- Public Notice -
Rosemarie Elenis Trademark Infringement

YOGABODY®, Yoga Teachers College®, and the Yoga Trapeze® are registered trademarks of YOGABODY Naturals LLC.

I continue to get questions about Rosie and YOGABODY360, so I thought it best if I simply publish here to let you know what is happening. As many of you know, YOGABODY and the Yoga Teachers College are my life's work.

It's impossible to articulate how hard I've worked to build these companies and how much they mean to me. It's been the greatest challenge and greatest reward of my life. I've learned that when you build something nice, people try to take it from you, and unfortunately, this happens to me about once per year, this time with a graduate, Rosemarie Elenis.

On personal level, Rosie is a great person, someone I previously considered a friend. I've met her entire family, and they are just lovely people. Why is she doing this? I truly have no idea. We've never had any conflicts or problems, quite the opposite, I've been a supporter and champion for her since the start.

I'm sharing this with you for two reasons (1) to explain why there are two studios in New Jersey called "YOGABODY" that have nothing to do with me, and (2) to simply clear the air about what should not be an issue at all.

Here are the facts of what happened:

  • Roesmarie Elenis is a graduate of the Yoga Teachers College
  • Elenis signed two brand use agreements with YOGABODY that explicitly outline our trademark policies and rights (these are public records available up on request)
  • Elenis ignored USA and New Jersey trademark laws and broke both her contracts with YOGABODY
  • To date, Elenis has registered a YOGABODY-branded LLC in New Jersey, registered a YOGABODY-branded URL, opened two retail YOGABODY-branded studios in New Jersey, and attempted to register two YOGABODY-branded trademarks in the United States
  • Elenis was a always a wonderful student and a pleasure to work with, so until July 2020, YOGABODY assumed her actions were accidental and never in bad faith
  • Since July 2020, YOGABODY has attempted to find an amicable resolution, the only stipulation being that our trademark, company, and work be respected as is legal and fair in New Jersey, the United States, and in the dozens of countries where we operate and have registered marks
  • Elenis has failed to present any type of solution, and instead continues to actively infringe upon our trademark, so we have to assume bad faith
  • YOGABODY is in the midst of legal action on the federal and state level to resolve this through the judiciary system
  • This is an extremely unfortunate situation, Elenis’ motives are unclear but we have to assume she’s acting maliciously and in bad faith
  • For questions or concerns, please email support@yogabody.com