our story
Soul House is a yoga, healing, and teaching center. The soul, what yogis call the “Atman” or “higher self”, is the part within us all that is eternal, unchanging and authentic. It is here that our individual purpose for our lives was created. All Soul House offerings are centered around the soul to guide you back home to your authentic self.
The first of it’s kind in Chicago, Soul House is a sacred space to explore different modalities of spirituality and the healing arts, all conveniently curated under one roof. Come connect through group yoga, meditation and Reiki classes. To dive deeper, enjoy a private healing session. Whether it be Reiki healing, intuitive card reading, breathwork, astrology and more, you are sure to be centered to the guidance of your higher self. We also believe in the teacher and healer within us all, offering Reiki trainings and other educational courses to empower the spiritually curious student.
Soul House your new home, to come back home.
FOR THE SPIRITUALLY CURIOUS.
— RENT, JONATHAN LARSON
“I trust my soul, my only goal is just to be.”
Meet our creator, Cara Kalnow. Cara is a student of metaphysics, an intuitive energy healer, and yoga & Reiki teacher. It’s her purpose to guide people into a reality beyond the 5 senses to access a deeper truth held within and accessible to all.
Cara’s curiosity beyond the physical started at a young age and led her to pursue an education in Philosophy at Denison University, where she earned her B.A. With a desire to teach, she continued her studies overseas in Scotland where she earned a Masters of Philosophy from the University of St. Andrews (and also, unsuccessfully, pursued Prince William, a fellow classmate).
Cara returned home from Scotland with a new job at Google, after declaring "I Google, therefore I am". While working in the tech industry for 10+ years, an old injury literally forced Cara to seek balance in her life, where she discovered yoga. It took some time, but eventually she was hooked and started shifting the scales more towards yoga and mindfulness and less towards conventional structure.
She began studying the subtle energy body in 2018 while on a yoga retreat in Bali. She spent months traveling around Asia observing cultures, simplified ways of life, and energy work. This led Cara to complete her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training through YogaSix in 2018 and kicked off her Reiki education through Atma Biofield Therapeutics, where she completed her Reiki Master Teacher certification in Usui and Karuna Reiki® in 2020. Cara is also trained in Holy Fire Reiki® for World Peace from William Rand, the Founder of The International Reiki Alliance.
Cara's yoga classes are mindful and soulful in nature. They invite you on a journey within to connect to the simple truths of life and your most authentic self. All Reiki courses guided by Cara are part of The Reiki Professional Program certified by The International Reiki Alliance. Cara often sprinkles Reiki into to her yoga classes and most enjoys connecting with the true essence of the lovely yogis, students and Reiki receivers coming through Soul House.