Our Mission Empower each person to awaken into a life they love. Our Core Values Authenticity Compassion Community Integrity
Our Mantra Be the change we wish to see in the world.
The Name Yoga-360 encompasses the unique 360 degrees of the spiritual being. From the mind to the body, from the physical to the mental, life, like yoga, is a journey not to be judged but through profound understanding, treasured each step along the way.
About the Founder. Colleen Rose is the founder and director of Yoga 360, Inc. Colleen is a third generation yoga teacher teaching teaches deep, varied posture sequences integrating and honoring the wisdom of the body, mind and breath. She works toward finding a comfortable balance in all of her classes challenging her students to move toward positive change in all aspects of their lives. She emphasizes on the alignment principles of Hatha Yoga, specifically Asthanga and Iyengar Yoga, incorporating meditation, affirmation and intention to create an inner journey towards healing, self-awareness, acceptance and empowerment. Colleen's mantra is "It must radiate on the inside before it can radiate on the outside." Colleen received her training from The Temple of Kriya is a certified Level 2 and Senior Yoga Teacher. Colleen travels extensively around the country studying with some of the most renowned yoga teachers in the country including Indian master Manju Jois, son of Ashtanga yoga founder and guru, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Seane Corn, Johnny Kest, Cyndee Lee, and Rodney Yee. Colleen pulls strength and inspiration from the spiritual teachings of H.H. the Dalai Lama. She also has taught at many yoga events, programs and classes for many corporation and organizations. In addition to directing Yoga-360, she has taught Children's Yoga at Slate River School in Crested Butte, Colorado. is also a Pilates NETA Trained Instructor and received her Pilates Reformer certification through Balanced Body. Colleen loves seeing new faces in the yoga studio, especially those who are trying yoga for the first time.
Colleen is a Bradley University graduate who was a healthcare marketing and communications specialist at University of Chicago Medical Center, then moved to WellGroup, a private physicians group, before starting her own consulting company Kaleidoscope Designs in 1995. In 2009 she complete her MBA in Spa Management from Wynne Business. Colleen served on numerous philanthropic boards including the Cancer Support Center where she was awarded the Richard J. Desser Pioneer Award, and has been featured on many television and radio shows as well as newspapers and magazines and is an Editorial Advisor for Spa Magazine. As a former Triathlete, yoga was a supplement to her training. In 2001, a knee injury lead to Colleen to delve deeper into the less impactful world of Yoga and Pilates, and she never looked back.
In 2003 Colleen founded Yoga-360, Inc., inspired to bring “every day yoga to every day people.” Colleen traveled the Chicago area offering private, group and corporate classes.The need continued and in May 2004, Yoga-360 Studio & Spa opened it’s doors in downtown Frankfort, IL with just two teachers, Colleen as a Yoga and Pilates Teacher and her sister also teaching Pilates.In August 2008, Yoga-360 opened a 3,200 square foot Studio & Spa in Frankfort featuring a Hot Yoga Studio, Six Treatment Rooms, Spa Lounge and Retail Lobby. In 2009 Colleen founded Conway Rose, a skin care collection focusing on natural, radiant skin. In 2011 Yoga 360 expanded to include a designated 1,200 square foot Pilates Studio. This year Colleen is also partnering with Shakti Redding of Yoga World Reach to identify Yoga 360 as a Seva Yoga School bringing an inspiring Yoga Teacher Training Program to the Midwest with emphasis on authenticity, compassion and community. She is also the Editor of The Fresh Foodie (www.thefreshfoodie.com) a Live Simply. Cook Simply blog.
Colleen’s vision and personal mantra is the guiding force behind Yoga-360; To thine own self be true.
