CHAI BENSON

Yogalution Movement Peace Ambassador

Chai (pronounced Kye) began developing her Hatha practice in 1998 in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In a small, donation based class on a remote island, she discovered the power of the sun salutations and moving meditation. Chai later learned how to teach this same practice through Yogalutation's 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training in the Spring of 2025. Yoga has long been a place of safety and grounding- a home she has returned to again and again.

Chai enjoys a weekly Hatha and Yin practice in community, a personal practice at home with her cat, Sagan, and ecstatic dance, pilates and hot yoga locally. Music is her “secret ingredient” for managing time, staying motivated, and teaching at Yogalutation. She plays guitar, sings, and enjoys the powerful force of a drum circle when the opportunity arises.

In addition to teaching yoga and marching to the beat of her own drum, she is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Clinical Supervisor for therapist associates and the Executive Director of a small nonprofit based in Long Beach called Marigold Mind & Movement. As a neurodivergent woman, a cancer survivor and a human in a constant state of healing, Chai hopes to participate in and walk alongside others who are on a similar healing journey.