By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer This last week, the web has been a buzz about an article in new York Times Magazine about “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body.” The article is well worth the read. In it, the author, William J. Broad, explores [...]
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The Hazards of an Ego-Centered Approach to Yoga
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Yoga, tagged B. K. S. Iyengar, How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body, New York Times, William Broad, yoga risks on January 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Chicago Yoga Enthusists, Check Out the Wellness Club in Lincoln Park: Unlimited Classes Only $49/a Month Til November
Posted in Fat Loss, Fitness, Health and Wellness, Massage Therapy, Nutrition, Stress Management, Yoga, tagged Lincoln Park, Wellness Club, Whole Foods Market, Yoga, yoga classes on October 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Where can you get unlimited yoga and fitness classes Chicago for $49 a month and $1 down? (Discount applies until November, 2011. Then the initial processing fee goes up.) The Lincoln Park Wellness Club at the Whole Foods Market [...]
Pedestrians Are Taking Over State Street in Chicago–No Cars Allowed!
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Yoga, tagged Active Transportation Alliance, Chicago Loop, State Street, Van Buren on September 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer OK, so it’s just for a few hours for one day. But it sounds like fitness fun for all you urban hikers! Check out “Open Streets on State Street.” When: Saturday, October 1, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Where: [...]
The Best Massage in Lincoln Park Just Got Even Better…Free Yoga Class with Your First Table Massage
Posted in Health and Wellness, Massage Therapy, Stress Management, Yoga, tagged best massage, Lincoln Park yoga, top Chicago massage, Wellness Club, Whole Foods Lincoln Park, Whole Foods Market, Yoga on August 31, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Starting September 5, 2011, Working Well Massage is offering table massages in the new Wellness Club! And from Sept 5 to October 5 we have a special offer for our table massage clients. We are offering a free yoga class voucher to all our clients that book a one hour table massage! Yoga classes are [...]
Rate Your Yoga Teachers and Studios, Chicago!
Posted in Yoga, tagged Chicago massage, ratemyprofessor.com, ratemyyoga.com, Yelp, Yoga on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer First came Ratemyprofessor for students to rate college professors.. Then there was Yelp for consumers to rate just about everything. Now there are a number of websites offering reviews on all kinds of things. One of the latest review [...]
New Studio Mixes Art AND Yoga in River North Neighborhood of Chicago
Posted in Health and Wellness, Yoga, tagged Art Chicago, Hatha Yoga, Melanee Cooper, Yoga, Yoga House on May 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer I’ve been practicing yoga on and off for about 20 years now. I’ve been appreciating art since my brother drew his first crayon drawing and my mom hung it on the fridge. With great delight I found out today [...]
Relieve Burnout With Yoga
Posted in Stress Management, Yoga, tagged combatting stress, Stress, Yoga on March 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Image by Getty Images via Daylife By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Last night I enjoyed the advantages of 2010 technology. I watched an episode of the show “30 Days” on my television downloaded from Netflix! 30 Days is a TV show is about people [...]
Where to Find Yoga Classes in Chicago
Posted in Fitness, Stress Management, Yoga, tagged Hatha Yoga, YMCA, Yoga, Yoga Chicago, yoga teachers on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer I took my very first yoga class about 15 years ago at my local YMCA in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Yoga was not as popular at that time and when I moved to Chicago, I relied on fliers and word [...]
What Type of Yoga Should I Take?
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Yoga, tagged Add new tag, B. K. S. Iyengar, Bikram Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Kripalu on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer So you decided to take the plunge and try a yoga class. Then you find out that there are different kinds of yoga. How do you know what kind of yoga to take? And what if [...]