BGSY TEAM
We bring different practices to the table, but we’re united by a love for yoga and fitness.
sara toohey
owner + InstructorSara Toohey is a mom, civil engineer, 200 hour certified RYT, lifelong middle-of-the-pack athlete, and enthusiastic community builder originally hailing from Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has practiced yoga for over 20 years and explored hundreds of studios, instructors, and class styles. Her classes are built to challenge mind and body.
ak
studio manager + instructorAnna Kate is a 250hr certified RYT with a goal to help students feel more confident and comfortable within their bodies and minds through vinyasa, chair & gentle style yoga classes.
BETH c.
INSTRUCTORBeth (RYT 200) is a certified yoga teacher with experience in Yin, Vinyasa, Power and Restorative practices. Committed to empowering others with nervous system regulation tools to improve their well being and inspire a joyful life. Fighting performance anxiety and professional burnout with somatic therapies.
Bria E.
INSTRUCTORBria (RYT 200) is passionate about yoga that focuses on breath to movement and building functional strength. Her goal is to bring the energy, challenge you with intention, and help you tap into your power on and off the mat. Come ready to sweat, get stronger, and surprise yourself!
Chelsey r.
INSTRUCTORYoga began as a whimsical experiment in Chelsey's life, and while it still is that, it has also become an ever-giving source of personal embodiment, spiritual, emotional and physical growth, groundedness, and a stable root to community. Chelsey earned her 200 hr YTT in Colorado, in 2016. At that point, her goal was simply to deepen her own practice, but with time, and as she vitalized her yoga practice, it became something she wanted to share with others as a teacher. Chelsey owned her own studio in Vermont and is looking forward to being part of the yoga community in Asheville. She continues to enrichen her own learnings as she immerses herself into a 300 hr YTT program, locally. Chelsey is a mom, a big Human Design nerd, loves to hike and is someone you can regularly find dancing to live music in the area.
Gillian p.
INSTRUCTORGillian brings a grounded, thoughtful, and empowering approach to fitness and movement. As an Integrative Somatic Practitioner, 500-hour yoga teacher, lifelong athlete, and international outdoor adventure guide, she brings a deep personal and professional understanding of the connection between how we move in our bodies, how we feel in our bodies, and how we move through our lives. Her classes blend strength, yoga, and functional movement with an emphasis on form, stability, mobility, flexibility, and flow. Gillian believes movement can be challenging and empowering, supporting you in meeting both the demands and joys of everyday life. Her goal is to help you move with greater awareness, strength, and confidence so you can feel more at home in your body and live more fully through every season of life.
JEN W.
INSTRUCTORJen studied and practiced yoga in India. There she came to see the practice as more than postures: it is a way of tending the breath, the nervous system, and the subtle energy yogis call prana. Today she is deepening that understanding in Asheville, North Carolina, where she is studying acupuncture and Chinese medicine.
In her classes, this philosophy becomes something you can feel. She blends the spiritual and the pragmatic: intelligent strength work that builds a capable body, mindful movement that keeps it supple, and breath practice that calms the mind. Whether you arrive tight from a desk job, as she once did, or are looking to deepen an established practice, she will meet you where you are and help you keep moving.
Jerry B.
INSTRUCTORA continuous student for over 25 years, a teacher for over 20, Jerry teaches a class like no other. A bit yoga, a bit bodywork a whole lot of somatic exploration, he shares the practice of moving meditation. You can expect her classes to be full of energy, sprinkles of encouragement, and the freedom to get in tune with your own body.
Jess D.
INSTRUCTORJess believes yoga is a sustainable and empowering way to move the body. She teaches yoga to inspire others to live up to their fullest potential, and have fun along the way. Jessica found yoga at 14 years old looking for gentle movement to aid in recovery after a tailbone injury. She quickly discovered so many more benefits to yoga that it became her lifelong passion. Jess has been teaching since 2014.
You can expect her classes to be full of energy, sprinkles of encouragement, and the freedom to get in tune with your own body.
KATHRYN O.
INSTRUCTORAs an instructor, Kathryn focuses on helping students build strength for long-term health and mobility. After dancing professionally, Kathryn found yoga as a personal connection to movement. Her hope is to provide a fun, creative approach while providing a supportive challenge in every class.
ZOE G.
INSTRUCTORZoe (RYT 200) was drawn to yoga from substantial back pain caused by severe scoliosis when at 15 years old. Through the physical practice also came the mental clarity and breakthroughs often associated with yoga, and teaching yoga for the past 10 years has developed into both a passion and a source of connection and happiness for her. Her teaching style is centered in breath, exploration, and play, coupled with hands-on assists from a Thai-massage background.