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Our Mission Statement: To honor those who built the bridges for our profession,
to educate the general public about massage, to educate therapists
about different types of massage and to have fun.


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Lillah Schwartz


Lillah Schwartz, E.R.Y.T.500. Known by appreciative students across the country as the "queen of alignment", brings the benefits of her 30 years' training with yoga experts, like BKS Iyengar, Aadil Palkhivala, Eric Small and others to the Southeast region and thru her workshops to studios across the eastern and central US. Tapping her extensive knowledge of yoga as a healing art, Lillah empowers her students to integrate and dynamically apply the principles of yoga, bringing a new sense of clarity, vitality, and self-reliance into their daily lives.

She established Lighten Up Yoga in Asheville in 1981, and offers a 200 & 500 Hr Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher Training. Her popular DVDs, "Yoga: Your Freedom from Back Pain" and "Yoga: Relief from Neck and Shoulder Pain" are recommended by Dr. Andrew Weil, Prevention Magazine, Booklist, and Yoga Journal.

Experience her teaching magic first hand: Schedule a private session; Visit her blog for videos and yoga tips at YogawithLillah.com; or contact her at Lillah@lightenupyoga.com or 828.254.7756.





Yoga for Body Workers with Lillah Schwartz
3 CE credits

This three hour workshop introduces you to the healing principles rooted in the science of yoga, including anatomical alignment, how to activate our natural healing potential, and how to use breath for relieving tension and managing pain. As maintaining arm, wrist and shoulder flexibility is important to the massage therapist, sequences will be offered to improve range of motion and give pain relief in those areas.