LEAD TRAINER, 500 E-RYT, CYEP

Cara is owner/director of The Yoga Lounge, which she founded in 2004. Cara’s teaching style is Iyengar alignment based, gentle, meditative, flowing and therapeutic in nature. After more than 30 years of study, practice, and training, she has earned two 500-hour advanced certifications. Her first in 2010 from Prairie Yoga, studying with Lori Gaspar, and her second more recently from Prajna Yoga, as a result of her continued studies with Tias Little. She earned her original 200-hr. certification with Kim Schwartz through the Temple of Kriya Yoga, Chicago.

500-CYT, Advanced Asana & Philosophy

Rich Logan is a long-time practitioner, and teacher of yoga. After more than 10 years on the primary teaching staff at Moksha Yoga Center in Chicago, he traveled the world, both teaching and studying in India, Europe and around the world.

Rich has his roots in massage therapy, translating his knowledge of anatomy and energetics into his teaching, weaving dharma and bhakti devotional practices, including kirtan and chanting into his classes and workshops.

Gabriel Halpern remains his primary teacher, and over the years has assisted and studied with Kim Schwartz, Tias Little, Ana Forrest, Aadil Paakilvala and more. Do not miss this chance to study with this talented instructor!

500-RYT, Advanced Anatomy

Denise has been teaching since 2004 and completed her 500 hour certification at Prairie Yoga. and her 200-hour training at Kalitrea . Her interest in making yoga accessible has led her to teach classes for everyone from young children to senior citizens. The teachers who continue to have the biggest influence on her teaching style include Jill Thomas, Gabriel Halpern, Paul Grilley, Rolf Gates, and Susi Hately.

CYT-500

Jon began his training at The Yoga Lounge, and after almost 20 years of study is now a 500-hour instructor. After his introduction to yoga at The Yoga Lounge, he continued his training at Moksha Yoga Center, Chicago with Daren Friesen, Kim Wilcox and Rich Logan, and at Prajna Yoga, Santa Fe, NM with Tias Little. He continues to study with master teachers Gabriel Halpern and Tias Little.

C-IAYT, 500 E-RYT, YACEP

Lori is founder and director of Prairie Yoga and is known as a "teacher of teachers" – she developed the yoga teacher training curriculums that have trained over 700 yoga teachers in the Midwest. Her current teaching integrates natural movement to bring more strength and stability into the yoga practice. Lori is a certified yoga therapist, writes for a number of yoga publications, served on Yoga Alliance’s Ethics and Standards Advisory committees and was named by Yoga Chicago as an outstanding woman leader in Chicago’s yoga community.

BS, C-IAYT, 500 E-RYT, YACEP

Linda has practiced yoga for over 30 years and taught for 18 years. Linda is a C-IAYT yoga therapist with a 1000 hour yoga therapy certification from Yoga North and International Soma Yoga Institute. She is primary faculty for the 250 and 500 hour teacher trainings at Prairie Yoga. Linda has earned a Certificate for Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors Professional Training from Duke Integrative Medicine; is certified 500 hour by Prairie Yoga; is a Certified YogaKids® teacher; and certified Yoga for Healthy Aging teacher through Baxter Bell, MD.

500 E-RYT, YACEP

Tricia has been a teacher since 1999. She is primary faculty for Prairie Yoga’s Teacher Training programs. She has been studying with ParaYoga founder Rod Stryker since 2000 and is one of the first level 3 certified teachers in the ParaYoga tradition. ParaYoga’s mission is to touch as many lives as possible with the power and wisdom of yoga. It recognizes Yoga as an ancient tradition, capable of enriching all aspects of modern life.