About— Grow Well Yoga, Barre & Fitness

At Grow Well Yoga, Barre & Fitness, we celebrate the ancient wisdom found in Yoga & Barre and seek to share it with our Naperville community. We provide various styles of yoga and a wide range of yoga and barre classes. Our core values center around the integration of the body and mind and finding balance and peace given the strong relationship between the body and the brain, and how a harmonious relationship between the two tremendously influences our overall wellness and peace.

Our Small Business is home to all levels of practitioners, recognizing that each individual has their own, unique path to follow. Check out all of our classes and professionally trained instructors and find out what works best for you in your path to peace, growth and overall personal wellness.

What Makes Us Even MORE Unique: Where do our Profits go?

At Grow Well, we deeply embrace Yoga (and physical health) mental wellness, and our Community.

As a result, we have decided that ALL proceeds from Grow Well Yoga + Barre + Fitness will go to the Grow Wellness Foundation NFP to directly fund access to mental health services to marginalized populations in the area.

To learn more, you can visit the Grow Wellness Foundation, NFP website at https://growwellnessfoundation.org/

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Our Commitment to your mental wellness

Here to Help You Grow – Grow Wellness Group & Our Commitment to You

Grow Wellness Group is tremendously honored to have the opportunity to provide an unparalleled client mental wellness experience – focused on both the quality of our services and the overall client care you will receive throughout your growth with us.

As a practice, we measure our competency and "success" based on the community impact we are able to make and sustain, and believe you will feel this from the day you reach out to us for the very first time, and throughout your entire relationship with our team based on the care and quality of services you will receive from each of them.

Due to our belief in the power of the bridge between our mind and body, we have established alliances with other mind and body wellness service providers in the communities we serve. In doing so, we can offer wellness service referrals to create a personalized and comprehensive wellness experience for each and every client.

Our on-site Trauma-Informed Yoga Studio and other somatic / physically focused services, such as Yoga Therapy, Reiki and Clinical Hypnosis, also help to bridge the gap and eternal relationship between how we think, process and push forward mentally to how our bodies function; and vice versa.

Our highly skilled, experienced and deeply committed therapists, counselors, psychologists and neuropsychologists, psychiatry providers, sport mental performance consultants and yoga therapists are eager to serve as a guide in supporting you in cultivating personal and/or interpersonal growth, and in nourishing a fulfilling and connected life!

Each team member at Grow Wellness Group brings a wealth of expertise and an immense passion to make a positive difference in the lives of others. As a result of their experience and commitment, we continue to enrich our mental wellness service capabilities in the greater Naperville area, and DuPage, Kendall and Will counties to best serve you and your loved ones in countless ways, including, but not limited to:_‍_{Family Counseling / Therapy}_,_{Individual Therapy / Counseling}_,_Child_{Teen Therapy / Counseling}_,_{Anxiety Therapy / Counseling,}_{Depression Therapy / Counseling}_,_{Couples Counseling}_,_{Yoga Therapy}_,_{Sport Psychology & Mental Performance Improvement Services}_,_{Mental Wellness Workshops & Group Therapy}_,_{Neuro-Psychological & Psychological Evaluations}_,_Reiki_,_{Clinical Hypnosis.}

Our Classes – For ALL Levels of Experience

(Beginner to Experienced)

Slow Flow

Slow Flow will explore breath, movement, balance, and strength using traditional yoga techniques. Focus on alignment of the body and moving with the breath will be emphasized. Though this class is an active practice, the intention will be to create a calm and inclusive experience.

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Gentle Restorative

Gentle yoga, with its focus on slow movements, stretching, and relaxation, offers a myriad of benefits for both the body and mind and can be particularly beneficial for those with physical limitations or health concerns.

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Power Yoga

This is a highly physical practice that focuses on Asana (postures) to build muscle strength, cardiovascular health, and breath awareness.

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Chair Yoga

Chair yoga is a modified form of yoga that is performed while seated in a chair or using a chair for support and balance. It adapts traditional yoga poses to make them more accessible to people who may have difficulty with a standard yoga practice on a mat.

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Yoga for Larger Bodies

A class for larger-bodied students, taught by a larger-bodied instructor! This class specifically caters to anyone who identifies as having a larger than average body size or type. We will explore what our bodies can do, make modifications for areas that get in the way, and find strength and joy in movement.

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Flow & Restore

This class will be a hybrid of vinyasa flow, linking postures to breath in a mindful practice that may include mantra, pranayama, and meditation. Students will finish with a restorative practice to ease the body of pain, calm the mind, and let go a tension.

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Yin Yoga / Yoga Blend

This is the perfect complement to our busy western lifestyles. This practice is slow pace, focusing on long holds (2 - 5 min), stillness, and breath.

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Meditation

This class incorporates meditation, mindfulness and breath, which is focused concentration, bringing yourself back to the moment over and over again, actually addresses stress, whether positive or negative. Meditation can also reduce the areas of anxiety, chronic pain, depression, heart disease and high blood pressure.

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Restorative Yoga

This class encourages deep emotional, physical, and mental relaxation. This practice is slow pace, focusing on long holds, stillness, and breath.

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Barre

This traditional barre class focuses on strength, balance, flexibility, and core. Using principles of Pilates, yoga, and ballet postures, this is a fun, energetic, low impact workout. It will help tone, strengthen, and create stamina and mobility.

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Barre Yoga

This class begins with a gentle yoga sequence to calm the mind and prepare the body for a traditional barre practice. Class is completed with a restorative practice to allow the deep fascia (connective tissue in the muscles) to release.

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Vinyasa Yoga

This timeless practice links movement and breath with flowing sequences. This class will strengthen your core, improve stability, power, balance, and calm your mind.

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Hatha Yoga

This class is practiced at a slower pace with controlled movements, breath focus, and meditation.

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Our Team

Certified Yoga Teacher & Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT, YA-ERYT 500

Mary Ellen Taylor

Mary teaches a variety of classes that focus on integrating the body to the mind and spirit. As a yoga teacher, she is trained in the traditional teachings of T.K.V. Desikachar and Sivananda lineages.

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