Wherever you stand in your path, our in-depth trainings are crafted to empower you in your journey.
Wherever you stand in your path, our in-depth trainings are crafted to empower you in your journey.
Deepen your yoga practice, presence, and appreciation for life
Empower your voice, sense of self-worth, and creativity
Learn to teach vivid, impactful yoga classes with skill & imagination in your own sincere way
Connect, thrive, and be uplifted by a community of fellow seekers
For over 25 years Asheville Yoga Center has been a beloved home for high quality, inspirational yoga teacher training in the southeast and beyond. Many curious yoga practitioners have followed their hearts to AYC to immerse more fully in our 200 hour Teacher Training Immersions; and to keep their inner flames lit and skill sets evolving in our specialized 300 Hour Immersions and Modules. Our new director Seán Johnson has also integrated the best elements of his Soul School teacher training into AYC’s time-tested methodology to create one-of-a-kind, inspirational, heart-centered yoga training programs. Wherever you are in your yoga exploration and teaching journey, we offer inspiring, rich, and resourceful paths for you.
200 Hr Yoga Teacher Training
Stoke your passion and embark on a transformative journey into the inspirational realms of yoga with our renowned AYC signature 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. This immersive experience is designed for dedicated students eager to deepen their connection to yoga, and who wish to learn the art and craft of teaching yoga from the heart. We’ll delve into asana, pranayama, meditation, mantra, music, storytelling, philosophy, poetry, ritual and other soulful practices that will become lifelong companions to nurture your physical, mental, and spiritual health, and empower you to guide and inspire others.
300 Hr Yoga Teacher Training
Continue to follow your heart, and thirst to evolve as a yoga practitioner and teacher. Our 300 hour program is designed for graduates of AYC and any other 200 hour program who wish to dive deeper and grow within more specialized areas of yoga and teaching craft study. Choose from weeklong 50 hour immersions focused on one particular topic area as well as inspirational electives to shape your graduate education.
Upcoming immersions for 2024-2025 include: Roots of Yoga Immersion: Rekindling The Flame Teacher Tune Up; The Craft Of Teaching Yoga To Beginners; Restorative & Yin Yoga Immersion; The Business Of Yoga; and more. These programs are guided by a curated team of expert instructors who are passionate about their specialties.
Whether you are a local, or a visitor— Asheville is a beloved haven for spirituality, wellness, healthy living, conscious culture, art and crafts, farm to table food, and living a heart-centered life. We are so grateful to be a part of this amazing community and can’t think of a better and more supportive place to take your teacher training journey!
Our roots run deep. For over 25 years we have offered yoga teacher training programs, one of the first studios in the country to do so. We have decades of experience supporting students as well as seasoned teachers on the teacher training journey. We are proud that our teacher training programs have helped seed and grow yoga communities across the southeast and beyond— with graduates teaching in venues around the country and founding their own yoga studios and communities.
Our Teacher Training faculty are passionate and inspiring yoga educators, who have dedicated their lives to yoga. They are expert “teacher’s teachers” who are deeply supportive and caring of students in our trainings. Each of our lead teachers genuinely feels that training teachers lights up their heart and gives their life greater purpose and meaning.
Our studio and training is rooted in a heart-centered approach to yoga practice and teaching. Teachers and staff are warm, friendly, positive, and loving. AYC teachers awaken gratitude, passion for life, and a life-affirming ethos.
Our trainings embrace practicing and teaching yoga as a craft and an art – encouraging freedom for creative expression, and the integration of art, music, dance, poetry, storytelling, and vivid imagery into the practice.
It’s a joy to be a part of a shared campus and wellness family that includes The Ayurvedic Institute, the premier school of Ayurveda in the West, led by Dr. Vasant Lad. Plus our other brother and sister venues The Ayurprana Listening Room, a music venue dedicated to uplifting global, sacred, and folk music in West Asheville, and the beautiful SoHum Retreat center.
“I loved the 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Program! All of the inspirational teachers taught and uplifted the students by teaching from the heart and sharing their yoga journey. We learned to empower our voices, teach impactful yoga classes with skill, personality and imagination while connecting with those we are teaching. Truly a valuable and rewarding experience!”.
“I cannot recommend Asheville Yoga Center highly enough. Not only does the 200-hr YTT build community and provide a growing space for individuals–it prepares you to be an informed, inclusive, and heart-felt yoga teacher. One of my favorite things about the program was the variation in teachers and lecturers. Each weekend, we learned from our lead teachers and then guest teachers would come and teach on a topic or subject area of their expertise. This made the content of the training incredibly rich. The experience and knowledge of each of the lectures was truly incredible and such a gift to have in the Southeast. I signed up for the training with the intention to grow my own personal practice and left inspired to share and teach yoga to others. Regardless of how nervous I was, teaching my first class showed me how prepared I actually was to teach as a result of the AYC YTT. I had all of the tools I needed to plan a successful class, from how to channel my inspiration into a theme connected to yoga philosophy, how to set the energy of the space, make a great playlist, meditation techniques, how to create accessible and engaging sequences, language to cue and teach the sequences, how to teach pranayama, and so much more. Again, I cannot recommend AYC highly enough. I wish I could take the 200-hr course all over again!” Review Date: Aug 04, 2025.
Completed my training at Asheville Yoga Center in 2018, and it genuinely changed the trajectory of my life. It was an experience I will never forget. For the first time, my perspective on life began to make sense. As simple or even corny as that may sound, the training helped me recognize the infinite possibilities of how we live, think, and relate to the world. The depth of information was profound. It opened doors to subjects I had never explored so deeply before, from different cultures and philosophies to belief systems and ways of life. That experience sparked years of continued study, reflection, and growth, and I am only now completing the paperwork to formally submit my training, which speaks to how meaningful and long-lasting the impact has been…Asheville Yoga Center offered far more than a certification. It provided a powerful, immersive experience that continues to influence how I see life, learning, and possibility.
Asheville Yoga Center is a true campus for body and mind transformation, for discovering the best agent for healing and change within yourself. What makes AYC unique is the calm, supportive and welcoming environment it provides anyone walking through the door.
After completing the 200 hour training I feel well prepared, eager and confident to begin sharing my love of yoga with others in a professional manner. The breadth of knowledge, experience and skillful personal support combined with the genuine warmth and care offered by the AYC teaching team is truly inspiring and impressive and I feel so fortunate and honored to learn from them. I couldn’t recommend AYC Yoga Training more highly if you’re feeling called to become a yoga teacher.
“A wonderfully thorough course, with a variety of teachers! AYC provided many facets to learn about yoga–not just the asanas–which I found invaluable. Definitely superior to an online course, many times over!” Review Date: May 21, 2025
If you have any questions about yoga teacher training, Grace is here to help you.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
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