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!

Paige Gilchrest, Asheville Yoga Center Instructor

Teacher Feature: Paige Gilchrist

Discover the inspiring journey of yoga teacher Paige Gilchrist, from her humble beginnings in a drafty college ballroom to leading retreats, teaching in diverse settings, and weaving sound, Zen wisdom, and community into her classes.

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Paige Gilchrest, Asheville Yoga Center Instructor

Teacher Feature: Paige Gilchrist

Discover the inspiring journey of yoga teacher Paige Gilchrist, from her humble beginnings in a drafty college ballroom to leading retreats, teaching in diverse settings, and weaving sound, Zen wisdom, and community into her classes.

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Benefits of Meditation: A Neuroscience Perspective on Mind and Body

Meditation is an ancient practice, which has gained popularity in modern times for its mental and physical benefits. It is scientifically proven to enhance brain function and mental well-being. Various types of meditation, like mindfulness, guided meditation, and yoga meditation, offer distinct advantages. Let’s explore the benefits of meditation and how it influences brain physiology and improves mental health, through the lens of neuroscience.

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September Theme: Honoring the Elements

This September at Asheville Yoga Center, we turn our focus to “Honoring the Elements.” In yogic tradition, there are five main elements: Earth, Air, Water, Fire, and Space. Each carries its own unique qualities, yet they work in harmony to form the building blocks of the Universe. We too are composed of these elements, intertwined with the oneness of all existence.

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Teacher Feature: Farah Naz Gokturk

Teaching and sharing yoga is an integral part of my personal yoga practice. Not everyone needs to teach and share yoga in order to practice yoga. After years of teaching yoga, it’s become a discipline, and in some ways has informed how I understand myself and the world around me.

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August Theme: No Mud, No Lotus

This month our theme at AYC is “No Mud, No Lotus,” drawn from Buddhist meditation teacher Thich Nhat Hanh’s inspiring words. The lotus can symbolize many things. The lotus is revered for the way it pushes up through the thick heavy mud eventually rising to open and bloom in exquisite

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Teacher Feature: Brooke Sullivan

What I love most about teaching yoga is that it opens up a world of self-discovery and wonder. This journey isn’t just about exploring the Self and recognizing one’s worth and uniqueness; it also unveils hidden potentials that can heal, inspire, and contribute to a better world. As a Tantra yoga teacher, I believe that offering the right techniques and practices can empower anyone, enhancing their lives and benefiting our community. When a student connects with the timeless beauty and bliss of Nature and their own true nature, or when their Inner Sage awakens, I feel that I am truly serving a greater purpose. This brings me immense joy.

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

– Mary Oliver

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