Meditation Classes in Chicago, IL

With our busy, ever changing world filled with high-speed technology and stress, focusing on self-care is more important than ever. Meditation is a tool that has been used for thousands of years to calm the mind, reduce stress and provide more focus, awareness and clarity in life. Join General Assembly Chicago and learn some basics of meditation...

Join us for an introductory outdoor yoga session to welcome the Fall season.  Located on The Conservation Foundation’s McDonald farm, an historic farmstead in Naperville with an edible forest garden, we will move through vinyasa, pranayama, meditation, and craft an herbal tea. Nature connection and a mindfulness practice for regeneration and...

Do you have high blood pressure or are you taking medication for blood pressure? Have you tried to get the benefits of meditation but felt you were not doing it right? Do you want to lower your blood pressure and feel more relaxed throughout the day? If so, this class is for you! Learn some simple deep breathing and meditation techniques that have...

Enjoy a state of relaxation and reconnecting with nature through activities like breathing exercises, gentle yoga, journaling, and meditation. All are welcome. A map and supply list will be sent with your confirmation.

Walking meditation is an ancient, contemplative practice designed to encourage profound spiritual connections. Relax and renew as you slowly walk around the Great Basin, making four stops for guided meditation to focus on birth, growth, loss, and new life.  Wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes. Dress for the weather.

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. Reiki enables us to create an environment where the receiver relaxes and is ready to receive our touch. Activating Reiki flow at the beginning of a session facilitates your client’s shift from stress and tension to relaxation and openness, meaning that your...

Walking is a simple and natural way of moving. With proper technique, you can turn casual walking into power walking. Power walking is a low-impact way to improve cardiovascular endurance and total body strength. Join us on a power walk with us and burn the same amount of calories as running with less stress on your body!

Find out how your child can fill up his/her bucket with daily awareness practices and mindfulness based techniques used to regulate emotions and manage moods with healthy energy channeling. Through games and fun activities, your child can experience the energy of chakras, color, and sound.  Use affirmations, breath work, balancing exercises,...

Tai chi from the Yang style is a beautiful, slow-moving meditation in motion. This course continues with in-depth study of the Yang style for students who have completed the intermediate class and feel comfortable advancing. Some qigong exercises, such as the Eight Pieces of Brocade, will also be practiced. Class locations vary and will be held outdoors...

Tai chi from the Yang style is a beautiful, slow-moving meditation in motion. Once you are very comfortable with the foundations learned in Tai Chi for Beginners: Yang-Style, you move into the advanced beginner level. Build upon the basic Yang-Style forms and postures you learned, while continuing to receive the multiple health benefits of tai chi...

Tai chi from the Yang style is a beautiful, slow-moving meditation in motion. Further your study of the Yang form of tai chi once you feel very comfortable with the practice and movements of recommended prerequisite course: Tai Chi: Advanced Beginner Yang-Style. Class locations vary and will be held outdoors when weather permits.

Qi Gong is a type of Chinese medical exercise that can be described as “moving meditation.” It is designed to improve strength and flexibility as well as to cultivate qi, the vital energy of life. The type of qi gong that we practice together was taught to your instructor Dong Chen by her father, Grand Master Zheng Hong Chen, who used qi gong...

Qi Gong is a type of Chinese medical exercise that can be described as “moving meditation.” It is designed to improve strength and flexibility as well as to cultivate qi, the vital energy of life. The type of qi gong that we practice together was taught to your instructor Dong Chen by her father, Grand Master Zheng Hong Chen, who used qi gong...