"BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE"

Yoga with Intention . . .

Lighten Up Yoga Center, founded by Lillah Schwartz, is now celebrating its 28th 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 yoga teacher training.  Based in the Iyengar Method, our classes are safe for beginners, yet challenging for students of all levels.

Clear your mind and connect with heart at Lighten Up Yoga. Our talented teachers boast years of practice and experience. If you are not an athlete per say, yet enjoy movement and feeling your best, we have a class for you. All classes are progressive in nature based on the students ability. We use the alignment principles of the Iyengar method to keep our students safe and on track with their intentions for mental clarity, good health and a pain free life.

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, Yoga Journal and Prevention Magazine.

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.