for her at the Spiritualist Church of the Comforter, 1028 Garden St., in Santa Barbara on Monday, June 17 at 5 PM.