Jill Glavan Discovered the joy of Yoga 5 years ago after pursuing many avenues of heath and fitness. An avid runner and weightlifter she discovered the many benefits that yoga can offer the body and mind though Laurie's inspirational classes.

           She has taken teacher training courses with Shiva Rea and has studied with Seane Corn, Andrey Lappa, Desiree Rumbaugh, Paul Waitz and Gabriel Holpern of the Yoga Circle. She continues to learn and grow by attending workshops and seminars offered in Chicago and the surrounding area.

          A former school teacher, Jill has a B.A. in Elementary education. and a M.A. in Reading education. she is married and is the Mother of Jake, a student at the Univ. of IL and Ally a Senior in High School. Jill thoroughly enjoys teaching others the beauty and joys of Yoga and particularly enjoys teaching "Vinyasa" where the breath can fully unite the body and the mind.

Heather Malner - Coming Soon

April Storms - Coming Soon

Lori Close - Lori took her first yoga class in 1997 and immediately fell in love with the practice and realized it was the missing link in her health and fitness regimen.  Soon after that first class she started to study the practice of Hatha Yoga. In 1999 Lori received her initial certification from AAAI/ISMA in hatha Yoga and began teaching and sharing her knowledge with students.  She has studied with Master yoga practitioners; David Swenson, Shiva Rea, Desiree Rumbaugh, Seane Corne and Rodney Yee.  Currently she is continuing her education with Moksha Yoga of Chicago. 

Lori has two grown children, Kristina and Jeremy who both share an interest in health and fitness.  Lori has been a certified group fitness instructor since 1984 and has always had a passion for health and fitness. 

Wendy Edmiston - Coming Soon

Chris Baxter - has been studying Yoga since 1997. After a car accident, chiropractic care and disillusioned perception of his personal health and day-to-day habits lead him to begin the balances of health and lifestyle.

 In January of 2000, Chris traveled to India and Sri Lanka. India brought Chris to newer realms of the enchanted spirit of yoga. The year he spent experiencing the depth of Indian humanities, arts, saddus and strangers, has forever changed him. Part of his spirit remains in India. After visits to the beauty of S.E. Asia and Indonesia, the summer of 2002 brought him back to America. Chris says, “Traveling and traveling with another is hard work. The rewards come threefold… you end up really knowing yourself and your partner.”

When he is not teaching yoga yoga, Chris works on a variety of healing arts; music, trance painting, therapeutic yoga, vippasana meditation and even dips into the world of tarot.

Galey Kielian - Galey believes the ability to keep the mind and breath focused in the simplest of postures, is the truth of yoga.  She came to the yoga mat about seven years ago to heal from a running injury and discovered a new way of life. 

 Galey is certified through the Chicago Yoga Studio under Suddha Weixler which included Anatomy & Physiology with Yin Master Paul Grilley. She is Currently enrolled in Level 2 Teacher Training and is also certified through the Yogafit Teacher Training Program.  She has studied under Sarah Powers in Chicago and California for yoga and meditation. and attends workshops in the Chicago area. 

In October 2007 she will began a Mindfulness Yoga & Meditation Training at Spirit Rock, California, A first of its kind program, uniting yoga, Vipassana meditation and Patanjali's Classical Yoga System.  Galey especially enjoys helping students become aware of the Mind/Body/Breath connection. She encourages students to realize that wherever they are in their poses, is their perfect place.

Steve Alling -  Steve has been  practicing yoga for over 2 years and has been practicing meditation for over 10 years. Steve started practicing meditation to help with skydiving and with the stress of his job, as a 18-wheel truck driver.

Steve is a  Reiki Practitioner and a Tibetan bowl Healer. Steve believes that in this world of 14 hour days and nonstop deadlines, there need's to be time to give your mind and body a break. One needs to learn to "Let go". His favorite author J.R.R. Tolkien said," All you can do is use the time that is given to you."

When Steve is not at the studio, you can find him driving his truck during the week, playing computer games on the weekends and in the warm months you will find him skydiving  with his friends. Steve was on the skydiving  World Record team in 1998 and 2000 setting the World Record for the larges freefall formation, of 246 people.