The Lab - Yoga Chicago

Welcome Carrie M ! Join her on Wednesdays at 6PM starting next week (10/7)🧘🏽‍♀️

Carrie designs her classes with the hope of helping students move their body in new ways, breaking patterns and encouraging curiosity, leaving room for you to make the practice your own.

She draws inspiration from all sorts of places - restorative yoga, dance, resistance training, physical therapy, pilates, mobility, etc. Her sequences link pose to pose with a rhythm that’s both strengthening and soothing.

Every class is built to be accessible and give you something to carry with you after class: strength, ease, and a body that feels a little more possible.

Book your spot with the link in our bio, on our website, or on the Union app!
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You can join Chris Gilmore for the last session of the Inversion Series tonight at 6PM!

Explore movement patterns, building stability, and increasing overall range of motion with Jim Bennitt on October 25 at 2pm

This Functional Strength & Mobility workshop will focus on how the body can move optimally.

Book your spot on Union app or on our website |$45

Ease into the fall season with these weekend classes!

SATURDAY
• 8:15 am - All Levels w/ Carrie M
• 10am - All Levels w/ minamultack
• 12pm - All Levels w/ Marci DiVerde

SUNDAY
• 8:15am - All Levels w/ Sheridan O’Brien
• 10am - Intermediate w/ Chris Gilmore
• 12pm - Slow Flow w/ Carrie M
• 4:30pm - Making Slow Connections Pop-Up w/ Joanne Barrett
• 6:15pm - Guided Breathwork w/ Ashley LaMontagne

Save your spot on our website or through the Union app🍂

💫 We’re exactly three weeks away from the start of our 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training at The Lab!

We’re honored to welcome back Nicole Belica | Yoga Teacher to lead this year’s prenatal and postnatal yoga module. We can’t wait for her to share her expertise and experience with our incoming group!

Ready to deepen your practice and become a yoga teacher? Interested in joining us just for Nicole’s module? DM us to learn more!

Nicole’s Bio:

My journey to yoga did not take a linear path. My love for fitness and movement started at a very young age and evolved over the years. Some of my phases and cycles included tennis, running, weight training, biking … basically anything to keep my heart pumping and body strong.

While working and living abroad in Southeast Asia, I discovered the beautiful practice of yoga. In a small gym studio, with an instructor that barely spoke English, I was introduced to the sacred practice of Ashtanga. I was hooked. That is where the certifications, workshops and learning began. Upon returning to the United States, I transitioned into a corporate role for some time, but I still continued my study of yoga. In 2014, I decided to leave the corporate setting to teach yoga full time. Since then I have pursued areas of speciality in prenatal yoga, doula/birth work, nidra as well as trauma-informed practices. I have had the honor of facilitating Yoga Teacher Training programs throughout the years, along with mentoring new teachers. All these areas have influenced my teaching.

For me, the yoking of the body, mind and spirit is the most profound element to the practice of yoga. Because of the link that yoga promotes, it has become a source of stability during the constant changes that are a part of life. It is from this place of stability that I was able to evolve and develop, which is why I am so passionate about sharing this practice with others. I am so excited to be guiding the transformative practice of yoga with new and experienced practitioners alike.

This Sunday (9/27) at 4:30pm join Joanne Barrett for Making Connections: Soft & Slow Movement 🧘🏽‍♀️

This movement class invites you to explore various ways of connecting with yourself through experiential anatomy, movement qualities, and slowing down to feel sensation.

Drop-ins, class packages, and ClassPass accepted!

🍁 Summer only has a few days left! Changing colors, sweater weather and indoor yoga season are on the horizon!

We are excited to welcome Marci DiVerde to the Lab teaching family! You can practice with her for the first time at the Lab tomorrow at 10am when she fills in for Wade Yoga 💫

🍁 Marci completed her first yoga teacher training in February 2011. In 2014, she continued her studies with Gopi Om (Nicole Sopko), a disciple of legendary yogi Sri Dharma Mittra, deepening her understanding of the traditional eight-limbed path of yoga and its teachings both on and off the mat.

In 2024, Marci fulfilled a years long dream by beginning her 500-hour certification with Sri Dharma Mittra in New York City, completing her training in 2025. She continues to embrace every opportunity to learn and grow as both a teacher and a forever student of yoga.

Marci strives to create classes that are fun, dynamic, and rooted in the traditional practice of yoga. Count on options to meet every level from beginner to advanced, pranayama, and lots of opportunities for inversions in Marci’s class. Her classes will challenge you physically, but her ultimate goal is simple: that every student leaves feeling better than when they walked through the door.

🍁 Saturday Schedule

815am All Levels
Grace 🪷 Chicago-based HAES Dietitian and yogini

10am All Levels
Marci DiVerde

12pm All Levels
minamultack

🍁 Fall is only a few days away, and we’re looking forward to vibrant colors, sweater weather, and more time on our mats. Join minamultack the next three Saturdays at 10am for 90-minute All Levels classes and set your tone for the season ahead. Link in bio to register.

🍁 Weekend Schedule

Friday
8:30am All Levels — Joanne Barrett
12pm All Levels — Sheridan O’Brien
5:30pm All Levels — Eileen Wang

Saturday
8:30am All Levels — Grace 🪷 Chicago-based HAES Dietitian and yogini
10am All Levels — minamultack
12pm All Levels — Marci DiVerde

Sunday
8:30am All Levels — Sheridan O’Brien
10am Intermediate — Chris Gilmore
4pm Seasonal Rhythms: Art of the Pivot — Karla Huffman Mónica Casanova, PKT, ERYT,CMT | Ayurvedic Practitioner
6pm Guided Breathwork — Ashley LaMontagne

Jim Bennitt is back in studio on Sunday, October 25th at 2:00PM for Functional Strength & Mobility!

Join Jim for a session focused on improving movement patterns, building stability, and increasing overall range of motion.

Book your spot online or via the Union app | $45

On Tuesday, Sept. 22nd and Sept. 29 at 6:00pm, join Colton Ksiazek for an All Levels yoga class!

Colton’s teaching style is centered around strong, intentional movement, great music, and creating a room where people feel comfortable showing up exactly as they are.

Expect thoughtful sequencing, a good sweat, and plenty of encouragement along the way.

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Meet Colton:

Colton is a yoga instructor who believes yoga should feel challenging, energizing, and fun. He started teaching because he thought yoga could feel intimidating to the average Joe. 

For Colton, yoga is as much about connection and community as it is about the physical practice. 

Reserve your spot with the link in our bio!

September 27 at 4:30pm • Making Connections: Soft & Slow Movement with Joanne Barrett

This movement class invites you to explore various ways of connecting with yourself through experiential anatomy, movement qualities, and slowing down to feel sensation.

The session will include:
- Shaking: A practice to release, reset, and support heart health.
- Breath Initiation: Using breath to move through space, building proprioception and group connection.
- Partner Movements: Integrated exercises to explore the balance between stability and mobility.
- Movement Qualities: An exploration of swing, flow, and spiral.

This “feel-good” class is designed for everyone, with a focus on prioritizing sensation over specific goals. No yoga mats are required.

Drop-ins, Class Packages, and ClassPass accepted🪷