Why you should experience Yoga Now in Chicago, Illinois.
Yoga Now is a return to stillness, a place where the city exhales and you remember what it feels like to be fully inside your own body.
Located at 742 North LaSalle Drive in the Gold Coast/River North corridor, this long-standing yoga studio has been guiding Chicago through daily practice since 2003, offering a steady rhythm of classes, workshops, and healing services in an intentionally grounded space. The transition happens quickly. The elevator rises, the noise fades, and by the time you step inside, the energy has already shifted. There's a softness to the air, a subtle trace of incense, a quiet that feels earned. The room doesn't try to impress you, it invites you. Mats line the floor, light filters in gently, and the pace slows to match something deeper than the schedule outside. This is not fitness disguised as mindfulness. It's a space that treats yoga as something whole, physical, mental, and quietly transformative.
What you should know about Yoga Now.
Yoga Now is best known for traditional practice and depth, offering one of the most complete yoga ecosystems in the city.
Founded by Amy Beth Treciokas, a Princeton-educated former scientist who trained extensively in Mysore, India, the studio draws directly from classical yoga lineage while adapting to modern life with care and intention. With over 50-59 classes per week, the range spans Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Hatha, restorative, prenatal, and meditation-based experiences, allowing both beginners and advanced practitioners to find their own pace. What distinguishes the space is not just variety, but philosophy. The studio operates as a “mindful shala,” emphasizing long-term growth, breathwork, and internal awareness over performance or intensity. Classes like Mysore offer self-paced progression, while others like restorative yoga focus on deep relaxation and recovery. Beyond the mat, Yoga Now extends into teacher training, massage therapy, and workshops, creating a layered environment where practice can evolve over time. The result is a studio that feels less like a drop-in class and more like a place you return to, something consistent in a city that rarely slows down.
How to fold Yoga Now into your trip.
Yoga Now works as a reset, a moment that recalibrates your energy before or after the city takes its turn.
Book a morning class if you want to start the day grounded, or an evening session if you're looking to release everything you've carried through it. Arrive a few minutes early, give yourself time to transition, because this is not a place you rush into. Choose a class that matches your intention, something slow and restorative if you need stillness, or a flowing Vinyasa if you want movement with purpose. Let the practice unfold. This isn't about performance. It's about presence. When you leave, step back onto LaSalle Street and notice the difference, the same city, but quieter somehow, as if the noise no longer reaches you in quite the same way.
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