In Don’s classes, you’ll expect well-thought out classes, mainly centered around alignment, accented w/ fun music and a place to feel comfortable.
As a competitive basketball and volleyball player, Don came to the practice over 10 years ago hoping that yoga would help him to stretch out after games. His journey began as a vinyasa flow student at his local health club and, over the years, has led him to practice enthusiastically at many renowned yoga studios and teachers in Chicago and the world.
Don completed his 200 hour YTT with Prairie Yoga in Lisle, IL and hopes to share his passion of yoga in a more therapeutic aspect. With his athletic background, he has worked through his share of injuries and rehab. After his last doctor recommended knee replacement, Don decided to forgo surgery and pursue a path of therapeutic yoga to alleviate his condition. He believes that the practice of yoga, through alignment and safety, is the perfect avenue to sustain a healthy lifestyle, no matter if you are an athlete or not.
He considers his main teacher to be Leslie Riley, who is Iyengar-trained by BKS Iyengar. She has helped him to advance his practice in a more alignment based manner. He also currently apprentices and assists Leslie in her weekly yoga classes in Evanston. As a travelling yogi, Don attended and assisted in many Yoga Within You, LLC yoga retreats to Costa Rica, Mexico, Zion, UT and Bend, OR.
Although Don’s main interests are in therapeutic and alignment-based yoga, he continually expands his knowledge of yoga by actively attending workshops that vary from restorative yoga to handstands. He has also practiced many different styles of yoga: Hatha, Forrest, Ashtanga, hot, aerial, acro yoga and the Mighty Body Band.
In Don’s classes, you’ll expect well-thought out classes, mainly centered around alignment, accentedwith fun music and a place to feel comfortable no matter what level of your practice.
