Our mission
We put free wellness gatherings in public places, and we train the people who lead them, so that a person can walk into a city knowing nobody and walk out three months later with somewhere to be on a Saturday.
Upcoming
Every listing carries the venue, the price and the person teaching it before you commit to anything. Most of them are free.
YogaSaturday, September 12 · Chicago
An all-levels vinyasa practice on the grass at Montrose Point, timed so the last three poses land as the sun clears the water.
YogaSaturday, September 19 · Charlotte
A gentle, unhurried hour on the Great Lawn, built for people who have never set foot in a yoga studio and would rather keep it that way.
BreathworkThursday, September 24 · Chicago
A guided ninety-minute breathwork session indoors, ending with twenty minutes of stillness and a cup of tea with the people next to you.
What we do
We put wellness gatherings in public places and certify the people who lead them. Every figure on this page is published for the same reason: if we will not print a number, we should not be running the programme.
The community
8,500
People in the community
4,200 in Chicago, 2,600 in Charlotte and 1,700 in Denver.
1,480
Gatherings held since 2019
From eleven people on one lawn to thirty gatherings every month.
78%
Of gatherings are free
Free first, always
Seventy-eight percent of our gatherings cost nothing to attend. The rest slide down to zero on request, without a form, a means test or a conversation about why.
214
Instructors certified
Since 2023, of whom 91 now teach on our community schedule.
The welcome is the work
I had tried three studios and left all of them feeling like the least fit person in the room. Nobody has ever made me feel that way on the lawn at Montrose.
How we teach
We teach on lawns, in parks and in borrowed halls rather than behind a membership desk. A studio filters people out before they reach the door. A park does not.
46
Partner organizations
18 in Chicago, 16 in Charlotte and 12 in Denver.
1,690
Festival attendees in 2025
1,050 on Northerly Island and 640 at Camp North End.
The Strength Collective
Our certification programme trains instructors to hold a mixed-ability room outdoors, on uneven ground, without a microphone. Every graduate is offered a place on a live schedule in Chicago, Charlotte or Denver.
Module 01
80 hours
Anatomy, sequencing and the practical craft of teaching a mixed-ability room outdoors, on uneven ground, without a microphone.
Module 02
60 hours
How breathing practices act on the nervous system, how to hold a room through an intense session, and how to recognise when to stop.
Where we are
Pick a city to see when it started, how many people are in it and which neighbourhoods it runs across.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago is our first and largest city. What began as a Saturday morning circle at Montrose Point in 2019 now runs fourteen gatherings a month across the North Side, Pilsen, Humboldt Park and the West Loop, and it stays free wherever we can make the numbers work.
Neighbourhoods
Come along
Thirty gatherings a month across Chicago, Charlotte and Denver. Most of them are free, and the rest slide down to zero if you ask.
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Social Club
Four meetups a month, capped at sixteen people.
A run, a supper, something outdoors and something quiet. The calendar lands on the first of every month and you reply to the ones you want.
A host at every single one
A named person whose job is to notice you arriving on your own. They introduce you to two people before anything else starts.
No cost to join
Membership is free. Some meetups involve paying for your own dinner or a trail permit, and that is always stated on the listing before you sign up.
It travels between our cities
If you move from Chicago to Denver, or visit for a weekend, your membership comes with you. Tell the host and somebody will meet you at the door.