Chi-Town
Shakti is the Chicago home of the Shambhava School of Yoga
“You
need to be able to dive into your own heart and find that
place of deep, deep nourishment inside. And then you get
happy for no reason. Sometimes you think there is a reason,
but there is no reason. It is your natural state! Inside,
all the time, that happiness exists, just as the sun is up
there radiating all the time, whether we see it or we don’t
see it, whether it is cloudy or whether it is night time.
In the same way, divine consciousness is inside of us
radiating all the time, whether we are depressed or
happy,whether we are sick or healthy. If you look for it,
you will find it. The purpose of a spiritual practice is to
help you find that divine consciousness
within.”
-H.H.
Rishi Maha Mandaleshwar Sri
Shambhavananda
Chi-Town Shakti is committed to bringing the peace and
serenity of Shambhava Yoga right into the heart of the
windy city. We endeavor to share with our students all the
possibilities that living a yogic life can bring to their
urban experience. Our goal is to create a yogic environment
with depth and expansiveness, one that encourages
exploration and positive experimentation. We offer yoga
teacher trainings as part of the Shambhava School of Yoga.
As a yoga center we honor the teachings of the Shambhava
School, its founder, Rishi Mahamandaleshwar Sri
Shambhavananda, and his lineage of teachers. We attempt to
offer programs and classes that are derived from or
harmonious with the Shambhava School.
The fundamentals of Shambhava asana practice center on
safety, biomechanical alignment, personal exploration on
the part of the student, and generating deeper internal
awareness. We teach a balancing form of hatha yoga that
starts from a deep relationship with the breath. We work
with classical asanas that can be integrated into the
teacher's own creative style of yoga class. Students learn
to move consciously with the breath to unlock tightness and
restricted holding patterns. We give students tools to
integrate asana practice with a regular meditation
practice. Shambhava hatha yoga encourages the development
of inner awareness and a connection with the flow of subtle
energy within to create inner balance. Our pranayama, hatha
yoga and meditation techniques are meant to help students
open to the flow of subtle inner energy in a gentle and
natural way.
Whether you are drawn to the practice of Yoga for fitness
and health benefits, or as a means of self-realization, we
are here to support you along your yogic
path.
