About Us
Inner Peace offers:
- Vinyasa
- Anusara inspired
- Deep Stretch
Why do yoga?
to have more….
strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, focus and serenity on and off the mat.
Yoga’s Physical Benefits
- Accelerates weight loss by increasing the calories you burn.
- Increases metabolic rate.
- Decreases body fat percent. Increases mobilization and utilization of fat as a fuel.
- Builds lean muscle mass which is metabolically active.
- Improves muscle tone, agility and flexibility.
- Strengthens bones, ligaments, and tendons.
- Increases adherence to your nutritionally balanced diet.
Yoga’s Physiological Benefits
- Cleanses, detoxifies and brings nutrients to all your vital organs.
- Improves circulation of oxygen and nutrients to active muscles.
- Decreases resting heart rate.
- Increases heart and stroke volume and cardiac output.
- Increases total blood volume and oxygenates the blood.
- Increases maximum oxygen consumption and ventilation.
- Increases lung capacity as well as opens and aerates the lungs.
- Reduces blood glucose.
- Reduces BLOOD PRESSURE.
- Increases HDL, good cholesterol.
- Decreases LDL, bad, and total cholesterol.
- Helps prevent CAD, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Diabetes, and improves arthritis.
- Balances the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.
- Helps to regulate and balance hormones.
Yoga’s Psychological Benefits
- Decreases clinical symptoms of anxiety, tension, and depression.
- Builds self-confidence. Increases awareness, alertness and brain function.
- Cleanses and purifies the mind and intellect.
- Reduces stress.
- Improves the quality and lengthens your life.
- Improves total well-being emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
Practice guidelines
- Please arrive on time, at least 10 minutes before the class is scheduled. Settle in and become present in the room. If you do arrive late, prepare your stuff before you enter so you can be of little disruption.
- Please remove your shoes and place them in the reception area.
- Please turn off cell phones & pagers.
- Please avoid strong smelling fragrances.
- Come hydrated and allow 2-3 hours for digestion after large meals.
- Tell your teacher about any injuries or health conditions.
- Be aware of the space around you, be mindful
- Always practice at your own level. Never compare or compete – even with yourself. Learn to relax with what is…
- Please stay through Savasana (final relaxation pose) it is an integral part of your practice. If you must leave early notify the teacher before the start of class and be as courteous as possible.
- Please pick up after yourself, put away all props and clean your space.
Take your practice seriously but yourself lightly and have fun!
Inner Peace Yoga is a new yoga studio located in SE Charlotte, NC at Inner Peaks Climbing Center. Inner Peace was started by dedicated rock climbers who also own Inner Peaks. When we began practicing yoga, we noticed our climbing improved. As we continued to practice, we saw benefits in ALL areas of our lives; lower stress, better sleep and an all around improved attitude. Plus it was really, really fun! So when we decided to expand our climbing walls, we wanted to include a yoga studio as well and share more of what we love with the Charlotte community.
In addition to our yoga studio and climbing walls, Inner Peace Yoga has shower facilities and a fitness room that includes cardio equipment, weights and other basic fitness tools. Anytime you take a yoga class, you can work out for no extra charge. Climbing is 1/2 price if you want to pull down and get bendy on the same day.
At Inner Peace Yoga, we think that one of the most important aspect of a quality studio is the instructors. We are excited to bring you some of the best Charlotte has to offer.
Yoga is a journey. We strive to make ours playful and full of joy. Please stop by and follow the path with us for a bit. Breathe more. Smile more. Namasté.
Inner Peace Yoga is located in the rear of the Greylyn Business Park.
Inner Peace is NOT visible from Monroe Road.
As you approach the Greylyn Business Park look for Building 9517 across from Arby’s.
- Turn into the business park entrance at Bldg 9517 across from the Arby’s. Look for the Inner Peaks Climbing/Yoga sign on Monroe Rd. Follow the service road toward the back.
- Veer left and drive down a small hill at the Inner Peace sign.
- Drive all the way back and then turn right. Inner Peace Yoga is located next to Inner Peaks Climbing Center.
If you still need help, feel free to give us a call at 704-844-8570.
Our Address is:
9535 Monroe Rd., Ste 150
Charlotte, NC 28270-2447
Maria began practicing yoga 15 years ago as a way to gently get back into shape after injuries and time away from physical activity. In yoga, she found a way to manage stress and deal with chronic back problems. Approximately 5 years ago, Maria began to deepen her practice, through increased dedication to asana practice and attention to the philosophical, psychological and ethical aspects of yoga.
In 2009, Maria completed her 200 hour training with Kristin Cooper Gulak of the Wilmington Yoga Center and is currently working toward her 500 hr certification. In keeping with the service philosophy of Kristen’s training, Maria has taught yoga to victims of domestic violence, provided workshops to foster parents and their foster children, provided yoga as part of corporate wellness programs and to school teachers.
She teaches basic classes, vinyasa flow classes, yin and long, slow deep classes. In addition to her training with Kristen Cooper Gulak, she values the teaching she has gained from Johnna Smith, Stephanie Keach, Kathryn Budig and many others.
I came to yoga as a way to workout and unwind, but ended up staying for the rich spiritual and emotional benefits that it brings to my life. Before I began taking yoga classes in 2002, I was a serious rock climber with a history of injury and body stress that is familiar to anyone who has over trained. After a few yoga classes I could see how much better my body felt and how much better it performed at my chosen sport. I continued to practice, trying a variety of teachers and disciplines and getting more in tune with the spiritual and emotion aspects of a serious yoga practice. In 2010, I could no longer resist yoga teacher training and got my 200-hour RYT certification.
In my teaching, I strive to combine athleticism with spirituality and to experiment with movement and sequencing in a way that is engaging and accessible to yoga practitioners of all levels. Off of my mat I am a rock climber, grass roots political activist, climbing gym owner, parent and play competitive roller derby as a member of Charlotte Speed Demons.
(E-RYT): Debi was first introduced to yoga by her mother while she was still in college. She dabbled with it for years, only becoming a serious student in 1997 after learning she had arthritis in her hips. Yoga has helped her avoid that hip replacement for more than a decade, so she decided to share her love for the practice by becoming a teacher.
Debi earned her teacher certification from the Asheville Yoga Center in 2003 and is a Yoga Alliance Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher. Awarded the Anusara-Inspired (TM) Yoga Teacher designation in 2006, she is currently working toward full Anusara certification with John Friend. Debi is inspired by the teachings of Desiree Rumbaugh, Sarah Faircloth, Linda Oelschlaeger, Douglas Brooks, Bill Mahony, and Paul Muller-Ortega. Her Anusara-Inspired classes are playful and devotional as she encourages her students to celebrate life and express their uniqueness on and off the mat.
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