Jim Bennitt

Jim Bennitt

Jim, a former wrestler, massage therapist and clerk at the Chicago Board of Trade, began his studies in Yoga, Tantra and Ayurveda in 1997. Originally he took up Yoga as a way to help heal back pain, but soon after, discovered how the practice affects not only the body, but also mind and spirit.
Jim has completed teacher trainings with Daren Friesen of Moksha Yoga Center which draws heavily from the Krishnamacharya lineage, apprenticed with Gabriel Halpern of the Yoga Circle (a studio in the Iyengar tradition), spent two months in Kiev with Ukrainian Yoga master Andre Lappa for an intensive in Universal Yoga, and in 2002 began a close apprenticeship with Rod Stryker, founder of Para Yoga, in the Himalayan tradition which continues to this day.
Featured in such publications as The New York Times, Chicago Magazine, Time Out Chicago, Breathe and Yoga Chicago, Jim is also a popular presenter at the Yoga Journal Grand Geneva Conference and the Midwest Yoga Conference and teaches workshops nationwide. Jim’s practice and teaching can be physically demanding, however it always has an emphasis on breathwork and meditation helping to unite body, mind and spirit. When you take a class from Jim, expect to sweat a little, breathe a lot, and feel a sense of inner peace.

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Jim Bennitt
  • Live Class with Jim - 03/28/2026

    seated joint mobilization - kneeling salutes - bird dogs - lunges - standing side stretch/squat sequence - balance - squat - lunging clam shells - staff - windshield wipers - 90/90 side stretch - butterfly - seated side stretch/clam shell - star pose - bridge sequence - shoulderstand variations -...

  • Live Class with Jim - 04/01/2026

    qigong inspired warmup - clam shell squats - tai chi warrior - revolving disk - tip toe squats - sun salutes - bird pose - crawling - inversion - rocking boat - windshield wipers - 90/90 - clam shells - shin box lifts - butterfly - seated side stretch - seated forward fold - bridge - supine twist...

  • Live Class with Jim: Balancing - 04/04/2026

    qigong warmup - side stretch/squat sequence - tai chi warrior - balancing tai chi warrior - stepovers - lunges - kneeling salutes - bird dogs - child pose - sphinx - frog variation - updog - downdog - windshield wipers - 90/90 - clam shells - butterfly - seated side stretch - butterfly - bridge -...

  • Live Class with Jim 04/08/2026

    qigong warmup - tai chi warrior (balancing) - tip toe squats - sun salutes - split squats - revolving disk - cossack squats - plank - frog variation - bow - child pose - inversion - child pose - bridge variations - upward bow - dead bugs - supine twist - rest - meditation

  • Live Class with Jim - 04/11/2026

    standing joint mobility - tai chi warrior - balancing tai chi warrior - tip toe squats - lunges - twisting lunges - kneeling salutes - bird pose - hip circumduction - child pose - crocodile - crocodile/frog hybrid - crocodile/locust hybrid - side scorpion - sphinx - updog - downdog - boat pose - ...

  • Live Class with Jim 04/15/2026

    balancing on toes - standing twist - gorilla squats - full salutations - bird dog - balancing revolved triangle - revolved half moon - crow - locust - boat pose - windshield wipers - shin box lifts - 90/90 twist - seated fold - bridge - shoulder stand - rest - meditation

  • Live Class with Jim 04/18/2026

    standing joint mobility - qigong warmup - tai chi warrior - tip toe squats - lunging - kneeling salutes - child pose variations - crocodile - frog - sphinx - updog - downdog - boat - windshield wipers w/side stretch - 90/90 twist - butterfly - seated side stretch - star pose - bridge - supine wip...

  • Live Class with Jim 04/22/2026

    supine joint mobility - kneeling salutes - planking - squatting - full salutes - single leg windshield wipers - seated frog variation - crocodile - prone frog variation - locust variation - child pose variations - inversion - inch worm - boat variations - seated windshield wiper variations - 90/...

  • Live Class with Jim 04/29/2026

    joint mobility - kneeling salutes - crawling - planking - lunging - squatting - full salutes - revolving disk - side lunging - sumo squat - plank - side scorpion - locust - step throughs - rest - technical stand ups - butterfly - bridges - shoulderstand - plow - rest - breathwork - meditation

  • Live Class with Jim - 05/02/2026

    seated joint mobility - bird dogs - kneeling salutes - moon salutes - tree pose variation - tip toe squat - warrior variation - down dog - crocodile - frog - sphinx - side scorpion - boat - seated windshield wipers - 90/90 twist - inch worm - seated side stretch - butterfly - bridge - supine twis...

  • Live Class with Jim 5/06/2026

    standing mobility exercises - qigong inspired warm up - tai chi warrior - full salutations - front lung/side lunge combo - frog/crocodile combo - side scorpion - locust variation - forearm stand - boat pose variations - windshield wipers - boat/windshield wiper variation - seated fold - bridge - ...

  • Live Class with Jim - 05/09/2026

    seated joint mobilization - kneeling salutes - qigong warmup - tai chi warrior - frog squats - low lung w/side stretch - child pose - crocodile - frog - sphinx - updog - downdog - boat - windshield wipers - 90/90 twist - tadaka mudra - savasana - kapalabhati - jiva mudra

  • Live Vigor-ish Class with Jim - 05/13/2026

    seated joint mobilization - kneeling salutes - full salutes - multidimensional sun salutes - inversion - boat pose - technical standups - butterfly - bridge - shoulderstand - supine windshield wiper - rest - meditation

  • Live Class with Jim - 05/16/2026

    standing joint mobilization - dynamic side stretches and squats - lunges - kneeling salutes - bird dogs - child pose - crocodile variations - sphinx - scorpion - boat - windshield wipers - 90/90 twist - standups - butterfly - bridge - rest - kapalabhati - jiva mudra

  • Live Class with Jim 5/20/2026

    seated joint mobilization - kneeling salutes - bird dogs - planks - lunges - full salutes - multidimensional salutes - extended multidimensional salutes - side scorpion - bow - childs pose - windshield wiper sequence - 90/90 - seated forward fold - tadaka mudra - savasana - jiva mudra - prana shu...

  • Live Class with Jim - 5/23-2026

    standing joint mobilization - qigong warmup - tai chi warrior - chakri - frog squats - lunges - kneeling salutes - bird pose and hip mobilization - childs pose - dead bugs - boat variations - windshield wiper - 90/90 twist - inchworm - technical standup - butterfly - supine windshield wipers - ta...

  • Live Class with Jim -5/27/2026

    supine warmup - planks - lunges - split squat/cossack squat combo - side scorpion - locust variation - forearm stand - child pose - windshield wiper sequence - 90/90 - butterfly - standup/sit down - shoulderstand - rest - breathwork - meditation

  • Live Class with Jim - 5/30/2026

    supine joint mobilization - seated windshield wipers - 90/90 twist - kneeling salutes - bird dog crunch - lunges - frog squats - warrior 2 variation - frog - warrior 1 variation - dog - crocodile - sphinx - core windshield wipers - 90/90 rotations - dead bug - tadaka mudra - savasana - kapalabhat...

  • Live Class with Jim 06/03/2026

    standing joint mobilization - qigong warmup - tai chi warrior - frog squats - full salutations - lunging twists - balancing revolved triangle - frog - crow - side scorpion - boat - windshield wipers - toe taps - butterfly - bridge - rest - Tibetan window meditation

  • Live Class with Jim 06/06/2026

    seated joint mobility - kneeling salutes - crawling - bird pose - lunges - frog squats - qigong inspired warmup - tai chi warrior - chakri - lunging twist - childs pose - crocodile - 1/2 frog - sphinx - scorpion variation - updog - downdog - inch worm - windshield wipers - 90/90 - butterfly - bri...

  • Live Class with Jim 06/10/2026

    qigong warmup - tai chi warrior - moon salutes - frog - crow - crocodile - 1/2 frog - side scorpion - sphinx - updog - downdog - inchworm - windshield wipers - 90/90 - staff - fold - tadaka - bridge - supine hamstring/adductor stretch - supine windshield wiper - rest - meditation

  • Live Class with Jim 06/13/26

    standing joint mobilization - qigong warmup - revolving disk - tai chi warrior - frog squats - lunges - kneeling salutes - crawling - bird pose mobilization - child pose - crocodile - 1/2 frog - side scorpion - sphinx - updog - downdog - windshield wipers - side plank 90/90 combo - butterfly - sh...