"BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE"

"Best in Western North Carolina"

Lighten Up Yoga Center, founded by Lillah Schwartz, is now celebrating its 27th year and has been serving the Asheville community since 1981.  Our clientele include students ages 18-80 from diverse backgrounds, yoga beginners, yoga enthusiasts and those seeking Yoga Alliance Registration through in depth yoga training.  Based in the Iyengar Method, our classes are safe for beginners, yet challenging for students of all levels. 

Find relief from back, neck and shoulder pain today! Those seeking relief from muscle and joint pain will find great comfort and satisfaction from Lillah's Back Care classes and dvd/videos, endorsed by Dr Andrew Weil.

Your soul will smile when you walk through our door! Lighten Up Yoga Center is located in downtown Asheville with a western view of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  You are greeted by positive energy, soothing music, green plants and warm sunshine; your being is nurtured and supported in an uplifting and friendly atmosphere.  

Please join us and experience the premier yoga studio of Western North Carolina and see why Mountain Xpress readers named us "Best in WNC" for two consecutive years.

In October 2007, Lillah received the “Recreation Leader of the Year” award from the Asheville Mayors Committee for Citizens with Disabilities for her Yoga for MS classes.