The essence staff is ready to help you become and maintain your healthiest, happiest, most powerful you!

• Specials & January 2019 News •
Mark’s “Yoga for Cyclists”
Sunday, January 6th 
Sunday, January 20th 

Both are 1-2pm
Cost: $10 per class or 1 class from a current package

Call the studio if purchasing a single class for this and the desk staff will discount it.

Advanced 90 Minute Yoga
with Diana. First class is Saturday, February 2nd 12-1:30pm

Chair Yoga with Maggie
Tuesdays at 9:30am

PIC (Pilates Intensive Challenge)
Mondays at 5:30-6:15 with Diana
Congratulations to our
December Drawing Winners!

Each of these people
won 3 FREE classes:

Dana Andrews
Janice Crawford
Kelley Pickard
Barb Purney
Cheryl Foght
Trina McGivern
Melissa Kies
Lucy Eltaki
Jennifer Bainbridge
Lynn Hoehn
Amber Gal

Anthony Margala
won 6 months of free classes!
January Specials:

Purchase 20 Yoga and Pilates Mat Classes for ONLY $170!
  • Use these classes for any of our yoga classes and/or Pilates Mat or Pilates Mat Combo Classes!
  • Good for 4 months from date of purchase. 

Purchase 5 Private Sessions and get 1 FREE!  
  • Good for 3 month from date of purchase
  • Can be used for persona training, private pilates, private yoga, reiki, sound therapy, crystal healing (w/ Diana), or alignment (w/ Diana) 

Purchase 5 Pilates Reformer/ WOW Classes and get 1 FREE!
  • Good for 3 months from date of purchase 

Sign Up for Diana’s Health Coaching Program by January 10th and be entered in to a drawing to win 
A FREE Dutch Plus Hormone Test worth $330!

Diana is a Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and is helping SO many get to true answers to their own internal stressors… and this test is a fabulous panel that she is seeing so much success with in getting clarity along with others!  

  • This drawing is for those who sign up new or re-sign up
  • Sign up paid-in-full and receive $100 toward classes/YEP workshops.
ANNOUNCING
Essence of Wellness
Holistic, Integrative, & Functional Health Coaching
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.


ANNOUNCING
2 Silent Retreat Dates for 2019!
Don't miss out on booking time for yourself to renew, restore, relax, and energetically cleanse in so many ways!

2 Weekends in 2019 to Choose From:

  • Fri. June 7th - Sun. June 9th
  • Fri. Sept. 20th - Sun. Sept. 22nd

This fall, Diana hosted the first 'essence of yoga' silent retreat at Lial's stunning renewal center in Whitehouse. Ohio. All were so amazed at the power of this retreat and are super excited to make this a part of their year going forward! The foods were wholesome and delicious vegan/gluten free, the grounds were stunning and so calming, the guided meditations and practices were restoring and relaxing, Diana assisted those that came in so many techniques for finding balance, and her private energy sessions were powerful for those that used them.

We could not wait to give you all the chance to reserve your spot for next year! We have reserved 2 weekends and people are starting to book already so please do not wait! Please call or stop in to the studio to reserve your room asap. 

Private Room with own private bathroom:
$400 (includes both nights and all 6 meals)

Private Room with hallway/community bathroom:
$350 (includes both nights and all 6 meals)

We have 13 of each type of room available for each weekend... only 26 rooms total.

* Diana will offer private sessions again and will allow for booking these closer to the events. She is also working to have a massage therapist for both of these weekends. All who sign up will be able to pay for these sessions at discounted rates closer to the time of the weekends.

* No refunds will be given within 45 days of the start date of the retreat due to room number limitations.
Cost:  $120 for all 6 sessions

System Credit CAN be used for this course. 

Calls will be on Tuesday and Sunday evenings for 90 minutes each and will be recorded. For those who can not make all calls, you will still receive the recordings.

The first call will be Tuesday, January 15th @ 7pm. No sign-ups will be accepted once the course begins.

These calls will be live on Zoom which is free to download to any computer, tablet, or smart phone.

* Spaces are limited... sign up ASAP!
Pranayama and Meditation
3 Month Course 

w/ Diana Spiess

Diana offered 2 YEP sessions in November with Pranayama (conscious breathing) and Meditation and they were so enjoyed! If you would like to learn how to make these practices a part of your daily life, grow to understand all of the amazing benefits, and experience deep relaxation and restoration.. .this new program is for you!

Starting in January, Diana will be offering 2 live calls per month continuing through the end of March... 6 calls total. She will guide the class through numerous pranayama and meditation practices and the calls will be recorded for those in the class to receive afterward to use later whenever wanted/needed. This is an amazing way to experience these practices and being able to practice from anywhere without needing to travel is very powerful.

Diana has been teaching fitness, health, and wellness for over 27 years. She has extensive training in yoga, pranayama, and meditation along with many other modalities that she incorporates into all she teaches. Check out Diana's background, trainings, and experience at her website.


Diana (our owner/founder) has had a long-time desire to present to the Toledo Area a Holistic Wellness event so that it becomes much easier to meet, work with, and learn from the great holistic professionals in this area and to assist anyone wanting to improve and sustain their wellness. Well here it is! She, along with many great practitioners, have worked hard to put this amazing first, annual event together in collaboration with the St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation and it is going to be so exciting! 
 
Sign up VERY soon! This event will fill fast!
Chinese Herbs
Yoga/Mediation
Sound Therapy
Aromatherapy
Acupuncture
Holistic Chiropractic Care
Alternative Physical Therapy
Holistic Massage Therapy
Holistic Heart Health
Holistic Nutrition
Naturopathic Medicine
Holistic Women’s Health
Presenting health and wellness topics provided by experts (including Essence!) in a wide variety of Holistic Health Services!

Saturday, January 12
Two Sessions: 8:00-11:45 am & 12:00-3:45 pm
(attend one or both!)

WHERE:
St. Luke’s Hospital
5901 Monclova Road, Maumee, OH

COST:
$25/session
Each session includes a Vegan, Gluten Free meal, your choice of three (out of 15) presentations, and time to mingle with the Wellness Vendors.

HOW TO REGISTER:
STEP ONE: REGISTER & PAY
Register and pay for the morning or afternoon
session (or both!) at this URL:

STEP TWO: SELECT YOUR SESSIONS
After your registration is complete, you will
receive a confirmation email containing a link to sign up for your sessions.

MORE INFORMATION: 419.893.7818
Quote Embrace and Love your Body It is the most amazing thing you will ever own
TESTIMONIAL:

"Had my first lymph cleanse/alignment appointment with  Diana Spiess . If you haven’t done it, I HIGHLY RECOMMENDED it. It’s WAY more than the body work (we all know she does so well). The toys!! The machines!! The gadgets!! 

I feel like I’m floating. My body gets so beat up sitting at a desk all day and teaching Zumba three days a week. 

Yoga and THIS! It’s a life saver.” ~  Dana A.

If you are interested in one of these sessions, please e-mail Diana directly. She is setting up specific days and times for these sessions at the studio: diana@essencembs.com
What’s all the hype about Diana’s very special 2-hour sessions??

Diana has been offering 2-hour sessions that include:

Alignment work
She uses many techniques and tools to undo tight areas of the body and helps bring about a more balanced alignment. This is something she truly specializes in that has helped her many clients for numerous years get out of pain, prevent injury, and get much stronger.

Advanced compression system
Used by elite athletes, surgeons who have been on their feet for hours, those with significant circulation issues, etc, the system assists the lymphatic and vascular system flush out toxins and inflammation and improve fluid movement.

Infared, lay-down sauna
Clients end in her infrared, lay-down sauna to truly amplify the lymphatic flush, deep relaxation, and warmth to penetrate the soft tissue to continue releasing any tensions remaining. Since the head is out for this sauna, she chooses to diffuse essential oils and play specific frequency music to calm the entire central nervous system to aid in deep relation and improve immune function. 

This is all followed by activated charcoal to assist the digestive system in eliminating the toxins and free radicals that are flushed in to the system to be flushed out. 
SomaEnergetics Phase II Practitioner Course
with  Diana Spiess
Dates/Times:
Friday, January 18th 6pm-8pm 
Saturday, January 19th 11am-6:30pm 
Sunday, January 20th 12pm-4pm

About the Course:
This course is a highly detailed and amazing continuation of phase 1. Students will fine-tune their practice and knowledge of the EVT (Energy Vitality Technique) learned in phase 1 and will learn many new practices including: use of body tuners on acupressure points, energizing the spine/chakras, opening the third eye chakra, opening/expanding the heart chakra, and much more. 

This course cannot be done if phase 1 has not been completed. Due to all this course entails, spaces are limited. Please sign up ASAP. 

Cost: $550**

*Includes phase 2 chakra body tuners, acupressure manual, and phase 2 course manual. Angel/crystal tuner with clear quartz crystal, chakra stones, and DVDs (DVDs not needed but optional) for the course can be purchased through Diana ahead of time and will be needed. Please notify her ASAP if you’ll need to purchase these. All phase one information including tuning forks will be needed, as well. Please see **below on refunds.

**Refunds of 50% will only be given up to 2 weeks before the course start date. After that, no refunds will be given due to supplies and prep needed to be done in advance.

You Will Learn:

  • Energy Scanning Technique
  • Introduction of Soma Energetics Solfeggio Body Tuners
  • Chakra Stone Relaxation Technique
  • Using Body Tuners on Acupressure Points
  • Opening the Eye of Enlightenment: see through illusion 
  • Clearing the Heart Center for co-creative relationships
  • The Energy Scanning Technique
  • Provides a way to scan the body and retrieve information from the bio-feedback system
  • Use Body Mapping to identify emotional energetic blockages
  • Allows the client the opportunity to clear blockages by releasing what they are ready to release ~ restoring energetic balance and flow.

Participants in this course will learn and be able to demonstrate a set of protocols for using the Solfeggio tuning forks that can be utilized with most any other modality to assist them in helping clients accomplish their intention for health and wellness. These protocols may be utilized as a stand-alone modality, in addition to massage or other therapies.

Massage Therapy CE Hours
Course approved for 12 CE Hours:
NCBTMB Approved Provider 450637-08
Join the 2019 YTT Class!

Ever considered being a yoga teacher?

Want to make amazing, powerful changes in your life to live with passion, less stress, and better health?
Join our 2019 YTT Class!

Graduates will receive their 200 hr YTT certification, and those who already have 200 hr YTT certification will be able to participate in our brand new 300 hr YTT program! Download the Essence of Yoga YTT 200hr 2019 brochure and schedule (pdf) to see all the details.


Cost: $3100. For anyone who signs up for YTT in December (extended through Jan 15!), we will add 10 FREE regular yoga classes to your account!
January 15th is last day to register. A $500 non-refundable deposit to hold space is required. Spaces are limited. Payment plans are offered.
RECIPE OF THE MONTH • GLUTEN FREE/VEGAN

Protein Muffins with Chai and Vanilla

These are wonderful high-protein, grab-n-go snacks to help you get your new year off to a great start!  Just a little bit of prepping ahead of time with such simple, yummy, healthy snacks can make your days so much easier and high-energy!  You can use any plant-based protein powder but I do like Plant Fusion very much! Enjoy! ~ Diana

Diana Spiess Certified ACE/IIN/FMCA/FDN-P Health Coach and Certified Behavioral Change Specialist
New Year... New You!

I am all in with the vibration and excitement for change at the beginning of the year! I have been doing fitness and wellness for 29 years (I’m only 30 years old so I am not sure how this can be 😉) and I get so giddy to see so many people looking at the importance of their health and wanting to thrive… not just survive! 

But— here’s the thing. We all know that many will go all-out and then stall-out by spring. My goal is to help anyone prevent this and help my clients see it through and truly make sustainable lifestyle changes. Yes… anyone can do this!! The best tip I can give is to take small steps and make small changes while focusing on YOU… not what everyone else is doing. I cannot emphasize enough the power in working with a health coach, a personal trainer, and coming to classes. These are proven the most effective and safest ways to start and continue successful wellness plans. 

My next tip: focus on each day, one at a time, and take on a mindfulness practice of some sort. I am doing the pranayama & meditation series starting this month. We have so many yoga and pilates classes to choose from, and private energy sessions are great options. Avoiding looking too far ahead is really important to keep grounded and stay the course. Plus, it helps us stay calm and clear if something comes up that throws our schedule off track from what we had planned. It’s impractical to think that we will not have things come up… this is life. But, with powerful mindfulness practices, we can learn to roll with what is needed and not allow our stress levels to climb. 

Finally, if you have a buddy or significant other that you plan to start classes, workouts, or semi-privates with, still set up time with a health coach or trainer for just you. Partnering up can be so beneficial and motivating but we are all designed differently and have different needs. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to embrace this and follow though with a good foundation of knowing yourself and not comparing to others or try to keep up with others. This can cause more harm than good and I have seen it so many times. 

I cannot say strongly enough how excited I am to move in to this new year with you all! The essence staff is beyond ready to help you become and maintain your healthiest, happiest, most powerful you! 

Happy New Year to you and yours.
Namaste 🙏🏻

Diana
Neuroflex infusions are on sale at essence!
See their full menu at  www.neuroflexjuice.com. Please bring cash or check to pay for these.
Here are links to products that Diana uses daily!
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. We have great cubby spaces for shoes and coats but to have more space, we recommend keeping valuables and anything you don't need in your trunk or at home. 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.

Lost & Found!
We have a small lost and found box by the back restroom that is starting to overflow... please check when you're in again to claim anything that is yours. 

Studio Policy
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 cabinets during sessions/classes. Thank you. Namaste.
Reception Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:30-11:30am • Mon-Thurs 4:30-7:30pm • Sat 7:45am-11:30am