YOGA STUDIO IN BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC
Where Presence, Connection, and Community Thrive
Our values are the foundation of everything we do.
They inform how we teach, how we relate to one another, and how we hold space for growth—both on the mat and out in the world. These principles shape our culture and reflect the kind of community we’re here to build.
Integrity
Integrity is at the heart of our work—guiding how we share the teachings of yoga, care for our community, communicate with one another and steward this space.
Community
We are rooted in community and shaped by the people who step through our doors. We believe in co-creating a space where people feel seen, supported, and inspired.
Inclusivity
We teach with compassion and welcome all bodies, all levels, all backgrounds, and all journeys. Everyone has a place here.
Harmony
We offer practices that progress with your life—cultivating resilience, balance, self-regulation, and longevity. We honor the roots of yoga while making space for its continued evolution.
The Journey That Brought Us Here
I’ve been a movement enthusiast for as long as I can remember. A lifelong devotion to embodied practice has shaped every chapter of my life.
As a ballet major at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, I cultivated presence, commitment, and resilience—qualities that not only supported my ballet career but also laid the foundation along my path of yoga.
Those same qualities guided my growth in corporate leadership within a large specialty retailer, and since 2011, they’ve supported my work as an independent yoga teacher, traveling the country to teach in studios, retreat centers, and private settings.
In 2025, I stepped into a new chapter: creating a space rooted in intention, presence, and community. A space not only to deepen your yoga practice, but to slow down, connect, and return to what matters. The Yoga Center of Black Mountain was born.
Founded with the mission to serve—and be shaped by—our community, the Yoga Center is a place where you are welcome exactly as you are. We offer classes for all levels, taught by compassionate teachers who guide from experience and care. Our intention is to offer meaningful practices that support you—on and off the mat.
This space emerged from a vision of connection, presence, and possibility. My deepest hope is that it becomes a sanctuary for your growth, and a place where our community can truly thrive.
~Michelle, Owner and Founder