Our Classes
Explore a variety of thoughtfully designed classes that support strength, flexibility, and balance, whether you’re just starting out or continuing to deepen your practice.
From the heart-pumping power of CYFlow, to the strength-building sweat of CYSculpt, to the restorative escape of CYStretch, our schedule offers options for every body and every goal.
Our experienced teaching team delivers thoughtful, intentionally structured classes rooted in knowledge, care, and approachability.
Clear instruction and thoughtful guidance support both new students and seasoned practitioners, creating space to begin confidently or continue growing your practice.
Our original studio at the corner of Park and Woodlawn roads offers a warm, welcoming space with a full schedule of classes and a strong sense of community built over more than two decades.
Our second studio brings the Charlotte Yoga experience to Carmel Commons, featuring the same expert instruction and supportive atmosphere in a fresh, modern space.
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Find clear answers to common questions about class styles, levels, heat, and what to expect, so you can choose the right class with confidence.
Do I need to sign up ahead of time?
Pre-registration is not required, but we recommend reserving your spot for busier class times (weekends and weekday afternoons). You can sign up on our website or through the Charlotte Yoga app. Walk-ins are welcome, space permitting.
How do I sign up for class?
You can reserve your spot directly on our website or by using the Charlotte Yoga app, available in the App Store and on Google Play.
How do I sign up for the Charlotte Yoga app?
Search Charlotte Yoga in the App Store or on Google Play. The app makes it easy to purchase and book classes on-the-go.
Are all of your classes heated?
Unless otherwise noted on the schedule, all classes are heated. CYStretch is a warm class kept around 80 degrees.
How hot is it?
We believe heat should complement your practice, not restrict it. Our studios are typically heated to around 90 degrees—warm, but not oppressively hot. Goldilocks would say, “It’s perfect!”
Do you have rental mats?
Yes. We offer mat and Yogitoes mat towel rentals for $5 each, or $8 for both.
Do you have showers?
Yes, both of our locations have full showers, amenities, and comfortable changing areas.
Do you offer assists in class?
This varies by teacher. Most classes offer optional hands-on assists to help support your practice and alignment. Teachers will explain how to opt out at the beginning of class. If you prefer not to receive assists, simply opt out – many people do.
How early do I need to arrive before class begins?
Please arrive 10 minutes prior to class start time so you’ll have time to sign in and get settled. That said, we know life happens, and you are welcome to practice even if you arrive late. The instructor will help you find a place in the room.
Where can I leave my belongings?
We have cubbies outside the studio for your belongings. Please, no shoes, cell phones, or personal items inside the studio. While we strive to provide a safe environment, Charlotte Yoga is not responsible for lost or stolen items. We highly recommend leaving valuables at home or locked in your car.
Where are you located?
We have two convenient South Charlotte locations:
Charlotte Yoga ParkTowne Village
1730 E. Woodlawn Rd., Suite E
Located behind Total Wine. Nearby neighbors include Massage Envy, Sushi 101, Kixx, and The Joint.
Charlotte Yoga Carmel Commons
6656 Carmel Rd.
Located on the Carmel Road side of the center near The Rusty Onion, Restore Hyper Wellness, Great Wall of China, and Cabo’s.
Is there a minimum age to practice?
The minimum age to attend class is 12. Anyone under the age of 15 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Children under 12 are not permitted in class, and children may not wait in the lobby while a parent attends class.
I’m pregnant. What classes are good for me?
Please consult your doctor to determine whether yoga is appropriate during your pregnancy. Most pregnant clients enjoy our CYStretch, CYS*Flow, and CY26 classes.
How do I purchase a gift card or gift certificate?
Visit our online store to purchase a gift certificate that can be emailed to your recipient or printed at home. Physical gift cards are available for purchase in-person at either studio.
Have a different question about our studios, classes, memberships, or trainings?
Get to know the experienced, approachable instructors who make Charlotte Yoga a welcoming place.
Alex Wilson
Yoga Instructor
What can students expect in your class?
A challenging (but accessible) creative flow with a playlist that will make you feel some type of way
Favorite yoga pose:
Supported Fish because it is the back stretch and heart opener dreams are made of
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Intentional, encouraging, fun, sassy
Who or what first inspired you to teach yoga?
Yoga has so vastly changed my life in such positive ways that I want other people to experience that. If I can improve one person’s day, even just a little bit, I’ve done something meaningful.
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2020)
Allison Miller
Yoga Instructor
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Fun, energetic, dancey
What can students expect in your class?
My main goal is for my students to have fun! I encourage students to go outside of their comfort zone and explore new challenges with an optimistic mindset.
Who or what first inspired you to teach yoga?
Teaching for my peers in teacher training. The support and empowerment I felt after teaching for them made me realize that I wanted to teach professionally.
Song or artist always on your playlist:
Billie Eilish or Doechii 🙂
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2024)
Amy Hanner Morris
Yoga Instructor
What’s your favorite CY class to teach?
To strengthen our body, we move it. To strengthen our mind, we still it. CYFlow does both! We move our body with breath when things are challenging and faster-paced so it makes us adapt quickly and builds endurance. I also love slowing it down so we can hear our flowing breath in stillness. There we build perseverance, patience, and focus. It’s the perfect balance.
What can students expect in your class?
A call to let it shine, let it shine, let it shine – the light in me LOVES the light in you!
What’s your favorite yoga pose?
The Humble Warrior – an open heart held by a firm foundation, it shows the strength of a warrior and the humility of letting gravity soften us with each breath we take. Also the NAME! Be strong. Stay humble. Joy!
One fun fact or hidden talent:
I can solve word jumbles in seconds.
200-Hour Certification: Yoga One (Charlotte, N.C., 2012)
Additional Certifications: 300-Hour YTT Yoga by Grace Morales (Charlotte, N.C., 2020)
Ana Jones
Yoga Instructor
What can students expect in your class?
Alignment, connection, and support
What’s a mantra or quote you love?
Take what you need!
What’s your favorite CY class to teach?
My favorite class to teach at CY is CYStretch. I enjoy guiding students with intentional stretches and breath work to help regulate their nervous systems.
Song or artist always on your playlist:
Drake is always on the playlist
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2022)
Ashley Carroll
Yoga & Sculpt Instructor
Favorite CY class to teach:
CYFlow and CYSculpt. There’s so much opportunity for a unique experience! No class with me is ever the same.
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Motivating, challenging, and empowering
What inspires your practice right now?
Right now, my practice is inspired by the way anxiety shows up in my life. Each time I step on my mat, I’m choosing presence, softness, and a moment to feel safe in my own skin.
Favorite yoga pose:
Frog is my favorite because it creates spaciousness in my hips and low back, and it always leaves my body feeling loose and restored.
200-Hour Certification: Y2 Yoga (Charlotte, N.C., 2024)
Beth Campbell
Yoga & Sculpt Instructor
Favorite CY class to teach:
Slow Flow and Yoga Sculpt because I love the STRENGTH component you get through both classes
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Slow, intentional, and focus on breath
Favorite yoga pose:
Balancing Half Moon, as I feel like I am floating.
Favorite way to move off the mat:
Walking, stair climbing, and lifting weights
200-Hour Certification: Samdhana Yoga with Melody White (Charlotte, N.C.)
Additional Certifications: Atha Yoga 200-Hour RYT
Bridget Zapolnik
Yoga Instructor
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Challenging, assists-full, meaningful
Favorite CY class to teach:
My favorite class to teach is CYFlow Thursday 5:45 a.m., a.k.a. “Horizontal Hot.” We listen to throwback tunes, hold postures and face the block wall so we can get a different view of our alignment and learn about our bodies in these postures.
Who or what first inspired you to teach yoga?
The sequencing, learning the body, and how it moved to help it.
What inspires your practice right now?
Life, every damn day.
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga with Grace Morales (2013)
Additional Certifications: Pre- and Post-Natal Yoga with Amani Murray
Buffy McCoy Kelly
Yoga Instructor
Describe your teaching style in three words
Educational, precise, artful
What can students expect in your class?
I carefully craft my classes to align with my purpose as a teacher, which is to guide students with intelligently curated tools and practices for strength and ease for body/mind longevity. In my classes you can expect clear, articulate cuing to help you understand body biomechanics; precise and memorable details and approaches influenced by circus and gymnastics arts, combined with elements of artistry and musicality influenced by dance. I offer thoughtful messaging aligned with the yoga sutras, served in concise, easy ways for modern understanding, providing bite-sized, manageable ways for students to bolster emotional health along with physical health.
Favorite way to move off the mat:
I’m currently studying primal movement technique, and I enjoy the 1:1 work I’m doing with hand balance coaches with a background in European circus arts. I enjoy traveling to different parts of the world to train with different teachers, and I do this regularly.
Who or what first inspired you to teach yoga?
After being a yoga student for many years, I earned a teaching certificate because I wanted to understand more fully the academics behind yoga. That proved to be just a scratch of the surface. As I sought out more teachers from around the world and made the study of the practice a part of my life, teaching was important to me so that I could share with others the things I had invested in learning. What good is knowing something if you don’t share it? ❤️
200-Hour Certification: Yoga Shala (Charlotte, N.C., 2012)
Additional Certifications:
YACEP (continuing education provider), Yoga Alliance
300-Hour Chromatic with Matt Giordano
300-Hour YTT with Carmen Aguilar
20-Hour Thai Yoga Massage
Chloe Schaewe
Yoga Instructor
Favorite CY class to teach:
CY101 probably takes the cake. There’s nothing like seeing someone fall in love with yoga for the first time.
Who or what first inspired you to teach yoga?
Taking classes for so many years! I wanted to offer the same space and support I had received in classes I took. It just felt like magic, and I wanted to share it!
Favorite CY class to take:
CYFlow! I feel like I can come in and just move and let my day fall away. It’s truly a space to disconnect so that I can reconnect. I always leave feeling grounded, clear minded and better aligned!
Song or artist always on your playlist:
ODESZA
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2016)
Additional Certifications: Mindful Yoga for Cancer (Duke Integrative Medicine, 2017)
Claire Rose
Yoga & Sculpt Instructor
Favorite CY class to take:
CYFlow. Flowing feels like a moving meditation, which feels really good in my body and allows me to quiet my mind.
One fun fact or hidden talent:
My husband and I used to own a pizza shop in Colorado.
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Authentic, challenging, light-hearted
Favorite yoga pose:
Grounded Warrior 3, because it feels like a really good one-legged hamstring opener.
200-Hour Certification: Y2 Yoga (Charlotte, N.C., 2012)
Courtney Shearer
Yoga Instructor, Owner
What’s your favorite CY class to take?
Really, it depends on the day and my mood. I’m grateful to have a studio that meets me where I am. I am loving CYSculpt because it builds strength that I can feel (and it REALLY WORKS). Plus, strength training is so important as we get along in years! I’m also very much drawn to the simplicity, space, and simmering power of a CYS*Flow class. The ability to unplug, slow down, and be still is such a gift in a fast, distracted, noisy world.
What’s your favorite yoga pose?
Half Moon – hip opener, heart lifter, balancing – checks all the boxes for me!
What’s your current edge or goal in your own practice?
I’m on a mission to take every teacher’s class. This community is stacked with talent and the best way to grow is to practice with everyone. I’d like to collect classes from each teacher like little souvenirs!
One fun fact or hidden talent:
I took my very first yoga class at Charlotte Yoga back in 2003…and the rest is history!
200-Hour Certification: Yoga One (Charlotte, N.C., 2011)
Additional Certifications: Certified Baptiste Power Vinyasa Teacher (2014)
Elle Whitford
Yoga Instructor
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Upbeat, balanced, intuitive
What can students expect in your class?
A solid workout, good music (possibly 80s or 90s inspired 😉), assists, and a final thought to set you up for a great week ahead
What’s a mantra or quote you love?
Life provides the cup – you choose how to fill it. Choose joy. Choose kind.
What’s your current edge or goal in your own practice?
Quieting my mind and leaving the day outside
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2020)
Gretchen Voth
Yoga & Sculpt Instructor, Marketing Manager
Favorite CY class to take:
It depends on the day. If my mind feels chaotic, CYS*Flow to help settle the internal chatter. If I’m feeling playful, a fast-paced CYFlow for the vibes, arm balances, and standing balancing fun.
What can students expect in your class?
I teach the way I like to practice. I think a class can be both challenging and accessible. I want to make you work – AND help you feel so, so strong.
What’s a mantra or quote you love?
What made you feel alive today?
One fun fact or hidden talent:
My husband proposed to me while we were climbing the first hill of my favorite roller coaster, the Gemini, at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2020)
Additional Certifications:
RYT-500, E-RYT 200, YACEP (continuing education provider), Yoga Alliance
300-Hour YTT at iShine Yoga & Wellness (Huntersville, N.C., 2026)
40-Hour Essential Yoga Anatomy with Jason Crandell Yoga Method (2024)
20-Hour Mastering the Art of Yoga Sequencing with Jason Crandell Yoga Method (2023)
20-Hour The Art of Assisting, Khali Yoga Center (Charlotte N.C., 2021)
Heather Rae Sprouse
Yoga Instructor
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Relatable, welcoming, and authentic
What can students expect in your class?
Energy, reliability, and connection
Favorite yoga pose:
Figure 4 for strength, stability, and hip opening
One fun fact or hidden talent:
I have a bachelor’s degree in nursing.
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2020)
Isabel Macuga
Yoga Instructor
What can students expect in your class?
Expect a fun, upbeat flow with options to explore challenge, as well as moments to slow down. I strive to create a space where students feel free to listen to their bodies and move intuitively. My hope is that you leave class feeling reset and more grounded.
Who or what first inspired you to teach yoga?
I started practicing yoga at 15, first captivated by the physical challenge of the asana. Over time, I discovered that what truly drew me in was yoga’s ability to bring me out of my head and into my body. I’m inspired to teach so I can share that sense of balance and alignment with others.
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2025)
Jamie Kilian
Yoga Instructor
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Grounding, powerful, intuitive
What’s your favorite CY class to teach?
I can’t choose one! CY26 is amazing to teach as it helps us slow down just a little to really gain strength and clarity about our minds and bodies. Vinyasa is a fun creative outlet to teach and expose students to a sequencing that is fun and challenging!
Who or what first inspired you to teach yoga?
I found yoga was the one thing that settled my body anxiety when I started to experience uncomfortable feelings, little did I know at the time why but now it’s been such a great teacher and anchor in my life
One fun fact or hidden talent:
I changed my name in 4th grade. My birth name was Jessica – LOL!
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2016)
Jen Eddins
Yoga & Sculpt Instructor
Favorite CY class to take:
You’ll find me taking CYFlow for the freedom and creativity of movement that it offers – and the sweat!
What can students expect in your class?
A strong power flow with empowering messaging, intelligent and creative sequencing, fun music and lots of hands-on assists!
What inspires your practice right now?
My students – forever my greatest teachers.
One fun fact or hidden talent:
I’ve written two books – Ultimate Plank Fitness and The Complete Guide to Yoga Inversions.
200-Hour Certification: Y2 Yoga (Charlotte, N.C., 2011)
Additional Certifications: 300-Hour YTT at Asheville Yoga Center
Jen Fowler
Yoga & Sculpt Instructor
What can students expect in your class?
Expect a come-as-you-are space. We start with presence – showing up is the practice. In my class, you’ll be seen and reminded that you matter. I’ll invite you to move, breathe, and let some stress go, so you leave a little lighter and more connected to yourself, your purpose, and your people.
Favorite CY class to teach:
Right now it’s CYSculpt – breath, flow, sweat, grit. We lift heavy things so the heavy days (and thoughts) feel lighter. Building strength from the inside out!
What inspires your practice right now?
Community. I’m inspired by the transformation I see in myself and people from the beginning of class to the end. People feel lighter and look a little more calm. The resilience, grace, and compassion of what is happening in people’s lives and how they show up never ceases to amaze me!
Favorite yoga pose:
Wild Thing. Watch my face light up when it happens in a class. This pose is the medicine for sitting all day and the heart-opening pose I need!
200-Hour Certification: Yoga One (Charlotte, N.C., 2011)
Additional Certifications:
Baptiste Level 1, 2, and 3 Certified (2011, 2015, 2018)
Certified Prenatal (Amani Murray, 2015)
Certified Life Coach (2020)
Kacy Pleasants
Yoga & Sculpt Instructor
Favorite CY class to teach:
I love teaching a CY flow with unique transitions and lots of balance work!
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Challenging, inclusive, fun
One fun fact or hidden talent:
I’m an introvert!
What’s your current edge or goal in your own practice?
Really trying to land that Bound Half Moon…
200-Hour Certification: Shanti Yoga School with Johnna Smith (Charlotte, N.C., 2013)
Additional Certifications:
300-Hour YTT at Y2 Yoga (Charlotte, N.C., 2025)
Master Vinyasa with Stephanie Keach at Asheville Yoga Center (2012)
Yin Yoga with Shayla Worsey at Asheville Yoga Center (2012)
Children’s Yoga with Jane Anne Tager at Asheville Yoga Center (2012)
Kati Buckner
Yoga Instructor
Favorite CY class to teach?
CYFlow, because I love sequencing in a way that links intentional breath with intentional movement.
What can students expect in your class?
Functional strength and mobility, consistency, and a strong focus on the breath.
Favorite way to move off the mat:
Hiking, weight lifting, Pilates, cycling, and running. Cross training is important!
Who or what first inspired you to teach yoga?
My mom, who has been teaching yoga since the mid-1990s.
200-Hour Certification: Asheville Yoga Center (2016)
Additional Certifications: 300-hour YTT with Adam Whiting (Charlotte, N.C., 2020)
Lauren Lapoint
Yoga Instructor
Favorite CY class to teach:
CYS*Flow. In such a fast-paced, stimulating world, slowing down can be the best medicine. S*Flow allows you to breathe deeply into each posture, engage the whole body, activate muscles we may not normally, and create a calm, grounded energy in the body and mind.
What can students expect in your class?
A great sweat, a challenging whole-body experience, and some good humor.
One fun fact or hidden talent:
I’ve traveled to over 30 countries, studying different healing modalities because I’m a junkie for feeling amazing and living the most optimal, rich life.
Who or what first inspired you to teach yoga?
My sister-in-law is a big yogi. I saw her in a handstand when I was 19 (partying in college) and I said “I need to learn to do that.” I got hooked from there on.
200-Hour Certification: Go Flow Yoga School (Charlotte, N.C., 2015)
Additional Certifications:
300-Hour YTT at Yoga Smatvayogala School (India, 2017)
Breathwork Practitioner Certification at Halotropic Breathwork (2020)
Advanced Breathwork Facilitator at Conscious Connected Breathwork School (2020)
Lilly Scharff
Yoga & Sculpt Instructor
Favorite CY class to teach:
CYFlow! I love to build creative sequences that are challenging, but also provide opportunities for everyone, no matter what level of practice, to feel successful and powerful.
Favorite yoga pose:
I’m not sure it’s a traditional yoga pose, but I love Wild Thing and Flipped Dog. It just feels like my body wants to go there every time I’m in 3 Point!
Favorite CY class to take:
CYFlow again. 🙂 For me, there’s nothing better than the rhythmic flow of vinyasa yoga. I love that each class incorporates the broad spectrum of stillness and breath to powerful and challenging postures. And I love that each teacher at CY weaves their own style and personality into their classes.
Favorite way to move off the mat:
I like to stay active in general, and it sometimes feels like I’m in constant motion! But I recently found a love for stand-up paddle boarding and I would do that every day if I could.
200-Hour Certification: Blue Banyan Yoga (Philadelphia, 2011)
Lindsay Janneck
Yoga Instructor
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Dynamic. Intentional. Empowering.
Favorite CY class to take:
CYFlow all the way. The harder the sequence, the better, especially when it’s packed with planks and core work.
Favorite yoga pose:
My favorite pose is a handstand. It’s empowering, playful, and always pushes me to face fear with strength and confidence.
One fun fact or hidden talent:
I take a yoga class everywhere I travel.
200-Hour Certification: Y2 Yoga (Charlotte, N.C., 2014)
Additional Certifications: E-RYT 200
Margaret Guy Hayes
Yoga Instructor
Who or what first inspired you to teach yoga?
I was first inspired by yoga in 2016, during my summer stay in Anchorage, Ala. This is when I fell in love with the practice. My passion grew quickly as I fell into the community at Charlotte Yoga. All of the teachers at CY played a huge role in my pursuit to be a yoga teacher.
What can students expect in your class?
A power-focused challenging workout, vibey music that aligns with the arc of a yoga class, and to leave feeling balanced and energized.
Favorite yoga pose:
Triangle. It’s grounding, opening, and strong, everything I love about yoga in one pose!
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Authentic, creative, challenging but empowering!
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2023)
Mia Haruko Lovens
Yoga Instructor
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Heart-Centered. Meditative. Fierce.
What can students expect in your class?
Students can expect to be met with encouragement wherever they are in their journey. They can expect to feel empowered through breath-focused cues, challenged through what many have called sneaky-hard flows, and calmed by a strong, soothing, and meditative class.
Favorite yoga pose:
Final Savasana. It is beautiful in its fleeting span of time and surrendering in and to it is profoundly enlivening and clarifying.
What’s your current edge or goal in your own practice?
My edge is steady arm balances. I love the idea and practice of finding equilibrium in the midst of inversions. My goal is to strike a balance between ease and effort, sukha and sthira, in each breath of my practice.
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2022)
Additional Certifications:
300-Hour YTT at Asheville Yoga Center (2024)
85-Hour Prenatal YTT with Lily Dwyer-Begg (2023)
Rachel Yurko
Yoga Instructor
What can students expect in your class?
You can expect to be physically and mentally challenged while jamming to some fireee music!!
Who or what first inspired you to teach yoga?
My mom! She has been a yoga teacher for most of my life, and is my inspiration for my practice and teaching.
One fun fact or hidden talent:
I have surfed with Jonah Hill in Fiji.
What’s your current edge or goal in your own practice?
A press handstand!
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2025)
Rian Harris
Yoga Instructor
What’s your favorite yoga pose?
Malasana. Love a deep squat and how it keeps everything feeling good.
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Encouraging, inquisitive, playful
What can students expect in your class?
Good music, a challenging flow, and freedom to explore and grow at their own pace.
What inspires your practice right now?
Gotta stay limber to play with my babies!
200-Hour Certification: Yoga One (Charlotte, N.C.)
Rodolfo Tandazo
Yoga Instructor
What inspires your practice right now?
My practice is inspired by necessity — I need it because it’s my anchor. It helps me stay grounded, whole, and connected.
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Fluid. Artistic. Soulful.
Favorite CY class to take:
It depends on the day and what my body needs. Some days I crave movement and energy, and other days I need grounding and stillness.
Favorite way to move off the mat:
Dancing
200-Hour Certification: Wanderlust Yoga (Austin, Texas)
Sally Morgan Perry
Yoga Instructor
What’s your favorite CY class to take?
CYS*Flow. It makes me slow down! In the busyness and chaos of life, it gives me a chance to rest my brain.
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Supportive, uplifting, engaging
What’s your favorite yoga pose?
Dancer. It opens my heart and builds confidence.
Song or artist always on your playlist:
U2, Coldplay
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2020)
Sarah O’Connor
Yoga Instructor, Retail Manager
What can students expect in your class?
Students can expect a balanced flow that gently pushes their boundaries while keeping them grounded and supported. Every class is thoughtfully sequenced with purposeful movement, empowering cues, and a perfectly curated playlist that elevates the entire experience.
What’s a mantra or quote you love?
Every moment is guiding you somewhere important.
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Supportive, intentional, powerful
Favorite way to move off the mat:
Dancing. Life is always better when you are dancing.
200-Hour Certification: Yoga One (Charlotte, N.C., 2012)
Additional Certifications: 90-Hour Prenatal Yoga Certification
Stacy Tillotson
Yoga Instructor
What can students expect in your class?
Lots of assists and bad jokes
Favorite CY class to teach:
CYStretch
What’s a mantra or quote you love?
You can’t miss what is meant for you.
Song or artist always on your playlist:
Jason Isbell
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2023)
Additional Certifications:
Sound Healing with Billy Zanski Skinny Beats
Thai Massage with Michael Sitzer
Art of Assisting at Y2 Yoga (Charlotte, N.C.)
Suzanne Bergen
Yoga Instructor
What can students expect in your class?
Mind, body, and spirit awareness. Achieved through connecting movement via breath and intention. To find purpose and activate change on the inside out. To leave feeling momentum, connected, and inspired. Sense of inner calm and mental clarity.
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Intention, connection, strength
What inspires your practice right now?
Grounding, stability, mindfulness, strength
One fun fact or hidden talent:
Triplet boys
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2007)
Additional Certifications:
E-RYT 500, YACEP (continuing education provider), Yoga Alliance
300-Hour YTT at Yoga Alliance
25-Hour Chakra Immersion with Seane Corn
40-Hour Spirit Speaks Training with Seane Corn
50-Hour Teacher Taining with Bryan Kest
15-Hour Arc of a Class with Carrington Jackson
40-Hour CY26 Certification with Grace Morales
100-Hour Training with Tony Robbins
Sydney Razmyar
Yoga & Sculpt Instructor
What’s your favorite CY class to teach?
I love teaching CYSculpt classes! Building heat and finding meditation in weighted movements is such a gift. Sculpt classes are what brought me into my own yoga practice, so they hold an extra special place in my heart.
What inspires your practice right now?
My practice is driven by self love, devotion to movement, and consistency. Finding the power in myself.
What can students expect in your class?
Fun energy, good music, and your own built-in cheerleader. I love helping my students feel successful and seen! I offer heavy cueing and lots of modifications so you can truly make the class your strongest one every time.
One fun fact or hidden talent:
I’ve given myself one (bad) tattoo 🤣
200-Hour Certification: The Coterie (Charlotte, N.C., 2024)
Additional Certifications: 10-Hour Yoga Sculpt (Charlotte Family Yoga, 2024)
Tam Burke
Yoga Instructor
What can students expect in your class?
My classes are deeply centered around breath, in the way we move and also that I dedicate time to breathwork in each class. I believe that yoga is simply a breathwork class and the postures are secondary to the way we breath. They say if you can control your breath you can control your mind, and they say the yogi that can control their mind can control the universe around them. Students can expect to move slightly slower and therefore really activate muscles that will help them grow a more advanced practice. They’ll also experience unique transitions and cues since I’m internationally trained, and leave with an overall feeling that they got a physical workout, emotional release, and frequency upgrade.
One fun fact or hidden talent:
My intuition is one of my best and strongest assets. It’s what’s made me as happy and successful as I am, because I know how to follow and listen to my inner guidance system and love to teach others to do the same.
Favorite CY class to teach:
CYFlow because I was raised at Charlotte Yoga and I love a flow that moves energy and breath.
Favorite way to move off the mat:
Lifting and walking my dog Rocket. (Yes, named after Rocket Yoga.)
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2016)
Additional Certifications:
Ashtanga Training with Sampoorna Yoga (online, 2020)
300-Hour YTT Sampoorna Yoga (India, 2018)
50-Hour Yoga Fitness Training (Boulder, Co., 2019)
500+ Hours in Rocket Vinyasa Level 1 and 2 with David Kyle, Pat McLeaf and Jaimis Flynn
Chakra Training with Dana Childs (online, 2020)
Reiki 1 and 2 with Erin Wilson (Boulder, Co.)
100-Hour Breathwork Apprenticeship with Matt Gasmovic (Colorado)
Taylor Cocherell
Yoga Instructor
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Approachable, friendly, engaging
What can students expect in your class?
Students can expect demos to ensure proper alignment, laid-back music, and an approachable flow with options for advanced yogis and beginners alike!
Song or artist always on your playlist:
Mt. Joy
Favorite way to move off the mat:
Running! I’ve completed 6 marathons.
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2024)
Taylor Falvo
Yoga Instructor, Studio Manager
What’s your favorite CY class to take?
I love all of the classes we offer at CY because they meet me where I am at each day. CYS*Flow and CY26 help me to slow down, focus on my breath, and reconnect inward. CYFlow leaves me feeling energized and strong, and our workshops allow me to continue learning, growing, and deepening my practice.
What’s your current edge or goal in your own practice?
My current edge is slowing down by staying present, listening to my body, and honoring what I need instead of pushing past it.
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Grounded – Intuitive – Inviting
What can students expect in your class?
Expect intentional movement, a thoughtfully curated playlist, and a supportive space to explore, learn, and grow together.
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2025)
Terrie Reeves
Yoga Instructor
What’s your favorite CY class to teach?
CYFlow, CYS*Flow, CY26 and CYSoundBath. I like them equally for different reasons. They each capture different aspects of the yin and yang of yoga. The balance between effort and ease, strength and surrender, or movement and stillness…the full spectrum that yoga invites us to experience.
What can students expect in your class?
Expect a class that meets you where you are – blending mindful movement, grounding energy, and the rhythm of breath. Each class invites you to pause, to check out in order to check in, and to move with curiosity and ease. Expect to be challenged, but not pushed to struggle. My goal is that you have an experience that leaves you feeling centered, empowered, and more connected. And…inspired to come back.
Favorite way to move off the mat:
Dance has been a passion since childhood. It brings me joy, grounds me in the moment, and allows me to express emotion through movement. Whether dancing for myself or for an audience, my goal is to create an experience that awakens the connection between the heart, mind, and body. I truly dance for the joy of it.
One fun fact or hidden talent:
I am a three-time National Aerobic Champion and I have performed at the White House.
200-Hour Certification: Charlotte Yoga (2005)
Additional Certifications:
E-RYT 200, YACEP (continuing education provider), Yoga Alliance
200-Hour YTT at Y2 Yoga (Charlotte, N.C., 2015)
300-Hour YTT in progress
Positive Intelligence in progress
Mindfulness Certified (2024)
Sound Healing Certified (2023)
Victoria Schuch
Yoga & Sculpt Instructor
What’s a mantra or quote you love?
The older I get, the more I realize that some delays are divine and some detours are directions.
Describe your teaching style in three words.
Creative, powerful, and encouraging
Who or what first inspired you to teach yoga?
I come from a dance, gymnastics, and cheer background. Once I was in college and not doing any of it, I found and fell in love with hot yoga. Years later, I found a studio where I first got barre certified, then yoga, and haven’t looked back!
What’s your favorite CY class to teach?
CYFlow! I love connecting breath to movement with creative sequencing to get you out of your head and into your body.
200-Hour Certification: YoBa Studio (Raleigh, N.C., 2022)
Additional Certifications:
Buti Movement (2026)
Mat Pilates
Functional Mobility
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