Summary of Qualifications
⊿ Registered with Yoga Alliance E-RYT® 500, YACEP®
⊿ Teaching nationally and internationally, group classes, retreats and workshops since 2007
⊿ Experienced Power Vinyasa Yoga Teacher with a background in dance choreography, barre and pilates
⊿ Knowledgeable on a variety of formats (Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin) and environments (group, private, corporate, studio, outdoors)
⊿ Incorporates pranayama, meditation, mudras, mantras and philosophy when appropriate
Teaching Experience
Yoga Instructor
CorePower Yoga, Chicago, IL 10/11 to Present
School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL 09/19 to 12/19
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Chicago, IL, 06/12 to 07/15
Conviction Fitness, Chicago, IL, 03/11 to 03/12
YogaBash, Kids Yoga, 10/10 to 12/12
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 01/10 to 07/11
YogaNow, Chicago, IL, 12/09 to 12/12
Chicago Yoga Center, Chicago, IL, 01/09 to 10/09
Corporate Yoga
Ronin Capital, Chicago, IL 11/11 to 02/19
Pivotal, Chicago, IL, 11/17 to 07/18
Workshops
LovingKindness and Chakra Workshop, Fish Factory Creative Centre, Iceland, June 2019
Journey to the Chakras, 7 day Workshop, Arteles Creative Center, Finland, August 2018
Journey to Self Discovery Workshop, Yoga Field, Seoul, South Korea, June 2018
Yin Yoga Workshop, CYoga, Tianjin, China, November 2014
Arm Balance/Inversion Workshop, CYoga, Tianjin, China, November 2014
Guest Yoga Teacher, Yoga Shala Tulum, Tulum, Mexico, September 2014
Private Yoga Teacher, Lago De Garda, Italy, June 2014
Yoga Workshop Teacher, Yoga Dicha, Tulum, Mexico, April 2014
Retreats
Restore to Renew Winter Retreat: Yoga, Meditation and Mindfulness, The Hermitage, Three River, MI January 2020
LovingKindness Mindfulness and Yoga Retreat, The Hermitage, Three Rivers, MI July 2019
Acceptance & Courage: Yoga, Meditation, Mindfulness Retreat, The Hermitage, Three Rivers, MI July 2018
Journey to Self-Discovery: Yoga, Mindful Eating Retreat, The Hermitage, Three Rivers, MI June 2017
Fall/Winter Yoga Retreat, Mountain Yoga, Beijing, China, October 2014
Collaborations
Mindful Yoga & Acupuncture with Dave French at Tribe for Healing Arts, April 2018
Yin Yoga & Sound Journey with Lisa Love at Tribe for Healing Arts, November 2017 - May 2018
Yoga & Live Drumming with John Yost
Yoga & Live Drumming with Ernest
Seva
Community Yoga, Tribe Healing Arts, Chicago, IL December 2019
Beach Yoga 2010-2016
Related Teaching Experience
Power Yoga Teacher Training Lead, Corepower Yoga Lincoln Square, Chicago, IL, Feb-June 2017
Power Yoga Teacher Training Co-Lead, CorePower Yoga Uptown, Chicago, IL, Summer 2016
Power Yoga Teacher Training Intensive, Lecture Facilitator, CPY West Loop, Chicago, IL, December 2013
Wellness Cleanse Co-Lead, CorePower Yoga Lakeview, Chicago, IL, November 2013
Yogi Training Coach, Corepower Yoga Bucktown/West Loop, Chicago, IL September 2013
Aerial Yoga Teacher, AIR, Chicago, IL, 08/13 to 12/14
Bootcamp Coach, CorePower Yoga Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL, February 2012
Barre Instructor, The Barre Code, Chicago, IL, 06/10 to 10/16
Articles, Interviews, Press
“More than just a yoga teacher” Yoga Lyfe, November 09, 2018
“Meet Helen Lee …” Voyage Chicago, September 26, 2017
Named Four Yogis To Watch in 2014 by Julia Sparkman and MyInsens
Ambassador
Manduka 2017 - 2018
ZellaPro for Nordstrom 2014 - 2018
MyInsens 2014 - 2016
All You Can Yoga 2014 - 2015
Ahnu Shoes 2013 - 2015
@momentumsensorium
#handstandninjawarrior 365 Days of Handstands May 11, 2013 - May 10, 2014
Mentorship
With Elena Brower’s Elevate Program for practice you, a journal 2017
Education
School of Art Institute Chicago, Chicago, IL Master of Fine Arts in Studio, Performance and Film, 2019
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Theatre, 2003
Wilbur Wright College, Chicago, IL Associates Degree, Writing and Literature, 1998
TRAININGs
2020 Astro and You, Beginning Astrology, Kelsey Rose
2020 Poisonous Plant Medicine Level 2, Kathryn Solie, Persphone’s Path
2019-20 Ancestral Lineage Healing, Daniel Foor, Ph.D
2019 Crystal Energy Healer, Melissa Crowhurst, Natural Healer
2019 Wild Woman Project Circle Leader Training, Chris Maddox, Amanda Petrocelly, Amy Witmyer
2019 Poisonous Plant Medicine Level 1, Kathryn Solie, Persphone’s Path
2019 LovingKindness Silent Meditation, Sara Shinei Monial, Great Vow Monastery, Clatskanie, OR
2018 Tarot Card Level 1 and 2, Anne Elliot, Sideshow Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 Back to Basics, Arteles, Finland
2017 Grasses, Trees and the Great Earth Silent Meditation, Great Vow Monastery, Jan Chozen Bays, Clatskanie, OR
2017 Ocean of the Heart, Tias Little, Prairie Yoga, Lisle, IL
2017 Chakra Healing, Joan Kaylor
2016 Grasses, Trees and the Great Earth Silent Mediation, Jan Chozen Bays, Great Vow Monastery, Clatskanie, OR
2015 Mindful Eating, Jan Chozen Bays, Great Vow Monastery, Clatskanie, OR
2015 Vipassana, DHAMMA SETU Vipassana Meditation Centre, Chennai, India
Certifications
2019 Crystal Reiki Master/Teacher, Lisa Powers
2019 Usui Reiki Level I, II, Master, Melissa Crowhurst, Natural Healer
2018 Usui Reiki Level I, Michelle Shea Walker
2014 Aerial Yoga Certification, AIR, Chicago, IL
2013 300 hr Yoga Certification, Rishikesh Yog Peeth, Rishikesh, India
2012 Pilates Mat Certification, Pilates Chicago, Chicago, IL
2007 200 hr Yoga Certification, Chicago Yoga Center, Chicago, IL