Portrait of Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher Randy Loftis

Just a little about me…

I was born and raised in Winston-Salem, NC but spent most of my adult life working as a soil scientist all over the country. I have an adult son named Liam who is a grad student in forestry at NC State. I moved back to North Carolina from San Francisco to Asheville in 2016 and opened Iyengar Yoga Asheville in 2018. Now, I am a full time teacher, student, and practitioner of Iyengar Yoga.

My training includes…

I am a graduate of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. I’ve been teaching since 2011 and certified since 2014, and a full-time teacher since 2016. I have traveled to Pune, India twice to study with the Iyengar Family. I continue to study weekly with my teachers Gloria Goldberg, Raya U.D., and Prashant Iyengar.

My teaching style is…

I enjoy being creative on the fly and my teaching is inspired by the students in front of me. I usually come to class with an idea in mind but enjoy seeing where the class takes me. Sometimes I can be loud, directive, and fervent, and other times light and playful. If I had to describe my teaching style in one statement it would be, “Sharing the experiences of the world through the lens of yoga.”

I care deeply about…

I really want my students to leave class with a better understanding of who they are. I am passionate about the philosophical aspects of yoga and how asana and pranayama are connected to the whole of yoga.

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