Howdy! My name is Hanna Ellis, I am the founder & owner of Gently Unbound Yoga & Esthetics. I am a current 200 HR student to complete my yoga training via Online Yoga School, as well as an esthetics student at the Lorain County JVS. In addition, I am a certified health coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.

I have a passion for creating space for people to become unbound: their most authentic self, through a gentle approach. I currently teach yoga classes in person as well as online, and am working diligently to host more events and workshops throughout Northeast Ohio. By the end of 2025, I will be providing esthetic services and intend to integrate somatic work into my esthetics practice. 

My dream is to host accessible, inclusive wellness retreats that include a variety of healing modalities. I have deep appreciation for other skills such as massage, acupuncture, dance/movement, reiki, and more. I find so much joy hosting yoga classes, workshops and community events that I wish to share that joy with as many people as possible.

I have suffered from depression and anxiety for the last 15 years of my life, and for majority of that time I resisted even trying yoga. I struggled to self regulate, had frequent melt downs, and more often than not my cup was empty. I had no sense of self, I did not understand connection, and I was very emotionally unavailable.

In 2022 I decided to challenge myself and stepped onto the mat. I would practice for 5 minutes a day with the shortest Youtube video I could find because I told myself that’s all I could tolerate — until my body began to crave more and more time on the mat. Yoga has helped me understand what the heck people mean when they say “get out of your head and into your body.” When I wander off my path, I turn to yoga to come home to my body. Even twenty minutes of self guided practice has the ability to completely transform my mood, adjust my attitude and tune into my body.

Yoga helps me soften. Yoga supports me to become gentle. Yoga gives me space to fully surrender.

For that, I am eternally grateful and excited to share my journey. It is truly life changing to cultivate a yoga practice that is for YOU.

It would be an honor to me to hold space for you, on or off the mat. If there’s any questions or concerns I can help you with, I am simply a message away! Please don’t hesitate to ask.