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Latina Sweat Project
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See what the community is saying about our mission to make yoga and wellness accessible to all.
Windy City Weekend · Sep 25, 2026 The full episode plays here. Our segment starts at 19:29.
The full episode plays here. Our segment starts at 19:29.
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ABC7 Chicago Digital Team · September 25, 2026
“Latina Sweat Project joins ‘Windy City Weekend’”
For Hispanic Heritage Month, Val Warner and Ryan Chiaverini welcomed Junior Board President Yari Jurado and incoming Vice President Savannah Alvarez on gala day. They talked about our three pillars, access, representation, and community, about losing our first studio and the search for the next one, and about what the night at the MCA would fund. Then everyone got on a mat: mountain pose, warrior two, and a reverse warrior, with the audience following along from their chairs.
“Since 2022, the Chicago-based wellness nonprofit has been serving low-income families and migrants and helped normalize yoga in Black and brown neighborhoods.”
ABC7 Chicago
Featured · By Leslie Hurtado · August 21, 2026
“Más allá del estudio”
The Chicago Reader spends graduation night at our Pilsen studio as 85 new yoga teachers from the 2025 and 2026 cohorts are celebrated: full scholarships, monarch butterflies, candlelight, and a community that, in Margarita's words, was never these walls and never an address.
Read the Story“Latina Sweat Project was never these walls. It was never an address. It has always been the people standing in this room.”
Margarita Quiñones-Peña, Founder
Photo: Estevan Cruz · Latina Sweat Project
WGN9 Chicago (Around Town)
Around Town checks out The Latina Sweat Project
WGN9's Ana Belaval visits the studio for a four-part Around Town feature, sampling our Spanish yoga flow, talking with members Rut and Veronica about our community art gallery, trying the workout, and sitting down with founder Margarita to hear the story behind LSP.
Watch the FeatureNegocios Now
Margarita Quiñones Peña: 40 Under 40: Advocate for Holistic Community Empowerment
Negocios Now names LSP founder Margarita Quiñones Peña to their 40 Under 40 list, recognizing her work building a grassroots wellness movement rooted in Pilsen that reaches over 250,000 participants yearly through trauma-informed yoga and culturally grounded programming.
Read Full ArticleChicago Reader
Best Latina-owned inclusive wellness studio building strength together
Named Best of Chicago 2025 in Sports & Recreation, the Chicago Reader celebrates The Latina Sweat Project as a place where workout classes feel like they're led by actual friends, building community and strength together.
Read Full ArticleNBC Chicago & Telemundo Chicago
NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago to celebrate Women's History Month
NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago feature The Latina Sweat Project as part of their Women's History Month programming, highlighting women making a difference in their communities.
Read Full ArticleWGN TV (Daytime Chicago)
The Latina Sweat Project: Making yoga accessible to all
Daytime Chicago features The Latina Sweat Project's mission to break barriers and make yoga and wellness accessible to everyone, regardless of background.
Watch Full SpotlightCBS News Chicago
Chicago businesses join 'ICE Out' strike day opposing immigration crackdown
CBS News Chicago highlights how The Latina Sweat Project opened its doors as a sanctuary for the community, offering all classes for free in solidarity during the nationwide ICE Out strike.
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