Class Descriptions

An hour-long practice intended to be a safe haven for you to explore your body and breath with gentle invitations towards kindness, compassion, acceptance and surrender to your experience of the here and now. Class is a themed slow flow interspersed with a breakdown of technique and alignment details.

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Yin to Yang combines elements of Yin, Vinyasa, and somatic movements to create a gentle awakening of body and mind.  Ease into practice with long held Yin shapes, saying hello to the muscles and fascia.  Slowly build towards muscular effort from the ground up with gentle intuitive movements and familiar yoga shapes. Finally, stand in your power as we move through an all levels flow, igniting your fire within.  Leave feeling empowered and ready to take on the day!

This 60 minute class welcomes you to explore your potential and celebrate where you are. Through mindful movement and breath, deepen your understanding of your mind, body, and spirit as we play in both softness and strength. This class is adaptive to all levels of experience with an invitation to come to your mat each practice with a Beginner’s mind. Explore alignment through contraction and expansion. Prepare to sweat and soften!

Vinyasa flow classes link movement with breath. Each class is carefully sequenced to prepare your body for a peak pose, such as a deep hip openers, backbend, inversion or arm balance. Vinyasa classes are appropriate for yogis with at least some understanding of alignment and some experience with yoga. Come ready to energize, rejuvenate, move, sweat, breathe and let go!

Jivamukti Yoga is not only the physical (asana) practice of yoga, but a deeper incorporation of breath-work (pranayama), meditation (dhyana), chanting kirtan (Bhakti), yoga philosophy (shastra), & compassion for all beings (ahimsa). During this 75 minute class we will move our bodies through a creative vinyasa sequence, use our breath as an anchor to the present moment, calm our minds through chanting mantra, & deepen our knowledge of yoga through the Focus of the Month.

Friday Fresh Air Flow meets weekly at French Broad River Park from 8:30-9:30am. Exact location at the park is sent upon registration. It is accessible for the yoga beginner, but more experienced students can benefit from practicing suggested pose enhancements in a beautiful natural setting. Because all are important, a typical class allocates time to stretching, strengthening, balancing, and relaxation. The pace will vary from slow and steady warm-up postures, powerful holds and flows, to breath work, stretches, and twists. The teacher will provide weekly themes, verbal instruction, demonstration, and individual assistance as needed.

Bring your yoga mat and water.
Sunglasses, Sunscreen, and Bug Spray, and a small towel could be helpful.
For a cleaner yoga mat, bring a beach towel or small tarp to lay down first.
2 – 4″ yoga blocks are recommended for those with limited mobility.

Mindfulness is a scientifically researched and proven method to manage your stress and increase your well-being.Learn and practice together with others, ask questions and share in the experience.

In this class, you will:

Learn the foundational practices of mindfulness to calm and steady the mind.
Develop mindfulness meditation techniques.
Explore ways you can be more present and mindful in everyday life.
Create a sustainable home practice of meditation.

Based on a steady commitment to alignment, as well as, physical & emotional safety, this class offers a unique balance of a light-hearted approach and a challenging asana experience. The welcoming environment creates a class that is alive with questions, philosophy, and humor based on connecting real life situations to the physical practice of asana. Living In Alignment Yoga is a bridge of tools and practices to lead you from your mat into your life more passionately and skillfully.

*** This class takes place in a satellite location in West Asheville called the Yoga hOMe.  Address/directions are sent upon registration.

Soothe your nervous system in this nourishing, energy balancing yoga class. Gentle, flowing movements are linked to breath during the first half of class, allowing the nervous system to discharge excess energy and help ease you into a more receptive state of rest and relaxation. The last half of class includes longer held, supported Yin postures, designed to release connective tissues in the body while being guided through mindfulness meditations.

Gentle Flow and Yin is for all levels of Yogis.

Yin Yoga releases our connective tissues (fascia, ligaments, joints, and bones) through deep, passive stretching. In this class, we will use bolsters, blankets, & blocks to create the support we need to fully surrender into each of the poses. The magic ingredient of the yin practice is time, holding the poses for about 3-5 minutes. The Yin Yoga practice helps us tap into the parasympathetic nervous system, inducing a state of relaxation and allowing our bodies and minds to release with ease into the present moment. 

In this group meditation/reiki circle class, we’ll come together through guided meditation to explore our inner landscapes all while Reiki is being channeled throughout the circle. We’ll tap into our intuition, imagination and creativity to gain deeper insight and awareness of ourselves and our ability to heal our mind, body and spirit. This class always has a theme and includes but is not limited to chakras, elements (air, water, fire, earth), our different bodies (emotional, mental, physical and spiritual) and much more. This class provides grounded, easy to follow guided meditations for beginners and seasoned meditators alike. The goal is to connect deeper to ourselves and transform from the inside out and have Reiki as an anchor throughout the class.

Join Daniel for a 30 minute mindfulness meditation drop-in. This session will include brief sharing for contemplation followed by a group silent meditation. Open to all peoples and all bodies.

Mindfulness is defined as maintaining present moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and the surrounding environment all through a non-bias lens. A regular practice provides the groundwork for being more present in our bodies, our lives and our communities no matter our spiritual orientation.’

This class focuses on alignment and deep stretch to release pent up emotional, physical, spiritual and mental blocks that are held in the body. We hold the poses a little longer than a gentle class but not quite as long as a yin yoga class. This class is a beautiful way to slow down, tune into your breathing, honor your feelings or just learn to be in whatever sensation, thought or feeling your body produces. It’s the perfect opportunity to practice Pratyahara, withdrawl of the senses, and just be. In this class you’ll learn to breathe through it all. You’ll learn to be present and hold space for yourself. Because of its slow pace each student gains more insight of themselves in this class. We give ourselves permission to slow down and use props to support the body in its relaxation and release.

Challenge level: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced.

Props: Bolsters, Straps, Blankets & Blocks.

This gentle & grounding class weaves gentle flow sequences to release accumulated stress and tension with longer held yin & restorative postures to target the deeper layers of tension within the fascia, muscles, and tendons of the physical body. We’ll incorporate supportive breath work and mindfulness practices to soothe the nervous system as we prepare to move toward stillness and settle into your inner sanctuary through deep rest.

A nurturing well-supported practice with movements synchronized with the breath at a gentle, slow pace. Sequences are designed for strength, flexibility, and alignment while remaining on the floor. Meditation and pranayama (breathing exercises) are woven into class. This class is great for all levels, including beginners or anyone looking for therapeutic benefits of yoga.

This all-level class incorporates movements synchronized with the breath at a slower pace. Sequences are designed for strength, flexibility, and alignment while finding longer holds and restful postures. Meditation and pranayama (breathing exercises) are woven into class. This class is great for all levels including beginners or anyone looking for therapeutic benefits of yoga.

This 75 minute class will deliver all the power and transformation of Kundalini Yoga in a gentle and accessible way. Each class will end with a restorative and healing gong meditation.

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Using a creative fusion of martial arts, dance arts, and healing arts, Nia brings the body, mind, emotions, and spirit to optimal health through music, movement, and self expression. Nia connects us to the wisdom of the body through the sensations of comfort, pleasure, and ease.  Each class is a blend of fun choreography, freedance, Floorplay, and your own personal movement creativity.  Non-intimidating, effective, kind to bones and joints, dynamic movement, sweaty fun!

This class is for newborns up to babies 1 year old and their parent/friend/guardian. In this class, there are yoga exercises just for babies based upon their individual levels of development, yoga postures for the adult companions which incorporate the babes, songs, gentle movement, infant massage and quiet time. Come and meet your community of babies and friends through this fun and playful approach to yoga with your little one!

This class is for toddlers ((around 12months – around 3 years old)) and their parent, nanny, grandparent, any caregiver!

Come and meet your community of toddlers and friends through this fun and playful approach to yoga with your little one! We will incorporate yoga postures, mindfulness, songs, gentle movement, music and quiet time.

15 minutes of each class will be dedicated to community connection.

Kundalini Yoga is known as the yoga of awareness and is a heart centered physical practice that interweaves the medicine of breathwork, mantra and meditation. Each practice is dedicated to using the powerful and transformational technology as taught by Yogi Bhajan to open new realms of vitality, creativity and prosperity.

Prenatal yoga classes at West Asheville Yoga are specially designed practices to help mama move through her pregnancy with less physical discomfort, build strength, and focus her mind and breath in preparation for labor and motherhood.   Classes are appropriate for mamas new to yoga or seasoned practitioners.

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