Chi-Town Shakti
Yoga Acharya Bhakti White, E-RYT 500, Studio Director, Prenatal Yoga Instructor, and Pilates Mat Instructor
To read Bhakti's Blog or find out more about her go to www.getyogic.com
To read Bhakti's Blog or find out more about her go to www.getyogic.com
About Bhakti White, E-RYT 500:
Bhakti is the Director of Teacher Training at Chi-Town Shakti. She and her husband Akaram love sharing the vision for the center's growth and development. In September 2008 we opened the doors of Chi-Town Shakti in the hope of helping others find yoga and rediscover their innate nature of satchitananda (truth, consciousness, and bliss) through our tradition of Shambhava Yoga. A wife, the leader of an ashram, a yoga instructor, and a businesswoman, Bhakti feels truly blessed to be living a full and meaningful life.
Bhakti has studied with many different instructors over her 20 years of practice, each influencing her teaching style. However, finding Shambhava Yoga through Swami Omkari Devananda and H.H. Rishi Mahamandeleshwar Shambhavananda, has had the most profound impact on her life and practice.
Bhakti developed the Introduction to Yoga Series offered at Chi-Town Shakti creating a system for breaking down and teaching beginners so that anyone who wanted to try yoga could come into a non-threatening environment and begin building confidence and understanding within each pose. Bhakti developed the Physical Adjustment ongoing education curriculum for teachers offered at Chi-Town Shakti to much critical acclaim. Bhakti has also originated several workshops and class formats including: Yoga and Pranayama, Candlelight Yoga and Meditation, Yoga Fundamentals: Anatomy of Yoga, Vinyasa with Live Drumming, Yoga Detox, Yoga and the Wall, Partners' Yoga. Not having had the opportunity yet to become a Mom herself, Bhakti has enjoyed teaching several Pre and Post Natal women over the years having been deeply effected by the wonderful stories of these amazing women.
Her most recent curriculum development was the EveryBODY Yoga series intended to provide people of every shape and size the encouragement to explore their own physical life in a non-competitive, safe, and caring way.
After much prodding from both Swami Omkari Devananda and Shambhavananda in the Spring of 2008, Bhakti launched her first Shambhava Yoga Teacher Training with the vision of offering a program that would bring Shambhava Yoga to Chicago, encouraging others to dive into the study of yoga to making a it part of their lives.
In February 2009 she took on a new challenge at the behest of Shambhavananda, to open and lead an ashram. CSGSY is a not-for-profit yoga community dedicated to the practices of Shambhava Yoga and preserving and continuing this amazing tradition. Bhakti is the Board President and Founder of CSGSY and serves as the resident Acharya (teacher) at the ashram.
Bhakti aims to continue creating and fostering innovative programming. She knows that none of this would be actually put into motion if it were not for all of the wonderful Chi-Town Shakti sangha (family).
You can find out more about Bhakti at her website www.getyogic.com
In addition to her group classes, Chi-Town Shakti and Bhakti White offer:
Private Yoga Lessons (email to schedule)
Small Group Lessons (email to schedule)
Pilates Lessons (email to schedule)
Pre/Post Natal Yoga (email to schedule)
Individual Yogic Lifestyle Assessments to help you develop and reach your optimal health and wellness. (email to schedule)
3 Things That Make Her Happy:
1) Her Husband
2) Becoming a Mom
3) Baking
Favorite Poses:
• Eka Pada Kapotasana (Pigeon)
• Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana (Two Foot Inverted Staff)
• Anantasana (Couch Pose...who wouldn't love one named after a piece of cozy furniture!)
Bhakti is the Director of Teacher Training at Chi-Town Shakti. She and her husband Akaram love sharing the vision for the center's growth and development. In September 2008 we opened the doors of Chi-Town Shakti in the hope of helping others find yoga and rediscover their innate nature of satchitananda (truth, consciousness, and bliss) through our tradition of Shambhava Yoga. A wife, the leader of an ashram, a yoga instructor, and a businesswoman, Bhakti feels truly blessed to be living a full and meaningful life.
Bhakti has studied with many different instructors over her 20 years of practice, each influencing her teaching style. However, finding Shambhava Yoga through Swami Omkari Devananda and H.H. Rishi Mahamandeleshwar Shambhavananda, has had the most profound impact on her life and practice.
Bhakti developed the Introduction to Yoga Series offered at Chi-Town Shakti creating a system for breaking down and teaching beginners so that anyone who wanted to try yoga could come into a non-threatening environment and begin building confidence and understanding within each pose. Bhakti developed the Physical Adjustment ongoing education curriculum for teachers offered at Chi-Town Shakti to much critical acclaim. Bhakti has also originated several workshops and class formats including: Yoga and Pranayama, Candlelight Yoga and Meditation, Yoga Fundamentals: Anatomy of Yoga, Vinyasa with Live Drumming, Yoga Detox, Yoga and the Wall, Partners' Yoga. Not having had the opportunity yet to become a Mom herself, Bhakti has enjoyed teaching several Pre and Post Natal women over the years having been deeply effected by the wonderful stories of these amazing women.
Her most recent curriculum development was the EveryBODY Yoga series intended to provide people of every shape and size the encouragement to explore their own physical life in a non-competitive, safe, and caring way.
After much prodding from both Swami Omkari Devananda and Shambhavananda in the Spring of 2008, Bhakti launched her first Shambhava Yoga Teacher Training with the vision of offering a program that would bring Shambhava Yoga to Chicago, encouraging others to dive into the study of yoga to making a it part of their lives.
In February 2009 she took on a new challenge at the behest of Shambhavananda, to open and lead an ashram. CSGSY is a not-for-profit yoga community dedicated to the practices of Shambhava Yoga and preserving and continuing this amazing tradition. Bhakti is the Board President and Founder of CSGSY and serves as the resident Acharya (teacher) at the ashram.
Bhakti aims to continue creating and fostering innovative programming. She knows that none of this would be actually put into motion if it were not for all of the wonderful Chi-Town Shakti sangha (family).
You can find out more about Bhakti at her website www.getyogic.com
In addition to her group classes, Chi-Town Shakti and Bhakti White offer:
Private Yoga Lessons (email to schedule)
Small Group Lessons (email to schedule)
Pilates Lessons (email to schedule)
Pre/Post Natal Yoga (email to schedule)
Individual Yogic Lifestyle Assessments to help you develop and reach your optimal health and wellness. (email to schedule)
3 Things That Make Her Happy:
1) Her Husband
2) Becoming a Mom
3) Baking
Favorite Poses:
• Eka Pada Kapotasana (Pigeon)
• Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana (Two Foot Inverted Staff)
• Anantasana (Couch Pose...who wouldn't love one named after a piece of cozy furniture!)
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Instructors: Bhakti White
1343 W Devon Ave
Chicago, IL 60660
773-262-9256
info@chi-townshakti.com
Please arrive early, the office opens 15 minutes before each class. Classes begin on time. Once the class has begun the doors are locked for security purposes.
Unless otherwise indicated, class size is limited to 14 participants. We value and support each student.
1343 W Devon Ave
Chicago, IL 60660
773-262-9256
info@chi-townshakti.com
Please arrive early, the office opens 15 minutes before each class. Classes begin on time. Once the class has begun the doors are locked for security purposes.
Unless otherwise indicated, class size is limited to 14 participants. We value and support each student.
Yoga and Meditation 773.262.9256
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. 
