November News & Updates

SO MUCH NEW!

Featured in this issue: Monthly Specials • NEW Exciting Workshops & NEW Trainings Including Yoga Therapy * Healthy Recipe • NEW 3-Day Silent Retreat

We give thanks to all of our beautiful clients with these November specials!

Purchase until November 15th. 

Purchase any 10 class package at 30% off!  *until Nov. 15th ONLY!

   * system credit can be used for this special offer 

   * these packages expire 4 months from date of purchase 

Purchase 5 Private Sessions and get 1 FREE! *until Nov. 10th ONLY!

   * system credit can NOT be used for this VERY special offer 

   * call 419-873-6463 or stop in to purchase this special 

   * These packages do not expire. 

* This special is only offered 2 times per year...do not miss it! It can not be extended past the 10th.

Call the studio for the Private Session and Membership Specials 419-873-6463



Thank You SO Much for Your Continued Support!\

Essence was voted into 7 categories for the top 5 bests in Toledo! The first business to ever have 7 nominations!

WOW! We are SO grateful! 🙏🏻

It is time to vote again for the Toledo City Paper Bests for 2023!

Click here to do your voting daily from all emails that you have!

Essence and our staff can be voted as THE BEST in these categories beginning Nov. 1st:

* Yoga Studio: Essence

* Boutique Fitness Studio: Essence

* Holistic Health Center: Essence

* Yoga Instructor: Diana Spiess

* Personal Traine: Diana Spiessr

* Nutrition Counseling: Diana Spiess

* Naturopath: Diana Spiess

Thank you!!

🎉🎊 Congrats! 🎊 🎉

Diana Spiess was Voted #1 Personal Trainer for the 5th year in a row and the studio was voted #1 Fitness Studio for Mature Living 2023! Thank you for all of your votes!

Take a look at all of our nominations in 2022 and 2023:

Toledo City Paper 2022:

* Diana Spiess #1 Yoga Instructor

* Essence #1 Yoga Studio

* Top 5: Diana Spiess Personal Trainer and Nutrition Specialist, Studio Fitness Boutique and Holistic Health Center

The Toledo Blade 2023:

* #1 Best Yoga Studio

* Finalist Best Fitness Center

Mature Living Magazine 2023:

* Diana Spiess #1 Personla Trainer

* Studio: #1 Fitness Studio



New Class • Q&A for YTT Session

Monday 8am Yoga I is returning to the schedule, starting November 13th, with Kim Howard, 500hr RYT teaching! She is super excited to see you all on Mondays!

Q&A for YTT

Saturday, December 2nd @ 1pm

Join Diana and other YTT graduates and current students for some healthy snacks and the opportunity to find out more about the ‘essence of yoga’ yoga teacher training courses. These course are not just for folks who want to teach...they are for anyone wanting to improve their health and well-being and use the practices within the discipline of yoga. Come see what it's all about! Next year's class is filling up!

* Need to be on Zoom from out of town, email Diana here and let her know. Diana@essencembs.com

We are the beacon for the frequencies we desire in our lives.

What we radiate, we attract.  

We have all most likely heard these: 

            Do unto others as you would have done unto you. 

            With each force, there is an equal, opposite force. 

            What you put out into the world comes back 2-fold. 

            The law of attraction = we attract what we radiate. 

            ….and many more like these that say basically the same thing. 

What is often missed is that being a certain way to others doesn’t mean that the return energy will come right from those we give to. It comes in many ways and forms and sometimes not immediately.  

Gratitude is truly one of the highest frequencies that exist.  And, this month we bring our attention to being thankful and grateful.  What a powerful opportunity to resonate with others on these frequencies.  We have all had times that what we desire is not what we are feeling.  It can be hard to conceptualize that if we desire joy, peace, well-being, or happiness that we have to first feel it to attract it.  Confusing…right?  Not really.  When we do things that bring such feelings, we then go into the other areas of our lives feeling a certain way and that only amplifies more to come.  If I desire more joy, I go out in nature with my cameras and take picture whish leaves me feeling joyful and then go into other areas of my life feeling this way.  I notice, very quickly, that others around me act differently and respond differently to me.  I get to choose the energy and by following and living my heart’s desires (like photography), I manifest it into more volume.  

I wish for you that this month brings time and space for what brings you the high frequencies you desire.  And, as you travel on your journey, you witness all that this way of being brings into your life.  



I am so very grateful for you all and for the wonderful family that essence is.  I wish you all the love, peace, joy, and gratitude this holiday season and going in to the new year ahead.



Namaste, 🙏🏻

Diana



Cost: $175 per person (includes supplies and course) 

Times: Thursdays 7-8:30pm 

Dates: 1/11. 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8

See her background here at: www.Dianaspiess.com.

Email her with any questions here: diana@essencembs.com 

* Must register by January 2nd for supplies to be arranged.

Diana has offered this course for several years and many have done it more than once. Each year she adds in much more information; this year she will add in much about her newest healing method that includes chakras beyond those typically discussed and addressed. What will be covered: 

• The 7 main chakras and our health and well-being 
• Multiple chakras beyond the 7 main ones 
• The main concepts of Taoism and how they can be used in daily life 
• Ways to balance these areas of our being using yoga, crystals, essential oils, sound/frequency, chromotherapy, and more. 

Her work and credentials span decades and multiple modalities that she teaches from in all that she does. This sessions will be on Zoom for folks to enjoy from anywhere and she can mail supplies to those that need this. 

TRAINING PROGRAM REVIEW

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Review by Lori Smith on May 12, 2023

300hr YTT Training Program held Dec. 1, 2020– Dec. 31, 2022

"Diana Spiess leads an in-depth teacher training program, which challenges students to learn and put into practice those lessons. The flexibility regarding timing to complete the program is helpful, and Diana will work with students as needed. The weekend classes, anatomy intensives, Yoga Enthusiast Practice classes, and other specialty classes are fabulous options, allowing students to explore a variety of areas that can be developed further, if interested. I was challenged personally and professionally, which ultimately helped me become a better teacher. I’m also grateful for the opportunity to meet other teachers and develop friendships that will last well beyond the teacher training program! Diana models healthy living, and I respect that she lives her yoga on and off the mat. In my humble opinion, the depth and breadth of Diana’s overall knowledge is second to none and I am fortunate to consider her a mentor as I continue additional trainings at Essence."

The Pilates Essential/Beginner Reformer and Cadillac, Chair, and Barrels Courses are also available with the Matwork!

The "essence of Pilates" Teacher Training is now fully accredited with the ITTAP!

See details below!

Sign up here and see details!

NEW Live Essential and Intermediate Matwork Dates:

Watch for the new dates beginning in January

Many folks do these trainings to go on to teach others and many do them to enhance their knowledge and practice.

These trainings can be used for CEC's for ACE, Yoga Alliance, C-IAYT, and petitioned for many others

Contact Diana for details and questions or to get registered: diana@essencembs.com

Trauma-Sensitive Teacher Training Level 1

Dates for 2024 to come!

Trauma-Sensitive Teacher Training Level 2

NEW Training Dates/Times Level 2:

October 29th, 12-3pm (in-studio)

November 9th, 6-8:30pm (on Zoom)

November 19th, 12-3pm (in-studio)

November 28th, 6:30pm (on Zoom)

December 9th, 11am-2pm (in-studio)

Cost: $650 (pricing plans available)

Contact Diana for details, to sign up and for questions: diana@essencembs.com 

These trainings can be used for CEC's for ACE, Yoga Alliance, C-IAYT, and petitioned for many others

Learn more on the 'essence of yoga' classroom site!

Diana has changed her long-running program to make it more affordable and flexible to help anyone working on their well-being!

The program is flexible so that you can start at the beginning of any month. Start now— what are you waiting for?

• Cost for 2 months (2 live-calls per month and many recipes, motivations, education, and much MORE!) $120
• Cost for 1 hour health coaching session for those in this group is $110 (savings of $25)
• Cost for 5 private sessions with Diana for those in this group is $550 (Savings of over $100!)

Join a community specifically focused on improving health and well-being! Begin to feel empowered to make lifestyle, nutrition, exercise, and many more life adjustments that you find might help you live a healthier, happier journey.

Sign up by calling the studio 419-873-6463

See all of Diana's credentials and experience here: Diana's Web Site

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 6 hours

Total Time: 6 hours, 25 minutes

Diana’s Special GF/DF Crockpot Stuffing! 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup vegan butter (I use Miyokos) 
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 2 (8 oz.) cans sliced mushrooms, drained
• 12 cups day old bread cubes, dried overnight (about 1 pound of gluten-free bread) or bake cubes at 20 degrees until dry…only very lightly browned 
• 1 teaspoon gluten-free poultry seasoning
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried sage leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 1/2 cups gluten-free, Egan vegetable broth (I use Halo’s “No-Chicken” broth which also has no tomatoes for those who need/want low lectins) 
• 2 “flax eggs” (1 tablespoon finely ground flax seed and 3 tablespoons water whipped together with a fork and sat aside for 15-20 minutes) * not necessary to add if flax is not something you can have 

Preparation:

1. To dry gluten-free bread, let cubed bread stand, uncovered overnight on a wire rack, or bake in a 200 degree F oven for about 20 minutes, until dry but not browned.
2. Melt vegan butter over low heat in a large skillet. Add onions, celery, parsley, and mushrooms. Saute for about 3 minutes while stirring to prevent burning.
3. Place bread cubes in a large bowl. Add vegetable mixture and seasonings to bread and toss well. Pour in about 1/4 cup broth at a time, gently stirring to moisten bread cubes. Continue to add gradually add broth until ingredients are moist. (Avoid over-moistening to prevent “soggy” dressing.)
4. Add flax “eggs” and stir with a large spatula to thoroughly blend. Spoon dressing into a 5-6 quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for about 6 hours. Check dressing periodically and drizzle with more gluten-free broth if the dressing appears to be drying out.

Serves 12

Pumpkin Spice Oat Crusted French Toast

(Vegan + GF)

** I use agave in place of maple syrup for lower glycemic level. ~ Diana 



Click to get the recipe.

Green Bean Casserole

(Vegan + GF)

Try this vegan and gluten free version of this classic dish.



Click to get the recipe.

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