Chestnut Hill Yoga

Chestnut Hill Yoga Iyengar yoga is based upon the teachings of Sri B.K.S. Iyengar, world renowned yoga master. The Iyen

We have an upcoming workshop with Aretha the first weekend in August. There is still room and time to sign up. You’re we...
07/16/2025

We have an upcoming workshop with Aretha the first weekend in August. There is still room and time to sign up. You’re welcome to join us! If you are curious, but can’t attend the whole weekend feel free to reach out (dm or email the studio) and we can prorate for partial attendance.

New class offering…Join Aretha on Wednesday nights from 5:15 to 6:30 PM for Pranayama. This class is a great addition to...
06/04/2025

New class offering…
Join Aretha on Wednesday nights from 5:15 to 6:30 PM for Pranayama. This class is a great addition to your practice. The practice of Pranayama stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system and is an essential ingredient to physical, emotional, and mental well-being. While not suitable for brand new beginners or students brand new to Iyengar yoga, it is absolutely suitable for many level students from Continuing Beginners to Advanced. Please feel free to reach out with any questions and we look forward to having you join!

Throw away the notion or need to be ‘good’ at yoga. Just practice.
06/03/2025

Throw away the notion or need to be ‘good’ at yoga. Just practice.

A willing mind is perhaps the most valuable prop. I have found in my years of teaching that it is often my most stiff an...
05/05/2025

A willing mind is perhaps the most valuable prop. I have found in my years of teaching that it is often my most stiff and injured students that have the most flexible minds. Pain and stiffness often brings the ego into a state of receptivity. But this is not required. The state of receptivity is always accessible. It is a most joyful prop. It is at the heart of BKS Iyengar’s method. Prashant said in January that it was Guruji’s adaptability that kept his practice joyful as he aged. What a gift he modeled and shared with us.

Mark your calendars! Restorative with  coming soon!
02/24/2025

Mark your calendars! Restorative with coming soon!

We will be closed today, Wednesday, in honor of an inch of snow and bone cold temperatures. We hope you enjoy an extra c...
02/19/2025

We will be closed today, Wednesday, in honor of an inch of snow and bone cold temperatures. We hope you enjoy an extra cup of coffee and tea and then your home practice followed by more tea and coffee ….
and warm everything, including but not limited to big ugly socks and big sweaters or small ones or sweatshirts or anything capable of making you sweat. Good luck. And be safe. See you soon.

Happy Valentines! Friendship, laughter, and peace in body, mind, and spirit is our Valentine’s wish for you.
02/14/2025

Happy Valentines! Friendship, laughter, and peace in body, mind, and spirit is our Valentine’s wish for you.

May we all stay connected to and protected by that which is undiminishable. ‘Yoga is union with the undiminishable and i...
02/12/2025

May we all stay connected to and protected by that which is undiminishable.

‘Yoga is union with the undiminishable and indestructible.’- Brahma Purana

I had the good fortune to enjoy almost a week of study in Bellur with Prashant. One of Guruji’s last great accomplishmen...
01/26/2025

I had the good fortune to enjoy almost a week of study in Bellur with Prashant. One of Guruji’s last great accomplishments, and there are many, is an ongoing investment that Guruji began years ago in his birth village of Bellur. The Bellur Trust has now built schools from early grammar to college, a hospital, and a yoga hall complete with permanent residence for staff and dormitory style rooms for visiting students. The yoga hall classes fund the expenses for all students in the schools making it possible for all children in the village and outskirts to receive a full education free of charge. The hospital covers all primary care for the village free of charge. I am inspired and truly grateful to experience and support this project. When, as a young person, I stumbled into an Iyengar class, I don’t think I could have ever envisioned the course it would set my life on. Sometimes we stumble unknowingly into our greatest blessings. It is a gift to be on the path of yoga and to have the teachings of the Iyengar family continuing to light the way. I hope many students will be inspired to travel to Bellur for study opportunities.

The classes in celebration of RIMYI are challenging, inspiring, and thought provoking. Prashant, after sharing a limitat...
01/15/2025

The classes in celebration of RIMYI are challenging, inspiring, and thought provoking. Prashant, after sharing a limitation in his practice from a motorbike accident 38yrs ago, encouraged us to be creative and curious to formulate a practice in asana that incorporates our limitations and improvises in such a way to keep us engaged and involved. He said to make every impossibility in this way a possibility. This inclusive and creative approach to practice is a gift of the method. He shared that it was this attitude and approach that kept Guruji from the feeling of melancholy in his practice as he aged and was unable to do poses that he once could.

Grateful to be here celebrating the 50th anniversary of RIMYI with students from around the world. The institute continu...
01/11/2025

Grateful to be here celebrating the 50th anniversary of RIMYI with students from around the world. The institute continues to be a well spring and fountain for all. We are so fortunate.

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE!Sunday (tomorrow!): Class as scheduledMonday Dec. 23- ClosedTuesday Dec. 24- Christmas Eve Restorative ...
12/22/2024

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE!
Sunday (tomorrow!): Class as scheduled
Monday Dec. 23- Closed
Tuesday Dec. 24- Christmas Eve Restorative with Rachel at 10M
Wednesday Dec. 25- Friday 27- Closed
Saturday Dec. 28- Aretha’s Level 4 at 9am
Sunday Dec. 29- Regular Classes with Paige and Holiday Restorative with Rachel at 2!
Monday Dec. 30- Eve of Eve Workshop class with Aretha 6-8pm!
Tuesday Dec. 31- New Year’s Eve Workshop class with Aretha 10-12:30pm
Wednesday Jan. 1- New Year’s Day Workshop class with Rachel 10-12noon
Thursday Jan. 2- Back to our Regular Schedule
Whew!

Address

1106 3rd Avenue South
Nashville, TN
37210

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 8:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 8:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 8:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 8:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 8:30pm
Saturday 8:30am - 8:30pm
Sunday 8:30am - 8:30pm

Telephone

+16153853600

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