Om Teachers
We are inspired by the feel good and transformative power of yoga!
Elizabeth Range Kiely, E-RYT500
My college friends brought me to my first yoga class 30 years ago. I left with a tingling sense of being centered & connected. Returning to Chicago, that yoga magic always kicked in while taking classes around town. It also had impact on my job as a professional fundraiser by enhancing my clarity, productivity and sanity. My husband Terry was experiencing the same thing (albeit in his own way) so we got busy, continued our studies, certifications, personal practice and opened Om in 2002. I count those studies and certifications right up there with my undergrad from University of Illinois and MBA from Northwestern University. Today, my life is integrated and I teach from a foundation of love for my family, community and possibility. These days, I’m pursuing studies at the Mindfulness Center at Brown University and it’s the perfect place to deepen my mindfulness practice & offerings. My hope is to plant a seed that blossoms into more peace and personal strength for all. That way, this yoga & mindfulness gift keeps on giving.
Anne Range Barclay
I took my first yoga class with my sister Beth in 2000; that night I had the best night’s sleep ever! It wasn't long before I became a Certified Baptiste Vinyasa Teacher, completing Baron Baptiste's Level I and II Teacher Trainings. Each and every time I get onto my mat to practice, I clear the clutter of my mind and start fresh. I love sharing this sense of freedom, one breath at a time, with students. While my husband and I now live in Arizona, you can catch me teaching at Om when I visit Chicago. When I’m not teaching at studios in the greater Phoenix area, I am enjoying desert life ...walking, biking, creating, painting and enjoying time with our 3 grown children at every opportunity.
Terry Kiely, E-RYT500
Out of desperation, I started practicing yoga in 1992 to try to cure my "bad back" - the result of many years of riding airplanes, working too late, and getting little exercise. It worked! Yoga quickly became a "must have" for me...the thing I needed that made all the other things better. Eventually, I chucked my consulting career to become a certified Bikram and Baptiste Vinyasa yoga teacher. We opened Om on the Range and now I use my University of Illinois engineering degree and my Booth MBA a bit differently. I grew up on the southside and I get great joy out of bringing Chicago’s “regular guys” along on this journey.
Liz foley
My love for yoga began in 2002 when I walked into my first class at a local YMCA in Boston. Not long after, I discovered Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga in Cambridge, MA. At first, I was drawn to the practice because it served as a great counterbalance to my love of running. Then I began to notice improvement in my posture, increasing flexibility & strength and a greater sense of fulfillment, peace and purpose that deepened each time I returned to my mat. In 2007, I began teaching at Om on the Range after completing Baptiste Level 1 and 2 training and becoming an Associate Baptiste Vinyasa teacher. Yoga continues to reveal truth and love in my life. I'm thankful and humbled to share my love of yoga through teaching. As a teacher, a student and a human being, my intention is to shine light on the power and beauty that exists within each of us.
Jeanne Century
When I'm assisting or teaching a yoga class, I'm fascinated by the unique process of giving and receiving...of making connections with people, unencumbered by the expectations, worries and hopes that often cloud our interactions with one another. I love how yoga blends the concepts of growth and constant change while staying grounded in acceptance. While yoga has been a great source of physical benefit for me, the practice continually teaches me to bring empathy, commitment, strength and kindness to all the diverse aspects of my life.
Denise Sigler
I came to yoga seeking physical relief from body aches and strains from my career as a Chicago firefighter 25 years ago. Class after class, I found strength, mobility and flexibility in my body and that kept me coming back and looking forward to the next time on my mat. What I didn’t realize was how yoga was affecting me mentally. The stress of my job was causing cumulative, chronic stress that is just considered a way of life for firefighters. I quickly learned easy coping mechanisms to life’s traumas and found how healing a deep breathe or two or three could be. I wanted more! I became a Baptiste Yoga Certified teacher in 2016 and continued advancing my studies in yoga until 2021. As I journey through the stages of my life, I continue to rely on yoga as a great source of physical benefits while I continue to grow in all the ways yoga heals me mentally. These gifts yoga has revealed to me I hope to share with everyone who attends my classes.