Asheville Community Yoga

Yogi Book Club: You Belong: A Call for Connection by Sebene Selassie
2025-08-22 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Asheville Community Yoga, 8 Brookdale Rd, Asheville, North Carolina, 28804, United States
Free Community Event!

Grab your book and save the date!
Gather in community to discuss “You Belong: A Call for Connection” by Sebene Selassie. Community Members are welcome to join even if they are unable to finish the book, as there is much value to be gained from discussion.
Please sign up in advance so we know to expect you!
From much-admired meditation expert and Western Buddhist thought leader, You Belong is a social and spiritual call to action, exploring our tangled relationship with belonging, connection, and each other
To belong is to experience joy and freedom in any moment: to feel pleasure, dance in public, accept death, forgive what seems unforgivable, and extend kindness to yourself and others (note: sometimes what’s kind looks fierce). Even in these times of polarization and planetary crisis, belonging is possible. In fact, belonging is our only way forward. Full of practical wisdom and profound revelations, YOU BELONG makes a winning case for resisting the forces that demand separation and reclaiming the connection—and belonging—that have been ours all along.
*ACY does not provide copies of the book. Please consider checking out from your local library, or buying used. The audiobook is available as well.
Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Therapeutic Yoga For Foot Health (In-Person and Virtual) w/ Diane Saccone
2025-08-24 10:15 - 13:15
The foot is the root of the human tree.
In this 3 hour workshop, we will review common causes of foot conditions, and how foot related health challenges can cause chronic pain in other parts of the body. We will explore how foot health can negatively influence posture and can challenge our coordination, agility, and balance.
We will work through these challenges in tandem with breathwork that will help you adapt to life’s obstacles with a clear and calm mind. The workshop will start with an interactive lecture followed by stimulating exercises for foot health and improved circulation. The second half will include a class focused on balance, coordination and breathwork.
This worksop is perfect for all age groups, and especially anyone with balance and coordination challenges. Yoga teachers can receive 4 CEUs, and a workbook will be provided for all who attend.
Cost: $45 Financial Aid Available

Please bring a tennis ball, dryer ball, lacrosse ball or anything of the sort if you have one.

Click Here to Register for In-PersonClick Here to Register for Virtual

YACEP CEU’s available to Yoga Instructors through this course. Email Diane at grdngrl54@gmail.com for more information regarding CE credits

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.

If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Community Kirtan w/ Mantra Mandala
2025-08-30 18:30 - 21:00
Doors open at 6:30, show is 7-9pm. Please arrive early for ample time to park and settle in.
What is kirtan?
Derived from a Sanskrit root meaning to call, recite, praise, or glorify, put simply, kirtan is the act of praising and glorifying some form of divinity. While such glorification can be expressed in a variety of ways, including through poetry, drama, dance, or any form of oral recitation, kirtan, in its most well-known form, is the call and response singing of a Sanskrit mantra. Tap into the spiritual energy of bhakti yoga, the yoga of love and devotion, as you sing your way to joy and peace.
Mantra Mandala:
Mantra Mandala is a kirtan band based in Asheville, NC. They weave melody, rhythm, and harmony to create an immersive sound that invites listeners into a journey of meditative bliss and devotion.
Mantra Mandala features Jeremy Staum (vocals, harmonium), Nina Kawar (vocals, percussion), Timothy Burgin (percussion) and Daniel Guyer (cello).
The band’s name, Mantra Mandala, represents the intention behind their music. Mantra and mandala are both meditation tools. Mantra is the repetition of sacred sounds. Mandala is a geometric design that represents the wholeness of the Self. The band’s music is like a mandala formed of mantras, transporting listeners into the state of connectedness that is yoga.
Doors open at 6:30, show is 7-9pm. Please arrive early for ample time to park and settle in.

Sliding Scale: $10- $30
Please use the drop down menu to pay what you can to support this local band!
No one turned away due to lack of funds.

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Yoga for Knee & Wrist Sensitivity w/ Dana Maria
2025-09-06 10:15 - 12:15
Join us for a supportive and empowering yoga modifications workshop designed specifically for individuals with knee and wrist sensitivity.
This workshop offers practical tools and accessible variations to help you move safely and confidently on your mat.
Through practice and discussion you will learn how to adapt common poses, use props effectively, and build strength and mobility without strain. Whether you’re managing an injury or looking for a more comfortable practice, this session will help you honor your body while still enjoying the full benefits of yoga.
Discover how to find more comfort, support, and empowerment to your yoga journey. All bodies and experience levels are welcome!
For more information on Dana, please see her teacher profile here!
*2 CE credits for registered yoga teachers

Cost: $30
Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk or email Kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Volunteer Appreciation Potluck Party
2025-09-06 17:00 - 19:00
Free Community Event!

We are coming together to celebrate ALL the volunteers that serve this community! From the 70 volunteer yoga teachers, daily volunteers cleaning our bathrooms, those that help clean our studios every day, those that help keep our landscaping tidy and our campus green, the Zen & Now volunteers that organize the clothing and help keep the shop looking fresh, and so many more…. there are hundreds of hands making Asheville Community Yoga possible.
This gathering is meant for community connection, and showering volunteers with appreciation. Please join us as we give thanks to the volunteers who help make this space accessible and welcoming for all.
If you’d like to bring a dish or treat, please sign up here. This will help to ensure we have diversity in the food offerings. If you have a special talent you’d like to offer for entertainment, come by the desk to apply!

Yoga & Somatic Experiencing with Ocean Gettys LCSW
2025-09-07 10:00 - 13:00
In this workshop, we will explore the intersections between yoga and Somatic Experiencing through the lens of nervous system repair.
We will practice asana and mindful social engagement utilizing SE skills and themes in service to healing our connection with our bodies, hearts, planet, and each other.
This three hour window will allow for deeper regulation, connection, and integration. We will explore several themes collaboratively through mindful sharing & reflection in circle format throughout the workshop, with partner and small group connection as well . We’ll review trauma from a nervous system lens, as well as common dysregulation patterns. This workshop aims to provide tools for self regulation & coregulation, while applying foundational SE principles in yoga application.
This offering is distinct from the Friday weekly class and previous 2-hour workshops in that there will be more opportunity for:

Q&A w/ teaching portions

Journaling reflection

Blend of large group, partner, and small group discussion

Longer individual practice portion

Multiple co-regulatory practices

Opening and closing sharing to promote integration and community connectedness

Slower pace overall, more time for each section of workshop

You are an integral part of our human community, and your presence is welcomed and celebrated in this space.
Ocean is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who also offers individual somatic based therapy sessions in private practice. For more information on Ocean’s work as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner please visit Psychology Today.
Cost: $45Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.

If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, or financial aid, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Embracing the Change: Yoga & Breath for Menopause & Perimenopause w/ Dana Maria
2025-09-20 10:15 - 12:15
This two hour workshop is designed for women experiencing perimenopause and menopause. Through yoga, meditation, breathwork, and meaningful group connection, participants will explore ways to ease common symptoms such as hot flashes, anxiety, mood swings, fatigue, and insomnia while cultivating a deeper understanding of this powerful life transition.
We’ll honor this phase not as a loss, but as a rebirth: a time of wisdom, intuition, and renewal.
Workshop Goals

Offer supportive, accessible tools to manage physical and emotional symptoms

Create a safe and affirming space for open sharing and reflection

Reframe menopause as a rite of passage into deeper embodiment and inner knowing

Connect participants with a supportive community of women walking a similar path

Who This Is For

Women in perimenopause or menopause (approx. ages 40–65)

Those seeking natural tools for managing symptoms

Anyone wanting to feel more empowered, connected, and informed

For more information on Dana, please see her teacher profile here!
*2 CE credits for registered yoga teachers

Cost: $30
Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk or email Kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Bodywork for the People! Easy Thai Yoga Bodywork w/ Leaflin Winecoff
2025-09-21 10:15 - 12:15
Thai yoga massage (sometimes called “lazy person’s yoga”) is an ancient practice that can be described as a symbiotic healing dance, where the benefits of yoga are experienced by both the giver and the receiver.
We use hands, feet, elbows, knees, rhythm and gravity to gently open the energetic channels of the body, restoring ease and flow. This practice is done fully clothed on a mat on the floor, and typically does not use oils. The aim of this workshop is to foster connection through curiosity, compassion, and communication, and awaken our innate healing capabilities!
Everyone can benefit from receiving a little bodywork. And everyone who has a heart has the capacity to offer healing! This workshop will cover a variety of simple techniques base in Thai Yoga Bodywork, that are accessible for nearly all bodies. Students will leave with a toolkit of useful skills to share with loved ones, and a blissful feeling in their bodies.
The basics of intelligent body mechanics, giving and receiving, and cultivation of loving kindness are paramount to to this practice, and will be cultivated throughout.
This is not a training to become a professional bodyworker, but is meant to provide participants with useful tools to be shared with friends and loved ones. The hope is that you’ll leave feeling great in your own body, and inspired to help others feel great in theirs! *Please do come with a partner you feel comfortable practicing with.
Please note: This workshop is limited to 20 participants and you must come with a partner in order to participate.
Both people need to register on Mindbody to reserve your space!
*Modifications and variations will be shared for every technique taught as there is no one-size-fits-all massage. Please arrive in good health and ability to communicate your body’s needs.
*You must be a Licensed Massage Therapist in the state of North Carolina to charge for bodywork. Please share this practice responsibly with those you trust.
For more information on Leaflin, please see her teacher profile here!

Cost: $30 per personFinancial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk, call, or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org.
PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

3 Week Balance Series for Falls Prevention- Level 2 w/ Diane Saccone
2025-09-22 10:00 - 11:30
Please note: This date refers to the first of 3 sessions.This course will occur over 3 consecutive Mondays from Sept. 22nd, Sept. 29th and Oct. 6th from 10 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
Falls are the #1 cause of unintentional death in adults 65 and above and a leading cause of death for adults living with chronic conditions such as heart disease.
This 3 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.

This program is based on 8 forms of Tai Chi that were adapted to focus on falls prevention. There will be no time spent on the floor; all the exercises will be either sitting or standing. In each class, there will be seated warm ups and cool downs that focus on building lower and upper body strength. We will focus on how sleep, nutrition, stress, shoes and a sedentary lifestyle contribute to increased falls risk. With over 100 people through our program in the last 18 months we have seen a 91% decrease in falls risk.

The program was founded by the US Administration for Community Living, The Robert Woods Johnson Foundation and Centers for Disease and Control Prevention.

The program is taught in a safe and supported group setting which will provide participants the opportunity to feel engaged while having fun and making new friends.
Diane Saccone, MS MT (ASACP) ERYT 500 spent the majority of her career in the field of Clinical Laboratory medicine changing careers after her move with her husband to Western North Carolina in 2005. She also developed the active older adult program at the YMCA of Western North Carolina where she served as the Director of Healthy Aging Initiatives and traveled through the Y of the USA as a subject matter expert on aging; lecturing and teaching evidence based falls prevention programs across the country.
Cost: $60 for entire course
(participants must register for entire series, no drop-in attendance)
Financial Aid Available
YACEP CEU’s available to Yoga Instructors through this course. Email Diane at grdngrl54@gmail.com for more information regarding CE credits

For more information on Diane, please see her teacher profile here!

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.

If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, or financial aid, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Yogi Book Club: The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer
2025-10-03 17:30 - 19:30
Free Community Event!

Grab your book and save the date!
Gather in community to discuss “The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself” by Michael A. Singer. Community Members are welcome to join even if they are unable to finish the book, as there is much value to be gained from discussion.
Please sign up in advance so we know to expect you!
*ACY does not provide copies of the book. Please consider checking out from your local library, or buying used. The audiobook is available as well.
From GoodReads.com:
What would it be like to free yourself from limitations and soar beyond your boundaries? What can you do each day to discover inner peace and serenity?The Untethered Soul offers simple yet profound answers to these questions.

Whether this is your first exploration of inner space, or you’ve devoted your life to the inward journey, this book will transform your relationship with yourself and the world around you. You’ll discover what you can do to put an end to the habitual thoughts and emotions that limit your consciousness. By tapping into traditions of meditation and mindfulness, author and spiritual teacher Michael A. Singer shows how the development of consciousness can enable us all to dwell in the present moment and let go of painful thoughts and memories that keep us from achieving happiness and self-realization.

Copublished with the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS)The Untethered Soul begins by walking you through your relationship with your thoughts and emotions, helping you uncover the source and fluctuations of your inner energy. It then delves into what you can do to free yourself from the habitual thoughts, emotions, and energy patterns that limit your consciousness. Finally, with perfect clarity, this book opens the door to a life lived in the freedom of your innermost being.

For more information on Stephen, please see his teacher profile here!
Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Integrative Breathwork for Self-Discovery with Margaret Kirschner & Eddie LeShure
2025-10-04 10:15 - 12:15
ACY will provide eye-coverings for this workshop, but please bring your own if you would prefer.
Please refrain from eating 1-2 hours before practicing intense breathwork.
Integrative Breathwork is a powerful adjunct to meditation and yoga, effective for working with addiction, trauma, depression, and anxiety. The process is very safe and simple, combining accelerated breathing with evocative music in an eyes closed setting. You remain in complete control of your own process.
Integrative Breathwork Sessions • Expand your mind • Receive inner guidance • Create and strengthen new neural pathways
Evocative music and dynamic breathing open the door to insights and inner guidance • Learn to trust yourself • Know that your answers are within • Gain confidence, feel lighter • Loosen the negative grip of past trauma
Dynamic Breathing, Expanded Mind Taking fuller breaths more rapidly, accompanied by carefully selected music that guides your experience, can nudge you into a non-ordinary state of consciousness. Your brain’s typical default mode relaxes. Most of us have an overactive, self-critical “monkey mind,” which slips out of the way as we continue to breathe faster, more deeply, and continuously. Soon, inner wisdom reveals important insights which can shift a dysfunctional habitual thinking pattern, providing a new way to look at ourselves and our relationship to the events of our life.
Softens the Grip of Past Conditioning For many people, noticing, accepting, and expressing authentic feelings is a learned skill that requires practice. A common phrase is “What you resist persists.” it is natural to resist what is uncomfortable and lean, instead, towards avoiding that discomfort by suppressing emotions and stifling the ones that we perceive are not acceptable, such as anger or sadness, perhaps. Integrative breathwork recognizes the pervasive impact of personal and collective trauma and responds with tools that untangle it while also intending to avoid re-traumatization. It is an efficient way to clear conditioned resistance.
If you are pregnant, have cardiovascular concerns, severe hypertension (untreated high blood pressure), severe mental illness, epilepsy or have had recent surgery, infection, illness or fever, please do not sign up. If you have asthma, please bring your inhaler with you.

Cost: $30Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk, call, or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org.
Margaret Kirschner is a Certified Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Therapist (E-RYT 500 C-IAYT), Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC), ACISTE Certified Mental Health Professional (ACMHP), Peer Support Specialist (CPSS), Breathwork Facilitator and Birth Doula. Margaret safely supports individuals in learning to listen to and trust their bodies with an attitude of curiosity and compassion. Says Margaret, “My greatest joy is witnessing people reclaiming their lives through the simple and profound practices of yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness.” For more information on Margaret, please see her teacher profile here!
Eddie LeShure is a Certified Yoga Instructor (RYT 200), Meditation Teacher, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC), Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS), Spiritual Emergence Coach ® (IMHU),and Breathwork Facilitator. Eddie’s personal journey took him deep into the throes of active addiction and incarceration on a drug arrest. His two years behind bars were mostly spent in the notorious Attica Prison where he survived a rebellion in 1971 that killed 43 inmates and employees. As a survivor of extreme trauma, his personal healing and how he works with others has always been guided by deep understanding and compassion. As co-owner of A Mindful Emergence LLC, he provides preparation, facilitation and integration for those intentionally using plant medicines and other psychedelics. His primary passion is providing trauma-sensitive, somatic mindfulness and self-compassion practices to support us effectively embracing our full range of thoughts, feelings and physical sensations. For more information on Eddie, please see his teacher profile here!
For more information on Margaret and Eddie’s organization, please see their website here.

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.

If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Standing On the Sky: An Approach to Headstand w/ Leaflin Winecoff
2025-10-05 10:15 - 12:15
In this workshop we will explore intelligent methods of approaching the illustrious pose that is headstand.
Step by step, we will learn how to prepare the body for this pose, essentials of alignment, & how to incorporate bandha for greater ease. We will also explore some alternatives to headstand, that still give all the benefits of inverting. Students will leave with a greater sense of trust in themselves, and the fresh new perspective that inversions have to offer.
Benefits of inverting:
~Increased blood flow to the brain & other vital organs
~Builds core strength, balance & proprioceptive awareness
~Gives fresh perspective

~Builds confidence!

In this workshop we will:
~Thoroughly warm up the entire body, especially the wrists, shoulders, core & spine
~Play with fun ways of finding the specific muscles it takes to lift off, without actually inverting
~Discuss how to fall safely
~Learn a step by step method for going into headstand/handstand without “kicking up”

~Explore alternate inversions for beginners (such as waterfall & shoulder stand) & options for advanced practice (scorpion, forearm balance)

Come learn how you can “Stand on the sky” and find the joy of going up-side-down!
For more information on Leaflin, please see her teacher profile here!

Cost: $30 per personFinancial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk, call, or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org.
PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

ACY's 15th Birthday Party
2025-10-12 16:00 - 18:30
Free Community Event!

🎉 Celebrating 15 Years of Community & ConnectionJoin us in celebrating 15 beautiful years of Asheville Community Yoga.
What started as a humble space for healing has blossomed into a vibrant sanctuary for thousands.As a nonprofit studio we’ve grown from the ground up, rooted deeply in the heart of Asheville and nourished by the love and care of this incredible community.

📅 Save the Date:Sunday, October 12th4:00–6:30pm
Our theme, Rooted in Asheville, Rising in Community, reflects our journey: grounded in mutual support, growing through shared care, and rising together as a collective. This celebration is more than a birthday, it’s a tribute to every person who has walked through our doors, rolled out a mat, volunteered time, donated resources, or simply held space.
Together, we’ve made donation-based yoga and healing possible for 15 years and together, we rise into what’s next.
🌱 Come Celebrate With:

Music & Good Vibes from the Sun Sippers
Delicious Eats & Drinks from Delish Venezuelan Food Truck, Mehfil Indian Food Truck & The Runaway Cafe
Healing Experientials including Chair Massage, Reiki, Tarot Readings, Thai Bodywork, Sound Healing & more
Kids Activities so little ones can join the fun, too!

Whether you’ve been with us since the beginning or just discovered our space, we invite you to gather, connect, and celebrate this milestone with us.
Let’s honor how far we’ve come, together.
Come celebrate 15 years of yoga, healing, and heart. Come celebrate community. Come celebrate you.

Take Up Some Space! Practice Setting Boundaries, Asking for Help, and Receiving Care w/ Travis Redtail & Eden Sipperly
2025-10-18 10:00 - 12:30
This interactive workshop offers group exercises to help you build confidence in your daily interactions with guided meditation, vocalization, scenario improv, somatic experiencing, and reiki healing.
Join Eden and Travis for a 2.5 hour workshop exploring ways of Taking Up Space – where participants practice the art of speaking their boundaries, asking for assistance, and receiving care all within a supportive group setting.
Guided in four parts, participants will: 1) Meditate on their existing strengths with Taking Up Space (guided meditation) 2) Explore their blockages with Taking Up Space in daily life (group discussion) 3) Practice Taking Up Space in group improv exercises (group activity) 4) Practice receiving care in a group reiki healing session (lying down)
About Eden: Eden is a clinical mental health counselor CMHCA, Registered Reiki Master/Teacher with the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT), recovery coach, and meditation guide. She is passionate about the healing powers of connection: to Self, community, earth, and spirit.
About Travis: Travis facilitates extraordinary group experiences that revitalize individuals and teams through the power of community connection. He has facilitated hundreds of participants in workshops on Leadership, Vitality, and Yoga – serving corporate clients, wellness studios, and festivals for over a decade.

For more information on Travis, please see his teacher profile here!
Cost: $35Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk, call, or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org.

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Resonant Release: A Yoga and Sound Healing Micro-Retreat w/ Heather Irene Smith
2025-11-02 10:00 - 13:00
In this micro-retreat, we will explore the potent healing power of ​sound.
The first part of this micro-retreat will include a sound and mantra infused Vinyasa Yoga class with Heather Irene, and the latter half will include a deep release, 90 minute sound healing with Dawn Sagonias.
Through asana (Yoga poses), vocalization, deep vibration, global music, and sound healing instruments (gongs, singing bowls, and harmonium), Heather Irene and Dawn will facilitate a “resonant release-” entraining the brain to the theta brainwave state for deep healing, working with the subconscious mind, and activating the parasympathetic nervous system so that the body can reset and direct its healing mechanisms where they are most needed, physically, emotionally, and mentally.
Leave feeling revitalized, well rested, and connected to Self, Source, and community.
For more information on Heather Irene, please see her teacher profile here!

Cost: $45Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk, call, or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org.

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Yogi Book Club: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
2025-11-07 17:30 - 19:30
Free Community Event!

Grab your book and save the date!
Gather in community to discuss “Between The World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Community Members are welcome to join even if they are unable to finish the book, as there is much value to be gained from discussion.
Please sign up in advance so we know to expect you!
*ACY does not provide copies of the book. Please consider checking out from your local library, or buying used. The audiobook is available as well.
From GoodReads.com:
“This is your country, this is your world, this is your body, and you must find some way to live within the all of it.”

In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race,” a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men—bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden?

Between the World and Meis Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage,Between the World and Meclearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.

For more information on Stephen, please see his teacher profile here!
Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Yoga Beyond the Poses: Understanding the 8 Limbs w/ Dana Maria
2025-11-08 09:00 - 15:00
“Yoga” is more than what we physically do on the mat. In fact, what many know as “yoga”- the asana- is just one part of eight.
This day-long immersion invites practitioners of all levels to explore the full spectrum of yoga through the lens of the 8 Limbs of Yoga, as outlined in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.
More than just a physical practice, yoga offers a path of ethical living, inner clarity, and spiritual depth.
Blending philosophy, guided reflection, movement, breathwork, and meditation, this experiential workshop is designed to make ancient teachings accessible, embodied, and relevant to everyday life.
Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how to live their yoga on and off the mat.

Workshop Goals:

Introduce and demystify the 8 Limbs of Yoga in an inclusive, digestible format
Offer practices to embody each limb through asana, breath, meditation, and reflection
Provide a supportive container for community connection and inner inquiry
Inspire participants to integrate yogic principles into daily life

Workshop Outline:

Exploration of Yamas & Niyamas through journaling and gentle movement
Embodied Asana & Pranayama practice
Guided practices for Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and discussion on Samadhi
Closing restorative sequence and integration circle

Who It’s For: Open to all levels—yoga teachers, curious students, and seekers interested in deepening their connection to the heart of yoga. This is a bite-sized offering of what one can expect to learn from an immersion program, or a yoga teacher training.
We recommend acquiring a copy of “The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali” By Satchidananda for further or deeper dive as the workshop is based around the teachings in this book.
There will be a lunch break from 12pm-1pm. Please bring your own lunch, we have picnic tables out back.
5 CEUs are available through Yoga Alliance. A handout will be provided.
For more information on Dana, please see her teacher profile here!
Cost: Sliding scale of $75-$125. Please use the drop down menu to select the price the best fits your budget.

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Astrology for Inner Alchemy: Personal Integration through the Signs and Planets w/ Meredith Rosenbluth
2025-11-09 10:15 - 12:15
Astrology for Inner Alchemy:
Personal Integration through the Planets and Signs
In this two hour workshop, we will delve into our personal natal astrology charts through education, group discussion, journaling, and guided visualization as a vehicle for transformation.
You will leave with an understanding of your personal chart alongside awareness of how your chart reflects sticky or challenging aspects of your life. Using your chart as a portal, we will work with these challenging aspects in ways that invite new, compassionate openings and meaningful self-integration.
This workshop is suitable for complete astrology beginners as well as seasoned astrologers! Astrology is an ancient science that maps each of our unique celestial imprints, woven from a collection of archetypal energies.
In this workshop we will: • Learn the basics of how to read an astrology chart • Learn the meanings of each of the planets and signs • Discover the archetypal energies that are alive in your personal chart and how they show up for you, both in shadow and light • Be guided through a process of internal inquiry around personal challenges, wounds, or patterns in your life, investigating their correlations with your chart • Engage in practices to help shift your relationship to these personal challenges • Learn, grow, and connect in a dynamic and compassionate group container
Astrology is not prescriptive; it is a mirror, an invitation, a blueprint within which we all uniquely animate the opportunities and challenges it contains. Exploring your life through this framework is one of many paths to increased self-understanding, self-acceptance, and healing.
Meredith is devoted to cultivating attuned, grounded, vulnerable, and joyful spaces to foster meaningful connection and transformation. All of you is welcome, exactly as you are in any given moment, always. A somatic emotional health coach and astrologer, Meredith offers individual breathwork, coaching, and group programs through her private practice. You can learn more here.
For more information on Meredith, please see her teacher profile here!
NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS: If possible, please pull your natal astrology chart in advance and bring a printed copy to the workshop. You can get your chart here.
Cost: $30Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk, call, or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org.

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Breathwork for Deep Insight and Emotional Release w/ Andrew Greene
2025-11-09 13:00 - 15:00
While sometimes intense, breathwork is an incredibly safe and simple modality. All that is required is a little bit of focus and effort to get beyond your normal waking state.
This workshop will help you access the deep intelligence within your body that always knows exactly what you need. You may experience powerful emotions, flashes of creativity, or even find that your body has released long-held aches and pains.
The workshop will begin with a brief grounding practice, and end with an integration circle. A carefully curated playlist will guide you through the breathwork portion.
Everyone will be provided with a yoga mat, blankets, and an eye covering so that their experience can be as internal and private as possible. If you would prefer to bring your own eye-mask, please do.
The only necessary preparation is to abstain from eating a heavy meal at least 3 hours before the event. A *light* lunch or small snack at least an hour beforehand is okay. This is because deep breathwork will cause a lot of movement in your internal organs, and a full stomach could turn into an upset stomach. You will be laying down the entire time.
For more information on Andrew, please see his teacher profile here!
Cost: $30

Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk or email Kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

6 Week Balance Series for Falls Prevention w/ Diane Saccone
2025-11-10 10:00 - 11:30
Please note: This date refers to the first of 6 sessions.This course will occur over 6 consecutive Mondays from November 10th through December 15th from 10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
Falls are the #1 cause of unintentional death in adults 65 and above and a leading cause of death for adults living with chronic conditions such as heart disease.
This 6 week series works to:
Improve balanceBuild muscle strengthDeepen Flexibility and mobility
Which all lead to enhancing 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.

This program is based on 8 forms of Tai Chi that were adapted to focus on falls prevention. There will be no time spent on the floor; all the exercises will be either sitting or standing. In each class, there will be seated warm ups and cool downs that focus on building lower and upper body strength. We will focus on how sleep, nutrition, stress, shoes and a sedentary lifestyle contribute to increased falls risk.
With over 100 people through our program in the last 18 months we have seen a 91% decrease in falls risk.

The program was founded by the US Administration for Community Living, The Robert Woods Johnson Foundation and Centers for Disease and Control Prevention.

The program is taught in a safe and supported group setting which will provide participants the opportunity to feel engaged while having fun and making new friends.

10 YACEP CEU’s available to Yoga Instructors through this course. Email Diane at grdngrl54@gmail.com for more information regarding CE credits
Diane Saccone, MS MT (ASACP) ERYT 500 spent the majority of her career in the field of Clinical Laboratory medicine changing careers after her move with her husband to Western North Carolina in 2005. She also developed the active older adult program at the YMCA of Western North Carolina where she served as the Director of Healthy Aging Initiatives and traveled through the Y of the USA as a subject matter expert on aging; lecturing and teaching evidence based falls prevention programs across the country. For more information on Diane, please see her teacher profile here!
Cost: $100 for entire course

Participants must register for entire series, no drop-in attendance. If you miss a session, you will be able to access a video recording. Please reach out to Kelsey for that recording. Kelsey@AshevilleCommunityYoga.org
Financial Aid Available

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.

If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, or financial aid, please email Kelsey@AshevilleCommunityYoga.org

Build your Sadhana w/ Drew JC
2025-11-22 10:15 - 12:15
Sadhana is our daily spiritual/wellbeing practice.

The essence of this workshop is to fortify you with an ‘every day’ home practice combining the fundamentals of kundalini yoga and meditation: pranayama techniques (breath work), the bandhas ( body locks), spinal alignment, mudras and mantra. Come explore the art of discipline and leave with an “every day” tool to start your day.

Kundalini yoga, unlike strictly asana practices, focuses on harmonizing the nervous system with the endocrine system. When activated and aligned, these two systems give rise to our fully actualized self. A complete Kundalini practice includes a Kriya (a set of exercises with an intended result), breath, meditation and mantra.

In this workshop we will:

Cover a brief history of kundalini yoga: its roots, how it spread around the world, its utility as a daily maintenance practice for body, mind and spirit and then dive deeper into the art of the practice
Explore the nuances of body locks/the bandhas (Maha bandha and its 3 components)
Discuss the importance of proper spinal alignment
Learn fundamental tools for effective pranayama
Understand the benefits of opening the throat chakra through chanting
Take a deep dive into various Kriyas: Sat Kriya, stretch pose, kriya for the adrenals and kidneys as well as Nabhi Kriya

How the workshop will flow:

An initial information session on the above topics
Execute a complete practice together including kriya and a meditation with interspersed reminders of proper practice
Ample time for Questions and Answers

This workshop is for everyone! As a novice, it will dramatically shorten your learning curve through highlighting some of the fundamentals of the practice of kundalini yoga. As a seasoned practitioner, it will strengthen your practice through thoughtful cues and deeper examinations of the how and why of each kriya we practice.

Drew JC will offer depth from his 9 years teaching experience and 15 years of practice.

You will leave this workshop with a home practice.

For more information on Drew JC, please see his teacher profile here!
Cost: $30Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk, call, or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org.

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Travel Ready: Yoga On-The-Go & Off the Mat w/ Chelsea Trinka
2025-11-23 10:15 - 12:15
Prepare for holiday travel and gatherings with an on-the-go yoga toolkit designed for busy schedules and cramped spaces. This 2-hour workshop will emphasize mobility, circulation, and nervous system balance: skills you can use wherever the holidays take you.
Through a mix of breathwork, mobility drills, targeted stretches, and mini-flows, you’ll learn how to keep your practice alive and aches and pains at bay, outside of the studio, without a mat.
Topics include:

Loosening tight hips, shoulders, and the spine from long hours of sitting
Boosting circulation and energy with travel-friendly movements
Resetting your nervous system with breath techniques for stress, jet lag, or pre- and post-gathering jitters
Using everyday items as yoga props
Building a 10-minute hotel room sequence you can take anywhere

Expect a mix of movement, strength, and restorative practices, along with practical tips you can use at the airport, in the car, or even at the Thanksgiving table. Instruction is woven into guided practice, with space for participant questions throughout. You’ll leave with simple tools, a take-home routine, and the confidence to keep your practice alive wherever you are.
About your guide: Chelsea is a traveler at heart and has studied yoga and meditation on-the-go for over twenty years across four continents, weaving movement and mindfulness into one practice. She invites curiosity and presence, guiding students to explore the meeting point of body and mind, both on and off the mat.
For more information on Chelsea, please see her teacher profile here!
Cost: $30Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk, call, or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org.

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Yogi Book Club: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
2025-12-12 17:30 - 19:30
Free Community Event!

Grab your book and save the date!
Gather in community to discuss “Siddhartha” by Hermann Hesse. Community Members are welcome to join even if they are unable to finish the book, as there is much value to be gained from discussion.
Please sign up in advance so we know to expect you!
*ACY does not provide copies of the book. Please consider checking out from your local library, or buying used. The audiobook is available as well.
From GoodReads.com:
Herman Hesse’s classic novel has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers. In this story of a wealthy Indian Brahmin who casts off a life of privilege to seek spiritual fulfillment. Hesse synthesizes disparate philosophies–Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism–into a unique vision of life as expressed through one man’s search for true meaning.

For more information on Stephen, please see his teacher profile here!
Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Mantra & Sound Bath on the Mat w/ Heather Irene Smith & Paul Gaeta
2025-12-14 10:15 - 12:15
Discover the profound connection between sound and consciousness in this mantra-infused All-Levels Yoga class.
Mantras, powerful sound vibrations originating from ancient traditions, can be used to cultivate inner peace, enhance focus, and deepen your connection to the divine or Source. Heather Irene and Paul Gaeta will weave sound through voice and instruments with movement to create a source of medicine for the body, mind, and spirit.
This workshop will be experiential and guide you through:

A mantra-themed All-Levels Bhakti Yoga class, guided by Paul’s live music of ​20 different instruments including Native American flutes (that he makes himself), bowls, gongs, shakers​, percussion instruments, and other indigenous instruments from South America

Singing/chanting together with others, guided by Heather Irene on the harmonium

Yoga philosophy in relation to mantra
You will leave with:

A powerful experience of voice, live music and movement

An introduction to Sanskrit mantras and their holistic power

Knowledge of local kirtan (musical mantra) artists and future opportunities to chant with others

Inner attunement- leave feeling rested, attuned, aligned
Cost: $30- Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk, call, or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org.

For more information on Heather Irene, please see her teacher profile here! She teaches weekly donation-based Gentle flow on Mondays 6:15pm-7:15pm and Vinyasa Flow on Saturdays from 10:30-11:30am. For more information on Paul, please see his Instagram here.

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Return to Light: A Winter Solstice Workshop w/ Dana Maria
2025-12-21 10:15 - 12:15
Honor the Winter Solstice with a calming, reflective practice to help you slow down, realign, and reconnect.
This workshop blends gentle movement, yin yoga, breathwork, and meditation to support rest and renewal as we transition into winter and the new year.
Inspired by ancient traditions celebrating the return of light, this experience offers a chance to pause, release the noise of the season, and root into what truly matters.
This 2-hour workshop is fully guided and experiential.
We’ll move through: -Opening circle + Solstice reflection -Breathwork + meditation-Slow, intuitive flow -Yin yoga for winter meridians (kidney/bladder) -Restorative savasana + visualization -Journaling and closing reflection
Participants will leave with: -Tools to calm the nervous system and quiet the mind -Breath and movement practices for seasonal balance -Space to reflect and set heartfelt intentions -A sense of grounding, clarity, and renewal

For more information on Dana, please see her teacher profile here!

Cost: $30
Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk or email Kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Wring In The New Year w/ Dana Maria
2026-01-03 10:15 - 12:15
Ring in the New Year by “wringing” out the body and mind in this special class that is designed to do just that.
This 2 hour all levels workshop is an opportunity to reset after the holidays. You will learn a variety of yoga postures that aim to stimulate digestive, lymphatic and circulatory systems, helping to release toxins and restore balance in the body.
Through meditation, mindfulness, relaxation and breath work, we observe and release thought patterns that no longer serve us while setting healthy aligned new intentions for the upcoming year.
For more information on Dana, please see her teacher profile here! Her weekly classes are Wednesdays 7:30-8:30am Warm Vinyasa Flow, Wednesdays 9-10:15am Vinyasa Flow, Thursdays 6:15-7:15 Gentle Flow and Fridays 7:30-8:30am Warm Vinyasa Flow.
Cost: $30Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk, call, or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org.

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

New Year Full Wolf Moon Blacklight Yoga w/ Kasia Kane
2026-01-03 18:00 - 19:30
For many, the start of a New Year brings reset, resolutions, and a chance to find what truly serves you. The full moon has similar beliefs in astrology, where it is said to represent culmination, completion, and release. This Blacklight Yoga class will be a space to reflect and release 2025, and sow the seeds of your New Year’s intentions.
Through this lens, we can find deeper connection inside, and allow that to transfer to our interactions with others. Let this space to be an intentional container to reflect to one another and finally accept, understand, release attachments we have held onto.

This will be a dynamic yoga flow, catered to all levels! Yogi’s discretion to take what you like and leave what does not serve, set to melodic house music to guide the flow. This class will have a dance session before flowing on the mat, as well as a dance fueled closing session before proceeding back to the floor for some winding down and ease into the rest of your evening.

Blacklight yoga is intended to be a playful and joyful space, fueled by the glowing lights, your energy, and your bright, colorful clothing!

Grab your neon, your New Year’s intentions, and come boogie with us!

Cost: $20Financial Aid Available
To learn more about Kasia, please visit her teacher profile here. She teaches donation-based Hot Vinyasa Flow weekly Wednesdays from 7:45pm-8:45pm.

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.

If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, or financial aid, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Resonant Release: A Yoga and Sound Healing Micro-Retreat w/ Heather Irene Smith
2026-01-04 10:00 - 13:00
In this micro-retreat, we will explore the potent healing power of ​sound.
The first part of this micro-retreat will include a sound and mantra infused Bhakti Yoga class with Heather Irene, and the latter half will include a deep release sound healing with Dawn Sagonias.
Through asana (Yoga poses), vocalization, deep vibration, global music, and sound healing instruments (gongs, singing bowls, and harmonium), Heather Irene and Dawn will facilitate a “resonant release-” entraining the brain to the theta brainwave state for deep healing, working with the subconscious mind, and activating the parasympathetic nervous system so that the body can reset and direct its healing mechanisms where they are most needed, physically, emotionally, and mentally.
This “micro-retreat” will open and close with community connections, and the opportunity to reflect with others.
Leave feeling revitalized, well rested, and connected to Self, Source, and community.
For more information on Heather Irene, please see her teacher profile here! Heather Irene teaches donation-based weekly Gentle Flow Mondays 6:15pm-7:15pm and Vinyasa Flow Saturdays 10:30am-11:30am.

Cost: $45Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk, call, or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org.

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Embracing Darkness, Welcoming Light: A New Year’s Womxn's Ritual w/ Meredith Rosenbluth
2026-01-10 10:15 - 12:15
Embracing Darkness, Welcoming Light:
A New Year’s Womxn’s Ritual for Releasing and Receiving
While January 1 is the designated new year in the Gregorian calendar, it remains seasonally and energetically the dead of winter—a time to turn inwards, rest, compost, and reflect.
In being with what was, we can begin to call in what will be. In attuning to the rhythms of nature, we can give ourselves permission to be unhurried in this process.
In this womxn’s gathering, we will co-create ritual space to tend to ourselves and each other at this turn of the wheel of the year. This ritual circle will include:
• Building a collaborative altar• Contemplative journaling• Personal sharing of reflections from your 2025 and witnessing others’• Gently guided time to seed-plant intentions for 2026• Somatic practices to release stuck tension and emotions from the body• Group singing/chanting• Compassionately held and facilitated space to serve you in your personal integration of 2025 and orientation to 2026
Ritual is a sacred, intentional, embodied practice of slowing time. It is a choosing to direct attention; to commune with oneself, ancestors, energies, symbols, and spirit. We need these containers to envision and manifest, process and honor, alchemize and release.
In this ritual circle, we welcome:• Authenticity and vulnerability• Non-judgment towards self and others• Agency in participation and non-participation (each practice as invitation, not requirement)• The full spectrum of human emotion• Honoring confidentiality of what is shared in the container

Meredith is devoted to cultivating attuned, grounded, vulnerable, and joyful spaces to foster meaningful connection and transformation. All of you is welcome, exactly as you are in any given moment, always. A somatic emotional health coach and astrologer, Meredith offers individual coaching, breathwork, and group programs through her private practice. You can learn more here.
For more information on Meredith, please see her teacher profile here! She teaches donation based Meditation weekly on Wednesdays from 1:15-1:45pm.
Cost: $30Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk, call, or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org.

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Therapeutic Yoga for Bone Health (In-Person & Virtual) w/ Diane Saccone
2026-01-11 10:00 - 13:00
A Multimodal Approach to Osteoporosis & Fracture Prevention
The benefits of yoga for preventing fractures are multi-faceted. Rather than focusing on just one aspect of fracture prevention, a yoga practice carefully tailored for osteoporosis covers all the different aspects of fracture prevention to create a balanced routine that addresses not just thinning bones but also the factors that predispose us to loss of mobility and increasing frailty with age.
The newest Osteoporosis research has proven that we can turn the challenge of thinning bones into a powerful catalyst for creating greater levels of health, well-being and energy as we get older.
The recipe for preventing osteoporosis-related fractures and frailty is also the recipe for successful aging; the key to enjoying optimal health and well-being all through life.
In this workshop you will learn about cutting-edge developments in the field of osteoporosis prevention and treatment, learn exciting new findings on what it takes to prevent fractures and the specifics of how a yoga and exercise practice can address the main risk factors for osteoporotic fractures.
You will learn:

How and why osteoporosis develops and the best ways to prevent it
How to interpret DEXA scan numbers and the limitations of current diagnostic approaches
Why preventing fractures and preventing frailty as we get older involves more than simply focusing on low bone mass, and how yoga helps
The different ways yoga can help curb fracture risk and the best ways to practice yoga to address a range of risk factors for fractures
Different types of strength-building and how to integrate them into your yoga practice
How to target strength-building to prevent the most common types of fractures, including vertebral fractures, hip fractures, and more
Key precautions for practicing yoga for osteoporosis and any other type of exercise
The essential movements you must do every single day to keep your posture and spine strong to help prevent vertebral fractures.

This workshop will be offered virtually as well as in-person and a workbook will be provided.
Cost: $45- Financial Aid is Available
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Diane Saccone, MS MT (ASACP) ERYT 500 spent the majority of her career in the field of Clinical Laboratory medicine changing careers after her move with her husband to Western North Carolina in 2005. She also developed the active older adult program at the YMCA of Western North Carolina where she served as the Director of Healthy Aging Initiatives and traveled through the Y of the USA as a subject matter expert on aging; lecturing and teaching evidence based falls prevention programs across the country. For more information on Diane, please see her teacher profile here!

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:

A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.

If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.
