Your Yoga Blog

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!

Sunrise Yoga

What is a Sun Salutation?

Ever wondered why yoga classes start with Sun Salutations? Discover the ancient roots, modern evolution, and powerful benefits of this energizing, breath-led practice that connects you to something greater.

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Sunrise Yoga

What is a Sun Salutation?

Ever wondered why yoga classes start with Sun Salutations? Discover the ancient roots, modern evolution, and powerful benefits of this energizing, breath-led practice that connects you to something greater.

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asheville

10 Best Places To Do Yoga in Asheville

As you thaw out from the Western North Carolina winter and move toward spring and summer, it is the perfect time to take your yoga practice outside of your comfort zone. To help you get started and inspire your next practice, we’ve listed 10 of our favorite places to practice

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yin yoga asheville

5 Yin Yoga Poses to Try at Home

Learn how Yin yoga can increase your flexibility and reduce stress Before signing up for a Yin yoga class, consider starting your practice at home with these five poses. #1 – Meditation Seat Sit upright with your legs either crossed in front of you, in half-lotus or in full-lotus position,

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asheville nonprofit

AYC Charity of the Month: Our VOICE

Asheville Yoga Center Fundraises to Support Our VOICE Yoga studio dedicates classes, workshop & 10% of proceeds on April 26 to fight sexual violence To raise awareness during Sexual Assault Awareness Month and join the fight against sexual violence in our community, Asheville Yoga Center has selected Our VOICE as

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yoga instructors

Advancing with the Basics

How the fundamentals of yoga will prepare you for being a yoga instructor. Teaching yoga is an art that’s developed over years of experience, but it all starts with the basics. Without mastering the fundamentals of yoga, you can’t expect to master the art of teaching the practice to others.

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asheville nonprofit

Charity of the Month: MountainTrue

Asheville Yoga Center Fundraises for MountainTrue Yoga studio dedicates classes, workshop & 10% of proceeds on May 31 to protect our natural lands To protect the Blue Ridge Mountains and beyond, Asheville Yoga Center is raising funds for MountainTrue as its Charity of the Month for May 2018. All month

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yoga for beginners

How Yoga Can Improve Your Active Lifestyle

5 ways that practicing yoga can benefit athletes Athletes and people who lead an active lifestyle are no strangers to muscle tension and soreness — especially if that lifestyle includes kayaking, climbing, biking, or running. While these recreational activities will keep you fit in their own right, supplementing your current

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– Mary Oliver

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