Next Session: October 9, 2025
200- HR Yoga Teacher Training
The focus of our Yoga Alliance-certified 200-Hour teacher training program is to help you tap into your individual strengths, passions and gifts while giving you a framework for teaching yoga or deepening your personal practice.
Whether you intend to teach or apply this as a life training, the connections you will make with like-minded souls makes this training a true personal growth investment!
The tools of yoga and mindfulness, along with the group camaraderie, lead to a sense of elevated community or ‘Sangha’ that is irreplaceable.
Chris and Wade will be your main guides with a support staff of teachers that will lead in their subject of expertise. Whether you are using the yogic tools to advance your personal practice or to teach others you will learn to teach and live from your heart space
Fall 2025 200-Hour Teacher Training
Starts October 9 2025
The focus of our Yoga Alliance-certified 200-Hour teacher training program is to help you tap into your individual strengths, passions and gifts while giving you a framework for teaching yoga or deepening your personal practice.
Whether you intend to teach or apply this as a life training, the connections you will make with like-minded souls makes this training a true personal growth investment!
The tools of yoga and mindfulness, along with the group camaraderie, lead to a sense of elevated community or ‘Sangha’ that is irreplaceable.
Chris and Wade will be your main guides with a support staff of teachers that will lead in their subject of expertise. Whether you are using the yogic tools to advance your personal practice or to teach others you will learn to teach and live from your heart space.
200-Hour Teacher Training
We invite you to be a yogic messenger and learn how you can share the gifts of yoga with the world!
Throughout the training, you will learn:
Asana & Advanced Asana
Yoga Philosophy
Anatomy
Energy Work
Meditation
Community Building & Marketing
Diversity & Inclusion
Leadership
Pre- and Post-Natal Yoga
Yin Yoga
Thai Yoga
Lead Teachers
Chris Gilmore
Specializing in guiding students with an alignment-based peak pose style using dynamic sequencing, functional mobility work, modifications and assists. Owner of the Lab Yoga Studio since 2018.
Wade Gotwals
Specializing in coaching and mentoring from the heart, 20+ years knowledge of the body in asana and sequencing, dharma studies, philosophy, thai yoga, mantra and chanting.
Supporting Staff:
Shanna Lin - Specializing in Anatomy, Postural Yoga and Biomechanics
Veronica Rottman - Specializing in Pre- and Post- Natal Yoga, and the Pelvic Floor
Dr. Inger Burnett-Ziegler - Specializing in Mental Wellness, and Diversity & Inclusion
Katy Hanlon - Specializing in Community Building, and Mindful Marketin
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Early Bird Pricing Until August 15 : $2,999
Full Price: $3,399
Deposit: $650
Flexible Custom Payment Plans Available
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Informational Session:
Early bird pricing ends: Saturday, August, 23
Training begins: Thursday, October 9
Class Schedule: Meet every Thursday (6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.), and Saturday (2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.) - We take one full week off for the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years holidays.
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What happens if I have to miss some of the sessions?
We allow you to miss up to seven sessions. We give weekly recaps, create study groups and have makeup assignments so that trainees can keep up with the course even if they miss out on some sessions.
Do you have payment plans?
Our management will work with you to create a personalized payment plan that works for you.
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All classes are free at The Lab during your training
Join us for a free class at The Lab to see if this training is right for you. Send an email to wade@wadeyoga.com to chris@labchicago.com to reserve your free class!