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Thinking about becoming a vegetarian? You don't have to do it all at once. Click here to read Cara's new article about going veg gradually - and saving the world in the process!
Interested in private yoga sessions? Cara offers private instruction in yoga, breathing and meditation for individuals and groups, from beginners to advanced. You provide the space, I provide the yoga! Email carajepsen [at] yahoo [dot] com. UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Dharma Mittra Vinyasa Yoga: Maha Sadhana Saturday, August 21 YogaNow Saturday, September 25 YogaNow Yoga for Back Care Saturday, September 18 Creative Therapeutics in DeKalb Friday, October 22 YogaNow Click here for workshop details. NEW CLASSES -Dharma Mittra Yoga (Multi-Level) Thurs 10-11:30AM at YogaNow Gold Coast. -Dharma Mittra Yoga (Multi-Level) Thurs 6:30-8PM at Pipal Tree Yoga -Dharma Mittra Yoga (Level I-II) Fri 10-11AM at DePaul Univ. (pre-registration required). -Monthly Gentle Yoga (all levels), Saturday July 17, 11:15-12:15 at Ravenswood Fellowship. Cara's essay about her yogic lifestyle aired on the Chicago Public Radio program "Eight Forty-Eight." Click here to hear. The Dalai Lama made a rare appearance at Millennium Park in 2007. Cara's article about his speech can be found here.
In India, the word "namaste" is considered an informal greeting. So why do so many American yoga teachers say it at the end of class? What do they think they're saying? Click here to read Cara's article in Yoga Chicago.
ABOUT CARA Cara Jepsen has been publishing her writing since junior high school and teaching yoga since 1998. Her byline has appeared in The (UK) Guardian, Salon, Brink.com, Billboard, Book, Chicago Magazine, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Tribune, NewCity, and Crain’s Chicago Business. She's the media columnist for the Illinois Entertainer, and for eight years she wrote the Chicago Reader's Days of the Week Calendar. She also contributed chapters to DK's Real City Chicago guide and to SPIN Underground USA. Her radio essays air on the WBEZ-FM program Eight Forty-Eight, and she was a yoga columnist for Conscious Choice magazine. Her India diaries, restaurant reviews and cartoon, "On the Mat," appear in Yoga Chicago magazine. She holds a B.A. in sociology and communications from Lake Forest College and a Master's Degree in journalism from Columbia College. She is also a registered yoga teacher at the 500-hour level. She divides her time between Chicago, India and New York City. |
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