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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Meditation with Paige

Gift yourself 10-minutes, a moment to clear your head, check in with yourself and reconnect with your intentions.This meditation guide by Paige will provide the reset you’ve needed.

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Eco-friendly Yoga Mats & Props

Maintaining a Sustainable Yoga Practice Plastic. Trash. Single use items. Carbon emission. These are all items that quickly come to mind when you think of types of pollution that we are battling every day. But as a yogi, have you ever considered how your practice impacts our environment? The most

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Meditation with Maeve

Nadi Shodhona Meditation Led by Maeve Hendrix 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

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Asheville Yoga Center Makes Bold Plans for the Future

Beloved AYC Students and Community, We want to start this letter by expressing our immense gratitude to you, our loyal clients and supportive yoga community.  This year has brought all kinds of change and uncertainty into all of our lives, and we continue to remain in awe of your support

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Don’t Forget to Nurture Your Personal Practice

Self-Care Tips for Yoga Teachers Despite the therapeutic nature of yoga, being an instructor does not come without its challenges. With hours spent teaching multiple yoga classes at different yoga studios and events – in addition to taking time to prepare for workshops – it can be challenging to make

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

– Mary Oliver

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