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Latina Sweat Project
Dra. Luedke completed the 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) with the Latina Sweat Project (LSP) in August 2026.
The Latina Sweat Project (LSP) has consistently experienced displacement while trying to secure a long-term, physical space. Most recently, LSP was operating out of a space on the historic, mural-filled 16th Street in Pilsen. After learning the building was up for sale, LSP gathered investors and submitted an offer to purchase, committed to staying in the studio where we had just begun to bear the fruits of our hard work. LSP was bypassed for a landlord from outside of Chicago. A trend that LSP and other community-based organizations are all too familiar with. The lease agreement was not honored, and the new owners put up a wall through the main studio floor. LSP called a community vote and in the end, the group is choosing to leave—with strength and dignity while calling on Chicago officials to protect community-based work. While LSP was able to secure a long-term home in Pilsen, opening in January 2027, our history of displacement reflects the broader crises placed upon Black, Brown, and Indigenous peoples. The fight to protect our land, our space, and our practices continues. After LSP shared the voting outcome on social media, the community advocated on behalf of LSP, drawing the 25th ward alderman to respond and affirm their office’s support for LSP and fighting displacement in Pilsen broadly.
Courtney L. Luedke, Ph.D. 