What’s up dog? A guide to yoga in Asheville.

In 2018, the WNC wellness scene looks like dozens of yoga studios. When I was searching for a place to do my teacher training (hey, Asheville Community Yoga👋 ), I was overwhelmed with the many incredible studios to choose from.

Puns aside, Asheville has been known as a place for wellness and rejuvenation ever since people have been trekking to these mountains since the 19th century to cure their tuberculosis.

Here are some (yes, there are many more than this) of Asheville’s studios, broken down based on your yogi needs. They don’t call us the yoga mecca of the Southeast for nothing.

🌱 For the mind + spirit…

West Asheville Yoga |📍602 Haywood Rd. | 💰 $8–15 per class (pay what you can), packages available

Class to try: Women’s Kundalini Yoga, Meditation + Gong Bath or Baby + Beloved

Embodiment Center |📍120 Coxe Ave. | 💰 $16 per class, $10 lunchtime class

Class to try: Wisdom Healing Qigong or Yoga for Recovery

🌱For the budgeter…

Asheville Community Yoga |📍8 Brookedale Rd. Suite A | “Love Offering” $5–15 (pay what you can) | Class to try: Mindful Flow or Yoga for Men

Bonus: They’re taking “yoga off the mat” by taking scarves, hats, gloves + socks to people living on the streets of Asheville Saturday.

🌱For those who like it hot…

Pure Yoga Center |📍65 A Biltmore Ave. |💰 $15 per class, packages available

Class to try: Kundalini Flow or Animal Flow

Shoutout to AVLtoday multimedia producer Ali, who teaches here. 🙌

Hot Yoga Asheville |📍802 Fairview Rd #100 | 💰$20 per class, packages available

Class to try: Hot 26 for All (you guessed it, hot yoga)

🌱 For the passionate local…

Asheville Community Yoga | 📍8 Brookedale Rd. Suite A | 💰 “Love Offering” $5–15 (pay what you can)

Class to try: Mindful Flow or Yoga for Men

Bonus: Purchase or donate gently used clothing from Zen & Now inside the studio.

🌱 For all ages…

Inspired Change Yoga | 📍2 Town Square Blvd #180 | 💰 $15 per class, packages available

Class to try: All-Levels Flow or Family Yoga (yes, yoga for the whole fam)

Asheville Yoga Therapy | 📍68 Grove St. | 💰 Price determined by private lesson

Class to try: Yoga for Healthy Aging

🌱 For yoga + diversity…

Asheville Yoga Center (over 100 different classes) |📍211 South Liberty St. | 💰 $18 per class, packages available

Class to try: Bhakti Flow or Yin

Veda Studios |📍853 Merrimon Ave. | 💰 $10 per class, packages available

Class to try: Buti Yoga or Handstanding

🌱 For yoga outdoors…

Namaste in Nature |📍Various WNC locations | 💰 various packages |

Class to try: Outdoor yoga hike (Bonus: yoga summer camp coming soon)

Choosing a place to practice can be flustering. Really though, I panic when I have to choose where to eat dinner. Although, we're lucky to have so many great studios, making the decision tough.

Where do you practice? Share your studio of choice + your favorite class to our Instagram + Facebook by tagging us in a photo, or reply to this email! I’d love to know.
🙏Namaste,

-Audra