Monika Andreas has been trained by many well-known master yoga teachers throughout the world. She was fortunate enough to work with Marilyn Englund, for more than eleven years. Marilyn brought B.K.S.Iyengar to Chicago in 1975. That was Monika's first direct experience to be in his presence. She attended an Iyengar convention in 1989 in San Francisco where she met Angela Farmer and Victor Van Kooten, with whom she studied in Greece, Australia and other location over the past eighteen years. Francois Raoult and Judith Lasater were guest teachers at Lakeside Yoga Center several time and Monika went to France to enjoy the profound yoga teaching of these fine teachers. One of the highlights of her career was to spend three weeks in India with Ramanand Patel. Lois Steinberg, Barbara Linderman, Roger Eischens and Kari Tomashik were a few of the regular guest yoga teachers that Monika sponsored and studied with. Now that Lakeside Yoga Center is closed, Monika studies with Gabriel Halpern during his therapeutic classes at Asanas & More in St. Charles, IL.

At this stage of her life, Monika, enjoys teaching privately, especially, people with seasoned bodies. Her specialty is therapeutic yoga with much emphasis on alignment, giving each student what they need and may include one of therapeutic massages using hot stones, hot packs and healing oils to create a deeply relaxing and healing experience.

Having danced the Argentine tango for the past five years, Monika, now teaches Yoga for Tango dancers. She has organized a Yoga Tango Tour to Buenos Aires in February 2007.