SPECIAL EVENTS
SOUND BATH
Live Music & Yoga (fire pit to follow) 10/30 6pm ($32)
Sunday Yoga, Coffee & Croissants
Serenity Sound Healing of Asheville immerses the studio in healing vibrations. All levels - bring a blanket and pillow if you like to be extra cozy. No movement. $30 per person
Sunday Yoga, Coffee & Croissants
Live Music & Yoga (fire pit to follow) 10/30 6pm ($32)
Sunday Yoga, Coffee & Croissants
Come join Abby for a slow morning of yoga followed by coffee, croissant and conversation. Feel free to byob if you prefer a mimosa (etc) and plan to relax on the lawn or inside with friends! $25 per person includes yoga, coffee & croissants
Live Music & Yoga (fire pit to follow) 10/30 6pm ($32)
Live Music & Yoga (fire pit to follow) 10/30 6pm ($32)
Live Music & Yoga (fire pit to follow) 10/30 6pm ($32)
Join US - Universal Sines - for a live music yoga class designed to regulate your nervous system and calm your mind as we embrace the energy of fall and move Into Stillness. We'll begin with gentle breathwork, meditation, and intention setting, followed by a gentle slow flow and restorative yoga practice. Our practice will be accompanied by live music, with electronic beats and soothing vibrations, followed by an extra long savasana with sound healing to relax and restore.
Universal Sines is a collaboration between Amy Sawyer and Lyndon “Lp” Perry. Amy is a certified yoga therapist, reiki master teacher, space holder and integration coach, with a deep passion for helping you access your innate healing wisdom. Lp is a user experience designer by day and a lifelong creative with over 25 years as a song writer and music producer. Together, they work intentionally to create an environment that offers the opportunity for healing through deep presence and soul-soothing frequencies.
STUDIO SCHEDULE
Lake Lure Yoga manages their class schedule, registrations and payments on Tula. Click the link below to view the calendar, create an account, register for classes and purchase a pass.
Class Descriptions
LaLu Slow Flow Yoga
This is our signature vinyasa 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! 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. 70 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!
PILATES
improve posture, balance and strength with this full body pilates mat class for all levels
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.
POWER Yoga
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.
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 been studying and applying to her own lifestyle to improve her well-being.
Gwen is also passionate about dancing, and has been trained in different styles, from ballet to pole dancing (!).
She is grateful to have the opportunity to teach and help others reap the many benefits of the wonderful practice of Yoga.
Certifications:
2015: Pole Fitness Instructor Training – Chi-Qi Wellness, Shanghai, China
2017: 200h Yoga Teacher Training – Arhanta Yoga International, Khajuraho, India
2021: Yoga Trapeze Academic Teacher Training - Yoga Teachers College (online)
Samantha Arledge RYT 500
Samantha Arledge is local to rural Western North Carolina. Sam has practicing yoga for 10 years and found yoga helped heal her body from overuse as an athlete. Yoga has allowed her to become more mobile and reduce pain. Inspired to take her practice further and gain more knowledge, she completed her 200 RYT Hour Teacher Training with Asheville Yoga Center, and her RYT 300 from Yogamu. All bodies are always welcome in her class. She also teaches kids yoga in District 7 schools.
Jenni Bradley
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.
Private Group Yoga
Perfect for bachelorette parties, family gatherings and girlfriend getaways!
Lake Lure Yoga offers private group yoga in the studio or at the farm and will customize the yoga practice to your needs whether you’re a group of beginners, advanced or all-levels of experience. Please send us a private message to book either of these options or to customize a practice for your special group.
A Private Yoga experience at NB Historic Farm!