STUDIO SCHEDULE
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Class Descriptions
Slow Flow Yoga and Soft Samdhaana
This is our signature practice and includes a total body warm up, sun salutations, standing postures, purposeful breath work and a period of stillness to unify body, mind and spirit. This is a slow flowing, energetic practice, however modifications will be offered making this class suitable for beginners and/or advanced students. All Levels welcome. 70 minutes.
Yin and Restore Yoga
Slow it way down and settle in to your body and sensation with this healing and rejuvenating yoga session. We combine classic yin yoga postures, restorative breath work and meditation that will soothe the nervous system, balance the body and leave you feeing more resilient. Suitable for all levels. 1 hour.
Vinyasa Flow-All Levels
This higher intensity yoga sesh kicks it up a notch! Tues 8:45am and Weds Vinyl Vibes - We’ll still prep the body with an all
over warm up and create energetic openings so the body can hold peak postures safely. Savasana will be extra sweet after this dynamic practice. Bring water and a towel. 60 minutes.
GENTLE Ayurvedic Yoga
This class offers a mindful and gentle way to stretch the body and loosen up sore muscle and tight spots. With the infusion of yoga’s sister science, Ayurveda, we focus on the breath and connecting to our awareness of energy in the body. This is a lovely class to begin your week for all levels, including beginners.
Slow HATHA Yoga
Our Slow Hatha Yoga practice incorporates a warm up for the spine, slow sun salutations and a variety of standing postures to build strength and better balance in a mindful way. Seated and supine stretches make this all levels class extra satisfying. Sprinkled with a bit of yoga philosophy and Sanskrit, this practice has a tradition feel and lovely vibe. Beginners welcome!
Yoga Trapeze (Flying Yoga)
Yoga Trapeze is a surprisingly efficient way to improve strength (especially of the core, upper body and posterior chain), flexibility and balance, while benefiting from inversion therapy, which helps with spine decompression and muscle relaxation. The Yoga Trapeze apparatus consists in a hammock, not higher than the waist level, and some straps with handles. It allows for a great variety of exercises and postures.
By the end of the class, you'll feel weightless and relaxed.
No past yoga experience is required. Beginners are more than welcome! Maximum weight capacity is 250lbs.
Yoga Fusion
This challenging practice offers strength, stretch and the opportunity to lean in to your body and mind. Modifications are offered making this an accessible flow, but come knowing that you create your own pace by choosing the options that are best for you. Bring a towel and water.
Be Fit Fusion (BFF)
a total body workout that incorporates light weights and exercise balls to tone arms, legs and core-the last 15 minutes of this 1 hr class is an optional yoga cool down deep stretches and a bit of stillness
Private Group Yoga
Send a private message yo inquiry about our amazing private group yoga experiences! From girls weekends to bachelorette parties, birthdays and family reunions-make it memorable. we offer yoga and a farm hike or can come to you!
Our Instructors
Carla Ann Drummond ERYT 500, YACEP
Carla Ann is the owner and founder of Lake Lure Yoga. She feels passionately about making yoga accessible to all. Her first yoga venture was to create a community space in Kure Beach, offering yoga for all levels of practice and always with the option to ‘pay what you can’ . Having moved to the Lake Lure area in 2021, she is bringing the breath of the sea to the heart of the mountains in this lovely new (retrofitted) space for the community to gather and practice yoga together. Carla Ann is registered with Yoga Alliance, holding ERYT200, RYT 500, YACEP and yoga for trauma certifications. With over 25 years of yoga experience, she encourages personal expression with energetic connection and creative movement. With the vision of co-creating sister studios in Kure Beach and Lake Lure, she is deeply grateful to see this connection of Mountains and Sea come together in 2021.
Abby Jones RYT 200
Abby is a an RYT 200 Yoga Instructor and member of Yoga Alliance. She received her yoga teacher certification in 2017 from AYC- Asheville Yoga Center- located in Asheville, North Carolina.
She holds a B.S. in Early Childhood Education and is a former elementary school teacher.
She spends her time volunteering for variousorganizations in the community and also serves on several Boards and Committees at her girls’ school.
Abby especially enjoys being with her oldest daughter at the barn and traveling the state with herfor horse show competitions, and also being with her youngest daughter on the golf course for matches, tournaments, and just for fun.
When not on her yoga mat or at the yoga studio, Abby can be found at her girls’ sporting events- both of whom also play basketball together on their school team (Go Knights!), cooking in her kitchen-particularly exploring new recipes, and reading books- almost always historical fiction.
She enjoys many styles of yoga, but is particularlyfond of teaching Yin and Restorative Yoga, Yoga for Athletes, and traveling to teach at regional Yoga Retreats.
Susan Markendorf RYT 200
Yoga has been part of Sue’s life for over 30 years. Working as a CT Technologist in Hospitals and Trauma centers, it has brought balance, peace and joy to her life. After an injury to her spine, she was unable to continue working. During her recovery she turned to Gentle Yoga. Unfortunately, she discovered that she had too many limitations. She took a Yoga Trapeze class, and found she was able to obtain more flexibility and do many more poses without discomfort. The practice increased flexibility and helped her back pain, with less pressure on the joints and strain on the spine. This led her to get certified in Yoga and Yoga Trapeze and she has found it also provides her the freedom to enhance her mat practice.
Gwen Gonzales RYT 200
Originally from France, Gwen fell in love with Yoga during a trip to India. The philosophy and practice of Yoga completely changed her outlook on life, opening her heart to spirituality and to the cultivation of serenity. India is also where she discovered the ancient science of Ayurveda (the "Wisdom of Life"), which she has studied and continues to integrate into her approach to physical and mental wellness.
She is grateful for the opportunity to teach and help others experience the many benefits of Yoga and Ayurveda.
Gwen is certified as a Yoga Teacher, Flying Yoga Teacher, Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant, and Pole Fitness Instructor.
Samantha Arledge RYT 500
Samantha Moonbear Arledge is a local 5th generation family farmer, owns and operates Moonchild Farm in Rock Springs, NC. She has a BS in Agronomy and an MS in Plant Pathology.
Seeking relief from chronic pain from overuse as a professional athlete and stress, she began this journey to assist others in relieving suffering. As a yoga instructor, Sam encourages self-exploration to cultivate a level of self-awareness.
She holds a 200-hr Hatha Yoga certification, Kids Yoga Certification, and a 300-hr advanced multi-discipline yoga teacher certification. Her studies extend to certifications as a Thai Yoga Bodyworker, Reiki Master, Plant Medicine Practitioner, and Meditation facilitator.
Jenni Bradley RYT 200
Jenni is a local from Sunny View, NC. She came to love yoga 12 yrs ago on a journey to learn to manage stress in a healthy way. Through yoga, she has gained a healthier outlook, a stronger body, and a happier spirit. She is an aspiring herbalist and certified flying yoga instructor. She loves flying yoga because of how strong it makes her feel. She is excited to share the feelings of strength, empowerment, and stress relief that flying yoga offers. Jenni completed her Samdhaana Yoga teacher training at Lake Lure Yoga in 2024 and is registered with Yoga Alliance.
Heather Argus RYT 200
Heather fell in love with yoga while living in Southern California in 2015. While attending her first class, she was in awe of the graceful way that students flowed through each pose. The overwhelming feeling of peace that came over her at the end of that very first class inspired her to keep showing up to learn more. As the years passed, small whispers from within kept nudging her to teach yoga. After moving to Mill Spring in 2023 and finding Lake Lure Yoga, she knew it was meant to be! Heather enjoys many types of yoga... but slow, intentional, heart directed flows are her favorite. Heather completed her Samdhaana Yoga Teacher training at Lake Lure Yoga in 2024.
Cassi Dunmire RYT 200
Yoga has always been a part of Cassi’s life. Starting small as a child doing cat poses with Mom, listening to records and practicing yoga poses in college apartments with friends, and continuously finding it again after life changing events. She has found that yoga is her constant. Providing clarity, calmness, grounding, and community all with just one practice.
Having envisioned being a yoga instructor since college, the vision has finally manifested for Cassi by completing RYT 200 training through the Lake Lure Yoga studio. She is excited for the opportunity to share her love of yoga and to bring grounding to other’s lives.
Genevieve Helms RYT 200
Genevieve is a Yoga and fitness enthusiast and instructor. She completed the 200RYT Samdhaana Yoga teacher training at Lake Lure Yoga in 2024 and is registered with Yoga Alliance. Her classes are all about good vibes and serve as a guide for all levels of students toward physical and mental well-being while fostering a sense of community within the yoga studio.
When she’s not in the studio you may find her shredding at the Lake Lure Adventure Company with her sweet family and dog, Hamilton.