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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!

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12 Mantras for December

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” av_uid=’av-2iuf9c’ custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] Mantras From the Greater Yoga Tradition Written by AYC instructor, Michael Johnson I would like to begin by expressing gratitude for my family, for everyone who has supported me over the years, for the opportunity to teach what I love

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AYC December Charity of the Month: Eblen Charities

Wrapping Up 2018’s Charity of the Month Project Donation Boxes Available at the Studio and Boutique Asheville Yoga Center is raising funds for Eblen Charities throughout December to finalize its 2018 Charity of the Month project. Founded in 1991, the organization has helped thousands of families in western North Carolina

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How to Make the Most of Restorative Yoga Classes

What You Need to Know About Restorative Yoga Written by AYC Instructor Paige Gilchrist Okay, so we’ve got a little irony right off the bat. Striving to get the best results in restorative yoga? As in powering up your dreaming or asking your bubble bath to multi-task? Restorative yoga is,

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A Gift Guide For Your Yoga Practicing Loved One

What You’ll Find in the AYC Boutique Your loved one LOVES yoga. We mean the kind of love where they’re in class four or five days a week, eager and ready to go. They always keep a yoga mat in the trunk of their car, and leggings are a permanent

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AYC November Charity of the Month: MANNA FoodBank

Asheville Yoga Center Asks Community to Help Support MANNA Donations accepted at the Studio and Boutique  Asheville Yoga Center dedicates the month of November to raising food items and funds for MANNA FoodBank. Since 1983, MANNA FoodBank has been serving Western North Carolina by collecting, storing and distributing food through

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8 Myths and Truths About Yoga

Shutting Down the Myths of Yoga We’ve heard about every rumor, complaint, myth and lie about yoga. We wanted to take a moment to clear up some of the most common myths we hear. Whether you need to read this to help yourself, or share with others to clear up

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

– Mary Oliver

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