The Portal - Utica

The Portal - Utica A multidimensional space for wellness, strategy, and community—founded by Chelan Vanno. It’s also home to Holistic CNY.

We offer classes, private sessions, consulting, curated events, and memberships.

Another incredible and inspiring event! I’m so proud of how this community keeps showing in big ways! 2026 is already ...
11/18/2025

Another incredible and inspiring event! I’m so proud of how this community keeps showing in big ways! 2026 is already looking amazing. If you want help bringing your vision to life - reach out! Help spread the word by sharing our page and engaging with our community. We can’t do it without all of you! So much gratitude! 💜💚

November at The Portal is far from over. ✨ This week we dive deep with Undone (11/20) — an immersive evening of movement...
11/18/2025

November at The Portal is far from over. ✨

This week we dive deep with Undone (11/20) — an immersive evening of movement, music, and release with Chelan Vanno

Then reconnect to your body and breath during Mindful Yoga with Alanna Bomb (11/22), and close the month in resonance with Gong & Gather (11/30) — our signature multi-instrument sound immersion under the golden glow of The Vessel.

And just wait until next month...

A Burlesque Showcase unlike anything Utica’s seen with Cleo Quipid.

Women & Wealth Summit — a half-day immersion into value, voice, and vibration with Pam Denton

Plus new experiences, artists, and collaborations coming all winter long.

Reserve your spot now: www.theportalutica.com/attend

Feel the frequency.
Step through The Portal. ✨

11/18/2025

This is what my life feels like when I stay in flow:

People reach out at the right moment.

Ideas arrive fully formed.

The right collaborators show up without searching.

And the “yeses” come with clarity and ease.

It’s not magic — it’s alignment.

It’s what happens when your nervous system, purpose, intuition, and creativity are moving in the same direction.

This season feels like flow.
And the momentum is real.

Stay tuned! New offerings at The Portal are emerging in ways I couldn’t have planned… but definitely invited.

11/17/2025

Last night was pure magic — golden light, mindful sipping, sound that moved through the room, and a community choosing presence over pressure this season. ✨

Thank you to everyone who showed up, softened in, and helped us welcome the very first holiday season at The Portal. This is the energy I built this space for.

If you loved the vibe… imagine it for your own circle.

The Portal is now booking private holiday gatherings, sound journeys, team experiences, and intimate celebrations.

If you want something elevated, cozy, intentional, and totally unique email info@theportalutica.com to reserve your date.

More magic with coming soon. ❤️

11/14/2025

There’s something electric about women gathering in the morning to talk leadership, vision, and the kind of honesty that actually moves things forward.

Thank you for cohosting and leading such an inspiring conversation.

Join us next month — Friday, 12/5
Trust me… you’ll want to be in this room.

And check out (link in comments) The Women & Wealth Summit on 12/12 — a half-day immersion into the energetics of money, wealth, and your worth in the world with and

Come feel this frequency in person.

I’m not scaling a brand. I’m tuning a field.The Portal isn’t a concept — it’s an activation.And if you’re feeling the sh...
11/11/2025

I’m not scaling a brand. I’m tuning a field.

The Portal isn’t a concept — it’s an activation.

And if you’re feeling the shift…
you’re already part of it.

This isn’t business as usual. It’s the evolution of how we create, connect, and lead.

Step inside. Visit theportalutica.com/attend to see what’s next.

Tonight, we gather in sacred circle with Cari Sans — a space where women come together to release old stories, reconnect...
11/10/2025

Tonight, we gather in sacred circle with Cari Sans — a space where women come together to release old stories, reconnect with themselves, and remember what true sisterhood feels like.

Each circle is powerful in its own way — a blend of honesty, reflection, and the kind of healing that only happens in community.

If you’ve been feeling the pull, this is your sign. There’s still time to join us tonight at The Portal from 6–8 PM.

Reserve your spot at  https://www.carisans.com/calendar?fbclid=IwRlRTSAN-8MZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEenYZqva3lpKLt0F_KUne4jB-Diia9Jo4nVAyoDkeT8Tol71Lk6cwzCSULYFU_aem_9VKqmmXb1Kh-wYFsqdOGWg

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412 Main Street
Downtown Utica, NY
13501

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+13154042579

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Chelan Vanno, founder of Infinite Illumination Yoga, is a certified instructor of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. She received her certification from the Kundalini Research Institute in 2018 and has studied with some of the most renowned instructors in the country. Her lead teacher was Kartar Khalsa, who has received many honors, including being named as the International Kundalini Yoga Teacher Association’s Teacher of the Year in 2014. She received additional instruction in sound and mantra from internationally known recording artist Sat Purkh Kaur Khalsa, and training in posture and alignment from Siri Sat Kaur, founder of Kundalini Yatras Inc.

As a mother and business professional, Chelan was in search of a way to find balance and peace in her life. In an attempt to overcome some personal struggles, she attended a wellness retreat in 2017 that featured Kundalini Yoga. The experience had a profound impact and inspired her to dive deep into its practices and spiritual principles. The transformational shifts this evoked, led to an undeniable need to share the benefits of Kundalini Yoga with others.

She now finds fulfillment and joy in enlightening her own students on these ancient practices, sharing techniques that can be used in everyday life to release stress, find emotional balance and awaken intuition. Her classes, which consist of breathing techniques, physical practices and mantra meditation, are aimed at building physical vitality and expanding consciousness.