The Yoga Center
A community dedicated to self-discovery through yoga.
The Yoga Center has been dedicated to the study and practice of hatha yoga since its opening in 1993. Teachers follow the Iyengar tradition in their daytime and evening classes. Several levels of classes are available to meet the needs of students at differing degrees of ability. New students may be particularly interested in our Introductory Series. Each class is designed to help students build strength and gain flexibility through concentration and precise action. The Center is fully equipped with props which assist the student in a deeper experience of each pose.
In addition to an expected increase in flexibility and strength, students of Iyengar yoga acquire increased awareness of the self, a calm and stable mind and greater discipline and concentration. Iyengar yoga focuses specifically on the needs of the individual and each student receives personal attention from the teacher in every class. Teachers trained in this tradition are skilled at adapting the poses for students with physical limitations and are known for making hands on adjustments. It is a vigorous and mentally challenging approach to a wide range of asanas however students have the opportunity to work at their own pace.
Our Teachers
Phyllis Rollins, CIYT
Phyllis Rollins, CIYT, began her study of Iyengar Yoga in 1988 with Light on Yoga. Since then, she has studied with many of the senior teachers in the U.S. and has traveled three times to India to study with B.K.S. Iyengar, his daughter Geeta, and his son Prashant. In 1993 Phyllis opened Charlotte’s first yoga studio, The Yoga Center, and in 1995 she earned her IYNAUS certification. She continues her study of the junior intermediate syllabus, passing the first level of this certification in 2016. Most recently she attended the 2016 members convention with Abhijayta Iyengar in Florida.
