December Specials • Studio Guidelines + News |
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Thank You for Nominating us!
We have been nominated into the top 5 categories for Best:
Yoga Studio
Holistic Health Center
Boutique Fitness Studio
Yoga Teacher
Personal Trainer
Now we vote for the bests!
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December Specials
Until December 25th:
Purchase any 10-class package at 1/2 off!
Purchase a 6 month membership at 30% off if paid in-full!
System credit can be used for 1/2 of these specials unless it’s the special we just had for our holiday gift cards on Black Friday/Small Business Saturday... then all can be used!
We will extend all Pilates Equipment/WOW class packages and Private Sessions once we are open for in-studio again.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
As of July 1st, only 1/2 of current system credit can be used for purchases due to quarantine ramifications. We are grateful for your understanding and are doing all we can to sustain essence through such a difficult time. We are not reducing any system credit amounts and are still honoring all of the large specials we offered before this all happened without notice or ability to plan.
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See more GREAT specials in the Health Coaching section below, in this email, and an opportunity for a scholarship for Yoga Teacher Training! |
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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 savasanaat the beginning or stay on the entire time to avoid being disruptive to the class.
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Check out all the classes we have added online up until December 6th!
**NEW** classes on the schedule to take from home:
- Butts & Guts
- Advanced Yoga
- TRX from home
- Kids' Yoga
- Tabata
- Evening Pilates Mat w/Fascia Training
- Watch for more!
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Kids' Yoga Online!
- Sign up your 4-12 year-old kiddos up to learn some yoga to help with schooling at home: posture, energy, and release stresses.
- Set up an account in our system for your child and sign them up on the class schedule .
- More classes to come for the kiddos and prices will be $5 per class or 5 classes for only $20
Next Class is Saturday, December 5th @ 11am! More to be booked soon!
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While Lucas County continues it's stay-at-home order, we will have classes available online, only. We are working so hard to keep you all moving and healthy during this very difficult time and we miss seeing your beautiful faces in person, but we want to be responsible and work as a community to keep all as safe as possible. Please call or email us with any questions or if you need help getting set up online with classes. Our staff will be checking emails and messages daily. 419-873-6463 Studio email
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ONLINE WORKSHOP
Power and Mobility in the Hips
Date: Sunday, December 13th
Time: 12:30pm-3:30pm
Cost: $25 per person ($40 for 2 YEP Workshops)
No need to worry about COVID! Take this workshop from the comfort of your own home!
Join Diana Spiess, M.S., E-RYT 500hr, CMES, C-IAYT, for this amazing hip workshop where she will cover these amazing joints and powerful areas of our bodies! As a teacher and educator of multiple modalities of wellness and fitness for 30 years, Diana brings all perspectives to all that she teaches: the physical body, the energetic body, and the connections between all. She will explain the functionality of the hips (muscles, bones, fascia, joints) and the very powerful energy that needs to be running through this area of our body to maintain our wellbeing. When she offers these workshops, she brings it all to the table in ways that people can understand and make "ah-ha" awareness that allows for all to function better in their bodies and in their daily lives.
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You can receive ACE CEC's or Yoga Alliance CEC's through Diana. Please email her if you need this before the workshop.
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Yoga Training Opportunities + Scholarship |
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Sign up by December 1st and get 10 FREE regular classes and 2 FREE workshops!
*Spaces are filling!
Full details:
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Send in your interest letter for a $500 scholarship for Yoga Teacher Training 2021 directly to Diana and she will send you an application right away!
Read, here, as to why this year's YTT class wanted to gift this scholarship forward:
We entered YTT training in the beginning of 2020 not quite sure what to expect. We knew we would be learning poses, but weren't sure where this journey would take us. Fast forward almost a full year and we are all blown away about what this experience has meant to us. There is a deep understanding that this training is well beyond the asanas, exploring all eight limbs of yoga. And within each of those limbs, there is a personal journey of self-discovery and enlightenment, as doors opened based on our individual needs and interests. We are all different people- individually and collectively - after this experience. We also had no idea we would be taking this journey in the middle of a global pandemic. As we each reflected on our training, we agreed there was no better time to have this experience. The tools we learned not only created individual coping mechanisms of peace, reflection, exploration, and acceptance; but have also equipped us to help others through and on the other side of this pandemic - our family, friends, and perhaps students. The complexity Diana experienced to make this all work given the ever-changing restrictions was beyond belief; but she did it with grace, humility, and with a focus on ensuring our experience would stay intact and be as meaningful as possible. We all felt so strongly about our journey, our transformation, and our bond; that our gift to Diana was a YTT scholarship for future students. We understand others may be leery in these trying and complicated times...but we believe there is no better time than now to take this journey.
Namasté,
YTT 200 Class of 2020
Send Diana an interest letter and why you'd like to do this training, and she will send you an application.
The scholarship winner will be announced December 31st.
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CURRENT ESSENCE YTT TESTIMONIALS |
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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 didn’t need to be a specific purpose for doing it. When I finally committed to being ALL in… body, mind and spirit… 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.” –Melinda Fletcher
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"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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“I never anticipated to learn all of the extremely valuable lessons that I have been learning throughout my time in YTT. Diana does an amazing job of integrating a wide variety of interesting topics to provide a holistic perspective for body, mind, and spirit in a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment. This training has provided me the opportunity to prioritize my health and wellness through a better understanding of how to acknowledge my body. Moreover, I am learning the foundations of anatomy, yoga philosophy, proper alignment, how to cue poses effectively, and so many other skills that aid in my confidence to instruct yoga. Most importantly, I am learning how to hold space for all people and honor
every person’s experience during a yoga class. Whether you are interested in deepening your personal practice, embarking on a health and wellness journey, or seeking to teach yoga to others (perhaps even a combination of all three!) I highly recommend Diana’s 200 YTT program.” –Kelsey Madison Dietrich
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“I started my journey into the 200 YTT January 2019 with an open heart. Little did I know how well this would serve me. This openness has allowed for such growth in my being. On my journey I reconnected with who I truly am. Far more than learning how to teach Asanas, I learned how to connect to what was my essence. As I began to make choices that supported my core self I gained a clarity. This clarity has radiated out to others. Sharing all the tools Diana has shared with me I now share with others. You can literally see the ripple effect in my community. The time had come to make the choice to continue with the advanced 300 hour program and it was effortless to continue the journey! This program is structured in such a way it can move you forward in tandem with still working through the 200 hour program. The 300 hour advance yoga teacher training has lead me deeper into the skills, philosophy and personal awareness one needs. The confidence that you gain allows you to lend it to others so they may to explore what is their essence. I truly believe one person can make all the difference. Diana has done that for me and I hope to do that for others. Perhaps this yoga teacher training can do the same for you.”
–Clarissa Votow
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Essence of Wellness Health Coaching |
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TESTIMONIALS
“I 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.” ~ Cindy B.
“I 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 “starving” 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.”
~ Lesley K.
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Set up a 1-hour Health Coaching session for only $70 (that's $50 off) and let Diana help you set a course for your health and wellness future!
- With this one-time offer, you can then go on to sign up for her group program at 25% off or set up 5 private sessions with her for 25% off!
- Email Diana directly to get the link to schedule and to pay for this special 1-hour session
- Valid until December 25th!
Cost for Health Coaching Program is $650
- Special offer cost is only $478.50
Cost for 5 sessions with Diana is: $582
- Special offer cost is only $435.50
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 now— 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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Creamy Hungarian Mushroom Soup (VEGAN)
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I use Miyokos butter, coconut aminos, and full fat coconut milk where noted in this recipe to keep it vegan. It is truly one of my favs!" ~Diana
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New, Healthy Treat to Come Soon!
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The latest episode is published:
I AM Ready!
Listen to episodes at:
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A Time to Appreciate All We Do Have |
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I have seen so many on social media noting that this is a time to appreciate all we do have versus recognizing what we don’t have right now as we maneuver through all. I could not connect more deeply with this perspective. And, to be honest, I feel as though we are meant to live this way each day even without COVID and all this year has presented…because right now is all we really do have or ever truly have. It’s not to say that aspiring for other things and places to visit or experiences to have is bad; rather, knowing and working toward those heart-felt desires while be grateful in the moment is a super powerful formula.
In my podcast that I just published, I speak of setting affirmations and, most specifically, the one, “IAM ready!” I do believe, that even with the limitations we have now and the extra work many of us are experiencing, we can still find still moments to tap deep into our essence being and feel our heart-felt desires. Just this, alone, is so powerful and a huge part of the manifestation process. We have to order (ask and you shall receive) or manifestos with details and to do that, we have to pause and check in to find that clarity. Then, we have work to do to get ready. If you have not listened to this podcast yet, I encourage you to do so and this will al make much more sense. Even with COVID, we have so so much we can do. And, when the time comes that we are able to move about more like before, we can be living in the midst of this manifestation.
Sometimes we forget what it really takes and make things way too complicated. We watch our children do this all the time so effortlessly. They day-dream and see in their minds what they want so clearly and they can feel it everywhere in their body as if it is real. With no surprise, science has now even proven that we have the same physiological responses when dreaming and meditating on such things even! So, for this holiday season, as we sit more still and hold gratitude for that we do have, we can work on manifesting our heart-felt desires and do the work within and for our own wellbeing to get ready. IAM ready! Are you? I believe in you and the magic that this season brings to all.
I so wish you all love, peace, health and joy.
Namaste,
Diana Spiess
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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 • Mon-Thurs 4:30-7:30pm • Sat 7:45am-11:30am
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