Join Asheville Community Yoga for a rejuvenating day long retreat focused on renewal! This retreat, hosted by Amber, Jot Anant, and Michael, will provide a sanctuary for your mind, body, and spirit as you journey through a day of connection for the purpose of renewal.
Come with a partner or dear friend and learn how to support one another through the art of Thai massage. Truly a yogic practice, the Thai approach honors the relationship between giver and receiver, asserting that both equally benefit from the practice. Thai massage incorporates rocking, compressions, and gentle stretching for a full-body experience. Walk away with a short sequence, or flow, to share with your friends and loved ones to support health in mind-body-spirit and foster loving kindness through touch.
Equal amounts of strength & flexibility are essential for good range of motion. Weak hips can contribute to leg and knee pain. Strong hips create stability in the pelvis (our center of gravity) and the spine and minimize low back injuries. Imbalances in the hips can disturb the alignment of the knees and vice versa. In this lecture and practice based workshop, we'll explore how to maintain healthy hips and knees for long term benefits.
A workshop for transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender expansive folks to come together in a safe space to find peace within our bodies and minds.Â
Themes/what we’ll do:
- developing a kinder, more comfortable relationship with the body
- self-acceptance and self-compassion
- experience rest, restoration, and healing
- taking up space
- releasing shame
- poses to find relief from gender-affirming, body-altering practices (binding, tucking, etc.)
Lecture type workshop explaining the 5 Major Elements of Ayurveda, how the elements form the doshas and how the elements, doshas and all substances, including food, spices and beverages express gunas/qualities.
Asheville Community Yoga is excited to offer Summer Camp for Kids this June! Choose 1, 2 or 3 weeks of summer camps from June 10-28. Our yoga camp holistically introduces children to the 8 limbs of yoga in digestible and engaging ways. Summer camp days are filled with a combination of mindfulness, movement, yoga games and activities, art, gardening and more! Children will connect with their breath, have fun as they move their bodies, and tap into their creativity as they express themselves through music, art, storytelling and nature.
If we are going to free ourselves from addictive behavior, we must learn how to embrace our full range of thoughts, feelings and physical sensations. You will learn the most practical, effective, and simple body-based practices that quickly shift you from your distracted mind into your intelligent body where you can feel safe to breathe easily, move from your center, and make wise decisions that guide you forward to be the person you know yourself to be. Learn how to rewire your nervous system for maximum resilience and holistic well-being for every part of you.
In this workshop, we will explore the intersections between hatha yoga and Somatic Experiencing through the lens of nervous system repair. We will practice asana, pranayama, and mindful social engagement in service to healing our connection with our bodies, hearts, and each other. All of you is welcome.
This 6 week series works to improve balance, build muscle strength, flexibility
and mobility to enhance overall physical health, which leads to better functioning
in daily activities. Participation in the program may also result in better mental
health, reduced stress, improved memory and cognition, and increased
self-esteem.
Yoga teaches us that we are each born whole, complete, and perfect!! Due to our many life experiences we tend to forget this state of wholeness, we forget who we truly are, and we get lost in our physical, mental, and emotional reactions to life.