Kimberly Drye, Lead Teacher + Founder

Kim Drye (she/her) is a skilled and knowledgeable yoga instructor who specializes in alignment, therapeutic and restorative yoga.  Her classes are typically a themed slow flow interspersed with a breakdown of technique and alignment details.  She regularly teaches classes, workshops, retreats, and teacher trainings under a brand she created in 2011, HereNowYoga.The HereNowYoga brand became a collaborative effort with Becca Impello in 2014. 

She is the owner of West Asheville Yoga Studio. Some of Kim’s most loved offerings are “Yoga on the Mountain” and “Restorative Yoga and Hot Stones” as well as her private therapeutic sessions for seniors and others looking for an adaptive practice and/or a teacher who will meet them where they are on their path of self discovery.  She loves to teach “Weighted Restorative” sessions that include the use of Ravi weighted blankets– a therapeutic technique for anxiety, ADHD and other neurodivergent tendencies.  She is a founder and continues to work closely with Asheville Wellness Tours as a yoga hiking guide, goat yoga instructor, bachelorette and wedding yoga teacher, and private instructor at Airbnbs and vacation homes.

She has trained primarily with instructors in the Iyengar tradition including Asheville, NC teachers Lillah Schwartz and Cindy Dollar, as well as nationally recognized master teachers Matthew Sanford, Roger Cole, and Aadil Palkhivala.  Her certifications include a 200 hour certification from the Asheville Yoga Center with Stephanie Keach (2008), and a 500 hour Yoga Therapy certification from Lighten Up Yoga with Lillah Schwartz (2009-2013). 

Kim believes strongly in the interconnectedness of all beings and the power that a practice of yoga asana and meditation as a deep study of the Self can have to bring forth the joy that resides in every heart.

Rebecca Impello, Lead Teacher + Founder

Becca Impello (she/her) discovered a fascination with the human body’s physical structure and ability just after college when she became a fitness instructor. This fascination led her further to the study of Physical Therapy, which she has been practicing in Birmingham since 1999. Becca simultaneously discovered yoga which fulfilled her desire to tune in to her own body and mind and revealed to her a wealth of therapeutic benefits. Her Physical Therapy practice has evolved to using more breath and body awareness, and therapeutic modifications of yoga poses. Becca is a certified yoga instructor through Yoga Alliance, a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, and has done specific training in pre-natal yoga, therapeutic yoga and studied the teachings of Gary Kraftsow, T. K. V. Desikachar, Doug Keller, Suzi Hatley, and Timothy McCall, among others. Becca currently works with clients one on one for individualized yoga instruction to address acute or chronic issues, learn modifications for safe entry into community classes, or develop a personal practice. She also teaches yoga classes, therapeutic focus yoga workshops, and anatomy trainings.

Becca is a co-founder of Practice Works, a co-working community for health and wellness professionals in Birmingham, AL.

Becca is a lead teacher and curriculum developer of the HereNowYoga Teacher Training programs. Sign up for her regular classes through HereNowYoga Punchpass.