the whole plate.

Note: This page is extremely out of date.  I will update it soon!

I discovered yoga in the spring of 2009, after a chronic knee injury forced me to give up running.  I taught myself sun salutations and learned to flow through podcasts from YogaDownload [highly recommend Dawnelle’s classes], and I slowly began to fall head over heels for the practice.  For some of my personal thoughts on yoga, check out these posts:

• on falling for yoga: channeling the yogini.
• on dedication: in it for life.
• on yoga + body image: vanity on the mat.
• on safe zones: “we’re at yoga.”
• on being a “yoga person”: dedication.

Yoga happens to be an expensive habit, especially in New York, and so this page is meant to serve as a guide to yoga deals and yoga studios in Manhattan.  It’s a continuing work in progress, so check back, and feel free to comment or email if you’re looking for an opinion on a studio!

FYI: One star [*] = I’ve been to the studio.  Two stars [**] = I’ve been to the studio and loved it.

Manhattan

Downtown

• Kula Yoga Project [three classes/ $30 for new students]
• Strala Yoga* [$10/ class]

Chelsea/ Flatiron/ Murray Hill

• Om Yoga [two classes/ $24 for new students; 10 classes/ $129; one hour express classes/ $12 each]
• Sankalpah Yoga** [one week unlimited/ $25, three classes/ $33, or one month unlimited/ $108 for new students]
• Yoga to the People: Traditional Hot Yoga [$8/ class]
• Yoganesh [20 days/ $20, one class/ $10 or $5 with student id]

Union Square

• Atmananda Yoga Sequence [$10/ class]
• Ishta Yoga* [one month unlimited/ $60 for new students]
• Jivamukti Yoga** [ten classes/ $100 for one hour classes]
• Laughing Lotus* [three classes/ $30 or one week unlimited/ $20 for new students]
• Prana Power Yoga** [three classes/ $30 or one week unlimited/ $30 for new students]
• Yoga to the People* [$10 suggested donation/ class]
• Yoga Vida* [$10/ class ($5 for students); one week unlimited/ $10 for new students]
• Yoga Yoga NYC [$10/ class; $88/ month; three classes in one week/ $20 for new students]

Midtown

• Earth Yoga** [one week unlimited/ $30 for new students]
• Om Factory* [one week unlimited/ $30 for new students]
• Sonic Yoga [three months unlimited/ $180]
• Viva Vinyasa* [three classes/ $30 for new students]
• Yoga Sutra [first class free for new students; 20% off any class package for new students, nonprofit employees, and students]

Multiple Locations

• Bikram Yoga NYC* [one week unlimited/ $23]
• Exhale Spa* [one week unlimited/ $40 for new students]
• Yoga Works** [two weeks unlimited/ $30 for new students]

Brooklyn

Greenpoint/Williamsburg

• Abhyasa Yoga Center [one week unlimited/ $25 for new students]
• Good Yoga [one week unlimited/ $30 for new students]
• Greenhouse Holistic [three classes/ $25 for new students and a slew of other affordable options]
• Kula Yoga Project* [three classes/ $30 for new students]
• Sangha Yoga Shala* [one week unlimited/ $30 for new students]

Clinton Hill/Fort Greene

Park Slope

• Bend and Bloom [three classes/ $30 for new students]
• Yoga Sole [three classes for the price of two for new students]

Multi-studio deals

• Passport to Prana [$30 for one class each at more than 30 studios in Manhattan and Brooklyn]
• Yoga Passbook [$75 for 350 passes to yoga, dance, and pilates studios throughout the city]