Shala Worsley

Shala has been teaching at Asheville Yoga Center since 1999 and enjoys creating a space for people to release stress and tension and tap into deep inner knowing through yoga classes, workshops, and trainings as well as private Ayurveda and Astrology sessions.  She instructs with a style which blends intuitive flow and attention to detail, a combination informed by her background in Kripalu, Iyengar, Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yoga, and bodywork. She incorporates pranayama, meditation, eclectic rhythms, therapeutic and yin yoga, as well as yoga philosophy into each class.

Shala is E-RYT 500; Founder of Asheville School of Massage & Yoga, a school for Massage & Ayurveda Certification Programs from 2005-2020; Lead Instructor for both Asheville Yoga Center’s 200-hour Teacher Training and 300-hour Advanced Training Programs.