About Corinne Peterson

Corinne Peterson, MPH, C-IAYT, LMT

I currently practice in Evanston, Illinois, and online with people throughout the United States. I specialize in supporting healing, integration, and wholeness.  People often seek me out at a time of life challenges and transitions, including; grief & loss, illness, pregnancy, mid-life, aging and end-of-life. I offer private sessions and periodic workshops, both in-person and online.

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Practice & Training

In 1985, I began practicing yoga for relief from scoliosis, disordered eating, anger and depression. My passion for yoga flowered, and naturally evolved into sharing it with others. I am deeply grateful for the teachers I have studied with along the way. This includes many amazing training and certification processes. As you can see, I truly love learning and sharing!

In 1985, I wandered in to Chicago’s Temple of Kriya Yoga with little money and exchanged cleaning services as payment for classes. It changed my life. Ten years later, I completed their yoga teacher training program. During the training, I received my first introduction to Viniyoga and its emphasis on the adaptability of yoga for every body. I later trained with Gary Kraftsow through the American Viniyoga Institute, first as a teacher (2003) and then as a yoga therapist (2006).

While I always loved yoga movement and breathing, I found it hard to sustain a regular meditation practice. The first time I experienced yoga nidra meditation, I fell in love with it. After some exploration, I learned of iRest® Yoga Nidra and felt I had come home. Finally, I found a meditation practice I could practice consistently! I love the process of deep relaxation, inquiry and felt presence. I am especially grateful for the tools it brings for living more present with everyday life. I trained with Richard Miller and certified as a teacher in 2011. I continue to receive advanced training in iRest® Yoga Nidra through the Integrative Restoration Institute. 

In the last few years, I’ve become more and more interested in the healing potential of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and the way it complements the yoga journey.  I began studying IFS in 2020 and became a Certified IFS Practitioner in 2023.  I have also had the fortune to study Somatic IFS with Susan McConnell, and completed my certification in Somatic IFS in 2023.  I love the way IFS helps us to know ourselves from a place of welcoming and curiosity.  We also come to experience our deeper Self Essence more and more, and to move from this place in our daily lives.   

I continued to receive advanced training in iRest® Yoga Nidra through the Integrative Restoration Institute (with Richard Miller). I have also received specialty yoga training for specific challenges, including: Trauma-Sensitive Yoga through the Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute (founded by Bessel van der Kolk), Yoga for Women (with Uma Dinsmore Tuli) and Yoga of the Heart – Cardiac and Cancer Certification Training (with Nischala Joy Devi). In addition, I have been a nationally certified massage therapist since 1997 and hold a Masters in Public Health in the area of health education and promotion.