Category: Press Release

Asheville Yoga Center Dedicates Upcoming Yoga for Paddlers Workshop to Maria Noakes Foundation All workshop proceeds will be directly donated to the Live Like Maria Memorial Fund Asheville, N.C., March 7, 2018 — Following the passing of Maria Noakes, Asheville Yoga Center and Anna Levesque are dedicating the upcoming Yoga for Paddlers workshop to the memory and legacy of world-champion kayaker, wife, mother of two, and beloved member of the Western North Carolina community. All proceeds from the workshop, led […]

Asheville Yoga Center Fundraises to Support Girls on the Run Yoga studio dedicates classes & 10% of proceeds on March 29 to empower young girls in Asheville Asheville Yoga Center is supporting Girls on the Run as its charity of the month for March 2018. Since 1996, Girls on the Run has worked to create a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and boldly pursues her dreams. All month long, donation boxes will be stationed at […]

AYC Charity of the Month: WNCAP Asheville Yoga Center is working with the Western North Carolina AIDS Project to help improve the quality of life and reduce barriers to medication for those living with HIV/AIDS in the community. Starting on February 1, donation boxes will be stationed in the AYC Studio and Boutique for studio guests to contribute, and on Thursday, February 22, 10% of all drop-in and community class sales will be donated to WNCAP. Along with class donations, […]

Charity of the Month: Asheville on Bikes Asheville Yoga Center is cycling into the New Year with Asheville on Bikes to help support eco-friendly transportation and bike safety in the community. Starting on January 1, there will be donation boxes in AYC’s studio and boutique locations for monetary contributions. On Thursday, January 25, 10% of drop-in and community-class sales will be donated to the charity along with a direct donation of $250. “We realize the importance of reducing our carbon […]

Asheville Yoga Center Fundraises for Homeless High School Students Yoga studio dedicates classes & 10% of proceeds on Dec. 28 to Asheville City Schools The solution to poverty begins with providing quality education to all children, no matter what their socioeconomic situation. To support this effort, Asheville Yoga Center is collecting donations for Asheville City Schools to help foster the successful education of homeless and underprivileged students in our community. Donation boxes will be stationed in the AYC Studio and […]

Asheville Yoga Center Fundraises for MANNA FoodBank Yoga studio to donate 10% of proceeds on Nov. 30 to help feed the hungry for the holidays Asheville, N.C., November 1, 2017 — One in four children in Western North Carolina are faced with hunger and the insecurity of not always knowing where their next meal will come from. Throughout the month of November, Asheville Yoga Center is collecting food and cash donations for MANNA FoodBank to help combat hunger in our […]

Asheville Yoga Center Fundraises for The Hope Chest for Women Charity Yoga Center to donate 10% of Proceeds on October 26 to local cancer-support nonprofit. Asheville, N.C., October 1, 2017 — Asheville Yoga Center is shining a ray of hope for women in our community who are battling cancer by supporting The Hope Chest for Women, a local nonprofit. Starting on October 1, there will be donation boxes in AYC’s studio and boutique locations for monetary contributions. On Thursday, October […]

Thank you for 20 Years of AYC! As we look back at the past 20 years of Asheville Yoga Center, we are so humbled and grateful for the wonderful community of people who’ve made this milestone possible. Thank you to everyone who attended our 20th Anniversary Celebrations on Sept. 14, we hope that you enjoyed our day of demos and sharing in the love of yoga. It was an inspiring and uplifting day of events, and it wouldn’t have been possible […]

A Day of Celebrating 20 Years of Memories Do you remember when AYC was first operating out of a gym?  Or when we began our 200-Hour Teacher Training program?  Can you recall practicing in the building on Liberty St. just down the road from our current studio just a few years ago? We would like to take a moment to say Thank You to our community for helping us create AYC as it stands today.  We hope you are able to celebrate […]

Asheville Yoga Center Announces Charity of the Month for May 2017 Funds raised will support ABCCM Veterans Restoration Quarters AYC is pleased to announce ABCCM Veterans Restoration Quarters as the May recipient of its Charity of the Month program. Through the Charity of the Month program, AYC partners with a local non-profit to help generate awareness and drive support for their efforts in the community. Donation boxes are located throughout AYC’s studio and boutique, and on Monday, May 29, 10% […]