Julia Jonson

Co-Founder, Creative Director, Yoga Teacher, E-RYT 500®, YACEP®

Julia has devoted her life to the practice of yoga and the practical application of yogic philosophy. Since finding yoga and meditation in 1991, Julia has completed advanced study and apprenticeship with her primary teacher, Gabriel Halpern. With more than one thousand hours of training and decades of personal experience, she is dedicated to helping the world be a better place through the ancient practice of yoga.

Andrew Gurvey

Co-Founder, Yoga Teacher, Engineer

Andrew walked into his first yoga class in 2005 at a time when he was overweight, depressed, and hopeless about life. He quickly started feeling better in his body and developing self confidence–he was hooked! After a few years of practice and completing his teacher training in 2009, he noticed that the more he slowed down, the more he realized there is so much more to the practice than just the physical exercise.

Carole Edmark

Yoga Teacher

Carole began practicing yoga in her mid-50s after spending decades developing tight hamstrings and hip flexors. She initially added yoga to her exercise regime to gain flexibility and calm her type A personality… but now the practice means so much more to her.

Lisa Brown

Yoga Teacher

Yoga has been in my life for 30 years - as a teacher for 15 years, and nearly forever as a student. I completed my first YTT in 2002 and am extremely fortunate to have recently completed a second YTT with Julia and TBY.

Kim Hulen

Yoga Teacher

Kim has been practicing yoga for a decade. Her passion for the discipline further deepened following a significant health diagnosis in 2016. During that time, Kim discovered that yoga cultivated a sense of comfort and solace. She found that her practice time created stillness and gave her a safe place to just be. Yoga became a crucial element in restoring her to health and well-being. 

Rich Logan

Yoga Teacher

Rich travels the world studying and teaching massage therapy and Yoga. A meditation practitioner since 1978, serious student of Yoga since 1998, and teacher since 2001— he promotes a mindful practice, bringing one to the edge of ‘experience’ to ‘witness’ the moment unfold and realize it is us who is the unfolding.

Bhante Assaji

Bhante Assaji became an ordained monk in 2002 at the age of 10 in Sri Lanka. He is now an esteemed monastic at Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple in Woodstock, IL. Prior to his arrival in the United States in 2018, he was a teacher in his monastery in Sri Lanka. At TBY, Bhante Assaji leads special events, including workshops on Sanskrit and meditation.

Anitha Bellary

Yoga Teacher

Anitha believes that consistent yoga practice brings about a transformation at every level -  body, mind, and spirit. She is strongly influenced by her Indian cultural background and along with her yoga teaching, also pursues Indian scriptural studies at the Vedantic Center, Grayslake, IL.

Tyadg McGauley

Tyadg is a former professional hockey player who was introduced to meditation through Sports Psychology at a young age. This practice ended up changing the course of his life to the point where he retired mid-career to live in an ashram in Northern Canada. He has since worked with and taught meditation to various groups including at-risk youth, Indigenous Nations, professional hockey players, and other high-level athletes.