Welcome to Burning Sage Yoga
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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
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.
Kathryn Old
I first found a love for the movement of a yoga practice after pursuing a lifelong passion as a dancer. While living in Charleston, SC, I completed my 200 hour certification and began pursuing vinyasa as a connection to Self. My teaching philosophy is rooted in the graceful fluidity of movement, the harmony between body and mind, and the profound connection to the present moment. I aim to empower others to find a safe space to explore their inner selves, embrace their unique journeys, and find balance, strength, and peace both on and off the mat. As a new Asheville local, I am looking forward to making new connections with others in this beautiful community
Michele Brigante
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.
Kimberly Landis
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.
Danielle Filla
Danielle discovered the power of yoga in 2009. Her journey to becoming a teacher in 2017 was a natural progression from her lifelong passion for dance and meditative walks in nature. Through the practice, she has found profound experiences of embodied intimacy and a beautiful, balanced state of everyday existence that was beyond anything she could’ve imagined before she arrived to yoga.
Danielle’s goal in teaching is to share her personal mantra “I enjoy myself”. Her classes focus on finding a deep listening to one’s body and riding the rhythm of breath.
Beyond the mat, Danielle serves as a feminine health and relationship coach. In her spare time she enjoys live music, dining at the best restaurants in town, and adventuring on the parkway with her beloved pups.
Claudia Strauss
Jocilyn Rae
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.
Tara Becky Eschenroeder
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.
Sunny Buchannon
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.
Cassie Marantz
Cassie Marantz (she/her) has been practicing yoga since 2003 and teaching since 2012. She is passionate about sharing yoga with all bodies and backgrounds. Her classes draw on a blend of movement modalities and yoga schools, informed by anatomy and intelligent alignment, tailored to the folks in the room — and delivered with a sense of humor. Her teaching is supportive, approachable, and compassionate.
In addition to group teaching everywhere from studios to halfway houses, she also has extensive experience teaching private clientele. Among many certifications and areas of study, she is a 500-RYT through South Boston Yoga and Boston Yoga School, where she was on the faculty.
She has her BA from Psychology & Brain Sciences from Dartmouth College and is endlessly fascinated by the interconnections among mind, body, and energy. She also has a professional background in marketing. You can learn more about her at www.cassiemarantzyoga.com
Lillian Tew
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.
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.