Our Mission:
To wake everyone up to their higher self. And support the higher self through elevated community.
Our Vision:
We at
Urban Yoga Chicago (UYC) are creating access to a concentrated form of yoga & meditation practice that can be done for few minutes or hours (because sometimes, we don't want it to end). It can be done at one's desk, in the public bathroom, on the plane,
as well as on the yoga mat, and is easily shared. We envision a community of wildly self-initiated leaders of their own lives who are viral w/o even trying- they can't help it; they inspire others with their radiance. We are working towards that day when everyone
is drinking this kool-aid. Ahem. Yogi Tea.
What We Do:
Chanting is central to Kundalini Yoga, the "yoga of awareness." It cleanses the body from stress and strengthens the nervous system, leaving you lighter, energized and happier. UYCs ongoing collective meditations, pop-up Kundalini Yoga classes and chanting
flash mobs are a movable feast - our "studio" is the city of Chicago (like the Metra's North line, Las Manos Art Gallery, the totem pole at Recreation Drive off Chicago's LSD, beaches, homes and various yoga studios)- that will get people buzzed and souls
nourished without the hangover and inappropriate "Mad Men" moments.
What's Next:
Next up: teacher training! Because those who are hooked want to delve deeper. This program doesn't just create teachers. It creates leaders-of-their-own-lives. Which creates leaders. Period. We are creating a legacy by offering our first KRI
certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training. Our program involves 4 powerful, dedicated and heart-centered teacher trainers from Chicago, North Carolina, Minneapolis and New Mexico, 2 wicked mentors from Chicago & Evanston and one amazing yoga studio: Sat Nam
Yoga in Chicago's West Loop.
How You Can Help:
We are asking for scholarship funds to make this accessible for everyone.
Why It Matters:
Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training creates more that yoga teachers, it creates leaders. Our program is more than about perfecting postures and learning sequences, it is about building the foundation for the self. For those who are looking for lifetime access
to tools that are centering and strengthening, that activate the body's healing capacities, help us connect with flow and abundance and help us create a sense of peace in our lives, this training offeres it.
How does this program differ from other self-improvement courses? It helps us feel it in our bodies in the moment, experientially, not intellectually. How much do we know on an intellecutal level that we haven't figured out how to put into
action? We connect with ourselves and act in alignment with who we are. We de-stress and expand by balancing the hormones and nerves. We become strong, disciplined and powerful so that our thoughts serve us and our highest purpose. We become leaders of
our own lives and when we become leaders in our own lives, we become leaders purely by inspiration. We can't help but radiate life force and help others to do the same. This kind of leadership changes the world.
Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training offers this kind of leadership training. How can we deny those who are ready?
To learn more about UYC, please check out our
website.
