You found the place where your body gets to move.

Wellness Center — Yoga, Massage & Ecstatic Dance. A biweekly Sunday ecstatic dance in the backyard, online yoga and men's dance circles on Zoom, and bodywork from a therapist who got sober on a mat and a kettlebell.

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DJ sets since 2001 Licensed LMT since 2005 No alcohol, ever

This week at Yoga Electronica

Four ways in. Start with one — most people end up doing two.

Biweekly Sunday Ecstatic Dance

Sundays · 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM CT

Backyard in warm months, indoors all winter · Chicago

A Sunday-morning sober ecstatic dance in a Chicago backyard (indoors in winter). Doors open at 10:00 AM for tea and grounding, a yogic embodiment warm-up starts at 10:30, ambient music rises from 10:45, and the main DJ set runs 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM. No talking, no shoes, no alcohol.

$20 sliding scale · sober space

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Weekly Online Yoga

Tuesdays · 9:30–10:30 AM CT (waitlist)

60 minutes on Zoom · recording sent after

Hatha-rooted, breath-first practice you can do in a small apartment. Tentative start time: Tuesday 9:30–10:30 AM CT. Join the waitlist now — online classes launch once the in-person dance gets rolling.

$15 drop-in · $45/month

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Online Men's Dance Circle

Thursdays · 10:30–11:00 AM CT (waitlist)

Zoom, cameras optional

A 25–30 minute drop-in men's dance circle. Tentative start time: Thursday 10:30–11:00 AM CT. Join the waitlist now — online classes launch once the in-person dance gets rolling.

Free for members · $10 drop-in

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Massage with Rich

By appointment · 60 / 90 / 120 min

In-studio (second-bedroom studio) or mobile to you

Licensed in Illinois since 2005. Deep tissue, sports, and slow relaxation work informed by two decades of kettlebells and yoga.

$110 / $150 / $190 · mobile +$30

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A person reaching skyward in a sunrise yoga practice

Yoga and kettlebells took the place of drinking

Rich Cotter has been a licensed massage therapist in Illinois since 2005 (612 hours), completed 200-hour Hatha teacher training at Sodder Worlds Wellness in Hinsdale, has swung kettlebells for 14 years, and has been DJing since 2001. Yoga Electronica is what happened when all of that replaced the bottle.

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Bodywork between the beats

Two decades of clinical massage, in the studio or mobile to your place anywhere in Chicago. Deep tissue when you need it, slow and quiet when you don't.

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A calm massage studio with folded linens and plants in soft violet light

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One email every Thursday: the dance theme, the Zoom links, class recordings, and open massage slots.