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The teacher behind every class
Cheryl Murman
A Certified Yoga Therapist and Reiki Master who has spent her life learning how movement and breath help the body heal, and built an intimate Ooltewah studio to share it, one student at a time.
Start with a free class
Her story
From a high-school mat to a healing practice
Cheryl began practicing yoga in high school in the late 1970s. In her early twenties, recovering from a serious illness, she rediscovered fitness and yoga, and felt firsthand how powerfully the body can heal when it's met with patience instead of force.
She started teaching aerobics and fitness in the mid-1980s at a recreation center in Middle Tennessee, weaving yoga more deeply into her teaching with every passing year. Today she counts tens of thousands of hours in yoga and movement instruction.
Rather than open a typical multi-style studio, Cheryl envisioned something quieter: an intimate setting for people to explore how yoga, movement and breath could help them live healthier lives, to heal, and be free from pain. In 2014, that became The Chattanooga Yoga Center.
"More than anything, she loves watching her students grow and heal."
Training & certification
Experience you can lean on
Cheryl's credentials matter most because of what they let her do: meet your body exactly where it is, and adapt every session to you.
Certified Yoga Therapist
Through the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT)
Certified Yoga Teacher
Decades of group and one-on-one teaching
Master-level Reiki
Certified Reiki Master in energy healing
Certified Life Coach
Helping students grow on and off the mat
Personal Trainer & Group Fitness
Strength, mobility and functional movement
30+ years teaching
Tens of thousands of hours since the mid-1980s
How it feels here
Safe, sane & subtle
This is a small room on purpose. There's no back row to hide in, just a handful of mats, a teacher who learns your name, and props within arm's reach for whenever you need them.
Whether you're brand new, easing back from an injury, or deep into your practice, you'll be met where you are. Several classes are even offered live on Zoom, so the same calm comes home with you.
Your first class is free
Come see if it's the room for you
No experience, no commitment. Just reserve a spot and arrive as you are.