Tula Yoga Studio

I’m so excited to share a little glimpse of something we’re planning way ahead of schedule…

October 2027: Return to the Earth: A Yoga & Mindfulness Retreat 🌿

This retreat will take place over Indigenous Peoples’ Day weekend — a meaningful time to slow down, reconnect with the earth, and remember our relationship with the land beneath our feet.

Seven Springs is a rustic retreat center nestled at the base of the Smoky Mountains, with spring waters, forested surroundings, a walking meditation labyrinth, fire circles, and plenty of space to breathe.

My hope is to create a weekend that feels grounding, spacious, and deeply nourishing — a chance to step away from the noise of daily life, feel the ground beneath us, practice together, rest together, and reconnect with nature in a simple and meaningful way.

It’s early, but mark your calendars now and put down a deposit to save your spot!

October 8-11, 2027
Seven Springs Retreat Center
Yoga, mindfulness, nature, rest, and community

I’m so grateful and excited to begin dreaming this into being. 🌲

One of my favorite memories from Seoul was walking through Gyeongui Line Forest Park (Yeontral Park) and stopping for warm Korean salt bread (소금빵, sogeum-ppang) - one of the best things I’ve ever eaten in my life! 🥐

I only went a couple of times while I was there, but it was memorable enough that I still think about it. Paired with a black tea infused with fresh grapefruit, it was absolute perfection.

In fact, if anyone knows where I can find authentic Korean salt bread in Chicago… I’d seriously consider bartering yoga classes for it. 😂

One of the very first practices we do in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is learn how to eat mindfully. It’s such a simple exercise, but it teaches us to slow down, engage our senses, and truly experience what’s right in front of us.

For me, those mornings in Korea became their own mindfulness practice. Not because the bread was healthy, but because I was fully there - walking, noticing, savoring, appreciating.

Sometimes yoga looks less like a pose and more like paying complete attention to a warm piece of bread and a really good cup of tea.

What’s something simple you’ve slowed down enough to truly savor lately? 🫶

Two lead teachers. Two complementary perspectives. One integrated 200-hour yoga teacher training. 🧘‍♀️💜🕉️🙏

At Tula, our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training is shaped by the different backgrounds, strengths, and lived teaching experience that we each bring to the room.

Rhiannon brings many years of teaching experience and a deep foundation in the Ashtanga Vinyasa tradition, with an alignment-based approach to asana, sequencing, technique, and the art of teaching a skillful class.

Maile brings a background in mindfulness, meditation, somatics, and yoga therapy, with an emphasis on accessibility, individuality, trauma-informed considerations, nervous system awareness, and applying yoga as a practice for the whole person.

Together, we offer a training that honors traditional yoga practice while also asking: How do we make yoga meaningful, accessible, embodied, and responsive to the person in front of us?

This training is for those who feel called to teach, and also for sincere students who want to deepen their relationship to yoga beyond the postures.

✨Enrollment is open for Tula’s 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. ✨

Learn more at tulayoga.net