You Already Know How: Yoga and Breathing By Susan Kraft Hello Asheville Yoga Community! Did you know that Ada Limón, the extraordinary 24th Poet Laureate of the United States, loves yoga? And yet, in a recent On Being podcast, she laughed while sharing the following:When I lived in New York City, my two best friends, I would always try to get them to go to yoga with me. And they would say, “I don’t want to go to yoga.” And […]
Warrior Breath: Embodying Archetypes By Shala Worsley How I learned about ‘Warrior Breath’ A short time after I moved to Asheville, NC in 1996 I stumbled upon a little yoga practice room above an antique shop downtown. There was no sign outside advertising it as a studio or practice space. At the top of a narrow and creaking staircase there was simply a wooden bowl for donations. The room was dimly lit and I have a vague recollection of the […]
Kīrtan Chant By Michael Johnson & Friends अहिंसासत्यास्तेय ब्रह्मचर्यापरिग्रहाः यमाः ॥३०॥ahiṃsāsatyāsteya brahmacaryāparigrahāḥ yamāḥ ॥30॥ “The restraints are: non-violence, truthfulness, to not steal, respecting boundaries and non-possessiveness.”- Yogasūtra 2.30 Vṛtti:ahiṃsā ≈ non-violence, disrupting harmful practicessatya ≈ truthfulness, not lyingasteya ≈ to not steal, respecting others propertybrahmacarya ≈ respecting boundaries, chastity aparigrahāḥ ≈ non-possessiveness, not hoarding Michael’s Bhāṣya (commentary) Here is the first limb of Yoga. It is a set of skillful means (upāya) that we can adopt to create a space where we […]
[av_cell_one_third vertical_align=’top’ padding=’0px’ padding_sync=’true’ background_color=” src=’https://youryoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/EDIT-1033439-resize-845×684.jpg’ attachment=’1628′ attachment_size=’gallery’ background_attachment=’scroll’ background_position=’center center’ background_repeat=’stretch’ mobile_display=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-xpmwek’] [av_cell_two_third vertical_align=’top’ padding=’0px’ padding_sync=’true’ background_color=” src=’https://youryoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/EDIT-1011406-resize-1500×1000.jpg’ attachment=’1649′ attachment_size=’extra_large’ background_attachment=’scroll’ background_position=’top right’ background_repeat=’stretch’ mobile_display=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-wo1l9o’] Awesome Decision! We’re so excited to support you in your yoga journey. You have started your registration for the 50-Hour Teacher Training Program. We’ve sent you an email, please be sure to check spam folder. Important next step below! [av_button label=’Pay Now’ icon_select=’no’ icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ link=’manually,https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=16668&stype=-107&sView=day&sLoc=0′ link_target=” size=’large’ position=’center’ label_display=” […]
Understanding Bhakti Vinyāsa Yoga By Michael Johnson What is Bhakti? Bhakti means devotion, a deep yearning to experience love in its purest form. According to Dr. Shyam Ranganathan, Bhakti is identical to Yoga as a basic ethical theory that originated in South Asia. Although it is often confused with Theism, a decolonized view of Yoga or Bhakti does not require any beliefs. By contrast, Bhakti Yoga is simply devoting ourselves to the universal ideal of Īśvara (being in control of […]
[av_video src=’https://vimeo.com/681582661′ mobile_image=” attachment=” attachment_size=” format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′ conditional_play=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” av_uid=’av-13ha92v’ sc_version=’1.0′] Nationally-recognized Yoga Institution Transfers Ownership to Ayurvedic Wellness Organizations Co-Founders of the Asheville Yoga Center Handover Stewardship to AyurPrana and The Ayurvedic Institute to Continue Supporting the Local Community ASHEVILLE, NC (February, 24, 2022) – Asheville Yoga Center (AYC) is coming under new leadership, with the previous owners Stephanie and Sunny Keach wishing a heartfelt farewell to the thousands of students and teachers they have helped […]
[av_image src=’https://youryoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/AYC.jpg’ attachment=’12656′ attachment_size=’full’ copyright=” caption=” image_size=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” img_scrset=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” template_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-kzx2isml’ sc_version=’1.0′ admin_preview_bg=”] Dearest Asheville Yoga Family, As you may have heard by now, we are in the process of selling Asheville Yoga Center and the buildings to the non-profit Ayurvedic Institute (ayurveda.com) and its sister organization Ayurprana (liveayurprana.com). Many of you will know of Dr. Vasant Lad who is the Founder and leader […]
Giving Back with Yoga By Rosie Mulford “Giving” is a funny thing. It is like an endless well that just keeps on flowing and filling no matter how much it is used. The word “purna” in Sanskrit means full. But more than full. My teacher describes “purna” as holding a glass under the tap and water fills it to the top and then overflows. This is what giving feels like. When we give, we feel complete and full. Perhaps it […]
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One of the first yoga classes I ever attended was because a friend convinced me to go with her to help me deal with stress after a difficult day. How many of us have tagged along with a friend to a yoga class and walked away grateful for the experience? Yoga is for the individual in that we are invited to come into ourselves and focus on our breath for the duration of the practice. However, yoga buddies provide a […]
