July Specials, News & Updates
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We are SO grateful for all the nominations we have received in 2020 and now in 2021!
Toledo City Paper:
- Best Yoga Studio
- Best Yoga Teacher: Diana Spiess
- Runner-up Best Holistic Health Center
- Runner-up Best Boutique Fitness Studio
- Top 6 Nominated Personal Trainer: Diana Spiess
Toledo Blade Readerās Choice
Mature Living
- Best Fitness Center
- Best Personal Trainer: Diana Spiess
As a āthank youā for all youāve voiced in support for essence and all we do, hereās a VERY special offer that we are running ONLY until July 10th:
Purchase $100 in system credit/gift cards and get $50 FREE!
- 3 Per Person Limit
- This special can be used in-full when using it to purchase classes and/or private sessions
- Must be purchased at the studio or by phone
- Purchase by cash or check and get 1 free regular class for each special purchased (3 max per person)
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Current system credit can NOT be used for this special offer
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Thank you for voting us BEST YOGA / PILATES STUDIO in The Blade's 2021 Reader's Choice Awards and also Best Fitness Studio and Best Personal Trainer (Diana Spiess) for Mature Living Magazine!
We are honored and grateful to have received these recognitions along with those from the Toledo City Paper for 2020!
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New Mask/COVID Guidelines
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Please take the time to read all....
As we all get acquainted with the changes related to COVID guidelines and practices, we will be making changes at the studio beginning Tuesday, June 1st. We realize that there are numerous opinions and needs about all that is to be considered and at essence we have many things to consider ensuring all are feeling safe and honored.
New Mask/COVID Guidelines Effective June 1st
All entering the studio will need to sign and agree to these policies before participating in classes and private sessions.
While coming into the studio and moving around through the lobby and when not exercising, all must have a proper mask on. Due to the proximity and all she must take into consideration for her work and family, while working with Diana in private sessions, a mask must be worn at this time. This allows her to be able to offer assists and physical alignment work or reiki. While practicing in our classes, your mask may be taken off only during the workout/class and then replaced when completed and leaving your space/equipment. Please bring a plastic bag to put your mask in when it's off or put it in your personal bag. When your class is happening in the yoga and cardio/strength room, please do not go back into the rest of the studio without your mask on. Hot yoga classes will ONLY exit the back outside door to the yoga room and once all are in the room no one will be able to come back out into the studio.
It is especially important that you do not come to the studio with any COVID symptoms. You will not be charged for canceling if this is the case. Our staff will adhere to this as well. We will be maintaining spaciousness in our classes as we adapt and watch the unfolding of all the changes. Please keep distance between yourself and others while moving through the studio. We will continue using air purifiers and our UV lighting between classes and will be diligently sanitizing our equipment and all at the studio.
We will still be offering Zoom classes. Please see the details at the bottom of this newsletter.
Please understand that we have clients and staff that are not and cannot be vaccinated at this time. The staff will be wearing masks while working and not exercising and many will still be wearing them while teaching even if exercising. We encourage anyone who feels the need to wear a mask to be comfortable doing so. K-N95 masks are recommended if you feel you need protection. We will continue to evaluate all as we continue and transition into the fall. We will adjust our policies as we feel they need to be.
As we have traveled this journey with COVID, I (Diana) have learned much from many situations, professionals, and my continued education. Please consider these things as you continue your journey to wellness:
- There are many folks who cannot be vaccinated due to medical conditions.
- Being vaccinated does not mean that you cannot spread or acquire the virus or all the variants.
- We have a few clients who were thought to be fully vaccinated (had both shots) and did not develop titers. Their physicians initiated these tests. The CDC has advised them to not get revaccinated at this time. I (Diana) have recommended to several of my clients and staff to discuss with their physicians getting titer tests to be sure they have developed antibodies if they are depending on the vaccination for protection.
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Gratitude
What a beautiful time of the year! So much to be grateful for as we enjoy all the Mother Earth presents and Father Sun reveals with his warmth and light. Each walk I take I am amazed at the beauty and fullness of life force all around me. Watching the interaction of all living beings and how they all work together to "get the job done" so that all can survive and flourish leaves me without words and in the deepest state of awe.
This season brings the fullness of life and so much to be grateful for. Even when life might seem bleak or heavy, a walk in nature can easily help us remember how the smallest things make all the difference and that just to be alive is the gift. Sometimes we make all way too complicated and we take the process of this journey way too serious forgetting that life force energy has all the wisdom needed without our input and that if we sustain an openness and state of gratitude, we will sense the frequencies to guide us to the next best step for our own journey. It's like any being in nature and how they "know" when to adjust based on seasons, weather, of the needs to survive as an individual or species.
With all we have collectively endured since the beginning of 2020, it's important that we take time to appreciate the "little things" that keep all running and remember that, just like in nature, all of us together are important to to maintain the balance. I am so grateful for all who have supported me and the studio in so many ways. Because of this support and the love of the Divine, I keep going with even more passion and drive to do and offer more to help all who come to me and essence. All of us keep going through the life force that lives through and connects all of us. What a gift to be grateful for each and every day.
I say "thank you" so often and remember that every person and being matters to keep the balance of life.
Thank you. š
Love to you all.
NamastƩ,
Diana
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Workshops ā¢ Learning ā¢ Experiences
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Sign up today!
Dates for āessence of Pilatesā Teacher Training in beginner and intermediate matwork!
**The Pilates Essential/Beginner Reformer Course is now available!
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Sign up today!
Dates and details for āessence of yogaā Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training
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Book time for yourself to renew, restore, relax, and energetically cleanse in so many ways!
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FALL: Sept. 10-12
Check in 4-5pm Friday
Check out 3:30pm Sunday
Lial Renewal Center in Whitehouse, Ohio
Silent retreats provide space for participants to experience the powerful impact of having an extended time and space to restore. Past participants are so amazed at the power of this retreat and many have attended more than one! The foods are wholesome and delicious (vegan/gluten free), the grounds are stunning and so calming, and the guided meditations and practices will restore and relax you. Diana shares many techniques for finding balance, and her private energy sessions are powerful for those that choose to add them on.
Private Room with own private bathroom:
$450 (includes both nights and all 6 meals)
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The Amazing Fascia II and Core Mechanics
Date: Saturday, July 10th
Time: 12-3pm
Where: Essence Mindā¢Body Studio
Cost: $25 per person (system credit can be used for 1/2)
Call the studio or go online to register .
419-873-6463 (mind)
Diana Spiess has offered her amazing fascia class numerous times in the past because of its popularity. Her classes utilizing numerous fascia training and releasing techniques along with core/Pilates training are very popular. Now, she is bringing to all the next level of fascia training and incorporating powerful core mechanics information and practices. Join her for details of the function of fascia and the core and learn practices that can done daily to keep the balance of strength, mobility, and healthy function of the fascia and core. You donāt want to miss this workshop!
CEC's for the Yoga Alliance and The American Counsel on Exercise are available through Diana and this workshop.
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Are you ready to āGet-it-all-togetherā for your health and well-being? If so, here is a private program with Diana that you do NOT want to miss!
This 6-month program with Diana Spiess has it all and more! What is included:
- Private Training Sessions with weight training, private Pilates, private yoga, health coaching and/or alignment work
- Private reiki, energy, aromatherapy, hypnosis (if needed), crystal healing, sound therapy, meditation, red light therapy sessions
- Fitness evaluations, Kirlian Scans, and vital organ function scans with ultrasound
- A Brain Tap headset with training worth over $750
- Hearth Math sensor for heart rate variability training worth over $300
- 2 Functional Diagnostic Tests to investigate hidden internal stressors
- Access to Dianaās health coaching group program
- Heated, weighted massage pad with jade crystals worth over $150
- and MORE!
This is all worth over $5000! Diana is offering this for only 2 clients max over the next 6 months that are serious about getting all that is needed to genuinely care their entire being. Please email her if you are interested and she will send you the details and payment options.
This is on a first-come-first-booked basis. Diana can only take 2 clients per 6 months... do not wait if you are interested. Email Diana for more details if interested
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Reiki I and II
August
Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.
The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy". So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy."
A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and wellbeing.
No experience is necessary to attend this training.
When:
- Saturday & Sunday, August 21st & 22nd
- 12pm-5pm Saturday
- 12pm-5pm Sunday
Teacher: Diana Spiess, M.S., E-RYT500, C-IAYT
Certified Reiki Master Teacher,
Licensed Spiritual Healer,
Board Certified Metaphysician
Cost:
- $550 for both days/levels together (cannot be purchased separately).
- System credit cannot be used for any portion of the certification's cost.
- Sign up under "Reiki Training"
419-873-6463
Space is limited to 10 people.
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Yoga Training Opportunities
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Full details:
Watch for our NEW 200hr course to start this August!! This will be our first fall launch for the 200hr program!
If you are interested in joining us for 2022 in January, please email Diana asap...folks are already reserving their spots!
Join the 300hr program any time! If you sign up by August 2021, you will receive 15 FREE regular classes and $250 off tuition!
Email Diana with questions or to reserve your spot.
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"Participating in the 200hr YTT program this year has been a life changing experience. I told myself that this was for me and there didnāt need to be a specific purpose for doing it. When I finally committed to being ALL inā¦ body, mind and spiritā¦ diet, exercise & meditation, the universe opened doors for me that I would have never seen before in my life. The program has helped me to find internal balance, healing and an alternate purpose that aligns with the essence of my being. The more I learn, the more I realize I have to learn. I committed to the 200hr YTT program thinking I would delve deeper into the study of yoga and teaching, what I found was the pathway to my life and my true self.ā āMelinda Fletcher
"I met Diana at a Silent Retreat and from there decided to start my YTT200 at Essence. The training has been amazing. I am learning so many things about strengthening my body, managing stress, and what brings me joy. Diana is very dedicated to teaching the fundamentals of yoga, but also making the connection between this and other aspects of life - how your body works, the importance of breathing, and the precision of poses. She works to drive a connection between what you are learning, what is different, and what really matters. The relationship to your classmates is very special, and taking this training during COVID has helped keep me grounded. A very holistic program, I would recommend to others." -Kim Howard
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Essence of Wellness Health Coaching
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TESTIMONIALS
āI have been working with Diana for years with all she does and offers. I have made such huge strides in my health: back pain gone, energy much better, stomach issues and joint pain gone, and with the help of her newest capabilities as a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner I am sleeping so much better, rashes I have been trying to figure out are gone, and for the first time in my life I know what it feels like not to be craving foods but rather I feel nourished! I have lost 13 pounds and I truly have tried everything in the past with no permanent success like this, I can not speak highly enough of all she does and I feel so much more in control of my health and understand all that I am accomplishing and why.ā ~ Cindy B.
āI love to exercise and have tried numerous diet things through the years. I have had a hard time figuring many things out as to why I could not lose weight, felt fatigued, and hurt even when I was trying to stretch and release muscle tension. Diana has helped me get rid of so much pain and I have sent many of my friends to see her with the same benefits. Now, with the her help, I have gotten to the root of many things and am seeing profound results. I have lost 29 pounds, am sleeping double the deep sleep time, and I do not feel hungry often at all. I know when I need to eat, but I do not feel āstarvingā and have no desires for junk things that I once did. I am so excited to be getting to the answers and, with her help, I can work on all the angles I need: body alignment, stress management, nutrition, and understanding why I am doing all I am.ā
~ Lesley K.
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Cost for Health Coaching Program is $650
Cost for 5 sessions with Diana is: $582
This is a 5-month-long integrative, functional, and all-inclusive health coaching program from your own home or anywhere you are! The program is flexible so you can start at the beginning of any month. Start nowā what are you waiting for?
Join a community specifically focused on improving health and well-being and begin to feel empowered to make life-style, nutrition, exercise, and many more life adjustments that you find might help you live a healthier, happier journey.
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Take a look at this amazing new line! Size inclusive for women, men and kids! To purchase, use this link. If you have questions, please reach out to Diana. Her clients have LOVED their items and are already asking to get more!
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Vegan Tacos
(VEGAN + GLUTEN FREE)
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This recipe is SO easy and yummy! Make extra and have left-overs for lunches. ~Diana
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Join Us Online for Great Classes on Zoom!
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Important Zoom Class Reminders:
- For those participating via zoom, you must be visible on camera. We can not allow participants coming on with us without a camera option going forward for safety reasons.
- Be signed up at least 2 hours before the class begins
- Zoom link will be sent about 1 hour before class begins to your email
- Be signed in 15 minutes before class
- Ask all in your home to be off the internet for best reception for Zoom classes
- You will be on mute during Zoom classes and can send a chat message to the instructor if needed.
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For yoga classes, please leave savasana at the beginning or stay on the entire time to avoid being disruptive to the class.
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Here are links to products that Diana uses daily!
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Reminder! Keep your Valuables Safe.
Please consider keeping valuables and things you do not need in your trunk or at home when coming to the studio. Due to space and safety concerns, we cannot have extra belongings in the rooms while classes are going on. Although we take pride in our amazing community and studio, Essence is not responsible for lost or stolen items, and we are hoping to help you prevent any issues while also keeping the studio safe and spacious for everyone.
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Studio Policies
No recordings, photos, or copying of classes, workshops, or private sessions without written permission from the owner. Please leave all cellular devices on silent/off and in your bag during sessions/classes.
In order to make the space comfortable for everyone, please refrain from wearing colognes or perfumes to class.
Thank you! Namaste!
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Normal Reception Hours
Please call the studio during these hours, but do not come in to the studio unless you are signed up for a class, private session, or by appointment.
Mon-Fri 8:30-11:30am ā¢ Mon-Thurs 4:30-7:30pm ā¢ Sat 7:45am-11:30am
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