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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20 Minutes of Relaxation

20-Minute Sequence for a Great Night’s Sleep It can be hard to make the transition from a busy day to a restful night’s sleep. Try this 20-minute sequence to help you relax, body and mind, and ease you into dreamland. To enhance this gentle practice, listen to calming music or

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20 Years of AYC History

In truth, we are all students and we are all teachers. – Stephanie Keach, co-founder, Asheville Yoga Center Following a dream This year, Asheville Yoga Center (AYC) celebrates twenty years of changing the world through yoga. What started in a small rented space has grown to a nationally renowned yoga center

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Summer Solstice

“Arjuna, I am the taste of pure water and the radiance of the sun and moon. I am the sacred word and the sound heard in air, and the courage of human beings. I am the sweet fragrance in the earth and the radiance of fire; I am the life

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Healing Veterans through Yoga

Anthony Scaletta, a 36 year old veteran that served two tours in and around Iraq, says, “Yoga has completely changed everything for me.  I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say it saved me because I was on a destructive path at different times in my life and it kept

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Yoga for Allergies

  It’s that time of year again.  People are feeling the relief that winter has ended and spring is blooming all around us.  But with that bloom comes the itching, red eyes, and sneezing of allergies.  We’ve got 5 poses for you to integrate into your practice that can help

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Instructor of the Month: Kimberley Puryear

Taking one of Kimberley Puryear’s classes is to get an hour-long education in authenticity and self love. The moment you lay out your mat in her Tuesday evening Yin class, you are welcomed by Kimberley with a smile (usually followed by a funny one-liner). Although the class is always packed,

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

– Mary Oliver

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