January Specials • Studio Guidelines + News |
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January Specials
- these specials are running until Jan.15th!
Start your new year off healthy, peaceful, and strong!
Purchase any 5 sessions of private training and get 1 FREE!
This is a VERY rare special… and it can be used for any of your trainers!
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System credit can not be used for this special
- Sessions will not expire for 12 months due to all COVID-related issues.
- Sessions with Diana can be used for in-studio privates, online health coaching or private workouts, or energy sessions. She will be returning to the studio very soon and will contact all to set up sessions.
Purchase 20 Classes for only $120!
This is an $120 savings off our normal 10-class packages and is BOGO for a 10-class package!
- 1/2 system credit can be used for this special.
- Package expires 4 months from date of purchase and can be used for both in-studio and online classes.
Health Coaching Special!
Sign up for your first 5 months, or renew for 3 more months if you are already in the program for Diana’s Health Coaching Program and get a chance to win this amazing healthy basket of goodies, and a dozen of her ‘eat.to.live’ vegan/GF gingerbread cookies! This special drawing package has a value of over $300!
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System credit can not be used for the health coaching program
- The drawing will be done on January 31st!
What’s included in the drawing:
- ORA Organics “Trust Your Gut” Probiotics
- ORA Organics “Break it Down” digestive enzymes
- Truvani Plant Based Omega-3
- 4 Bottles of Diana’s favorite essential oil blends
- A set of chakra crystals
- 5 FREE regular classes
- 1 FREE hour of health coaching with Diana on top of the time you already get with the program
- One dozen vow Diana’s vegan/GF gingerbread cookies with icing (see below)
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All Online Classes from December 26th through January 1st are FREE to ALL!
- Sign up online for the classes you'd like to take 12-26-20 though 1-1-21 and we will send you the Zoom link about 1 hour before the class begins.
- Those taking the classes MUST have their video on so that the instructor can properly instruct.
- All classes for this week are currently in the system and ready to be signed up in!
And... we will draw the names of 5 class participants during the week of FREE classes to win 5 more regular classes FREE!
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Some In-Studio & Online Classes |
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Some Classes Opened for Limited,
In-Studio Participation!
We have re-opened only a very few classes for in-studio participation for up to only 4 in a class. Our rooms are no less than 1000 square feet and, along with the instructor, there will only be 5 people in a room. The schedule is updated, currently, to what is being offered.
ALL signing up for in-studio classes MUST follow these strict guidelines or will be asked to leave the studio immediately:
- Masks must be worn at all times covering nose and mouth and can not be moving around...it must be fixed and not sliding down below your nose at any time. It must be an approved mask and not a scarf.
- Water bottles must have a straw to drink from under the mask by the chin...or you must go outside to drink. Masks can not be removed for drinking in the studio.
- All must maintain at minimum a 6 foot distance from others while coming in the studio, moving around the studio, and in classes. All must move into the class as the instructor directs to maintain this space guideline. Our floors are marked with 6-foot markers.
- No one is to come in with ANY symptoms of being sick. COVID has a long list of symptoms and is very, very contagious. We have many clients, staff, and family of staff with medical conditions and we will not allow anyone with symptoms in the studio: coughing, sneezing, runny nose, upset stomach, rashes, headaches, or if you have taken medications to cover these symptoms or more you must not come in. If you are presenting with symptoms, you will be asked to leave.
- If you have been exposed to anyone with COVID within the past 14 days, you must not come in to the studio.
- All must sign in at the door agreeing to all of our COVID policies as we have done all along and agree to a temperature check.
This situation is very tentative and could change at any moment based on state or local guidelines or situations related to the studio and/or staff. Please check your schedule daily on our site to be clear. We will notify all asap if anything must change but will change the online system first and send out emails for cancellations.
- During the week between Christmas and New Year's, all classes will be only no matter what. We will assess all as we go and decide how to manage January and beyond.
- We will be posting the full January schedule by December 30th.
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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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Workshops • Learning • Experiences |
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SOMA Phase 1 Sound Therapy Training with Diana Spiess
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About the Course:
Sound/Vibrational Therapy is an incredible way to assist the health and well-being of anyone! Diana is now certified to offer Phase I for SomaEnergetics as a practitioner course and is excited to teach anyone interested in learning how to use these amazing frequencies! From the SomaEnergetics site:
The Energy Vitality Technique taught in the Phase 1 course is the basis for all the other techniques taught in subsequent courses. Only by activating the energy the client is not using, connecting them to 5th dimensional energy, and then safely distributing that energy throughout the energy centers can we then do additional work with the open system we just created.
Activating unused energy and reminding them of their connection to the universal source is one of the greatest gifts you can give someone. When we have extra energy beyond survival, then we can manifest, heal, attract wonderful co-creative partnerships and friendships. That is the genius of the Energy Vitality Technique - giving the gift of the ability to manifest your hearts desire!
The Energy Vitality Technique offers the following:
- Reconnect with your inner energy potential using the ancient Solfeggio frequencies to balance and impart harmony in your life.
- Sound is a way to free blocked energy, thereby creating openings in which novel choices are awakened and new-found energy becomes available for personal transformation, health and healing.
- These protocols may be used immediately after training for both personal and client-centered application.
As with all our workshops, this is a work in progress. Most disciplines are ever evolving as new information becomes available or new techniques are discovered. It is our desire to become a contributor to the new field of sound therapy and energy medicine that is fusing spirituality and science.
As we learn and work with clients, we must always return to the foundation of our work as Spiritual Healers. With intention, the Divine works through us to assist the client to return to homeostasis or balance allowing the body to make the corrections necessary to heal itself. We do not heal anyone. All or our techniques are designed around this principle of Divine Healing through intention to bring balance. The tuning forks are a tool used to direct this divine healing energy.
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Dates: Jan. 9th & 10th
Time: 10am-5pm
Cost: $550
Spaces are limited.This course is all on Zoom.
Last day to sign up is Jan. 4th
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COMING SOON
Dates for ‘essence of Pilates’ Teacher Training in beginner and intermediate matwork!
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COMING SOON
Dates and details for ‘essence of yoga’ Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training
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2021 Silent Retreat Dates |
Book time for yourself to renew, restore, relax, and energetically cleanse in so many ways!
SPRING: May 21-23
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)
Private Room with shared bathroom:
$400 (includes both nights and all 6 meals)
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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
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 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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New England Vegan Clam Chowder (VEGAN + GLUTEN FREE)
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One taste of this vegan clam chowder, and you'll never go back to the original!
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Eat.to.Live with Diana's Newest Recipe |
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Gingerbread Drop Cookies (VEGAN/GF)
Diana has created another vegan/gluten free healthy. yummy treat for those that would like to enjoy it!
$12 half dozen w/ icing
$25 full dozen w/ icing
These cookies are soft/chewy on the inside and crispy around the edges...delicious! They are made with only wholesome, healthy ingredients and are made very low sugar. They are also made without any rice or corn.
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The latest episode is published:
I AM Ready!
Listen to episodes at:
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Taking time to reflect and see where we have blocked off the blessings...
I have found myself reminding many lately that it is totally ok to cry when we are working through any part of our journey...even the parts that we know are the right decisions for ourselves. It is very therapeutic and healing as a release and, as we travel into the new year with a full moon, it could not be a better time to shed all that does not serve us and soften our boundaries or corders we have built.
This week we have seen so many beautiful, new faces in our online classes and I have received wonderful emails telling me how much our classes have been enjoyed! New faces...new classes...new beginnings! It's all so exciting and has lead to many realizing that we never really know in our conscious mind what blessing are around the corner. It may not be what we thought or expected but if we release the expectations and limits, who knows what blessing will come!
My wish for you all this New Years is that you allow yourself, to whatever capacity you are ready, to be open to whatever blessings the Universe has waiting for you. Open yourself and they are just there at the border waiting to come in. We have had a year of so much unexpected...but this can be such a powerful transition and learning opportunity if we are open to it. I KNOW you have amazing things coming! The best days of our lives are still to come!
I send you all so much love, peace, and joy. May you know your power and worth...you are the entire Universe living!
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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