Maile Wicklander
Founder, Lead Teacher & Yoga Therapist
C-IAYT® Yoga Therapist | E-RYT® 500, YACEP® | Qualified MBSR Teacher | MA Psychology
Current Offerings:
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Group Yoga Class Teaching Schedule:
Mondays, 9am, Embodied Practice (75 min)
Wednesdays, 9am, Embodied Practice (75 min)
Sundays, 9:30am, Supported Practice + Sound Bath (75 min)
At Tula Yoga, my intention is to offer practices that help students feel more grounded, connected, and at home in themselves. My background in yoga therapy, somatics, mindfulness, trauma-sensitive practice, and psychology deeply shapes the way I teach, but the focus of my classes is always on the student’s own experience.
My classes are slow, intentional, and spacious. Rather than asking students to fit themselves into a particular shape or style of practice, I guide students toward listening more closely to their own body, breath, nervous system, and inner life. Students can expect mindful movement, somatic awareness, breath practice, accessible options, moments of pause, and time for integration.
This means my classes may feel different from a more fitness-based yoga class. The emphasis is not on achieving a pose, pushing harder, or keeping up. At the same time, I firmly believe yoga can support strength, mobility, functional movement, and longevity. We can build strength through slow, intentional movement and sustained holds, improve mobility through attentive exploration, and develop the capacity to move through daily life with greater ease and resilience. We practice paying attention, building capacity, finding steadiness, and developing a more compassionate relationship with the body.
In private yoga therapy sessions, I offer individualized support for stress, pain, injury, nervous system regulation, life transitions, and anyone seeking a more personal, therapeutic relationship with yoga.
Whether students come seeking strength, healing, clarity, rest, or simply a place to begin again, my hope is that they leave feeling more whole, more resilient, and more connected to themselves.
I founded Tula Yoga Studio in Logan Square in 2011 as a place for honest practice, community, and growth.
