Services
Rooted in Traditional Hatha Yoga, Cari offers a range of classes specifically designed to meet the urgent need for balance within her students. Her focus is on building a strong foundation and sense of self-confidence, so that participants are able to cultivate that state of physical and mental well being uniquely derived from yoga practice. She teaches her students to become aware of each breath, and each movement, so that the mechanisms of aligned breathing and movement, along with the resultant hormonal balancing of the endocrine system, can work their magic upon the experience of being human. She invites you to join her in rejoicing being alive in this body, in this moment!
Her online courses range from 3 to 6 week programs, so you can go at your own pace and willingness. Whether you are looking to recover from an injury or illness, gain strength and flexibility, lose weight and become balanced, find relief from short or long term stress, are pregnant or nursing, want to relieve chronic back pain, are an athlete looking to enhance your performance, want to begin a regular meditation practice, or are just looking to begin a health and wellness routine through yoga - this course is for you!
Cari also offers yoga and guided meditation group and private lessons in the Western North Carolina Region. For current group classes in the greater Asheville area, please contact directly, as schedule is subject to change. Instruction for individual or family/friends at your residence, public or outdoor space available within 100 miles of Asheville.
Pricing
Courses are one-time purchase, with everything you need to achieve success with the classes included in the package. Cari is available to answer any questions or concerns you have before you get started, and she offers a 30-minute free Zoom consultation to make sure you are getting exactly what you need. Within 100 miles of Asheville, NC: Individual, family, or friends group 60 minute instruction is available for $50/class. Classes are designed based on individuals’ needs, and consultation is provided before booking. Packages of 6 classes or more include 10% off.
Balanced Body + Mind + Soul
(Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced)
- 3 week course: $150 / 6 week course $250
- 1+ hour one-on-one Yoga instruction 2 x’s per week
- Diet & Lifestyle Guidance
- 30-minute virtual follow up 2 weeks post-completion
Strength & Stamina/Athletic training
(Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced)
- 3 week course $200 / 6 week course $300
- 1+ hour one-on-one Yoga instruction 2 x’s per week
- Routines designed to push your body’s limitations
- 30-minute virtual follow up 2 weeks post-completion
Healthy Back & Body Recovery
- 4 week course $200
- 1+ hour one-on-one Yoga instruction 2 x’s per week
- Focus on building & repairing foundations
- 30-minute virtual follow up 2 weeks post-completion
Philosophy
Yoga is for everybody! There is not one person in the world who couldn’t stand to benefit from gaining more awareness of their breath, their body and its function, and the quality of their mind.
The biggest misconception people have about yoga is that it’s “not for them”. Who doesn’t want to be more present in their everyday life? Who doesn’t want to have a greater lung capacity? A greater range of motion in their joints? Better health? Less pain? Less stress and frustration? And peace of mind! Yoga is not a difficult practice, it only seems that way if it hasn’t been experienced yet.
It’s like learning how to cook - when you don’t know how, you’re dependent on others to nourish you. But once you begin learning a few recipes, you become independent and more confident in your ability to provide for yourself. And maybe later you discover what each of the ingredients and spices can do for a dish, achieving a sense of mastery over your palate and nourishment.
Yoga is all about how much effort you want to put in, and luckily - a little bit goes a long, long way. A little 15-minute routine practiced a few times per week can have a massive impact on your health and life. It really gives you an opportunity to fully experience your “inner world”, which in turn brings more clarity to the “outer world”. With this, harmony becomes accessible, and everyday life becomes easier to enjoy.
Cari Woodfield
Cari Rae Woodfield is a YA certified RYT 500 yoga instructor. She completed her training at The Yoga Bridge in Black Mountain, NC under internationally renowned master Ishanath Marcel Andres-Hoepgen. She studied Hatha Yoga disciplines and philosophies, and focused on the Nath tradition and series' during her advanced training hours. She received comprehensive training on both the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, as well as many meditation techniques.
In her career as a yoga teacher, she has worked extensively with a vast population of aspiring yogis, all with varying degrees of experience and focus. Her style focuses heavily on strength and body conditioning, using the breath to guide isometric poses and increase balance and flexibility, while also training the muscles to relax and build trust with the mind. She is highly adept at building perfectly paced flows for every level of practice, and has an intuitive understanding of how trust, pacing, breath, and belief in oneself all play a collective role in preventing injury and preparing the body for newfound health and strength. She has trained athletes, including basketball players, professional dancers, martial arts practitioners, wrestlers, track & field athletes, and boxers. She has also worked with Alzheimers and dementia patients using chair yoga classes and breathing techniques, which are designed to strengthen focus and attention while stimulating regeneration for the sedentary body.
In addition to teaching yoga, Cari is a Bachata dance instructor. Her understanding of movement and rhythm in Latin dancing helped her growth as a yoga teacher immensely, and visa versa. Many of the same principles of energy, body awareness, breath control, trust and flexibility are incorporated on the dance floor as well as the yoga mat. Earlier in her life she worked as a C.M.A., X-ray tech, E.K.G. tech, and phlebotomist, with six years of practice in professional health care settings. She believes her background in Western medicine, with focus on anatomy and physiology, helped prepare her to comprehensively grasp and easily apply the Eastern philosophies and disciplines found in Hatha Yoga.
Cari currently resides in Waynesville, North Carolina, where she teaches group classes and private lessons.
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