01 · Movement
Vinyasa
Breath-linked sequences that build heat, dissolve a busy day, and move toward a peak posture. Strong but not punishing — we cap intensity short of injury territory.
Asheville · est. 2021 · 134 Coxe Ave
Soften, then move.
Lumen is a two-room studio on the south side of downtown — a small, slow place to practice vinyasa, yin, breathwork and the occasional Friday-night sound bath. We teach 32 classes a week. Most of them sell out, and that's how we like it.
- 32classes / week
- 2rooms · 18 mats each
- 4resident teachers
- 89%members in < 1mi
Next sound bath · Friday May 16, 7:30 PM · 4 spots left
Iris is teaching Slow Flow on Sunday morning
New student? 3 weeks unlimited for $39
Studio closed Memorial Day · classes resume Tuesday
Mara's prenatal series begins June 4
Next sound bath · Friday May 16, 7:30 PM · 4 spots left
Iris is teaching Slow Flow on Sunday morning
New student? 3 weeks unlimited for $39
On the practice
We're a small room. That's the point.
We're not a chain and we're not a wellness brand. Lumen is two rooms above a coffee roaster, with eighteen mats apiece and a bench by the window where you can take your shoes off. The teachers know your name on the second visit. The lighting is dim on purpose. The music is on a record player, also on purpose.
On the books today.
Twelve classes, two rooms, four teachers. Capacity is real — when it says one mat left, that's one mat. Walk-ins welcome if there's space, but booking is kinder.
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6:00am 60 min
Sunrise Vinyasa
A waking-up flow. Light salutations, twists, a brief savasana before the day claims you.
Jonas ReyesRoom A · East9 mats leftBook -
7:30am45 min
Quiet Mornings · Meditation
Twenty minutes guided, twenty minutes silence, a cup of cardamom tea.
Devon WoolridgeRoom B · Westfull · waitlistWaitlist -
9:00am75 min
Slow Flow with Iris
Long holds, careful sequencing, gentle inversions. Iris's signature class — book early.
Iris CalderRoom A · East3 mats leftBook -
10:45am60 min
Foundations · All-levels Vinyasa
For first-timers and anyone wanting to slow down the basics. Modifications offered every pose.
Mara LinRoom B · West11 mats leftBook -
12:00pm45 min
Lunch Yin
Express yin for the desk-bound. Six poses, long holds, back to your inbox by 12:55.
Devon WoolridgeRoom A · East7 mats leftBook -
1:30pm60 min
Restorative
Bolsters, blankets, eye pillows. We will leave you alone. You will probably fall asleep.
Mara LinRoom B · West14 mats leftBook -
4:30pm60 min
Prenatal
Trimester-specific work. All bodies and birth experiences welcome — pelvic floor focus this week.
Mara LinRoom A · East2 mats leftBook -
5:30pm75 min
Power Vinyasa
Heat-building, arm-balance forward, the kind of class where you forget your day at work.
Jonas ReyesRoom B · West6 mats leftBook -
6:00pm60 min
Power Vinyasa · After Work
Same intensity, smaller window. Built for people leaving the office at 5:45.
Jonas ReyesRoom A · East1 mat leftBook -
7:00pm60 min
Deep Yin
Hip-opening, fascia-level work. Long holds (5–7 min). Bring a journal — you'll want one.
Devon WoolridgeRoom B · West8 mats leftBook -
7:30pm90 min
Sound Bath with Mara Friday
Crystal bowls, gong, koshi chimes. Bring blankets. The room goes pitch-black after the first ten minutes.
Mara LinRoom A · East4 mats leftBook -
8:30pm45 min
Breathwork · Late
Two-stage pranayama with a guided integration. A good closing for the long day.
Iris CalderRoom B · West10 mats leftBook
Five styles, taught carefully.
We're not trying to be every studio. The five practices below are what our teachers have actually trained in for a decade or more. If we don't teach it well, we don't put it on the schedule.
02 · Movement
Slow Flow
Vinyasa's older sibling. Same shapes, half the speed — long enough in each pose to actually find it. Iris's class is the one your shoulders have been waiting for.
03 · Stillness
Yin
Floor-only, long-held passive postures (3–7 min). Targets fascia, joints, and the parasympathetic nervous system. You will feel something. Bring tissues.
04 · Breath
Breathwork
Pranayama and gentle Holotropic-influenced sessions. Two-stage breath, retentions, integration. Strong nervous-system effects — please don't come fasted.
05 · Monthly · Friday nights
Sound Bath
Crystal singing bowls (D and A), 32″ symphonic gong, koshi chimes, voice. We dim the room until you can't see the ceiling, you lie down with as many props as you can carry, and Mara plays for fifty minutes. People often cry. People also often fall asleep. Both are correct.
Four teachers. That's all.
We pay full-time wages and we don't subcontract. Every class is taught by one of these four humans, every week. You'll know them by name, and they'll know yours.
founder
Iris Calder
RYT-500 · Tias Little · Jivamukti · 14 years
Slow flow, breathwork, anatomy
Iris danced with Hubbard Street through her twenties before a hip injury redirected her into yoga. She founded Lumen in 2021 to teach the kind of class she could no longer find in Asheville: small, slow, and unhurried.
“The pose is just an excuse. The practice is the noticing.”
Mara Lin
RPYT · Sound Healing Cert (Sage Academy) · 9 years
Prenatal, restorative, sound
Mara holds the studio's prenatal series and our monthly sound bath nights. She came to bowls during her own postpartum and has been playing publicly since 2021.
“Rest is information. Listen to what comes when you stop.”
Jonas Reyes
RYT-500 · Ashtanga (Mysore-trained) · 11 years
Power vinyasa, sunrise, arm balances
Jonas teaches the studio's strongest classes and our Saturday Mysore-style program. Off the mat he's a climber and rope-access tech — the upside-down stuff translates.
“Strength's the easy part. Patience is the practice.”
Devon Woolridge
E-RYT-500 · Paul Grilley yin · IFS-informed · 16 years
Yin, meditation, trauma-aware
Devon led the meditation program at a residential treatment center for eight years before joining Lumen full-time in 2023. Their yin classes feel like therapy with blocks.
“You don't need to fix the body. The body is already trying.”
Pay how it makes sense.
Three honest options. No "intro packages" that auto-renew, no contracts longer than a month. If you want to come once a year, the drop-in is for you. If you live two blocks away, the membership is.
- Any class on the schedule
- Sound bath nights $34
- Loaner mats & props always free
- No contract, no expiry on first three visits
- Ten classes, share with a partner
- Includes one sound bath
- Bring-a-friend Sundays (1 free guest / month)
- Pause anytime, transfer anytime
- Every class, every week
- 20% off retail & workshops
- Two guest passes per month
- Priority booking on sound baths
Find us above the roaster.
Where
134 Coxe Avenue, Suite 2Asheville, NC 28801
Above Cardinal Coffee · enter on Hilliard
Hours
- Mon – Thu5:45a · 9:30p
- Friday5:45a · 9:00p
- Saturday7:00a · 6:00p
- Sunday8:00a · 5:00p
Phone
Coming for the first time
- 01Arrive 10 minutes early. The door buzzes — we'll come down. Tea in the lobby.
- 02Wear what you'd stretch in. No special outfit, no logo. We have lockers and water.
- 03Mats & props are free. We have 24 mats, 30 blocks, 18 bolsters. Bring nothing if it's easier.
- 04Tell us if it's your first. The teacher will check in once during class. That's it — no fuss, no spotlight.
Parking
Coxe Avenue has one-hour street meters until 6 PM. The Aloft garage on Biltmore is the easiest after 6 — three minutes' walk. We validate the first 90 minutes. Bike racks are at the corner of Coxe & Hilliard.