Helping Children Thrive Through Yoga Helping Children Thrive Through Yoga Discover a joyful pathway into Children's Yoga, mindfulness, and Yoga Alliance teacher training. Children naturally move, imagine, breathe, and play. Yoga gives them a safe space to develop confidence, emotional resilience, focus, creativity, and self-awareness while having fun. Join Edge Yoga School for a welcoming community workshop introducing Children's Yoga through playful movement, breathing techn

RYT 200, RYT 500, RPYT, RCYT, YACEP Michelle Rae Sobi, Yoga Alliance Edge Yoga School Yoga Alliance Programs Edge Yoga School offers five Yoga Alliance registered training pathways designed to support students from foundational teacher training through advanced and specialty credentials. 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Our RYS 200 program is a 200-hour foundational yoga teacher training experience. After successfully completing the program, eligible graduates may apply to Yoga

Edge Yoga School has been registered with Yoga Alliance for over a decade. Yoga Alliance Credentials What It Means to Be Part of Yoga Alliance Being part of Yoga Alliance means being connected to a larger professional community committed to yoga education, ethical teaching, lifelong learning, and responsible leadership in the field of yoga. For students, it offers a helpful point of reference when choosing a teacher training program. For teachers and schools, it creates a sha

Where to practice yoga beyond the yoga studio Herrick Lake, July 2026 Learning Beyond the Studio: Why Edge Yoga School Includes Field Trips When most people imagine yoga teacher training, they picture a studio. A yoga mat. A classroom. A whiteboard. A carefully planned sequence. Those experiences are certainly part of the journey. At Edge Yoga School, we value structured education, clear learning objectives, and a comprehensive curriculum built from nearly two decades of teac

Free yourself in outdoor yoga Herrick Lake, Wheaton IL Take Your Yoga Practice Beyond the Studio This Holiday Weekend # Take Your Yoga Practice Beyond the Studio This Holiday Weekend There is something remarkable that happens when we step outside. The pace slows. The breeze becomes noticeable. The sound of water replaces the hum of traffic. We remember that nature has always been one of our greatest teachers. This holiday weekend, I invite you to take your personal yoga prac

Under a canopy of trees DuPage County, IL Nature's Yoga Studio Every once in a while, a photograph reminds us that the most beautiful yoga studio was never built. I recently flew my drone over the farmhouse and found myself looking down at a quiet meadow bordered by towering trees beneath an endless summer sky. There were no walls, no mirrors, no carefully placed props, and no carefully curated décor. There was only grass beneath the trees, clouds drifting overhead, and the g

Afternoons, Evenings, Weekends...oh my! Choose the format that best fits your schedule. Attend in person, online, or create a hybrid learning experience that combines both. All sessions are offered in small groups with Michelle Rae Sobi and are reserved in advance through Eventbrite. Edge Yoga School | Summer Schedule Tuesdays | 2-4pm Webinar or In Person Fridays | 2-4pm Webinar Fridays | 7-8pm Webinar Sundays | 2-4pm Webinar or In Person Pull out your paper calendar and rese

Take the pledge for a partial scholarship! CODE: YOGADAY26 Take the pledge for scholarship pricing ans share yoga with the world. International Day of Yoga: A Reflection and a Pledge Tomorrow, June 21st, we celebrate the International Day of Yoga. For some, yoga begins with movement. For others, it begins with a breath, a moment of stillness, or the simple realization that life is asking us to slow down and listen. At its heart, yoga is a practice of self-reflection. It invit

Father's Day Gift Idea: Yoga for Golfers Many golfers spend hours searching for the perfect club, the latest gadget, or one more lesson that might improve their game. Yet some of the greatest opportunities for improvement happen away from the course. A golf swing asks a lot of the body. The shoulders rotate. The hips turn. Balance shifts. Breath and focus play a role in every shot. Yoga offers an opportunity to explore these same qualities from a different perspective. In a Y

What to let in, and what to release. Finding Balance: The Art of Stability and Mobility Balance is often described as standing on one foot, holding a posture, or remaining steady when life feels uncertain. Yet balance is much more than a physical skill. It is a principle found throughout nature, movement, and the living systems that support us every day. In yoga, balance is not achieved by maximizing one quality. It is achieved by understanding the relationship between opposi

Enjoy a ten-minute sound bath A Blanket of Warm Light There are moments when the world feels loud, demanding, and fast. Notifications arrive. Responsibilities stack up. Thoughts race ahead to tomorrow before today has even finished unfolding. In those moments, many people are not looking for more information. They are looking for relief. Recently, I recorded a simple 10-minute guided sound meditation built around a single image: a blanket of warm light gently settling over th

Soothing sounds in a salt cave for you # An Evening of Stillness: Meditation & Sound Bath in the Salt Cave There are few things more valuable in our busy lives than the opportunity to pause. To set down our responsibilities for a little while. To step away from the constant stream of information, notifications, decisions, and demands. To simply rest. Join us this Saturday for an afternoon of meditation and sound in the peaceful setting of the Salt Cave. While meditation can b

Many of us spend our days looking down. Heart Openers in a World That Asks Us to Fold Inward Many of us spend our days looking down. Down at a phone. Down at a keyboard. Down at a task list. Down at the endless stream of information demanding our attention. Our shoulders begin to round. The chest narrows. The neck strains forward. Over time, the posture of our body begins to mirror the posture of our mind. Protective. Guarded. Contracted. This is one of the reasons heart-open

A beautiful doorway through postures. Come sit beside me for tea. Not because there is something you need to accomplish today. Not because there is a certification waiting at the end of a checklist. Not because anyone is asking you to become something other than who you already are. Simply because there may be possibilities worth exploring. Over the years, I have discovered that people rarely arrive at yoga teacher training because they want to memorize anatomy terms or learn

The Quiet Power of Gathering After Practice There is something meaningful that happens after yoga practice when no one rushes away. The props are stacked. The nervous system softens. Tea is poured slowly. Conversation becomes gentler. Someone shares a reflection from class. Someone else asks a question they may not have asked in a formal lecture setting. Laughter happens naturally. People exhale. At Edge Yoga School & Arts, our post-practice luncheons following Ayurvedic Yoga

Travel, Wellness + Mentorship At Edge Yoga School & Arts, we recognize that meaningful learning can happen in many environments…including while traveling the world. Students enrolled in eligible programs may have the opportunity to earn a portion of their training hours while participating in independent wellness travel experiences, destination retreats, or educational journeys. This pathway allows students to blend personal restoration, cultural exploration, mindfulness, and

Let's support relaxing the pelvic floor. Morning tea in hand, pups nearby, and a softer conversation today… There is a growing awareness around something many people silently experience for years: chronic tension held in the body, especially in the pelvic floor. For a long time, conversations around pelvic pain, urinary urgency, tailbone discomfort, hip tightness, pain with intimacy, or unexplained low back pain were often fragmented into separate symptoms. But increasingly,

Expanding the Path Beyond the Mat Yoga teaching is no longer confined to memorizing postures or leading a single style of class. Today’s yoga teachers are being called to serve in more diverse, thoughtful, and compassionate ways than ever before. Students are seeking teachers who understand accessibility, mindfulness, emotional safety, creativity, nervous system support, anatomy, aging, stress, community, and sustainable wellbeing. Continuing education allows yoga teachers to

Join us for our flagship course in 2026. Registration is open. Curious about the course? See a sample from the manual. Announcing Our Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher, Trauma-Informed Course at Edge Yoga School At Edge Yoga School, we are preparing a new learning path for yoga teachers and dedicated students who want a deeper, more integrated way to study, practice, and teach. Our Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher, Trauma-Informed course is a year-round Yoga + Ayurveda Integration Pathway designe

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