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We offer Ayurveda-Influenced Yoga throughout the Asheville area and beyond. Check us out!

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Owner and Founder: Jamie Knox

MA, E-RYT 200, Ayurveda Health Counselor

Holistic approach begins with a compassionate understanding. We all are coming from a different place as we begin our journey to wellness. As your yoga instructor and health counselor Jamie uses this wisdom to guide you towards health and healing. Each consultation or private lesson is catered to your individual needs. With over 10 years experience teaching yoga, she is able to teach any level and multiple levels at one time. Her classes are fun, with a little challenge and a lot of rest, and a healthy dose of levity. Check out the yoga tab for workshops and classes. Click on the Ayurveda tab for a private consultation on diet, lifestyle, and herbal wellness.

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Samantha Buerkley

RYT-200, AYT - 200

Sam's yoga journey began in Boone North Carolina and for the past several years she's been surfing that wave to Maui, New York, India, and Thailand. She's returned to Western North Carolina to plant seeds back here in the beautiful blue ridge mountains. She's studied Hatha, Vinyasa, with a bit of Bhakti and some Yin. She studied Vajra yoga New York and received her diploma in Ayurvedic-based yoga therapy in India. In her words:

I’m here to help us  shake off whatever energy is no longer serving you to purify and transmute them into your superpowers!

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Jocilyn Rae

RYT 250

The ancient practice of yoga ultimately led me to a deeper understanding of my self, my truth and my purpose on this planet. I whole-heartedly believe a devoted yoga and meditation practice can lead to profound healing of the mind-body, self-regulation through conscious breath and awareness, and a deep connection to and synchronicity with Divinity. I am thrilled and honored to learn and share the ancient wisdom yoga has to offer.

Michele Brigante

Michele Brigante

RYT 500, Reiki Master

A former 20+ year corporate executive, Michele's lifelong passion for whole-being health evolved into a career in 2017. Michele was certified as a personal trainer in 2014 and went on to pursue her 500+ hours of yoga teacher training and Reiki Master certification. Michele's mission is to create a safe and sacred environment for self-empowerment.  She advocates for those who want to connect with their physical, spiritual, and emotional bodies, desiring a relationship with the natural world that surrounds them.  Intertwining the limbs of the yogic tradition with chakra exploration, seasonal study, and the practices of breath work, mindful movement, and meditation, Michele will guide you on the path to embracing and embodying your most authentic self.

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Kimberly Landis

Ryt 300

Kimberly came to yoga after a back injury. Her physical therapist taught her how to use breath with movement and how to isolate individual muscles for movement. After PT, she used yoga to continue to build strength while also being safe.

From there, her practice blossomed from a physical one to a source of emotional strength as well. In her words: "I continually returned to my mat when life got hard. Yoga became a source of resilience that eased grief during the really hard times"

As a teacher, she believes asana practice can be a source of joy as we move our bodies in new ways. She infuses her teaching with levity as we practice. 

I know I always feel lighter after a good yoga practice, and I hope to bring that to my students as well.

Claudia Strauss

Claudia Strauss

Dietitian-Nutritionist, RYT-200, Bilingual English/Spanish (she/her)
 
Claudia has been practicing yoga since 2015. She first came to yoga for the mental clarity and focus it provided her during a difficult period in her life, but quickly fell in love with the physical practice and the strength that came with it. Claudia finds joy in how her practice continues to evolve daily in new and surprising ways, keeping her practice fresh and embodied. In her yoga journey, Claudia has explored several styles and approaches to practice, particularly enjoying restorative, yin and vinyasa. Claudia is skilled in teaching beginners the importance of having a good yoga foundation and understanding the breath-to-movement connection. Claudia is also a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She is passionate about helping people achieve their health goals by discovering joyful movement, healing their relationship with food, and finding balance in their eating habits.
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Lillian Tew

RYT 200

Lillian infuses yoga into her life every chance she gets. Whether it’s a few minutes of simple postures here and there throughout the day or a meditative painting session with her kids, the intention to connect through yoga is threaded into every moment of her life. Lillian believes yoga inspires the people of our planet and she is grateful for every opportunity to practice this healing art with others.

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Tara Becky Eschenroeder

E-RYT 500, E-RYT 200 HOUR E-RYT, RCYT, YACEP

Along with being a renowned yoga teacher, Tara is a certified coach and mentor, and self-published author. Voted one of the top three yoga instructors by Richmond Magazine in 2015. She has also received additional teaching credentials with Project Yoga Richmond and YoKid Stretch Your Limits, as well as serving as a proud Ambassador for Lululemon Athletica. Yet, so much of her teaching is done off of the yoga mat. Tara openly and outwardly lives the teachings has been inspired to share. Just as she would encourage a student falling out of a pose to take themselves lightly, she does the same as she navigates through challenges. And just as she would encourage a student to trust themselves as they spread their wings into something new on the mat, she is a living example of trusting what she knew was her calling as she spread her own wings.

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Sunny Buchannon

ERYT-200

Sunny is a creative and compassionate yoga teacher with a unique background in psychology, dance, and energetic healing. She has been practicing yoga since 2004 and is an international Yoga Alliance teacher and Detroit native, living in Asheville, NC.

Sunny is trauma informed and works in a therapeutic nature to eradicate physical and spiritual malice. Inspired by nature and the healing powers of the practice, she weaves together alignment, philosophy and neuroscience to share the ancient tools and traditions of Yoga expressed through thoughtful offerings from the heart. Students leave Sunny’s classes with a heightened sense of self-love, connected awareness, and appreciation for Yoga.

Kira Shay Tate

Social Media Manager

Kira Tate fell in love with yoga after one class and knew she had to be a part of BSY! A Texas resident, she makes her way to Asheville as often as she can. 

Fill yourself with loving kindness and it has no choice but to spill out onto those you meet. When you look deeply into your own need for compassion, acceptance, and forgiveness, there is no effort in offering those to others. The effort is in remembering. Remembering is in the practice. Practice with us and remember the beauty of your own strength, courage peace, and kindness. Namaste.