Lori Gaspar

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ABOUT LORI GASPAR

Lori Gaspar, BFA, MA, C-IAYT, 500 E-RYT, MovNat Level 1 Trainer, is the Founder and Director of Prairie Yoga. Lori is known as a \"teacher of teachers\" – passionate about training yoga teachers to better adapt the yoga practice so it is accessible to a broader range of students. Lori founded Prairie Yoga in 2006 with its 500-hour advanced yoga teacher training program. Lori’s dynamic, evolutionary teaching emphasizes alignment of the body, mind and spirit and cultivating inner wisdom. Lori integrates the latest research in biomechanics and mindful movement into her yoga teaching. Unfazed by the latest yoga craze, she guides students to look within to realize their dharma. Students appreciate Lori’s clear teaching, calm nature, caring spirit and professionalism. Lori is trained in alignment-based yoga, vinyasa, restorative, and yoga therapy. An enthusiastic student and teacher, she has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. Lori is certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists, Judith Hanson Lasater, Tias Little’s Prajna Yoga, Moksha Yoga Center, MovNat and Functional Movement Systems. She apprenticed for many years under Gabriel Halpern, a life-long student of BKS Iyengar. She has many thousands of hours of study and experience and continues to be a life-long student of yoga. Adding to Lori’s understanding of yoga is her study of Asian Classic Literature, Sanskrit and Eastern Philosophy at the University of Chicago. Her academic pursuits took her to India to study historic and current practices of yoga, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Lori served on the Ethics Development and Standards Advisory committees for Yoga Alliance and was recognized as a reining woman yoga leader in the Chicago-area by Yoga Chicago. She has been featured in Yoga International, Mantra Yoga+Health, Yoga Chicago, Yoga Teacher Magazine, Voyage Chicago and Illumine.