Who are we?

Elemental OM is a Company founded in the traditions of Ayurveda. Ayurveda is a preventative holistic practice originating in India that is over 5,000 years old. The lifestyle includes meditation, yoga, nutrition and much more.

The Company was founded by Pamela Quinn, Certified Chopra Center Instructor in both The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and Perfect Health. Pamela has translated the ancient teachings of Ayurveda to be easy to understand and easy to incorporate into your life. Elemental OM is especially proud of it's 28 day Ayurvedic cleansing program, the Elemental Cleanse.

Our services are offered from our two studios located in the hearts of the historic districts of both Lebanon and Montgomery. The Lebanon studio, located at 46 East Mulberry, is over 100 years old. The building has been completely updated and renovated to create a serene and peaceful environment for your practice. We offer retail space to meet all of your Ayurvedic and yoga needs along with cozy places to just hang out with a good book. We even have a library where you can "check out" all the books your heart desires.

The Montgomery Studio is our new addition and the realization of a dream. We are located in a 60 year old building that was previously home to a flower shop at 9510 Montgomery Road. The building has been completely remodeled and includes 2,100 square feet of bamboo flooring, natural lighting and still carries the scent of the flowers that previously brightened people's lives there. True to our brand, we offer all the comforts of home including a place to grab a cup tea, borrow a book and snuggle up on our comfy couch. This studio's schedule has been specifically tailored to support participation in the Elemental Cleanse and to support your spiritual growth.

Our yoga studio is different than other studios you may have tried. We offer yoga for all body types and tend to get in people who are really trying to shift their minds to a peaceful place and their bodies to a healthier place of comfort. You will find lots of New to Yoga, Gentle Yoga and meditation on our schedule. We have stacked our schedule on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays so that you can make a whole night of healing for yourself. Come for a class focused on movement and stay for the next class focused on spirit.

Once you become part of the studio, it is inevitable that you will begin the study of Ayurveda. We make it fun and simple. You will learn that you are linked directly to nature and that you are made of some unique combination of the Earth's elements. You will begin to resonate in balance with the Wind, the Earth or the Fire.

The Wind

When you think of the Wind element in your body or mind, you have only to think of a leaf blowing on the fall breeze. The leaf itself is dry, brittle and fragile. The fall breeze is cool, crisp and light. It is erratic and undisciplined with no apparent logic, purpose or reason. It brings freshness, energy and a feeling of something exciting to come. The Wind in your mind is your thoughts. It is the gift of creativity and inspiration. The Wind in your body is the force of movement; talking, swallowing and eliminating. The Wind creates a person with a thin frame, irregular eating habits & quick speech. It creates a creative person with invigorating speech and an energetic and adaptable mind.

The Fire

When you think of the Fire element in your body or mind, you have only to think of a bonfire. The bonfire is hot, bright and pungent. The fire can flare up quickly to amazing intensity and then settle abruptly. The fire transforms all that it consumes. It radiates power, force and energy. The Fire in your mind is your ability to process emotions and ideas. It is the gift of discernment. The Fire in your body is the force of transformation; digestion, fighting infection and sight. The Fire creates a person with a strong build, strong digestion & precise speech. It creates a bright and warm person full of charm with high intelligence and good discrimination.

The Earth

When you think of the Earth element in your body or mind, you have only to think of a boulder sitting in a cool forest covered in moss. The boulder is heavy, dense and cool. It is strong, stable and inert. The boulder does not change quickly. It sits calmly through the shifting of the forest. The Earth in your mind is your ability to remember and feelings of compassion and understanding. It is the gift of love. The Earth in your body is stable, lubricating and predictable. The Earth creates a person who is heavyset with pore less smooth skin. It creates an easygoing, thoughtful and caring person that is devoted and loving.

Come join us for a month's unlimited pass and bring your body and mind to balance.

Can you be a hard ass and a yogi?

I'm a hard ass. Just ask my mom. I'd like to blame it on a hard ass father or a nasty Saturn placement (conjunct Venus in the 2nd house...ouchie), but I think there must be more to it than that. (Think HUGE personality flaw here).


Today I got on my nerves. You see the Grand Opening Party of Montgomery is tomorrow night. That's kind of a big deal for me. I've worked my A## off for the past two months...think 16 hour days...7 days a week...1 inch long hair on my legs....On top of all of that, I've got my sales tax reconciled and filed, I paid my bills, my kid is performing a solo in the jazz concert tonight at school and I'm cooking yummy Ayurvedic dishes for the party...which I love to do... so I should be buzzing around like a butterfly.


I'm not. I'm thinking about all the stuff that I have to do. I'm thinking about how far I have to go to succeed in this ridiculous industry of spiritual health to pay my mortgage. Energy is zapped. Total zero. I've meditated twice today. I'm now taking Ashwagandha. I'm practicing my yoga, but I realize that I'm lacking joy. I know I will come back to balance with a little effort, but I'm tired. It's that simple. I'm just tired. All the extras of life have become hard (including listening to a glorious 11 year old girl tell me about her day)...shame on me.


Oddly, 95% of my cleansing participants who started with me on Tuesday are Fire Imbalance (pitta high) due to work. (I love the universe..it always sends me what I need). Bam! Just like that...in your face...how are you going to tell these people how to balance if you are not solving this problem on your own.


Back to me the hard ass...I'm always telling to do your work. Yoga, meditate, pray, make good food choices. You know what I forget to tell you? Do your work with joy. There are 24 hours in a day (less after the earthquake in Chile this summer that knocked our axis out of whack). That's it. If you live to be 90 you will have about 800,000 hours of life. It just doesn't seem like much. Further, I don't remember most of the hours I've already had. Why on earth wouldn't I have some joy in this moment. Dusk, doggies at my feet, kitchen smells heavenly, daughter laughing in the background...gratitude. peaceful. sweet. gratitude. Get er done (God said). I'm gettin er done.


A subtle shift. I still got a ton of sh#t to do. It will get done. It will get done with a smile...or else I won't do it. (that's my new deal with the Universe).


My message is still the same. Do your work. I'm first hand realizing too, that if you drive yourself so hard out of balance, it IS work to come back. Do your work...with joy. I'm coming back! Join me in a life of sanity. (sorry...I meant total insanity..it's more fun)

Where are we? Me? Us?

It’s early and I’m sitting on the rug of the new Montgomery Studio. We don’t have much seating yet, but I plan to go this weekend and get us a sage green sectional to hang out on. The walls and check in counter come this Sunday. I rushed in here because I was so excited to see if anyone attended slow flow with Stacy or Kundalini with Andrea. We had 5 people....awesome. The word will slowly get out. We are having a “soft opening”. I’m doing that because I want to make sure all the kinks are out and all the fixtures are in before the “grand event”. (2/25...mark your calendar).


Sitting here, I realize that I have spent the last month and 1/2 in a frenzy working 16 hours a day. I like to work so I will tell you that its been fun and that I don’t mind, but now that it’s winding down, I’m tired. There needs to be a balance of work and play. With the exception of catching up on bills and accounting, this weekend is play. Teaching, practicing, meditating, decorating and shopping. I can’t wait for today. I guess that’s why I’m here so early.


In my frenzy, I haven’t really kept any of you posted so here is an update:


Cancer Scare:

It’s all good. Negative on the biopsy. I go back in a couple more months. I’m grateful for that experience. It truly lit a fire under me to get things going in a big way (hence the 16 hour days and the frenzy of activity). I’m taking better care of my body and resting more too. This week I double my meditations and my yoga. I find I'm in an "odd" place with my intentions. I can only intend to meditate and pray more for clarity. Sometimes that happens. I'm actively seeking involvement with the Cancer Society. If I don't hear back soon, I'm going to develop a cleansing program for Cancer. Thank you all for your kindness and concern. It meant so much to me.


Red Bank:

This has been a bit of a painful process. I will not be moving forward with Red Bank. Some of my “occupancy” concerns have come to fruition and my landlord is refusing to put in some safety measures that are required by code. I’ve invested heavily in decorations, fixtures and hard physical labor, so I’ve been tempted to just keep paying for all the things that “pop” up. Unfortunately the terms of my lease require that the landlord do it and it’s simply getting to the stage where I am being taken advantage of. Red Bank was always a 1 year solution for me to reach deeper into Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky with my cleansing program. The space was going to be super cute when I was done, but I suppose it wasn’t perfect.


Montgomery is perfect. It has that “magical” quality that Lebanon has as well. It all worked out in the end and the financial loss is simply something to let go of. My ego is bruised a bit and I’ve disappointed some yogis who wanted us closer to them, so that hurts a bit. It’s good to know that my ego is still intact and that I have yogis in Cinci thought! The third studio will come. I need a trilogy.....Fire (Lebanon), Earth (Montgomery) and Wind (some awesome old neglected building close to Cinci).


Lebanon:

There’s a wee bit of concern for Lebanon as attendance at our classes has diminished. We are in a rebuilding stage there. The loss of one of our regular instructors has been felt as some of her biggest fans have either quit their practice or are going elsewhere. There’s gossip that another studio is being planned in Lebanon. It doesn’t really matter. We will simply keep doing what we do which is to provide a haven for healing. I’ve always intended that Lebanon become a donation studio and I am working hard toward that. Just keep coming and think wonderful thoughts when you are there.


I’m committed to Lebanon. I’m very attached to that space. Most don’t realize that the construction and creation of that space is what got me through my biggest life change...divorce. The first summer of my divorce, I went to that poor sad building every single day and physically worked to rehab it. It was my rehab. The exposed brick walls that we love were done with a hammer, by me...alone. It took about two months to hammer and chisel off the horse hair plaster that covered those walls. Every swing of the hammer chiseled away at that poor neglected building and at my poor neglected heart.


Sometimes when I am alone in the studio I simply lean my head against the wall upstairs and remember. I remember all that I’ve been through, how far I've come and how far I have to go. When I look at the yoga room I think about all the things I’ve learned that I want to teach and all the things I have to learn that my yogis are teaching me. Something magical lives there and you feel it the minute you walk through our sunny door.


Special Requests:

I have a few requests.

• Bring a friend to your practice.
• Help me get the word out in Lebanon and Cincinnati. Forward my emails.
• Sign up for some of the workshops....we have an amazing line up.
• Try something new.
• I’m building a library in Montgomery just like in Lebanon. We have 1 book. Please donate any health, healing or spiritual books that you are done with. Others will really appreciate it.
• We are running a special..... $40 for a 30 day unlimited pass. It’s online. If you have a pass in the box (not unlimited) we will set it aside for you and you can go back to it.
• Practice more yoga. 2 - 3 times per week.
• This Sunday in Montgomery is the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success ($20 donation). Please come and enjoy and check out our new space.

Blessings! Pamela

Every HUGE success includes a HUGE break

I've been working on the Montgomery Space for the past week preparing for our opening on February 6th. Honestly, there's not a lot to do there. It's already gorgeous.

The floors are bamboo, the walls are light yellow and we have 2,100 square feet of open space to play in. For perspective, Lebanon is around 700 super narrow square feet. 700 square feet will happily fit 15 yogis.

I've had the opportunity to hang out there a bit and meditate in the space. The energy is very grounding. When you sit still, a soft warm energy comes to you...it finds you. I was a little concerned that the cars on Montgomery would bother me, but they are actually quite soothing. It's like you have walked into a cocoon....another world...and the cars outside remind you that you are missing nothing. It's so quiet. I don't want to use the word "smug", but I do feel "smug" knowing that I'm sitting in a haven and those people are flying by and they have no idea what's waiting for them.

I want them to come in. I want the studio to fill up with yogis, but I have so enjoyed my solitude there. Absolute peace. Oddly, I don't even have that winding up feeling that my Vata head gets when I'm planning something. There's just a sense of calm and simple peace.

I feel so blessed. I feel like Spirit held this space for us. Our landlord's name is Sid. He's 86 and lives in Florida. When he remodeled to attract a new tenant, he left it up to his real estate agent. She's a yogi...hence the bamboo floor. Sid refused to rent to every offer he had for the space over the past year. He didn't like their business concepts. The place has sat empty.

I told Sid that I was a bit scared to pay so much for premium space in Montgomery given that Yoga Connection closed and to be perfectly honest, yoga is a tenuous business. He dropped my rent by 1/3 and gave me 6 months out for the next 2 years. He's giving us a chance...a huge break...an unbelievable opportunity.

I've been reading Deepak's book, "The Soul of Leadership". In his book, Deepak says that every success story...every HUGE success story...starts with coincidence and ends with a HUGE break. Thank you God, Yogis, Lebanon and now Montgomery for this huge break. EOM will serve you well.

The Gift of a Snow Day

I am so grateful today for this "snow day" we are having here in Cincinnati. My Thursday cleansing participants were supposed to start today, but we've postponed to next week. I know they were eager to start, so I feel a little bad about it, but there is divine timing to everything...especially a Spiritual cleanse.


Because I knew they were excited, I sent them things to start doing this week to jumpstart the program. As I wrote some simple things to try, it made me realize that everyone should start doing some of these simple things. What else do you have to do? Your not going anywhere.


Snowed In:
Create a sacred space for meditation. Cover the TV with a blanket. Clear the clutter out of your bedroom, bring in your favorite comfy chair, pillow or pad. Set up a little altar with pictures of your loved ones and your family. Place a yummy candle on your altar. Drape a favorite shawl or blanket over the chair. Sit down. Close your eyes. Repeat daily.


Clean out your pantry. Throw dated items away. If it isn't organic or whole, place it up high, give it to the food pantry or toss. Commit to buying only organic and whole processed foods.


Get the clutter out of your house....the knick knacks, the extra pillows...Put them in boxes and store them. You can bring them back out as your distracted mind settles.


Find a yoga studio online within 5 miles of your work or home. Study the schedule. Make a plan so that you can get to one or two classes a week.


Google vegetarian, vegan and organic restaurants. Print out directions and maps to where they are.


Download your kindle with spiritual books, self-help books and poetry.


Go through your magazines and tear out pictures that inspire you. Tape them in your journal and write about why you like the picture...places you want to go, things you'd like to have and emotions you'd like to feel.


Play in the snow.

What will you gain when you lose?

I was watching TV the other night and Special K had a commercial. The theme was "What will you gain when you lose?". It's a good ad and I think it will really resonate with the general mainstream public. People step on scales and great messages like "poise" and "charm" pop up instead of your weight. I like special K. I like how they are trying to motivate people.

BUT, you see, the problem is........

I'm a yogi. I don't have to lose to gain. In fact, I don't have to work to lose (we are talking about the weight that they are talking about). The gain they are talking about is confidence and poise and self-esteem. BUT. I don't have to lose (weight) to have that. Confidence, poise, self-esteem and love for self don't come with weight loss. Those qualities are qualities of your soul which you already possess. Regardless of your size, regardless of your goals to look like a super model, I want you to to know that you already have poise, self-esteem and confidence.

Those qualities come from your soul. You already have those qualities regardless of your physical condition. Those qualities come from your soul. Should I repeat? Your soul couldn't give a crud how big you are. Your ego cares and of course we need to soothe that HUGE guy on many levels, but.....

You guys are so perfect. I see you (do think Avatar here). I see you. I see you. I see you. Sometimes I'm frightened by the actual beauty that I see. Every day look at yourself in the mirror just the way you are and see beauty. You are charming already. You are poised already.

God is calling....can you hear?

I stumbled upon the poem below which is by Kahil Gibran as I was trying to find something that would inspire you to come to the free meditation workshop tonight at 6 pm and to take the 7 day meditation challenge which starts this Friday at 6am!!! After reading it, I realized that if this poem can't inspire you to sit quietly and connect with God, then not I nor you nor anything can.

It is so beautiful, it simply struck me silent...for once.

A Lover's Call by Kahil Gibran

Where are you, my beloved? Are you in that little
Paradise, watering the flowers who look upon you
As infants look upon the breast of their mothers?


Or are you in your chamber where the shrine of
Virtue has been placed in your honor, and upon
Which you offer my heart and soul as sacrifice?


Or amongst the books, seeking human knowledge,
While you are replete with heavenly wisdom?


Oh companion of my soul, where are you? Are you
Praying in the temple? Or calling Nature in the
Field, haven of your dreams?


Are you in the huts of the poor, consoling the
Broken-hearted with the sweetness of your soul, and
Filling their hands with your bounty?


You are God's spirit everywhere;
You are stronger than the ages.


Do you have memory of the day we met, when the halo of
You spirit surrounded us, and the Angels of Love
Floated about, singing the praise of the soul's deed?


Do you recollect our sitting in the shade of the
Branches, sheltering ourselves from Humanity, as the ribs
Protect the divine secret of the heart from injury?


Remember you the trails and forest we walked, with hands
Joined, and our heads leaning against each other, as if
We were hiding ourselves within ourselves?


Recall you the hour I bade you farewell,
And the Maritime kiss you placed on my lips?
That kiss taught me that joining of lips in Love
Reveals heavenly secrets which the tongue cannot utter!


That kiss was introduction to a great sigh,
Like the Almighty's breath that turned earth into man.


That sigh led my way into the spiritual world,
Announcing the glory of my soul; and there
It shall perpetuate until again we meet.


I remember when you kissed me and kissed me,
With tears coursing your cheeks, and you said,
"Earthly bodies must often separate for earthly purpose,
And must live apart impelled by worldly intent.


"But the spirit remains joined safely in the hands of
Love, until death arrives and takes joined souls to God.


"Go, my beloved; Love has chosen you her delegate;
Over her, for she is Beauty who offers to her follower
The cup of the sweetness of life.
As for my own empty arms, your love shall remain my
Comforting groom; your memory, my Eternal wedding."


Where are you now, my other self? Are you awake in
The silence of the night? Let the clean breeze convey
To you my heart's every beat and affection.


Are you fondling my face in your memory? That image
Is no longer my own, for Sorrow has dropped his
Shadow on my happy countenance of the past.


Sobs have withered my eyes which reflected your beauty
And dried my lips which you sweetened with kisses.


Where are you, my beloved? Do you hear my weeping
From beyond the ocean? Do you understand my need?
Do you know the greatness of my patience?


Is there any spirit in the air capable of conveying
To you the breath of this dying youth? Is there any
Secret communication between angels that will carry to
You my complaint?


Where are you, my beautiful star? The obscurity of life
Has cast me upon its bosom; sorrow has conquered me.


Sail your smile into the air; it will reach and enliven me!
Breathe your fragrance into the air; it will sustain me!


Where are you, me beloved?
Oh, how great is Love!
And how little am I!