Ashley Turner
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Ashley Turner is a renowned yoga instructor, meditation teacher, and licensed psychotherapist who blends the wisdom of yoga, psychology, and neuroscience to inspire transformative wellness. Known for her dynamic teaching style and accessible approach, she has helped countless individuals achieve balance and personal growth.
As the founder of The Center for Yoga Psychology, Ashley Turner has developed groundbreaking programs that integrate mindfulness practices with mental health techniques. Her teaching spans multiple disciplines, including restorative yoga, vinyasa flow, and power yoga. A passionate advocate for personal development, she incorporates breathwork, chakra balancing, and stress relief techniques into her yoga classes and teacher training programs.
Ashley Turner has been featured on numerous platforms, including Yoga Journal and Mind Body Green, and has authored several best-selling yoga DVDs. With a focus on empowering her students, she provides in-depth resources for yoga teachers and beginners alike through her online courses, workshops, and global retreats. Explore her yoga teaching videos and try her innovative approach to yoga and meditation on Gaia!
When not teaching, Ashley splits her time between Marina Del Rey, California, and Aspen, Colorado, finding inspiration in the ocean and mountains.
Education
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
- Advanced training in yoga psychology and neuroscience
Career
- Founder of The Center for Yoga Psychology
- Creator of the Meditation 101 Free Virtual Conference
- Featured speaker and coach on wellness and personal development
Publications
- Co-author of Aroma Yoga
- Creator of seven best-selling yoga DVDs
- Contributor to wellness platforms like Mind Body Green
- Yoga for Weight Loss series host instructor on Gaia
31 classes found
Ashley Turner
Restorative Yoga for PMS
Relax and rejuvenate in this nourishing and grounding practice to support your moon cycle. Focus on poses for the hips, legs, back body, and pelvis.
Ashley Turner
Anxiety No More!
This class from Ashley Turner is designed to reduce Pitta and build stability, steadiness and resilience. Begin with a mudra for grounding, a simple flow to reduce tension in the upper back, neck and shoulders and then some standing twist to wring out anxiety. End with headstand or headstand prep to flush out excess energy in the mind.
Ashley Turner
New Year, New You: Detox, Clear and Release
This practice from Ashley Turner is a class meant to help release the old and call in the new.
Ashley Turner
Strengthen and Tone: Arms and Abs
This practice from Ashley Turner is a dedicated upper body and core extravaganza. Begin with a core sequence to build the heat necessary to open the shoulders and upper back. Lead into a series of arm balances and handstands which help strengthen and stabilize the shoulders while toning the upper body.
Chakras with Ashley Turner
Seventh Chakra Yoga Practice
Learn about the crown energy center (sahasrara chakra) with a 6-minute discussion and aromatherapy option with vetiver oil. Then stimulate the crown chakra by diving into a headstand (or headstand prep) for 25 breaths and rest in legs up the wall for a few minutes. Finish practice with a guided meditation, padma mudra (lotus hand gesture), and a closing om.
Chakras with Ashley Turner
Sixth Chakra Yoga Practice
Practice eye yoga, restorative poses, aromatherapy, and meditation to experience your sixth chakra, also known as your third eye. This class is part of a series that explores each chakra individually.
Chakras with Ashley Turner
Fifth Chakra Yoga Practice
This practice with Ashley Turner delves into the fifth chakra, Vishuddha, and it's effect on our creativity and self-expression. Ashley uses various poses and essential oils to open this chakra as well as our ability to authentically communicate and create in the world.
Chakras with Ashley Turner
Fourth Chakra Yoga Practice
This heart opening sequence with Ashley Turner works through poses meant to open the heart chakra, otherwise known as anahata. This fourth and primary chakra is the bridge between the lower body, or physical self, and the upper body, or the inner, intuitive, spiritual self. The heart chakra is the only chakra that has a horizontal axis, encompassing the arms, hands, and shoulders. Ashley offers ideas for elements, such as essential oils, that you can invoke to connect to your heart chakra, and begins with a meditation using the mantra "hu". These poses are designed to help you find peace and leave you open to trusting the world around you.
Chakras with Ashley Turner
Third Chakra Yoga Practice
Ashley Turner takes us through the Third Chakra, Manipura, and it's affect on our life. This sequence will light up your core, open your third chakra, and bring extra juice to your willpower muscle and sense of control in life.
Chakras with Ashley Turner
Second Chakra Yoga Practice
This involved and energized practice with Ashley Turner wakes up your sensual and emotional organs by focusing on your hips, pelvis and lower back. The second chakra is connected to your sexuality and creativity, and governs your physical experience of your identity. This practice is great for those who feel restricted in their movements, and who have a strong desire to open up to change and love.
Chakras with Ashley Turner
First Chakra Yoga Practice
Ashley Turner takes us through a series of grounding poses to tune into the rooted sensation of the first chakra. Ashley describes the benefits of the root chakra and practices to activate it. Muladhara chakra is located physiologically near the pelvic floor and is associated with feelings of security, trust, and our basic needs. After this practice, you will be able to walk off your mat confidently grounded, and ready to conquer your day.
Chakras with Ashley Turner
Introduction To Chakras
Ashley Turner introduces the chakra system with this brief overview. There are seven additional videos to follow - each a yoga practice based on one of the seven chakras. Chakras are major energy centers in the body and mind. Learn to open and balance each one through this series of videos with Ashley Turner.
Ashley Turner
Core Detox
Tone and strengthen the core muscles to help activate the fire at your third energy center (chakra), enlivening your sense of self and improving your health from the inside, out.
Ashley Turner
Core Strength, Inner Light
In this graceful core strength sequence, Ashley Turner eloquently instructs on how to get into challenging arm-balancing poses such as koundinyasana. She also instructs where the poses should initiate from within the body in terms of power, intention, and energy.
Ashley Turner
Get Up and Go: 20 Minute Morning Flow
Start your day fired up and ready to go in this efficient, energizing practice. Begin with a twisting detox kriya (action) to flush out any tired energy. Move into standing salutations, hip and spine openers, and core work to increase circulation, strength, and confidence.
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