Wherever you stand in your path, our in-depth trainings are crafted to empower you in your journey.
Wherever you stand in your path, our in-depth trainings are crafted to empower you in your journey.
Deepen your yoga practice, presence, and appreciation for life
Empower your voice, sense of self-worth, and creativity
Learn to teach vivid, impactful yoga classes with skill & imagination in your own sincere way
Connect, thrive, and be uplifted by a community of fellow seekers
For over 25 years Asheville Yoga Center has been a beloved home for high quality, inspirational yoga teacher training in the southeast and beyond. Many curious yoga practitioners have followed their hearts to AYC to immerse more fully in our 200 hour Teacher Training Immersions; and to keep their inner flames lit and skill sets evolving in our specialized 300 Hour Immersions and Modules. Our new director Seán Johnson has also integrated the best elements of his Soul School teacher training into AYC’s time-tested methodology to create one-of-a-kind, inspirational, heart-centered yoga training programs. Wherever you are in your yoga exploration and teaching journey, we offer inspiring, rich, and resourceful paths for you.
200 Hr Teacher Training
Stoke your passion and embark on a transformative journey into the inspirational realms of yoga with our renowned AYC signature 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. This immersive experience is designed for dedicated students eager to deepen their connection to yoga, and who wish to learn the art and craft of teaching yoga from the heart. We’ll delve into asana, pranayama, meditation, mantra, music, storytelling, philosophy, poetry, ritual and other soulful practices that will become lifelong companions to nurture your physical, mental, and spiritual health, and empower you to guide and inspire others.
300 Hr Teacher Training
Continue to follow your heart, and thirst to evolve as a yoga practitioner and teacher. Our 300 hour program is designed for graduates of AYC and any other 200 hour program who wish to dive deeper and grow within more specialized areas of yoga and teaching craft study. Choose from weeklong 50 hour immersions focused on one particular topic area as well as inspirational electives to shape your graduate education.
Upcoming immersions for 2024-2025 include: Roots of Yoga Immersion: Rekindling The Flame Teacher Tune Up; The Craft Of Teaching Yoga To Beginners; Restorative & Yin Yoga Immersion; The Business Of Yoga; and more. These programs are guided by a curated team of expert instructors who are passionate about their specialties.
Whether you are a local, or a visitor— Asheville is a beloved haven for spirituality, wellness, healthy living, conscious culture, art and crafts, farm to table food, and living a heart-centered life. We are so grateful to be a part of this amazing community and can’t think of a better and more supportive place to take your teacher training journey!
Our roots run deep. For over 25 years we have offered yoga teacher training programs, one of the first studios in the country to do so. We have decades of experience supporting students as well as seasoned teachers on the teacher training journey. We are proud that our teacher training programs have helped seed and grow yoga communities across the southeast and beyond— with graduates teaching in venues around the country and founding their own yoga studios and communities.
Our Teacher Training faculty are passionate and inspiring yoga educators, who have dedicated their lives to yoga. They are expert “teacher’s teachers” who are deeply supportive and caring of students in our trainings. Each of our lead teachers genuinely feels that training teachers lights up their heart and gives their life greater purpose and meaning.
Our studio and training is rooted in a heart-centered approach to yoga practice and teaching. Teachers and staff are warm, friendly, positive, and loving. AYC teachers awaken gratitude, passion for life, and a life-affirming ethos.
Our trainings embrace practicing and teaching yoga as a craft and an art – encouraging freedom for creative expression, and the integration of art, music, dance, poetry, storytelling, and vivid imagery into the practice.
It’s a joy to be a part of a shared campus and wellness family that includes The Ayurvedic Institute, the premier school of Ayurveda in the West, led by Dr. Vasant Lad. Plus our other brother and sister venues The Ayurprana Listening Room, a music venue dedicated to uplifting global, sacred, and folk music in West Asheville, and the beautiful SoHum Retreat center.
The focus on Bhakti, voice, and creating a supportive space and community was transformative for me as an educator, yogi, and human. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed to deepen our knowledge and ultimately to empower us to step into our potential as teachers and a community – but also to meet us where we are as individuals who are constantly healing and moving and learning in a changing world.
I left the training with a commitment and passion to share yoga that I truly didn’t expect, and a community of friends and colleagues that (continue to) support me each step of the way
The class is focused primarily on building the voice of the yoga teacher, our ‘greatest tool’. I couldn’t agree more! This class has changed my whole perspective on life. I came in with a voice that was a whimper, I had a real hard time expressing myself to others. Now I communicate with ease, and I’ve found an inner confidence that I’d never had before. The range of teachers that were cultivated was a thing of divine art! Every weekend there was someone who embodied the theme of the weekend, and had such a great depth of understanding in what they taught. This felt like something created in heaven and played out on earth! If you have an interest in becoming a yoga teacher, deepening your yoga practice, becoming a better leader/person or leading a heart centered life. There is no better place I’d recommend than the Asheville Yoga Center’s Teaching From The Heart Yoga Teacher Training.
I’m blown away by AYC’s Teaching from the Heart program and the care, guidance, and comprehensive curriculum provided by the AYC teachers. In only 4 short weeks in the immersion program, I was provided a framework to cue proper alignment for a mixed-level vinyasa flow class and given the tools to lead pranayama breathwork and mantras. This fantastic experience was end-capped by my time with my fellow yogi/yogini students who will always have a piece of my heart. I am eternally grateful for this transformative learning experience.
AYC has a very unique and special teacher training program. I spent an unforgettable and life changing 4 weeks training under very talented and valuable yoga teachers. At the end of the training I felt like I had more than enough tools in my hand to be a good yoga teacher. I met amazing people during my training and I am thankful for being part of this amazing community. If you are looking for a life changing yoga training program, AYC is the one. I can’t recommend them enough.
Asheville Yoga Center is a true campus for body and mind transformation, for discovering the best agent for healing and change within yourself. What makes AYC unique is the calm, supportive and welcoming environment it provides anyone walking through the door.
After completing the 200 hour training I feel well prepared, eager and confident to begin sharing my love of yoga with others in a professional manner. The breadth of knowledge, experience and skillful personal support combined with the genuine warmth and care offered by the AYC teaching team is truly inspiring and impressive and I feel so fortunate and honored to learn from them. I couldn’t recommend AYC Yoga Training more highly if you’re feeling called to become a yoga teacher.
The 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Asheville Yoga Center will always be dear to my heart. I was not only equipped with the skills to teach yoga confidently and effectively, but I was also transformed by the abundant wisdom at Asheville Yoga Center and The Ayurvedic Institute. The teachings from this training have become integral to my understanding of yoga and to my personal practice. I found everlasting camaraderie and saṅgha with my cohort as we supported and cherished one another during the incredibly educative experience. The instructors are experts in the art and science of yoga, highly experienced in teaching, and vastly creative, while also encouraging, patient, and approachable.
If you have questions about yoga teacher training, our Yoga Training Ambassador, Nishita, is here to help!
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
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