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We are an online movement studio offering feel good yoga, Pilates, breathing and dance fusion classes. Being truly well is all about inspiration, so we make inspiring you our primary goal. With a $7.95/month subscription, you get 100% access to Ellen’s workouts, exclusive video fit tips and wellness interviews. You’ll receive a weekly email update from us, keeping you in the loop of what’s happening. There’s a new and exclusive workout added every month. It has never been easier or more convenient to thrive with Ellen – click here to sign up for your free 7 day trial membership and click here to purchase workout video downloads.

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All of Ellen’s pioneering workouts, originally intended as in DVD form, remastered here for online streaming. Best-sellers include Yogini Workout, Fat Burning Fusion and Stretch Sculpt.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

10 (Outside-The-Box) Air Travel Wellness Tips

Airports and airplanes, in my opinion, are bad for your health. Between the excessive radiation, the lack of fresh air, the irritating florescent lighting, all of the stress that goes along getting to the gate, and the prolonged physical confinement, our physicality inevitably takes a hit. We’ve all heard of someone going away on vacation and coming back with a cold and saying, “it was the airport!” Some people seem to be unfazed by flying, but for most of...

Reaping Huge Benefits

Lately, my two workout goals have been a little sweating and a lot stretching, on the daily. It’s been dangerously icy and bitter cold outside, which makes for moving around the world very arduous. I was just telling my husband how simply driving to and from the grocery store feels like an “American Ninja” obstacle course, between suiting up with all the winter gear (the boots, the warmest hat, buttoning ever button on your jacket, et al) and navigating the sheets of ice...

The Ultimate Status Symbol

Is it uncomfortable to sit cross-legged? Do you struggle getting down to and up from the ground? Do you feel tension and/or pain in your hips after walking, hiking, jogging or cycling? If you answered yes to one, two or all three, you are not alone and the following info might enlighten you!   Hips are big, weight bearing joints and the most common reason for discomfort in our hips is a lack of mobility, making stretching the missing link. There are three...

Safe & Settled

I recently learned that by simply being even just a little cold, we stress the nervous system. This explains so much! I have not-so-jokingly said over the years, that I voraciously gravitated to aerobics classes as a kid growing up in Syracuse New York because I was always cold. It didn’t help that my Dad was a polar bear and kept the thermostat very low!  I’m very fond of knitwear, saunas, sunlight, hot beverages and dogs laying on top of...

Be A Rare Bird

An “open” body is a major longevity hack. It’s also an energizer, beautifier, and vibration raiser. If you look around, you’ll see, open bodies are uncommon. Most adults are shut tight. Allow me to explain…  First, what does closed mean? It means a lack of energy flow to, from, and within, the body.  Second, what does closed  look like? It’s misalignment where shoulders curl forward and the head is in front of the heart. It’s strain, and maybe even pain, in and around the joints. It’s inefficient breathing often coupled with an ungrounded/un-present...

5 Things I’m Loving Right Now

Here are five things I’m loving right now and want to share with you. I find them to be helpful in keeping me inspired and empowered – perhaps they’ll do the same for you.  1. Amaryllis, Paperwhites and DaffodilsSince the day after Thanksgiving, I started nurturing a slew of indoor, winter bulbs. Watching these beauties soak of the sunlight beaming in through the windows, come to life, and gracefully bloom, has filled me with joy, even on the darkest and coldest of...

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How to Be Intrinsically Motivated to Move Your Body

Do you get ornery when you don’t move enough? I do! Yet, there is a belief that the opposite is true – that we get ornery because we have to workout, or that exercise is “such a drag” or it’s an annoying “chore” the doctor said we have to do. That’s not my experience at all and I simply cannot relate! I’m programed to get moving, somehow, some way, every day. There is an intrinsic motivation, where exercise will be a part of my...

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“Lazy Workout” Is an Oxymoron

Here are the top five things that make a workout effective: It promotes better blood circulation.It helps to regulate the nervous system.It builds better muscular symmetry. It fine tunes skeletal alignment. It fortifies the body/mind connection. Every single one of these things can be achieved in a challenging workout or in a gentle one. Recently, I heard someone refer to a Pilates class as a lazy workout. He said, “You just lie on your back, thinking and breathing!” I got a kick out of his...

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My Beef With Mental Health Experts

Did you know that stretching is good for your mental health? It’s true, and it’s probably why so many of us crave Pilates and yoga workouts these days. When you stretch, your body’s parasympathetic nervous system activates. This in turn decreases blood pressure, promotes feelings of relaxation and eases mental anguish. I used to think, “What’s so great about serenity?” That was when I had very little responsibility and was very ignorant to the evils of the world! Now I...

Mindset Matters

For many people, myself included, this is the roughest time of year. I struggle with the cold weather and the lack of sunlight. I also feel more sensitive to even the slightest irritations. I’m someone who wants to eat meals outside, watch the sunset, garden, sunbathe, walk barefoot in the grass, etc, and those things are not easy to do in January in Connecticut. However, here I am, wearing three layers and still shivering, and still I’m not...