Cara Jepsen

Yogi Kali Om

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NEW! We're offering two special Sunday classes in May designed to deepen your sadhana (spiritual practice). Details here.

NEW! Our next Maha Sadhana (Dharma Yoga workshop) is Saturday, June 8. Learn more here.

NEW! Our Thursday night Dharma Yoga class recently moved to a beautiful, sattvic (peaceful) studio in Andersonville /​ Bowmanville with free street parking and #50 and #92 bus access. Details here.

Our next six-week session of Sunday Dharma Yoga started April 21, but drop-ins are always welcome! Details here.

Our next retreat is November 2-3 at the beautiful Port for Prayer in Frankfort, IL. Registration closes April 3. Learn more here.

Save the date: Our next Belize retreat is Feb. 8-15, 2014. Registration is open! Click here to see photos from Belize 2013.

Check out Kali's May newsletter.

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Does your Om rhyme with "um" or "home?" Click here to read Kali's article about this sacred syllable.

Curious about which of the four main paths of yoga is right for you? Read Kali's new article here.

Click here to read Kali's article about Dharma Mittra's retreat in Mexico (where she had the honor of assisting him).

Anxious? Depressed? Kali's Beat the Winter Blues with Yoga article can be found here.













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.








WRITER

Yoga Articles
Cara's first trip to India
A return to India
Feels Like the Third TIme
Another month in India
Cara's most recent trip to India
Essays
In which the Author receives a Hug from a Saint
A first-person account of 9/11
Dating the John Gray way
In which The Author attends a naked poetry slam... and lives to tell The Tale
From "Bathroom Frivolities" to "Gladiator," a semi-comprehensive guide to film's greatest pee scenes.

Yoga Teacher


Cara teaches all levels of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Dharma Mittra Yoga (a classical hatha style) and vinyasa flow. She is available for private and workplace lessons, and teaches regularly at Sweet Pea's Studio, YogaNow, and area health clubs. Click here for her schedule.