GET TO KNOW YENDIS
the whole self. for yourself.
Our "whole self. for yourself." approach applies to our business, practitioners, and clients. We want to see all areas of life be healthy, well, and thrive.
OUR APPROACH
We provide a supportive, encouraging, and collaborative environment for health and wellness practitioners to own their businesses using tools that will help them grow and serve clients.
At Yendis Wellness Studios, we believe in a holistic approach to wellness and health. We believe that having access to interdisciplinary practitioners available addresses the whole self, for yourself. A whole self approach allows practitioners to collaborate with each other to foster a broader view of health in one place.
Ultimately, we want the practitioner to be successful in their business and clients to be well served because they come to Yendis Wellness Studios.
OUR STORY
In 1991, Sidney Gaskins wrote the vision for a singular place where individuals could address multiple areas of life without leaving the building in a composition book as an ode to her grandfather and great-grandmother, then, tucked it away. Why those two? Her grandmother lived a life committed to family and community service, and her grandfather was an influence in focus, dedication, and achievement. Their lives were touched by health challenges such as breast cancer, Alzheimer's, high blood pressure, and strokes. Over time different aspects of the vision were added but it was never forgotten.
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While completing her hours for licensure as a professional counselor in Texas, Sidney Gaskins decided to look for a place to lead yoga classes and found The Health Collective in Dallas, Texas. Upon speaking with the founder it was clear that it was a version of what she wanted in addressing health holistically in one place while creating community. After spending three years at The Health Collective building a private counseling practice, it was time to begin a new chapter in southern Illinois.
Yendis Wellness Studios was established in 2022 to focus on providing a place for health practitioners to have their own business studio in a community of practitioners with whom they can collaborate. At the same time, Yendis Wellness Studios is a place for individuals to receive health and wellness support from an interdisciplinary group from massage therapists and counselors to financial professionals and acupuncturists.
The vision for Yendis Wellness Studios is to provide spaces for the whole self, for yourself to be cared for. This means making business-building tools, education, support, and a culture that is welcoming to all as well as a foundation for growth, creativity, and community.
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OUR MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES
Our mission is to create a welcoming , supportive environment that inspires wellness and health practitioners to pursue their dreams, collaborate, and grow personally as well as professionally.
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Our vision is to be the premiere one stop place for wellness and health professionals to build businesses serving their clientele and community while fundamentally shifting the way wellness and health are provided.
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Yendis Wellness Studios is founded on five core values: community, collaboration, empowerment, support, and welcoming. We foster an environment that makes these five values available to all who enter. We value being a community for practitioners and clientele. Fostering community is an avenue to develop interdisciplinary collaborations between practitioners empowering each in their practice. We value supporting each practitioner in their business, believing this makes a difference in their life as well as the lives of their clients. We value having an environment that welcomes all people and allows them to care for the whole self, for yourself to be their best self.
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