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Live Well. Be Healthy.
The Essence Studio is currently a community outreach business founded by Jennifer Coomes and is based from Tempe, AZ (no physical location). Services and instruction are provided as a outcall/at-home option or in locations around the valley.
About Jennifer Contact Jennifer
FOR SALE! Click description for Craig's List link and more information
All Items in Great Condition!
Hewlett Packard psc 2175 All In One Printer, Scanner, Copier: $100
Microsoft Broadband Wireless Router w/Adapter: $35
Use the "Contact Jennifer" link above or call 480.343.0949 for questions or purchase. Thank you!
If you want people to love, you gotta create it.
Something to think about: What makes love possible? What does love make possible?
Essence celebrates 3 years in service to the community! Thank you so much for your support and inspiration, I've been immensely grateful for the opportunity to grow this business and myself to a place of health and vitality. It's come a long way and continues to build and share in the community, and I continue to encourage you to take a proactive part in your health and radiant vitality with massage, bodywork, meditation, and yoga. It is truly transformative and healing, and it gives you the tools to awaken and grow a vibrant life in your true nature with more freedom, happiness, and confidence. So keep living, supporting, learning, laughing, and loving, and I look forward to sharing with you gratefully along the way!
To Your Vibrant Health! Namaste & God Bless, Jennifer
Click the links below for Essence Anniversary Specials! extended to Sunday, August 31st!
Meditation & Yoga Classes,Workshops, & Retreats with Jennifer Coomes, BA LMT RYT Licensed Massage Therapist Registered Yoga Teacher
Moving From Silence to Orchestra: Building Confidence and Liberation In Your Voice with Jennifer Coomes with Steve Borick on guitar Friday, August 29th 2008, 7-9pm 48 N. Robson Mesa, AZ 85201 480.844.2353
While working with techniques in breath, meditation, and voice, this empowering workshop will teach you how to use your breath and your core muscles to help you get in touch with the voice inside you. To chant means to sing, and it is one of the greatest gifts we have to create joy and liberation. This workshop will help bring even the shy voices to life so that you may recognize the beauty, radiance, strength, and confidence in your true nature as you use your voice in your life. We'll also work with sanskrit mantras, their meanings, and their understandings as they relate to unleashing the divine within you. Sanskrit is a universal language of the divine and it meets all, regardless of your religion, spiritual path, nationality, or heritage. It is designed to help us recognize our interconnectedness and individual true nature. Essentially, "chanting" or singing helps you recognize and realize who you really are in liberation and happiness. As the night gets us more open and liberated in our voice, we'll blend our voices in community and harmony to create an orchestra of sound that is touching, resonating, and healing to all who attend.
The acoustics in the ITB yoga studio are amazing, so come join Jennifer in a passionate and joyful night of singing, soul, and community that is welcome and encouraging to all...even if you've never sang a note in your life! Bring yourself, friends, family, partners, or anyone you think would benefit from this enlightening evening! If you have an instrument, feel free to bring it along for a great creative night! Come early and enjoy the great the menu and community at the ITB cafe!
Pricing Early Paid Registration by Friday, August 22nd: $15 Regular Registration after August 22nd: $25 To register online, click here
Tai Chi Dance: A Community Moving with Jennifer Coomes Friday, Sept 19th 2008, 7-9pm
Tai Chi is an amazing artful form of meditative movement that is designed to help create and inspire awareness, presence, relaxation, and health through gentle and conscious movements of the hands, the body, and our inner living energy called "chi." It is a way to understand your dance through your body, your actions, your feelings, your thoughts, and your energy, and how that relationship is symbolic and connected to how you move in your life. In this powerful, fun, and transforming workshop, you'll learn how to connect fundamental movements of Tai Chi with breath and body awareness to help you with even simple activities of daily life that require the use of good body mechanics (or movement from your hara center) to creating a health-inspired meditation and movement practice that is both relaxing, releasing, creative, and liberating.
Out of our learning of the fundamentals, we'll then work together to use these basic movements to create "A Community Moving," a consciousness of flow where each person's movements are connected to each other in a feeding, giving, and receiving pattern. Through this process, you'll not only learn how your actions and energy affect yourself, but how they contribute to the people around you and a community as a whole. Wherever you are at, you'll recognize a deeper connection to yourself and each other more honestly and fully. Not only will this be a work of moving art which is amazing to see, (which is also often known as "performance art"), the energy and transformation that takes place is powerfully healing, shifting, and expansive. And let's not forget, playful and fun! This is a great way to get your juice flowing and experience your health and creativity in a way that is thriving, useful, and community building!
No experience necessary, all are welcome!!
Pricing Early Paid Registration by Friday, Sept 12th: $15 Regular Registration after Sept 12th: $25 To Register Online, click here
Jennifer has been inspired by conscious movement practices since falling in love with dance over 16 years ago and through her own process of healing, she began a free-form of dancing meditation to release and explore held feelings, emotions, stress, and painful experiences. Out of this process began a new form of creative expression that she likes to currently use to help students realize that the body is a voice and a vehicle for art, connection, communication, liberation, and transformation. Her greatest gratitude goes to a teacher named Ozzie who first taught and encouraged her to look deeper into her movement and fears as she choreographed her first solo dance that she performed as part of a performance art class in a Philadelphia theatre in 1998.
Partner Thai Massage and Meditation Workshop with Jennifer Coomes Friday, October 3rd, 7-9:30pm 48 N. Robson Mesa, AZ 85201 480.844.2353
Join Jennifer in this great workshop to experience and learn the wisdom of movement and ancient healing techniques of Traditional Thai massage and yoga therapy. Through cultivating the foundations of loving-kindness, equanimity (balance), joy, and compassion, experiencing and giving Traditional Thai massage and yoga awakens and rejuventates your body, flow, and health! Welcome to friends, family, and couples, this intro workshop will incorporate a flow of special massage techniques, yoga assisted movement and postures, and energywork as a giving and receiving process to help create connection and body awareness with a refreshing dose of healing and joy! :)
Note: Please wear comfortable and loose clothing for good movement and bring 2-3" of comfortable padding for the floor that matches your height (blankets will do!)
Pricing Early Paid Registration by Friday, Sept 26th! $30 per couple/pair Regular Registration after Sept 26th: $40 per couple/pair To Register Online, click here
Jennifer has practiced Traditional & Nerve-Touch Thai Massage and Yoga Therapy for almost six years while adding her own influences of technique, movement, & experience to enhance healing and release unique to each body's composition. Her original teachers include Heath & Nicole Reed, Master Lek Chaiya, Janice Vitavec, & Saul David Raye.
Jennifer's Weekly Yoga Classes
48 N. Robson Mesa, AZ 85201 480.844.2353 In downtown Mesa across from the Arizona Museum for Youth Single Class: $12 NEW STUDENTS: 2 weeks of Unlimited Yoga for $25! Also...check out the cafe with great new vegetarian and vegan dishes, eco-gifts, and with new expanded evening hours!
NEW! Jennifer also now offers private instruction in meditation and yoga as well as massage and bodywork sessions at Inside The Bungalow Click here for more information on sessions, packages, and pricing!
Vinyasa w/ Restorative Saturdays 11am-12:50pm 1hr Yoga Flow 50minutes Restorative Yoga For Beginners to Intermediate Students, ie. Level I or Level I-II
Join Jennifer for this great restorative flow blended class of yoga flow and restorative yoga designed to encourage, renew, and restore the natural flow of health, energy, and movement in a relaxing, interactive, and engaging community environment welcoming to all levels of practice!
Vinyasa Sundays 8-9:20am For Intermediate Students, ie. Level I-II
As a deepening of your practice, come and enjoy this rise and shine Sunday morning class with Jennifer where you will learn how to "link postures with proper breathing techniques to create a dynamid fluid practice." Though not recommended for beginners, this class is appropriate for anyone who has a good basic foundation in yoga and feels comfortable in an active yoga flow practice.
FUNdamentals Sundays 9:30-10:50am For Beginner Students, ie. Level I
In this class with Jennifer, you'll learn "basic breathing techniques, yoga postures, and proper alignment in a relaxed non-competitive environment" to experience a healthy source of yoga, foundation, and inspiration to live your unique rhythm, flow, and joy! Recommended for beginners and anyone wanting to refresh the foundations of your yoga practice.
Look below for weekly class themes.
Substitute Teaching Schedule Where Jennifer is teaching meditation and yoga classes around the valley as a sub for the normal teacher. Come and enjoy!
photo by Jim Kirklin
Weekly Meditation & Yoga Class Themes Look above for class location, times, and description
Summer Flow Class Series at Inside The Bungalow with Jennifer: Jumpstarting & Awakening Your Vibrant Summer!
Flow: The Pictures of Divine 8/2/08 (Saturday-Inside The Bungalow) 8/3/08 (Sunday-Inside The Bungalow)
"Come Meet Your Healing, Come Meet Your Health" "The Commencement of Medical School" "Allowing Yourself To Succeed" "Blowing Obstacles Out of the Water" "Be the Flow"
Does God Speak To You?
One day I simply began listening. I'm not quite sure when it began or how it began, but somewhere along the way I began to listen deeper. Now you might find this interesting that I was born with a middle ear impairment and through my younger years in elementary school, I was constantly spending time with a speech therapist and going to an audiologist. I had trouble hearing the high pitch sounds in language and so because I couldn't hear them, I couldn't say them properly. So I would learn to pronounce s's and r's and how to say words with them. I had to slow down sentences and really focus on making the sound, really essentially learning how to communicate so I could be heard and understood. Every now and then, people still can still pick up the "lisp" or I will be talking softly and not notice, or I'll suddenly put words together or say something that won't make any sense and then need to correct myself (which is usually a source of light-hearted laughter, given what I think hear and the words I put together :) Often, I've also been blessed with understanding something before I could put words to it, so as I grew, part of my learning was to learn how to put words and language to my deeper understandings or even just what I truly wanted to say or was feeling. Through years of this, I explored listening and communication on many levels because I found that the truer I was able to be with myself, the more I could connect with people and let them be real too. In many ways, I feel that is what brought me into the massage and healing fields, because I could listen to the body too. So when I think about God speaking to me, I can't help but be grateful for the gift of listening that has been given to me to help me use my hands, my voice, and the power of choice for health and vitality. When I slow down to feel the real message, and feel the authenticity in my own presence, I feel that much more connected to share and use the wisdom that listening has shown me to help others become healthier and more in tune as well.
What Can Faith Do?
Divine Friendship
SATURDAY (Vinyasa & Restorative)
Class Flow & Focus Discussion & Meditation with Theme Om Together
Music Album: Yoga- Trance Dance, Disc 2 produced by Sounds True
SUNDAY (Vinyasa)
CLASS FLOW INSPIRATION
Album: Japa by Dave Stringer
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." ~Martin Luther King Jr. shared by Yoga Inlet in West Reading, PA
Song, "Ray of Light" by Madonna
"The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease." ~Thomas Edison
Teaching yoga with my fellow classmates, the "talking stick" and water blessing ceremonies during our medical school orientation week at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine.
My fourth housemate, a pretty cool cat named Riggins. She's got the best scooter moves I've ever seen :) Normally I'm allergic to cats, but not this one, and I feel really blessed because she's been a great source of love and laughter!
Noh Yoga, Chanting, and Candlelight Yoga with Jeff Martens, Michele Dante, Jeff Merkel and friends at Innervision Yoga. A great way to play, explore, relax, and sing to a great energy...thank you for a great night!
Yoga Practice with "Love Is"
Flow: Sense Esteem Strengthening Inner Intuition 8/9/08 (Saturday-Inside The Bungalow) 8/10/08 (Sunday-Inside The Bungalow)
"The Rhythm of Your Soul" "Housework" "Vitalistic Medicine" "What takes you in the Direction of Health?"
Distinguishing
Demystifying
Integrating
Paridigm Shift
SATURDAY (Vinyasa & Restorative)
Class Flow & Focus Discussion & Morning Meditation with Theme Om Together 3x Jai Ma (Chant): Call & Response Om Together May the light, earth, and divine in me meet the light, earth, and divine in you Namaste
Music Album: Shakti Rhythms
SUNDAY (Personal Practice) Seated Meditation Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudeva (chant)
CLASS FLOW INSPIRATION
Talking with my sister
The History and Philosophy of Naturopathic Medicine with James Sensenig ND at SCNM
The Art of Change: Creating Healthy Communication and Positive Change with Rick Kirschner ND at SCNM
Neuro-Cranial Restructuring with Dr. Sensenig
Spending time with my sister
Flow: Cultivating a Healthy "Mojo" Sat, August 16th: Inside the Bungalow this was inspired by my friend Drew's blog with a LOL conversation on mojo and sports so I couldn't resist adding this as a fun theme inspiring health, and maybe it will help you in sports too :)
"Getting Back To Your Roots" "Vital Force, Positive Force"
Vital Image
FLOW INSPIRATION
Great conversations with fellow teachers and friends, Greg, Carrie, and Cora Lee. Thank you for your great wisdom, inspiration, and friendship!
A great refreshing and dancing swim in my backyard pool :) Swimming pools are a wonderful way to rejuvenate energy flow and loosen up tight muscles without the weight of gravity. I think I found a new creative exercise regime, not to mention a wonderful relaxing experience with skygazing. It's heavenly!
The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) Conference
Naturopathic Medical Student Association (NMSA) Student Conference: Celebrating Collaboration in Healthcare
Naturopathic Physician's Oath
This Week's Flow Flow: Comprehension & Understanding-Clarity & Compassion Sat, August 23th: Inside the Bungalow Sun, August 24th: Inside the Bungalow
"Recognizing Your Innate Goodness"
Inspiring The Vital Health Movement
CLASS FLOW INSPIRATION
Flow: Abundance Rising Sat, August 30th: Inside the Bungalow Sun, August 31th: Inside the Bungalow
Flow: Living Your Dance Sat, Sept 6th: Inside the Bungalow Sun, Sept 7th: Inside the Bungalow
Flow: Seva Sun, Sept 14th: Inside the Bungalow
Flow: From Where I Am... Sun, Sept 21st: Inside the Bungalow
Flow: Foundation Sun, Sept 28th: Inside the Bungalow
Flow: Biofeedback Sun, Oct 5th: Inside the Bungalow
Flow: ForGiveNess and Grace Sun, Oct 12th: Inside the Bungalow inspired by Rush of Fools
Flow: Get Out, Your Human? Me too! Sun, Oct 19th: Inside the Bungalow
Flow: Active Feminine stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: Leverage stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: Working on Everyday stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: Gratitude Nation stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: Reverance stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: Let it Go with Love, Let it Be with Love stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: Health for Life stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: Wellspring stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: The Grace of Trust stay tuned for dates and classes! Flow: Practices of Abundance stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: The Natural Path stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: Stillness stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: Creation Cycles stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: Safari stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: Juice stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: The Model is Health stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: Resonance stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: GreenPeace stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: Integration stay tuned for dates and classes!
Flow: Soft stay tuned for dates and classes!
_______________________________________________ Community Circles Inspiring Events Inspiring Health & Community
Yoga Month 9.2008 Awareness Campaign to Inspire A Healthy Lifestyle Share in this inspiring revolution as Inside the Bungalow in Mesa, AZ takes part to bring you healthy and green resources and workshops for you, your friends, and family! More info coming soon!
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The Essence Vision To inspire life, creativity, community, and freedom of expression through movement, healing, and self awareness.
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The Essence Studio was formerly a holistic wellness & movement studio offering yoga, dance, massage & bodywork, and holistic counseling in Tempe, Arizona from July 2005 to February 2006. Essence, now a traveling vision, is devoted to helping to build healing & healthy communities where vitality flourishes. Thank you for your support, love, patience, & connection as Essence rebuilds & renews to share gratefully with you.
Tips to Embracing a Supportive Network Supporting Health, Vitality, & Prosperity:
Speak Passion, Live Passion, Be Peace. Awaken Say I Love You. Let the stories go. Be bold, be honest. Chuck the Ego Say the unsaid (because it's said anyway) There's a way through it Rest, Absorb, Integrate Walk Light Remember Snoopie See the mirror, See yourself. Touch, Embrace, Listen. It's okay. Do everything with love, even if you have to let love go Live and Break the confines Let the walls dissolve. In Grace, power emerges. Silence is Space Connection is oneness. Conversation is an opportunity to awaken. Intimacy is a courageous meeting of one soul opening of two souls seeing a oneness meeting Sit and Meet Eyes before saying a Word Be beautiful to someone, to you Say I love you again And hold like you are willing to stay awhile. Stay in the moment Have the conversation...In Person. Then sit, breathe, listen. Listen again. Talk only when you have listened. Be patient on the days you don't. Love yourself anyway. It's okay to cry. You are held on the days you fall. Falling is only a rest to see again. See again. Dance Awaken your voice. Let it Breathe Let voices work together Each whole, Each valued Embrace the trust in you Receive love Your life is worth it. Kindness is a choice. Ask questions, state less. But state concisely. Realize the personal is only the pain of the past coming to say hello allowing you to set it free Share a cup of tea. Honor your life and breath Realize that most differences are mostly needs. And needs are only fears. And fear is only forgetting that we are okay anyway. Isolation is only the confusion of reaching out or staying in but Aloneness is a happiness with you Trust that you are loved even if the world forgets how to show it We are here to remember Don't be afraid of intense people, they laugh too. Find the kid in you Live Innocence Bridge Life, Bring Light Laugh Love Live Be.
And laugh again Laughter is medicine to the heart.
written by Jennifer Coomes
Original writing, content, and photos Copyright © 2005-8 The Essence Studio, LLC. website hosted by www.godaddy.com developed and maintained by Jennifer Coomes
Website Nature Photography by Jennifer Coomes. Bodywork and Yoga photography of Jennifer was taken by Randi Ostro and Jim Kirklin.
Special thank you to Jim Kirklin, Joel Brame, Tracey & David Mulnix, and Carrie Hensley for sharing their cameras and friendship in helping to make these pictures possible.
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