Bella Vita Yoga

08/28/2021

Happy happy birthday to our co-founder ! She is devoted and loving Mama Bear: to our Bella Vita students, to community, and most importantly to her daughter Norah. We love you, Jillian!

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12/29/2020

Happy Birthday Carrie Wren, Co-Founder of and

Wishing my beautiful partner the most glorious day. We are so glad you were born and continue to sprinkle your gifts throughout the world.

11/22/2020

YTT graduation looks a little different this year... so proud of our primarily online students-turned-teachers.

10/16/2020

Meet Katie!

Katie Overcash, LCSW is a graduate of ​Bella Vita Yoga Teacher Training​ and a 200-hour Registered Yoga Instructor. She has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for 15 years and runs her own private practice, ​Overcash Therapy Services​. Katie has integrated typical talk therapy models, body-based techniques, and brain training with her clients for overall mind-body well-being.

Katie’s yoga specializations include Restorative(Advanced Relax and Renew® Trainer with Judith Hanson Lasater) and Trauma-Sensitive (Veterans Yoga Project and David Emerson’s Yoga for PTSD). She works with adults at her office with anxiety, depression, self-harm, and trauma related issues.

We are excited for Katie to share her knowledge and experience with the Bella Vita family this weekend!

10/08/2020

BLAST FROM THE PAST! 🚀

We came across this relic from at least 10 years back... Jillian and Carrie, Bella Vita Yoga co-founders, practicing with Stephanie Keach at a workshop. Do you even recognize us?! We were babies!

Long- time Noda Yoga practitioners: do you recognize the old studio?!?

09/27/2020

Meet Kiesha!

Kiesha Battles, E-RYT 500, Yoga Director at Charlotte Family Yoga Center is a full-time yoga teacher and trainer who studied with Maya Breuer and Kristine Kaoverii. Kiesha speciality is in Yin Yoga under training by Bernie Clark.

Kiesha earned a graduate degree in Asian studies, with a certification in international business and a focus on Asian philosophy, religion, and modern language. Through her academic studies, she was exposed to Taoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and yoga.

Kiesha has taught for the YMCA of Greater Charlotte for eight years and was a R. O. S. E. Award recipient. She has been featured in the book Yes Yoga Has Curves, interviewed by the Charlotte Post and in Pride Magazine.

In 2016, Kiesha was honored as an inaugural Self-Care Charlotte Ambassador. In her role, she promotes self-care for the purpose of nurturing healthy lives and relationships for individuals, families, and communities. In 2018, she was appointed Co-Director of the Yoga Retreat for Women of Color™ and in 2020 to the Board of Directors for Amplify and Activate.

We are SO excited for Kiesha to share Yin Yoga with our YTT this weekend!

💜 Kiesha Battles

09/26/2020

Meet !

Kate Baran, RYT-500 , RPYT is a yoga instructor based in Candler, North Carolina who specializes in supporting women during their transition to motherhood. She received her RYT-200 and RPYT certifications in Chicago, Illinois at Bloom Yoga Studio before flying down south for better weather. Kate loves challenging students with a joyful practice that cultivates curiosity, confidence, and fun. She recently completed her 300-Hour Yoga Therapy Certification through the Center for Integrative Yoga Studies and is looking forward to incorporating her continued education in every aspect of teaching and life. You can find Kate quarantining in her new home in the mountains with her husband and dogs and subbing online classes at

We are excited for Kate to share Prenatal Yoga with our Teacher Trainees this weekend!

09/18/2020

Hi! Jillian and Carrie here, co-founders of Bella Vita Yoga. We hope you all are doing well these days, and taking good care of yourselves. One of these days, we’ll be practicing in person again. Until then, pop into a virtual class with us or one of our Bella Vita graduates, online at NoDa Yoga ! ✌🏾

**I spy NoDa Yoga Oakhurst behind those walls.

09/09/2020

So grateful for NoDa Yoga 💜

NoDa Yoga launched a crowdfunding campaign to prevent becoming yet another statistic among local, small-business closures.

08/22/2020

Meet Carey!

“Yoga is many things to many people and I respect the varied definitions within our yoga community. To me, yoga is a personal practice of self-exploration. Your mat is a place where you can realize you are enough. As a teacher, I respect my students' individualities and encourage them to safely honor and explore their unique selves. My hope is that my students will cultivate practices that they can take off the mat and into the world.”

Carey Sims is a student of Adaptive Yoga pioneer, Matthew Sanford, and recently completed his 300Hr certification at Asheville Yoga Center. Carey teaches "Gentle Yoga for Back Care" and offers Chair Yoga workshop series at NoDa Yoga. His mission is to make yoga accessible to everyone regardless of age or physical ability.

We are pleased for Carey to dive into Yoga Sutras with out Teacher Training group this weekend, with an emphasis on Yamas and Niyamas!