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Yoga Studio We are a new, modern kind of yoga studio.

Tula Yoga Studio is a locally owned, independent yoga studio offering classes in Vinyasa, Gentle Yoga, as well as Yoga Basics, Prenatal and Family Yoga. We believe that unwinding, having fun and being part of a community is as important as the yoga itself; and that yoga should always be encouraging and never, ever, intimidating.

02/02/2026

💜Working from home on Fridays?
This is your permission slip to log off early and log in to your nervous system.

MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) is an 8-week in-person series based on the original program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

We’ll meet Fridays at 3pm for:
• mindfulness meditation
• gentle, accessible movement
• group discussion and reflection

It’s one of the most well-researched mindfulness programs in the world, and it’s offered in person in very few places in Chicago.

We already have a wonderful group forming and would love a few more folks to join us.

If stress has been living in your body, your sleep, your immune system, your mood, or your mind… this is for you.

Come end your week in a way that actually supports your life.
You won’t be sorry.

✨Feb 27 – April 17 | Fridays 3:00–5:30pm✨
tulayoga.net/mbsr

01/21/2026

❤️Mind, Body, Heart: Gathering the Self
This class series is an invitation to slow down, reconnect, and gently gather yourself in a time when so many of us feel scattered, tender, or overwhelmed.

✨This offering is the culmination and integration of more than five years of dedicated study, practice, and training on my part. It weaves together mindfulness meditation, somatic movement, yoga therapy, elements of MBSR, and Buddhist psychology and Dharma into one cohesive, embodied experience. Nothing flashy. Nothing performative. Just practices that support regulation, resilience, and remembering what is already here - that luminous light within us all.

(It is also a love letter to all my teachers, and also to the many teachers I’ve learned from through books, talks, and teachings offered from afar, whose wisdom has quietly shaped my practice and understanding.)

💜 I’ve created a sliding scale so this work can be accessible to all, ranging from $20 to $150 for the full series. Pay what feels aligned and supportive for you. It would truly be my honor to share this space with you if you’re longing for grounding, steadiness, and a felt sense of peace and inner light during these uncertain times. 🙏

12/05/2025

Hey friends - I heard a new corporate chain yoga studio is opening just a couple blocks away. That may feel exciting or convenient for some (and I truly believe there can be abundance for all) but it also feels like the right moment to remember that our neighborhood already has several incredible locally owned yoga/movement studios run by neighborhood people who care deeply about this community and your well-being.

As we head into January, the season when many people return to their mats or start new movement routines, I hope you’ll consider practicing at one of the beautiful local studios that have been showing up in this neighborhood over the last few years. are all heartfelt, community-rooted spaces with thoughtful teachers, diverse offerings, and a genuine sense of connection. (Forgive me if I’m missing some here)

When you choose a local studio, you’re supporting neighbors, hard-working small business owners, and the unique character of our community. 💛

So as you set your intentions for the new year, I hope you’ll roll out your mat somewhere that feels personal, warm, and grounded, a place that grows with you, not just a brand expanding into another market.

12/04/2025

Stress has become so normalized that many of us don’t realize how much it’s shaping our lives.

MBSR offers a different way of working with stress, one that is grounded in mindfulness, supported by decades of research, and designed for real life.

This 8-week program is accessible even if you’ve never done yoga or meditation before, and it’s offered only a few times per year.

We’re one of the only yoga studios in Chicago offering MBSR in person, with three session options to choose from, including a virtual format.

✨Early registration ends 12/15 and includes $50 off.✨

If your nervous system has been asking for something different this winter, this is the invitation.💕

[In-person Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in Chicago. Evidence-based, accessible, and beginner-friendly.]

10/29/2025

I’ve wrestled with this question for over 20+ years of practice, and my answer keeps changing and evolving.

There’s a lot of conversation in the yoga world about what is “real” or “traditional.” But to me, it has nothing to do with the outward shape of the body. You don’t need to be flexible, strong, or even able to move to practice yoga. Yoga is accessible to everyone, including those who live in stillness, who breathe and feel and pay attention in their own way.

True yoga is the practice of attention and intention. Attention means noticing what is happening in the mind, body, and nervous system without judgment. It’s the quiet witnessing of thoughts, sensations, and emotions as they arise and pass. (And maybe a controversial thought, but I believe that to truly cultivate attention, we must sometimes sit in silence. Whether in meditation posture or simply sitting still, silence is where we begin to truly listen & see.)

Intention means practicing with purpose, bringing awareness to how we move, how we breathe, how we think about ourselves and others. It means asking, Why am I practicing? Is it to get to know yourself more deeply, to uncover that inner light, to soften and open to what is real?

If that is your intention, then whatever you are doing on the outside, no matter how it looks, is truly yoga.

Yoga is not meant to be Instagrammable. It is an internal process, and the most meaningful parts of it can’t be captured in a picture.

What is your definition of yoga?

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10/28/2025

On Halloween night, the veil between seasons, and perhaps even worlds, feels a little thinner. It’s a time of transition, reflection, and turning inward. Instead of costumes and crowded parties, join us for an evening of deep rest and sonic exploration.

Preston will guide you on a transcendent sound journey with gongs, rain sticks, crystal bowls, and chimes, creating waves of harmony that stir the imagination, awaken emotion, and invite profound stillness. Allow the vibrations to carry you into a meditative state where you can release, restore, and renew.

✨This is Halloween reimagined: not about masks or noise, but about dissolving into sound, touching mystery, and finding peace within. ✨

10/01/2025

Fourteen years ago today… ✨

I took the biggest emotional and financial risk of my life.

I was not even a yoga teacher.
I had never run a business.

Something in my heart whispered: Open a yoga studio in Logan Square.

Over the years, this place, this community, has been everything: immense joy and deep pain, moments of rage and despair, as well as countless heart-touching, luminous moments of connection.

I am both immensely proud of myself and, at times, deeply disappointed.

Through it all, every up and down, my yoga, meditation, and mindfulness practices have been the steady thread.
They taught me what I know most deeply now: there is space for it all.
I can let the full spectrum of this journey be here.
I can balance the wins with the losses, the openings with the closings.

As Patañjali reminds us in the Yoga Sūtra (II.46),

“Sthira sukham āsanam: The seat of yoga is steady and easeful.”

This studio has been my seat, sometimes steady, mostly wobbly, but always the place where I’ve learned to show up, again and again.

Continuing to guide me are these words from the Bhagavad Gītā (II.47):

“You have a right to your actions,
but never to the fruits of your actions.”

Over these fourteen years I’ve learned to offer my work without clinging to the outcome, to trust in the unfolding.

What sustains me most is gratitude.
Gratitude for every teacher, student, staff member, and friend who has passed through our doors.
Gratitude for the way this community has held me through challenges, celebrated with me in joy, and taught me that a yoga studio is never just a business, it is a living, breathing sangha.

As we step into our fifteenth year, I hold in my heart the words of the Yoga Sūtra (I.14):

“Practice becomes firmly grounded
when it is cultivated for a long time,
without break, and with devotion.”

Thank you for being part of this long, steady cultivation.
Thank you for showing up to breathe, move, rest, and care for one another.
Thank you for being the heart of Tula.

With deep gratitude and love,
Maile

💜FREE community classes all weekend, Oct. 3-5. 💜

09/13/2025

✨Our required books for our 200-hour yoga teacher training. Starts Nov 5! 📚

New to the stack Teachers Guide to

(Books not shown - Tula’s training manual + SomaYoga guidebook)

08/25/2025

Tula’s 8th Annual Yoga Teacher Training begins this November — led by Rhiannon & Maile — two teachers with different paths, complementary strengths, and a shared passion for yoga as a living practice.

🌿 Rhiannon has been teaching yoga for over 17 years. With roots in dance, a BA in modern dance performance/choreography, and deep study in Ashtanga, Iyengar, Sivananda, Anusara, Vinyasa, Restorative, Hatha, Meditation, and Pranayama, she weaves strength, fluidity, and breath into every class. Known for creative sequencing and honoring tradition, her classes are both accessible and expansive, guiding students from foundational shapes to more adventurous explorations.

🌙 Maile (founder of Tula Yoga Studio) specializes in SomaYoga and Yoga Therapy, blending somatics with classical yoga to repattern movement, calm the nervous system, and cultivate inner stillness. Her teaching leans toward Hatha, meditation, and mindfulness, rooted in the Himalayan Tradition and enriched by her training as an MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) teacher. Slow, intentional, and trauma-sensitive, her classes emphasize awareness, interoception, and resilience.

🌀 Together, we offer a training that balances tradition and innovation, movement and stillness, strength and softness. You’ll learn the foundations of yoga philosophy, anatomy, sequencing, mindfulness, meditation & business with two distinct voices guiding you into your own.

📅 Starts November 2025
✨ Early Bird Pricing through Sept 1
📍 Tula Yoga Studio, Chicago

🌟BIPOC scholarships and payment plans are available.

✨Tula is a registered school with the Yoga Alliance.

💕Whether you feel called to teach or simply want to deepen your practice, we’d be honored to walk this path with you. 💕

04/01/2025

You’ve heard of hot yoga—now get ready to chill out with COLD Yoga! We’re cranking the studio temp down to a crisp 35°F for a class that builds true inner fire.
Expect:
• Shivering Savasana
• Snow-inspired sequencing
• Ice-cold towels and glacier breathwork

BYO-parka. Frostbite waiver required.
Only on April 1st.

03/26/2025

At our recent all day yoga and meditation retreat, I did a talk about Mudita meaning appreciative joy/sympathetic joy/altruistic joy….. meaning finding genuine joy in others’ successes and others’ happiness.

It is the antidote to envy.

In practicing with this, I’ve found that first you must find that joy within yourself - or Ānanda.

You are not broken. You don’t need fixing. You are whole. You have everything you need within yourself - to find true joy.

Join me on April 11 to remind ourselves of this through mindful movement, mantra and lots of metta. 💜

Address

2827 W Belden Avenue
Chicago, IL
60647

Telephone

+17736209945

Website

http://www.tulayoga.net/

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Our Story

In Sanskrit, TULA means “balance". We are a Vinyasa-based studio that truly believes that yoga, like most things in life, is all about Balance.

Our approach to yoga is a harmony of traditional principles & philosophy combined with modern practicalities & accessibility. We aim to create classes that are a healthy mix of playfulness and exploration, while maintaining mindfulness and respect for the origins and traditions of yoga and attention to the anatomy and alignment of the body.

We believe that through this balance, yoga can help one to develop greater self-awareness, physical strength and flexibility, resulting in an overall sense of well-being and inner peace.

We want to empower our students to find their own path through yoga, to create their own unique balance, both while on the mat at TULA and off the mat into this wild world.