Global Yoga Center- Rhonda Kantor, Yoga Teacher 773-719-6227

About Us

The Global Yoga Center:
Teaching Yoga to over 11,000 people in the last 15 years

Global Yoga in Chicago opened in 1996 with the unique and innovative mission of offering many types of yoga and wellness services in one location in Bucktown. This was not available at other studios in the neighborhood at this time. In fact, there were not many yoga studios around in 1996. The schedule offered yoga classes to all ages from infants to older adults, all types from Kundalini Yoga to Prenatal Yoga and all levels from beginner to advanced. Massage Therapy and Meditation workshops were also scheduled. People came from all around the city and suburbs to try different styles of yoga classes and wellness services with us. Students could try various styles and instructors to explore what felt right for them.

Rhonda's vision with Global Yoga was new to the area and some yoga studios that opened after Global Yoga used this model to structure their schedule and programs. There were levels offered from beginner to advanced and people really felt at home in our space. Because it was also a wellness center, her unique vision included other services: massage therapy, aromatherapy workshops and meditation classes. Many yoga instructors in Chicago began teaching here, shared knowledge and formed a community together over the years. Over 11,000 students have taken yoga with us and we hope to continue in the years to come. Thank you to the students and instructors and Namaste.

Hatha yoga, prenatal

Program Director:
Rhonda Kantor, R.N., BSN., HNC., E-R.Y.T. (500), program director, founder and owner of the Global Yoga and Wellness Center received her 200 hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification from the Temple of Kriya Yoga in 1996. She has been teaching yoga full time since 1996. She is registered with the Yoga Alliance as an instructor at the e-500 hour level. She also completed the teacher training with David Swenson in Ashtanga Yoga - The Primary Series - 40 hrs. Rhonda has taken numerous workshops and trainings with other senior teachers over the last 15 years and she continues to attend workshops and teacher trainings to advance her studies.

She has taught as a Class Presenter at The Midwest Yoga Conference for several years and has led the Global Yoga Teacher Trainings for 8 years. Due to the great popularity in the Teacher Training Program, it is being offered 3x a year now (on Fridays or Saturdays or Sundays). Her Teacher Training is a registered Yoga Alliance Program at the 200 hour level. She has been teaching yoga full time since 1996 specializing in hatha yoga, vinyasa flow yoga, prenatal yoga, mom and baby yoga and labor support. In addition, she specializes in yoga for special needs.

A Registered Nurse since 1991, Rhonda is also a Board Certified Holistic Nurse from the American Holistic Nursing Association (BC - HNC). She has a second Bachelors degree in Recreational Therapy and has worked in many clinical and community settings. She combines her knowledge of alternative health and wellness with her yoga experience and teaching methods to create innovative hatha, vinyasa and prenatal programs. She also facilitates a couples workshop class on labor support, comfort and birth positions, breathing and relaxation techniques. She is a labor support Doula.

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