Julia Jonson 

Yoga Educator, E-RYT 500, TBY Yoga Creative Director, lululemon Ambassador

Julia has devoted much of her life to yoga, teaching yoga, and helping others to understand how to apply yogic philosophy to daily life. As a yoga and meditation student since 1991, Julia has completed advanced study and apprenticeship with her primary teacher, Gabriel Halpern. With more than one thousand hours of training and decades of personal experience, she is dedicated to helping the world be a better place through the ancient practice of yoga.

Andrew Gurvey

Co-owner, Yoga Teacher, Engineer

Andrew walked into his first yoga class in 2005 when he was overweight, depressed, and hopeless about life. He quickly started feeling better in his body and developing self-confidence–he was hooked! After a few years of practice and completing his teacher training in 2009, he noticed that the more he slowed down, the more he realized there was so much more to the practice than just physical exercise.

Komal Bhonagiri

Yoga Teacher, E-RYT 500

Komal was introduced to Yoga while working as a Homeopathic Physician in India in 1996. She started learning the Iyengar method of yoga with Instructor Ali Dashti from the well-known Iyengar institute of Yoga in Pune, India. Komal quickly understood the value of Yoga practice in creating wellness and the use of props for those with physical limitations.

Olga Parlov

Anitha Bellary

Yoga Teacher

Anitha believes that consistent yoga practice brings about a transformation at every level -  body, mind, and spirit. She is strongly influenced by her Indian cultural background and along with her yoga teaching, also pursues Indian scriptural studies at the Vedantic Center, Grayslake, IL.

Carole Edmark

Yoga Teacher

Carole began practicing yoga in her mid-50s after spending decades developing tight hamstrings and hip flexors. She initially added yoga to her exercise regime to gain flexibility and calm her type A personality… but now the practice means so much more to her.

Kim Hulen

Yoga Teacher

Kim has been practicing yoga for a decade. Her passion for the discipline further deepened following a significant health diagnosis in 2016. During that time, Kim discovered that yoga cultivated a sense of comfort and solace. She found that her practice time created stillness and gave her a safe place to just be. Yoga became a crucial element in restoring her to health and well-being. 

Rich Logan

Yoga Teacher

Rich Logan travels the world studying and teaching massage therapy and Yoga. He is a former faculty member of the Chicago School of Massage Therapy, The Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Rishikul Yoga, and Mathatitu Yoga Ashram. He has done hundreds of workshops, trainings and retreats internationally, guest lectured at the Auyurvedic College in Mysore, India, in Hamburg, Germany, the Sacred Valley in Peru, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, featured at Wanderlust Chicago, and Bhakti fest Midwest. 

Allie Hulen

Yoga Teacher

Allie’s yoga journey began several years ago at a time when anxiety often got the best of her. While attending her first yoga class, she experienced a reprieve from the weight and worry - a wholeness and a calming of the mind. With a consistent yoga practice, the physical benefits of asana were wonderful, but it was the benefits in mental and emotional health that made yoga so empowering.

Tyadg McGauley

Meditation Teacher

Tyadg is a former professional hockey player who was introduced to meditation through Sports Psychology at a young age. This practice ended up changing the course of his life to the point where he retired mid-career to live in an ashram in Northern Canada. He has since worked with and taught meditation to various groups including at-risk youth, Indigenous Nations, professional hockey players, and other high-level athletes.

Jax Labayen

Yoga Teacher

Jax was introduced to Bikram yoga in 2007. Although, she found her most important life lesson years later in Restorative yoga. That life lesson was the importance of slowing down and relaxing. She infuses restorative elements in each class and always creates a restful space for students. Jax is a strong advocate of mental health and stays current on research that provides evidence that yoga positively influences mental health outcomes.