West Asheville Yoga

Restorative Hot Stones with Hannah Patterson
2024-04-05 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | West Asheville Yoga, 602 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Join Hannah Patterson for a deeply healing restorative practice.

Restorative is a practice of pausing. A practice of active rest. This specialty class will be combined with hot stones to encourage deeper relaxation to help you drop into the feelings of surrender and peace. This is a gentle floor-based practice while supported by props and spacious silence to help you reach relaxation. This class is for all interested in slowing down and coming home to their body, mind, and heart.

Testimonials:

“This class was exactly what the doctor didn’t know to order. Hannah’s professionalism and finely crafted teachings are only matched by her energy and insightful meditations. I left feeling refreshed and centered in a way that even many other yoga styles have not enabled me to achieve. If you’re looking for a path to restoration and self-acceptance, Hannah’s class can be an invaluable step on your journey.” – Collin

“Today was my first time trying a restorative class & I felt amazing after! Hannah created such a peaceful, meditative experience allowing me to really recenter at the end of a long day.” – H. J.

Experience Bliss: A Yoga Nidra Journey with Rachel Zitin
2024-03-30 19:00 - 20:30 | West Asheville Yoga, 602 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Experience Bliss: A Yoga Nidra Journey
A 90-minute experience designed to restore, nourish, and support your entire being; mind, body, and soul. We’ll begin with 30-40 minutes of guided breathwork and gentle yoga poses that encourage you to arrive fully into your present experience. Connect to yourself deeply through stretching while actively moving stagnant energy out of your body.
Following the active part of our practice, you will be guided through a deeply restful Yoga Nidra practice. It is said that 30 minutes of Nidra is the equivalent of 4-hours of sleep for your brain. This “nap-like” practice will bring you to a meditative state where you can restore, reset, and heal.
Wear comfortable clothes and consider bringing your favorite blanket. Allow yourself to be nourished the night before Easter!

Candlelight Restorative Yoga & Reiki with Crista Rose
2024-03-17 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-02-18 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-12-10 18:30 - 20:30 | West Asheville Yoga, 602 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Candlelight Restorative Yoga and Reiki
Crista Rose, RYT-300
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Join Crista Rose for this special class that combines the peaceful relaxation of restorative yoga
with the healing benefits of reiki. This class goes deeper into restorative poses allowing
students to relax fully. Essential oils and other calming fragrances may be used.
We will move slowly through poses that will encourage our body (and mind) to slow down and
become open to passive stretching. During this restorative yoga class, there will be minimal
movement. Students can expect to be holding gentle poses for a length of time using the
support of props. This is a practice of deep relaxation that emphasizes the meditative elements
of yoga – the union of body and mind.
The calming and openness of restorative yoga perfectly primes the body to experience Reiki
healing. Reiki therapy is based on an eastern belief that vital energy flows through and around
us.
This class is a cooling practice. Please dress warm and comfortable. Don’t forget to bring any
special items, including an extra blanket.
For your comfort, you will need:
– yoga mat
– 2-3 blankets (or beach towels)
– 2 blocks
– bolster or firm pillow
– Optional items: socks, eye pillow, sweater, bottle of water

**This is a special event, not included in studio membership**

POSTPONED: Hot Stones & Restorative Yoga with Kim Drye
2024-01-21 18:00 - 20:00 | West Asheville Yoga, 602 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
***This workshop has been postponed***
Please email us at westashevilleyoga@gmail.com of your interest and we will send you details of the next event when announced.
Join Kim Drye for RestShop: Hot Stones & Restorative Yoga. Experience a deep rest combined with stillness and restorative yoga that allows your body to ease tension, soothe the nervous system, and quiet the mind.
Hot stones will be placed strategically on your body during poses to add an enchanting dimension, offering profound warmth and blissful release, melting away stress and tension.
For this RestShop there will be additional offers to enhance your experience, allowing you to embrace this opportunity to regenerate and renew your sense of well-being, relaxation, and inner peace.
This workshop is open to seasoned yogis, newcomers, and those between. The class does require the ability to get up and down off the floor. Please email us about adaptations for pregnancy or disabilities.
No prior experience is necessary; just bring your desire for self-care and serenity. Wear cozy, loose clothing and warm socks.
$35/person. $25 for Members.

Winter Solstice: Inner Sanctuary
2023-12-17 18:00 - 20:00 | West Asheville Yoga, 602 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Slip into sweet sacred space for a cozy evening of deep rest, listening, reflection, and being.
The wisdom of winter invites us to settle into the generative season of deep rest and renewal, the generative womb of winter, to tend to the dreamscapes and birthing grounds of the gardens of our inner and outer life.
As nature retreats inward to rest, restore, and replenish so too, our inner nature beckons us inward to replenish our inner stores, tend the the reflective nature of soma and soul, and create space for life to begin to unfurl into the arc of the high summer sun come spring.
In the ancient wisdom traditions of yoga, this subtle pause, this touching down into the depths of stillness is akin to the space between the exhale & the inhale – the soft pause, the space between release and receptivity, the spacious sound of stillness that opens us to the effortless and ever present solitude of our being.

Rather than resist the discomfort of the depth of darkness, nature, in her winter cloak, reminds us of the sanctuary of silence and stillness.

Quiet is presence, not as an absence of sound, but the absence of noise. Quiet is the think tank of the soul. Quiet is not a luxury, it is essential – Gordon Hempton
It is here, touching into the darkest night of year and the depths of our inner being, that we begin to welcome the arc of light and emerge from that which is essential.
Our time together will weave a ritual of rest woven with
– natured based wisdom and seasonal insights and symbolism
– slow gentle movement and longer held restorative postures with lots of yummy props to support the restful rhythms of inner wintering in our biology, breath, body, and being
– yoga nidra and soothing soundscapes with crystal bowls and whimsical chimes
– reiki for deeply rooted and radiant rest
– nourishing, seasonally inspired tea

– personal introspection and reflection
This class is open to all bodies, all beings, and all levels of ability and experience with yoga. We will spend our time on and close to the ground.
Please wear warm, cozy attire that you can move and stretch and rest comfortably and freely in – we encourage bringing socks, sweaters, blankets, and anything that feels like a warm hug are welcome, along with any personal ritual items and/or a journal to capture personal reflections.

BIOS:

Gillian Hailey is a WAY Yoga Instructor & Therapeutic Somatic Practitioner & Embodiment Coach at Bloom Embodied Wellbeing based locally in Asheville, NC. Connect with Gillian and learn more about her offerings at BloomEmbodiedWellbeing.com
Letha Zaracki is a Massage Therapist and Vibrational Sound Practitioner and Founder of Zillicoa Zen Wellness Collective in Asheville NC. Connect with Letha and learn more about her offerings at Soulsticehealingarts.com
Sliding Scale: $45, $50, $55

Restorative Yoga + Hot Stones with Kim & Live Violinist Madelyn Ilana
2023-12-03 18:00 - 20:00 | West Asheville Yoga, 602 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Sunday, Dec. 3,2023
6:00-8:00pm
$35/person. $25 for Members.
During the Restorative Yoga and Hot Stones workshop, you’ll experience the gentle and nurturing practice of restorative yoga that eases tension, soothes the nervous system, and quiets the mind.
Hot stones, placed strategically on your body during poses, add an enchanting dimension, offering deep warmth and blissful release, melting away stress and tension.
For this restorative yoga class, Madelyn Ilana will create ambient violin soundscapes to support you to deepen into your healing journey.
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Madelyn Ilana is a songwriter, ambient dream folk composer, violinist, music teacher, and healing arts practitioner.
www.madelynilana.com/music
Love like an ocean violin piece

This workshop is open to seasoned yogis, newcomers, and those between. The class does require the ability to get up and down off the floor. Please email us about adaptations for pregnancy or disabilities.
No prior experience is necessary; just bring your desire for self-care and serenity. Wear cozy, loose clothing and warm socks. Don’t forget your favorite mug for sipping on soothing hot tea. Embrace this opportunity to regenerate and renew your sense of well-being, relaxation, and inner peace.

Restorative Yoga + Hot Stones with Kim Drye
2023-10-20 19:00 - 21:00 | West Asheville Yoga, 602 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Fri, Oct 20th 7-9pm
$35/person. $25 for Members.
During the Restorative Yoga and Hot Stones workshop, you’ll experience the gentle and nurturing practice of restorative yoga that eases tension, soothes the nervous system, and quiets the mind.
Hot stones, placed strategically on your body during poses, add an enchanting dimension, offering deep warmth and blissful release, melting away stress and tension.
This workshop is open to seasoned yogis, newcomers, and those between. The class does require the ability to get up and down off the floor. Please email us about adaptations for pregnancy or disabilities.
No prior experience is necessary; just bring your desire for self-care and serenity. Wear cozy, loose clothing and warm socks. Don’t forget your favorite mug for sipping on soothing hot tea. Embrace this opportunity to regenerate and renew your sense of well-being, relaxation, and inner peace.

Art of Being with Maeve Hendrix
2023-07-01 12:00 - 16:30 | NC
The Art of Being with Maeve Hendrix
Treat yourself to an afternoon of yoga, meditation, journaling, and creative play surrounding archetypal energies. We will use Kim Krans’ Archetype Oracle Deck and Maeve will guide the group through a Jungian Psychology inspired Expressive Arts Experience, guiding participants into deeper connection with the archetypal energies within and around us. This process allows participants to receive wisdom, support, and insight from the archetypes and continue to be in relationship with these energies beyond our retreat.
Please bring a journal. All other props and supplies will be provided.
Iced herbal tea and light snacks will be provided
Sat July 1st 12-4:30pm
Sliding scale $55, $65, $75

Flowing Nectar-Yoga & Mantra Music Experience w/Gina Minyard & Gershone
2023-06-30 19:00 - 21:00 | West Asheville Yoga, 602 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Flowing Nectar- Yoga & Mantra Music Experience w/Gina Minyard & Gershone
June 30,2023
7:00-9:00pm

Join us for gentle and restorative yoga with live mantra music. Open to the healing flow within you as you release, resonate, and rejuvenate… With decades of devoted practice and offerings between them, Gina and Gershone weave together their respective arts to invite you into communion, bliss, and presence – deeper into your heart and into connection with each other.

Fee: $35 per person

Restorative Yoga & Live Sound Meditation w/Maeve
2023-04-15 17:00 - 19:00 | West Asheville Yoga, 602 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Join Maeve for a late afternoon of deep rest and rejuvenation. Maeve will guide you through restorative yoga postures that you will rest in from 4-10 minutes, fully supported by yoga props. Restorative yoga offers time, space, and support for our nervous system to unwind and shift into “rest & relaxation” mode, which nourishes all the major systems of our body/mind. Maeve will offer live soundscapes throughout the class along with guided meditation. Instruments will include, Tibetan singing bowls, koshi chimes, rattle, & drum.

Sliding scale: $32-$42

Restorative Yoga + Hot Stones
2023-03-11 17:00 - 19:00 | NC
with Kim Drye
During this specialized two hour yoga class the healing benefits of hot stone placement and restorative yoga are combined to give participants a therapeutic experience.
Restorative Yoga is an approach to yoga that is accessible to all levels of practice. All postures are done on the ground with multiple props so that the body is completely supported at all times. This accessible practice allows the nervous system to calm, and the mind to rest. The calming characteristics of restorative yoga soothe the mind-body, while allowing room for breath and deep relaxation. For an added layer of relaxation each participant will receive hot stones placed strategically on their body during every posture.
Please wear comfortable, loose clothing and arrive 10-15 minutes early.

INNER SANCTUARY - Restorative, Yoga Nidra, & Sound Healing with Gillian
2023-02-25 16:00 - 17:30 | West Asheville Yoga, 602 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Saturday February 25th
4-5:30pm
West Asheville Yoga
$44
Slip beneath the rush of daily doing & settle into the sanctuary of your inner being.
Discovery the dreamy combination of restorative yoga, yoga nidra, and sound healing to gently and deeply unravel and dissolve stress and tension across the deeper layers of your physical, mental, emotional, and energetic body and being.
We’ll weave slow gentle movement and longer held restorative postures with lots of yummy props to support the restful rhythms of breath, body, and being. Soften and settle into your inner sanctuary with an extended savasana steeped in the luminous guidance of yoga nidra and soul soothing soundscapes of crystal bowls and whimsical chimes. The sweetest way to slip beneath rush of daily doing to gently unwind & unravel weary tendrils of your physical, energetic, and emotional bodies and transition into a restful and radiant evening.
This is slow, gentle, and generative focusing on low-lying postures and movement and on the ground. This class is open to all bodies, all beings, and all levels of experience with yoga & sound healing. Plenty of options and modification will be offered in support of body awareness, comfort, choice, and agency.
Gillian Hailey is a Somatic Healing Practitioner & Embodiment coach offering 1:1, small group, and community gatherings & retreats in and around the Asheville area & beyond. Connect with Gillian and learn more about her offerings & services at BloomEmbodiedWellbeing.com
Letha Zaracki is a Massage Therapist and Vibrational Sound Practitioner and Founder of Zillicoa Zen Wellness Collective in Asheville NC. Connect with Letha and learn more about her offerings & services at Soulsticehealingarts.com

[INDOOR] Spring Cleaning for the Soul
2022-04-14 18:00 - 19:30 | NC
[INDOOR] Spring Cleaning for the Soul

A Community Event for Pregnant & Postpartum Beings, at Any Stage, in All Bodies
with Paulina Schau (they/she)
Price: Sliding Scale
Tier 1- $35, Tier 2- $25, Tier 3- $15
Date: April 14th at 6pm-7:30pm
Location: West Asheville Yoga Studio, 602 Haywood Road

Choose what you pay:
Register for $35 ✦ Register for $25 ✦ Register for $15

Join us to make space for the stages of your pregnancy and/or birth that your body so miraculously managed!

A Farewell to Winter Worries and a Welcome to Spring Warmth!

Join us to collectively acknowledge the winter season, the feelings that came with slowing down, and hold space for the stages of your pregnancy and/or birth that your body so miraculously managed.
We welcome the Spring season with a community acknowledgement of the phases and seasons that came before it. A space to voice your thoughts and feelings with others who may feel similarly. A space to identify, name, and process. A space to slow down and manifest your hopes and dreams for your next stage of your birth journey during this Spring season.

In this workshop, you can expect to

Relax with breathing exercises, guided meditation, and Tibetan Singing Bowls
Journal, draw, manifest
Process feelings in a group setting
Meet other pregnant & postpartum folks

Should the Spring vibes have you feeling social, you’re invited to stay afterwards for an optional 30 minute meet and greet with other pregnant & postpartum folks. Get to know others from your community, meet new friends, or reconnect with old ones!

[INDOOR] Emergence - Restorative Yoga & Sound bath
2022-04-12 18:00 - 19:30 | NC
with Maeve & Daniel, of Many Moons Therapeutics
Sliding Scale: $25-$35
Maeve and Daniel, of Many Moons Therapeutics invite you to join them for a deeply restorative and invigorating yoga experience. You will learn to listen within, connect to your inner compass, and invite forth what is blossoming within you this Spring. Maeve and Daniel will guide you through restorative yoga postures with guided meditation and live sound immersion. You will take home practical tools to care for your nervous system and continue your inner listening. Instruments played in this workshop include, singing bowls, chimes, rattle, drum, and monochord.

Maeve and Daniel both have been teaching yoga for over a decade and are passionate about offering trauma-informed, accessible yoga with the added bonus of journaling and creative arts processing. Maeve brings her passion for Yoga and Somatic Therapy and Daniel offers his joy for meditation and mindful living.

Blissful Restorative Yoga & Sound Experience
2021-08-05 18:00 - 20:00 | NC
Treat yourself to 2 hours of restorative yoga and full-body sound immersion. Maeve will guide you through a gentle, deeply nourishing yoga practice designed to offer your nervous system a soothing, restful reboot. We will use props to ease our body and mind into a receptive space. Live soundscapes will be offered throughout this experience including: vibrational signing bowls (played on the participants body, with consent only), koshi chimes, handmade deer drum, and handmade rattle.

CONTENTMENT FROM WITHIN
2021-02-11 18:30 - 20:30 | NC
a Virtual Event with TARA (BECKY) ESCHENROEDER
What better way to celebrate Valentines Day than a nurturing practice all focused on cultivating self love and contentment?
How much time do you spend moving towards where you want to be versus being content with where you are? Where can you create space on your life? What would that space allow you to let in? What do you cling to (mentally/physically)? How could letting go of this allow you to let yourself live more fully and deeply?
Explore these questions and perhaps begin to work towards answers as you join Tara (Becky) for two hours of exploring the philosophy behind Santosha, the second of the five Niyamas. Navigate towards the contentment that exists within (no matter what life may have to offer) as we partake in journaling and discussion and flow through a Vinyasa practice. This will be followed by various practices that encourage finding that place of true acceptance and contentment, including progressive relaxation, visualization, and yoga nidra.

Healthy Sleep - Yoga | Acupuncture | Qigong
2020-03-07 18:00 - 20:00 | NC
Yoga | Acupuncture | Qigong
with Lara Diaz and Maegan Davis
West Asheville Yoga is excited to announce a Healthy Sleep Workshop. Enhance your practice, and most importantly, incorporate rest into your life.
A 2-hour workshop combining three ancient healing practices to relax your body, mind, and spirit for healthy sleep patterns.
Firstly, we will begin with an introduction and overview of the healing modalities and relationship between Chinese Medicine and sleep. Secondly, we move into a Qigong practice led by Lara Diaz, L.Ac.,Dipl. O.M. Combining slow, deliberate movements with deep breathing and visualization we anchor and circulate our Qi. In addition, Dr. Maegan Davis, L.Ac. RYT will teach a deeply healing Yin Yoga set. Above all, Yin Yoga will allow you to stretch, open and relax.
In conclusion, each participant will received a relaxing 40 minute acupuncture session on their yoga mat accompanied by calming music.

Restorative Yoga with Hot Stones
2020-02-29 16:00 - 18:00 | NC
Join the wonderful and talented Kim Drye on this inward journey, sinking into your bones and easing the muscles into deep relaxation. Kim applies warm stones to you as you hold in poses, feeling the heat and weight to assist melting your tension and stress. You won’t want to miss this evening of bliss!

Joyful Reset 2020
2020-01-24 18:00 - 20:00 | NC
Join Acupuncturist and Yoga instructor Maegan Davis and Acupuncturist and Qigong Instructor Lara Diaz for this relaxing, rejuvenating and very joyful practice. Friday evening the 24th we will bring the high vibration of joy into our bodies with conscious Qigong movements and deep prolonged stretches of Yin Yoga. Finally we will ground and integrate with a deeply relaxing Acupuncture treatment in Shivasana. All just in time for the Chinese New Year.

Restorative Yoga with Live Music & Chanting with Jacci
2019-11-02 15:00 - 17:00 | NC
Treat yourself to a restorative yoga practice. Relax in gentle, supported poses with live music and chanting.

Jacci will guide the class and sing as you rest. Live music by Alvin Young.

Yoga Nidra
2019-10-18 18:30 - 19:45 | NC
Experience the deep relaxation of Yoga Nidra! What is Yoga Nidra? Nidra, meaning sleep, is a guided meditation that brings you into a deep relaxation. We will settle into a svansana or restorative pose during this session. Of the many benefits of this practice you may see a reduction in general stress while off the mat, deeper sleep, and an igniting of the imagination. The practice is like a deep sleep while you are still awake. Come experience this sweet ancient practice of connecting to yourself more fully!

Sound Session – with gentle restorative yoga
2019-06-15 18:30 - 20:00 | NC
Sound Session
with Tea Roman
June 15th, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Cost: $20 advance ticket | $25 day of
Join us for ‘Sound Session’ by Tea Roman!
Rooted in an ancient approach to sound, you will be guided through a combination of gentle restorative yoga incorporating powerful Tibetan Bowl frequencies and meditation with transcending bamboo flute vibrations.

Restorative Yoga and Hot Stones
2019-04-20 13:00 - 15:00 | NC
