Your Guide To Yoga: Where To Get Your Downward Dog On In NYC

In a city where you can find just about anything your little heart desires at nearly any time of the day or night, the number of yoga studios, yoga teachers, and yoga "styles" follows suit. New York is home to thousands of practitioners and instructors, and dozens of studios. Some offer up straight asana, while other centers dabble in experimental modes of movement like Pilates-yoga fusion, AcroYoga, and AntiGravity Yoga, and you won't have any trouble finding an opportunity to try laughter yoga or to attend a chocolate and yoga workshop. The centuries-old holistic health system has taken off in many directions, but we've selected the yoga spaces that bring NY mat-rats a strong, well-balanced blend of the physical, mental, spiritual, and practical (read: affordable).

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By Melanie Jane Parker in Arts and Events on July 1, 2011 2:15 PM

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Patri Gouzy

Its a shame there is so much negativity about yoga. Just like ALL genres, there can be a cheesy element to it. But the fact is, yoga has the power to heal and change your life. Insomnia, stress, anxiety, achey bones or muscles, you name it yoga can fix it. All yoga really is, is teaching you how to live and breathe in your body correctly which is what we should all be taught as children. http://yogatrainingguide.com

Kate Cataldo

Yoga To the People? The best donation based studio I've ever been to.

ButtPlugs

Yoga to the people FTW!! Friendly staff, friendly people and you can get away with just paying 1 dollar per class.

m015094

Yoga = expensive stretching for morons.

Melanie Parker

You can also do yoga for free. So.

m015094

So just stretching for morons.

Guest

agreed -- i haven't paid a penny for doing yoga.

caspian915

Well, then, I thank Gothamist for not including any stupid Yogo classes in this list.

m015094

Happy now?

LT

Well. Class is about to get more crowded!

Sheri Uslander

Great round up!

For BEST OVERALL EXPERIENCE: I nominate I.AM.YOU., in Little Italy. The studio (and teacher Lauren) are really unique, very modern and still rooted in the yoga tradition.

PRG

Why did you add a photo of a hotdog wrapped in a chapati?

Guest

i find it much more relaxing to do it at home, since i have enough space. i'm currently really sensitive when it comes to other people's energy, so i never practice at yoga centers, etc.

Ingridz

I practice Bikram yoga which you could not do at home unless you have a way to turn your apartment into a sauna lol. To be honest though, I have a stack of workout dvd's for cardio and strength training because, like you, I do prefer to work out alone, at home. Not just because it's cheaper and just more convenient but I also react to other people's energy. I do things outside as well. But, for hot yoga you have to go to a studio for and and I really, really, really love it. I highly recommend it, although I don't think it was mentioned in this article.