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Stay up-to-date on the latest from Asheville Yoga Center with our blog! Meet our teachers and hear them share more about their lives and yoga practice. Read tips on how to integrate yoga more deeply into your life off the mat. Learn more about inspirational teacher training programs, and discover new ways to deepen your practice!

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Teacher Feature: Lewis Rothlein

With more than 30 years of dedicated practice and teaching, Lewis Rothlein brings wisdom, heart, and clarity to every class. A longtime practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga and a Yoga Alliance certified teacher, Lewis is known for his approachable style, thoughtful guidance, and generous spirit.

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Teacher Feature: Lewis Rothlein

With more than 30 years of dedicated practice and teaching, Lewis Rothlein brings wisdom, heart, and clarity to every class. A longtime practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga and a Yoga Alliance certified teacher, Lewis is known for his approachable style, thoughtful guidance, and generous spirit.

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AYC Charity of the Month: Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity

Asheville Yoga Center Committed to Supporting Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Studio to donate 10% of drop-in and community-class sales to local non-profit Asheville Yoga Center is raising funds for Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity as its Charity of the Month during September 2018. Since its inception in 1983, Asheville

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5 Best Yoga Poses for Beginners

What to Expect in a Beginner Yoga Class   You’re thinking about going to your very first yoga class. You’re wondering what the flow of class will be like and what kinds of poses you’ll learn from your yoga instructor.  It’s always a little scary to try something new, but

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AYC Hosts Indu Arora for Specialty Workshop

Indu Arora Brings 19 Years of Experience and Knowledge to Students at AYC Yoga center offers Pranayama, Mudra, and Bandhas for Healing 5-day workshop Asheville Yoga Center is offering a 300-Hour YA credit with specialty instructor, Indu Arora from August 15-August 19, 2018. Indu Arora has been working to educate

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What is Kundalini Yoga?

Understanding Kundalini Yoga With so many different types of yoga out there, it can be challenging to stay informed of each style. But in the spirit of a holistic yoga practice, we should strive to learn more about other approaches and, if appropriate, integrate them into our own practice or

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AYC Charity of the Month: Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC

Asheville Yoga Center Raises Funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina Yoga center to donate 10% of drop-in and community-class sales to local nonprofit Asheville Yoga Center has selected Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina as its Charity of the Month for August 2018. For

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How to Handle Assists During Class

Hands-On Assists Yoga class should be an enjoyable and uplifting experience. It should leave you feeling better and more energized than when you first stepped into the studio. There are many aspects to yoga classes, and hands-on assists are one tool that instructors use to enhance their practice and your

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– Mary Oliver

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