Be Elation 30-Day Yoga Challenge
August 13, 2010
The Be Elation 30-day Yoga Challenge will leave you feeling energized, strong, and vibrant. How does it work?
- You commit to 30 days of consecutive yoga starting on September 17th and ending on October 16th (a minimum of 15 in a class setting at Elation Centre).
- You receive daily emails from Donna and Sylvie providing you with a salad or green smoothie recipe. This will help increase your vegetable intake, leaving you feeling light and strong.
- You are invited to a group potluck on Day 30. This is an opportunity to share our experiences and celebrate our success.
- You receive 50% off our September Elation Power Foods Cleanse program.
- You receive $10.00 off the purchase of your next class pass.
The cost is $165, taxes included. If you commit before August 31st, the cost is $155. If you already have a class pass, the pass will go on hold for the 30 days and resume again at the end of the challenge.
Will you join us? Register now using our Online Registration System or by calling Cheryl at 613.322.3068.
Boulder has so much going on!
July 22, 2010
Barry Gillespie, Senior Yoga Teacher and Artist, now lives in Boulder, Colorado. Wow, do they ever have things going on there!
Click here to see Barry’s artwork. Make sure that you take the time to read the journal as well.
Attention Cyclists!
July 19, 2010
On Tuesday, July 20th, we will be installing bike racks outside the Studio.
Elation Centre would like to thank the Westboro Village BIA for getting us the funding and support:
- Elaina Martin (Executive Director)
- Claudia Diaz (Executive Assistant)
Thanks, also, to Cheryl, for getting this done!
July Yoga Teacher Training
July 8, 2010
Deepen Your Practice on the Mat and Enrich Your Life off the Mat.
July 23, 24, 25 Yoga Teacher Training workshop is: Twists and Backbends
Every little detail will be explored. Demonstrating, teaching, practicing for different body types, contraindications, adjustments for different body types and levels, communication as a tool to adjust, breathing, Sanskrit and practicum. Physical, mental, emotional subtle and spiritual benefits will be discussed in detail. Plus we will also take a look at the Doshas.
RUNNING CLASSES CANCELLED
July 6, 2010
Due to the heat wave this week, run classes are cancelled on Tuesday July 6, Wednesday July 7, and Thursday July 8.
For some heat-busting running tips, check out this article from the Globe and Mail:
How Runners Can Beat the Heat
With summer shaping upto be a scorcher, runners needto adapt their training sothey won’t be sidelinedby sickness on race day, click here for the full article
Elation Email
June 29, 2010
Please note that our email address have changed as a result of the Elation Centre merger.
- To contact Sylvie (co-founder): sylvie@elationcentre.com
- To contact Donna (co-founder): donna@elationcentre.com
- To contact Cheryl (registrar): registration@elationcentre.com
- To contact Kerry (webmaster): kerry@elationcentre.com
Don’t forget to update your address books!
Elation Centre Comes to You!
June 17, 2010
Janet Atkinson, one of Churchill Elementary School’s most respected (retired) teachers and Yogini at Elation Centre, invited me to offer a talk on yoga for the Kiwanis Club of Bytown. I was honoured to be amongst such intelligent and giving women and to help provide inspiration for personal care and growth. We had a lovely dinner from the Keg (Janet had ensured me that they could feed a vegan and even chose to have a vegan meal with me!), I shared my passion, and met some great women. In exchange, the Kiwanis Club donated $200.00 to iSisters.
At Elation, we are delighted to engage in community activities, so feel free to invite us! Yoga at Your Desk is a fantastic program that allows us to get to know one another and we are open to other creative ways to meet and grow together.
Thank you, Janet and Kiwanis friends!
Welcome to Elation Centre
June 3, 2010
Background – An Entrepreneurial Success Story
The company Elation Centre, is new, but the owners have been around for years – now a continuum of two successful businesses. A sweet gem in the city that has a unique approach to ‘feeling good and getting healthy’.
Two successful health and wellness gurus in the City of Ottawa, Movement to Health, owned and operated by Donna Davis (11yrs) and Core-Elation, by Sylvie Gouin (9yrs) are joining forces. It was a big decision, one not taken lightly by the two owners. Both have successfully built and grown their respective businesses and have a strong following and loyal members. Why Change a good thing? Both owners were in a position, by coming together, to strengthen their service offerings, and meet a need in the market place. It was time to move from good to great, make the leap, and evolve in order to better serve existing members and naturally grow and broaden the scope of the business with integrity. At the same time continue to grow as contemporary Yogini’s.
When the opportunity presented itself, it was a natural fit; as they both share the same values and vision: To become Ottawa’s first integrated lifestyle centre, to provide unique services and educational programs including yoga, running and nutrition that positively empower and enrich personal lives from the inside and out. Sylvie and Donna share a core foundation and believe in building health from the inside out and live their life this way. They have many years and countless hours of experience in the field and have gained wisdom and expertise to effectively broaden, build and support a growing business.
Shortly after the decision was made, the two owners found themselves grounded in business planning mode, putting in place the pieces of the puzzle to launch June 2010.
The Product/Service: There are three foundational pillars that make up Elation Centre’s product mix:
- Elation Yoga
- Elation Running & Nutrition
- Elation Yoga Teacher Training
The product mix is designed such that it’s open and user-friendly for all levels. The intention is to help individuals get started on ‘their unique movement to health’. Once started, members are able to continually progress through various Elation programs, along the healthy continuum, supported by like-minded community, from yoga to running to nutrition. Programs range from beginner all the way to advance levels.
Elation Centre Mission: Through innovative Elation Yoga and Running classes, and Elation Nutrition programs, we educate, enrich and empower – building healthy lifestyles from the inside out.
Vision Statement: To become Ottawa’s leading integrated lifestyle centre. Our goal is to Empower individuals to start or enhance their own movement to health, whether it be through Yoga, Running or Nutrition or Teacher Training. Our beliefs and programs are ingrained in the fact that health allows people to live to their full potential, and find one’s unique fit in our busy world.
Corporate Values
- Commitment to providing superior service – promoting holistic living
- Conduct all business activity with a high level of integrity
- Communicate in an open and honest fashion
- Strive for continuous improvement in all facets of the business
- Execute service excellence and provide superior quality with each individual experience and journey
- Transparency
Movement to Health in the News
April 4, 2010
At Movement to Health, we’re always excited when the outside world catches wind of the amazing people we have participating in (and leading) our classes.
For those of you who missed the Thursday issue of the Ottawa Citizen, please check out the following links:
- Three generations of females are taking a learn-to-run five-km program leading up to Ottawa Race Weekend (highlighting the Nute / Goodman family that are participating in our Westboro Beginner Runner class)
- Going the distance (highlighting our extraordinary leader, running coach, & yoga instructor, Donna Davis)
Congratulations ladies! Good luck on race weekend. 
Powerful Women
March 8, 2010
March 8, 2010 – Today is International Women’s Day!
Take the time to tell all the wonderful women in your life how much you appreciate them.
I’d like to acknowledge 2 of the powerful women who coach for Movement to Health, Jennifer Foster and Sherry Carson.
Jennifer coaches our Beginner Runner class in Kanata, and is an accomplished portrait artist. Jennifer was commissioned to paint the official Olympic portrait of Clara Hughes. To see original portrait visit the 2010 Exhibition of Contemporary Portraits Canadian Olympic Athletes dialogue on Art, March 2-26, 2010, at John B. Aird Gallery, 900 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M7A1C2, Canada; from March2-26, 2010. www.portraitsociety.ca
Jennifer Foster’s drawings and paintings stress an appreciation of the everyday world. They seek to capture and convey positive things found in everyday life: the peace and grandeur of the landscape, and the warmth, dignity, and inner strength of people. Portraits are a particular passion for her because of the opportunity they offer to capture seemingly conflicting elements. She believes that a portrait needs to be accurate and yet expressive, representational but also perceptive and open to what lies below the surface. A portrait, for Jennifer, is much more than a likeness. It should have a psychological component that explores the spirit of the individual and conveys something of his or her character. Click here for Jennifer’s website
Sherry coaches our Speed class and co-coaches the Trail running class in Kanata. Sherry competed in the World Master Games in Kamploops this past weekend, in the half-marathon event. Sherry placed second in her age category and fourth overall with a time of 1:28:19.2! Amazing! Here is the website for the Games.
Congratulations Ladies – what an inspiration you both are. Keep it up!
