meet manny

Manny is a full time yoga teacher, certified personal trainer, public speaker, and program consultant based out of Chicago, IL. You can find him teaching public classes at his yoga studio The Collective Yoga Co-op, Zen Yoga Garage, Midtown Athletic Club, and Lakeshore Sport and Fitness. When not teaching public classes, Manny coaches clients in functional strength training and yoga, and designs mindfulness programming for various workplace settings.

In his decade-long career in the wellness and fitness space, Manny has ideated worldwide programming for companies like lululemon; facilitated mindfulness breakouts for national conferences; and guest lectured at universities. His most recent large-scale project is The Yoga Summit, a weekend-long festival and conference hybrid, bringing the Chicago yoga community together in camaraderie and education.

Credentials:

• E-RYT 500 Yoga Alliance:

  • 200-hour CorePower Yoga 2016

  • 300-hour Buddha’s Mat 2020

• YACEP Yoga Alliance

• CPT - ISSA

Specializations:

• Alignment-based Vinyasa

• Functional strength training and movement

• Breath work and nervous system regulation

• Mindfulness and yoga philosophy

Notable Accomplishments:

• lululemon Ambassador 2019-2022

• lululemon Residency recipient 2022-2023

• Developed mindfulness and fitness programming for Rate, the Guaranteed Rate app 2023-2024

• Filmed mindfulness breakouts for the Helix Conference 2020

• Guest lecturer for yoga and mindfulness: University of Illinois at Chicago, Malcolm X College