Happy 15th Anniversary Essence! 🎉
To celebrate our anniversary, we are offering these amazing specials to all of our clients! Be sure to read all here!
For those who take advantage of this special offer below, we will add your name (1 time per special each day that you purchase) into our daily drawings for 10 FREE regular classes! AND...on the 15th, we will do a larger drawing for all who have purchased a special for 5 FREE private sessions with Diana (who was just voted #1 personal trainer 4th year in a row!). The private sessions are worth $654.75 and the classes are worth $120!
For our special celebration, we want you to purchase yourself or a loved one a special gift to help you care for your health and wellbeing!
Purchase $100 in system credit and we will add $50 for FREE!
- This special is only being offered until Monday, August 15th… our actual anniversary day!
- This special offer may be used in full for classes of any kind and 1/2 can be used for private sessions!
- Each client may purchase up to 5 of these specials!
- Current system credit can not be used for this special offer.
- This special must be purchased by phone at 419-873-6463 or in the studio.
Congratulations!
The 3-month unlimited classes winner from our “Hot July Special” is Laura Wyrick!
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Class Changes & Additions |
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Upcoming Class Changes
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Kathie’s Thursday Gentle Yoga class moved to 10:45 am.
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Kathie will be teaching a Reformer I on Thursday evenings at 5:30 pm beginning August 4th.
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Diana will be teaching a “People on Weights” or POW! (this is like our WOW classes but co-ed welcomed!) on Friday mornings at 9:30am starting Friday, September 1st.
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Thank You For Your Support! |
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Thank you for believing in us!
We are SO grateful for all the nominations and awards we have received.
JUST IN!! For the 4th year in a row!
Mature Living 2022:
- Best Personal Trainer: Diana Spiess
Toledo City Paper 2022:
- Diana Spiess: Runner-Up Best Yoga Instructor
- Essence Mind*Body Studio: Runner-Up Best Yoga Studio
Toledo City Paper 2021:
- Runner Up Best Yoga Instructor: Diana Spiess
- Runner Up Best Nutrition Counseling: Diana Spiess
- Runner Up Best Yoga Studio
Toledo City Paper 2020:
- 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 Reader’s Choice 2021:
Toledo Blade Finalist 2022:
Mature Living 2021:
- Best Fitness Center
- Best Personal Trainer: Diana Spiess
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15 Years!!! Celebrating so so much! I am in awe and deeply grateful.
It is so hard to believe that it has been 15 years since it all began and we opened the essence doors! At that time, there was no other studio like essence in this area at all and it was exciting and nerve-wracking all the same. But, here we are 15 years later with friends that have been with us the entire time and many new ones that we've met along the way. It all began with:
- A powerful, heart-felt desire to build a space and community that supports all on their path to live their healthiest, most joyful lives.
- A passion to bring a blend of modalities to all so that all parts of who we are can be cared for...our entire essence.
- A deep knowing that community is everything and the support and motivation that comes when we work together on ourselves. Great, powerful things happen in groups.
- A full love for living and thriving (not just surviving) that comes from deep in my soul and a deep desire to help anyone I can find that same in themselves.
- A hunger for continued learning and growth.
All of this and much, much more has happened over these past 15 years and I feel so very blessed to have made it this far with all of you! I am SO humbled and grateful for another year being voted the #1 trainer for Mature Living and, along with the 15th anniversary of essence, I know the Divine has been blessing me all along as I manage essence and help so many folks though all.
Thank you so very much! May you know that you are amazing, worthy, and a beautiful miracle like no other EVER! Take care of your health and wellbeing first....all else will come.
Much love to you all.
Namaste,
Diana
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Workshops • Learning • Experiences |
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Book time for yourself to renew, restore, relax, and energetically cleanse in so many ways! Sign up soon to reserve your spot.
September 9th-11th
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, all 6 meals, and all that the retreat has to offer)
Email Diana with more questions:
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WORKSHOP
How to walk and travel with no pain!
Have you ever wondered if there was a way to walk “healthy” and “unhealthy”? Do your back, knees, feet, or even neck hurt when you try to walk for exercise? Do you worry about how to travel without your body hurting? Diana is going to break down all there is to know about having a healthy gait, how to develop a healthy gait, what to do when traveling, and how to care for our bodies to keep a healthy alignment. If the weather allows, Diana will take this group outside for the 2nd 1/2 of the workshop and put into practice all that is learned in the first 1/2.
Come learn all that goes into our gait and how to keep yourself going for many walks or trips without pain! Diana will show yoga poses and other tools to help keep you moving... pain-free!
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Date: Sunday, August 28th
Time: 12-3pm
Cost: $25 per person
CECs / YTT Workshop Hours
These workshops are open to anyone. Diana can offer CEC’s for both Y.A. (Yoga Alliance) and A.C.E. (The American Council on Exercise). CEC's for other organizations can be petitioned for these workshops.
They are also workshop hours for the ‘essence of Yoga’ 200hr teacher training school, and offered to those in the ‘essence of yoga’ 300hr as part of their training.
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Yoga and Pilates Trainings |
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Sign up today!
The Pilates Essential/Beginner Reformer Course is now available!
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2022 200HR YTT Weekends
- Jan. 21-23
- Feb. 18-20
- March 18-20
- April 22-24
- May 13-15
- June 24-26
- July 22-24
- August 19-21
- Sept. 23-25
- Oct. 21-23
Full details to see the course running this year :
If you are interested in joining us for 2022 in January or for the 300 hour training, please email Diana asap... folks are already reserving their spots!
Our 300hr program can be started at any time. It is for those that have completed a 200hr program already.
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Essence of Wellness Health Coaching |
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- Cost for 5-Month Health Coaching Program is $650
- Cost for 5 private sessions with Diana is: $654.75
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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Smoky Harissa Eggplant Dip
(Vegan + GF)
Harissa –Diana
Harissa is an amazing hot chili from North Africa that adds a beautiful red color and wonderful taste to this versatile dip. Take a peek at it's benefits online here.~ Diana
View our 2021 Recipe Recap Here:
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Have you heard the latest podcast?
Listen to episodes at:
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Mask/COVID Guidelines UPDATED 3-1-22
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Mask/COVID Guidelines Effective March 1, 2022
Due to the significant decrease in the COVID virus severity, numbers of cases, hospitalizations and with the changes just noted by the CDC and state, we are not mandating masks at the studio any longer unless you would like to wear one. We ask that you do not come into the studio sick with or without medications you may have taken or if you have been with folks who are sick. We may need to reinstate masks in the future if the COVID situation changes and will notify all if we do.
We will continue to clean diligently and use our UV lights between classes along with our hepa filters with UV lights.
We recommend a K-N95 or N95 mask for your protection if you feel the need to wear one. If you are working with a trainer for a private session and would feel more comfortable with the trainer wearing a mask, they for sure will. Just let them know.
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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
Mon-Fri 8:30-11:30am • Mon-Thurs 4:30-7:30pm • Sat 7:45am-11:30am
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