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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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The Power of Slow-Flow Yoga: Listening to Your Body

Slow-flow yoga invites intentional movement, deep listening, and nervous system awareness. It helps you slow down, build self-trust, and connect with your body’s wisdom. On and off the mat, it’s a practice of presence, balance, and honoring your inner rhythms.

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The Power of Slow-Flow Yoga: Listening to Your Body

Slow-flow yoga invites intentional movement, deep listening, and nervous system awareness. It helps you slow down, build self-trust, and connect with your body’s wisdom. On and off the mat, it’s a practice of presence, balance, and honoring your inner rhythms.

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10 Reasons Why We’re Thankful For Yoga

By Cynthia McDermott The holidays are a time of joy and togetherness, but sometimes in all the hustle and bustle, we lose sight of what we’re actually celebrating. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to reclaim your happiness — gratitude! Cultivating a daily gratitude practice can help tremendously with regaining focus,

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AYC Charity of the Month: MANNA FoodBank

Asheville Yoga Center Fundraises for MANNA FoodBank Yoga studio to donate 10% of proceeds on Nov. 30 to help feed the hungry for the holidays Asheville, N.C., November 1, 2017 — One in four children in Western North Carolina are faced with hunger and the insecurity of not always knowing

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6 Benefits of Japa Meditation

By Timothy Burgin, Founder & Creator of Japa Mala Beads While there are numerous traditions and styles of meditation one can practice, I’ve found that using a mantra with mala beads is the easiest and most powerful way to meditate. In addition to all of the benefits of meditation, japa

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What’s So Scary About Yoga?

Debunking common misconceptions and reservations about practicing yoga. By Matthew Ceurvorst Yoga draws people in for a myriad of reasons: perhaps it was a doctor’s recommendation, the testimony of a friend or family member, or just sheer curiosity. Regardless of the paths that have led to this point, most people

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AYC Charity of the Month: The Hope Chest for Women

Asheville Yoga Center Fundraises for The Hope Chest for Women Charity Yoga Center to donate 10% of Proceeds on October 26 to local cancer-support nonprofit. Asheville, N.C., October 1, 2017 — Asheville Yoga Center is shining a ray of hope for women in our community who are battling cancer by

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20 Minutes of Turning Inward

Meditation accounts for four of the eight limbs of yoga, and is an important aspect of any yogi’s practice. To meditate is to bring yourself into a state of thoughtful awareness, one that allows you to look inward and focus on yourself. Meditating can begin by focusing on your breath,

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“Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.”

– Mary Oliver

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