Jim Bennitt
Jim, a former wrestler, massage therapist and clerk at the Chicago Board of Trade, began his studies in Yoga, Tantra and Ayurveda in 1997. Originally he took up Yoga as a way to help heal back pain, but soon after, discovered how the practice affects not only the body, but also mind and spirit.
Jim has completed teacher trainings with Daren Friesen of Moksha Yoga Center which draws heavily from the Krishnamacharya lineage, apprenticed with Gabriel Halpern of the Yoga Circle (a studio in the Iyengar tradition), spent two months in Kiev with Ukrainian Yoga master Andre Lappa for an intensive in Universal Yoga, and in 2002 began a close apprenticeship with Rod Stryker, founder of Para Yoga, in the Himalayan tradition which continues to this day.
Featured in such publications as The New York Times, Chicago Magazine, Time Out Chicago, Breathe and Yoga Chicago, Jim is also a popular presenter at the Yoga Journal Grand Geneva Conference and the Midwest Yoga Conference and teaches workshops nationwide. Jim’s practice and teaching can be physically demanding, however it always has an emphasis on breathwork and meditation helping to unite body, mind and spirit. When you take a class from Jim, expect to sweat a little, breathe a lot, and feel a sense of inner peace.
Jim’s Classes:
MON 7am-8am Strength & Mobility
MON 10:30am-11:30am Open
TUES 9am-10am Strength & Mobility
TUES 4:30pm-5:15pm Postures & Pranayama
WED 10:30am-11:30am Open
WED 12:00pm-12:30pm Strength & Mobility Live on App
THU 9am-10am Strength & Mobility
THU 10:30am-11:30am Better Balance
THU 4:30pm-5:15pm Postures & Pranayama
FRI 7am-8am Strength & Mobility
FRI 10:30am-11:30am Open