Earth Yoga NYC

Beautiful yoga studio with a warm and inviting vibe. As a yoga teacher, I am often in search of a teacher who resonates with me-​and at earth yoga, I have found many. These teachers are top notch and the classes are superb-​from the sequences to the playlists. I love the hot classes, where the temperature is always just right; hot enough to easily flow from one challenging pose to the next and not too hot where one might become distracted. By far, my favorite studio on the Upper east side!

I took hot vinyasa yoga here on a Sunday morning-​what a great way to start the day! It was so nice to leave the massive piles of snow outside and melt into my mat in the warm studio. The class was full but I had plenty of room to move comfortably. I would not recommend this class to a complete beginner, though the instructor did offer many variations of the poses and movements to accommodate everyone.
Tips: Bring your own mat or rent one at the front desk. They have little hand towels behind the reception desk as well, which you can ask for at no charge. I would recommend taking one for the hot vinyasa class.
Facilities: There are two showers, a restroom, and a common changing area that got a little tight between classes. The studio was very clean.

I love love love this studio! I found it through classpass and almost always use my 3 classes a month here. I’ve taken classes with a few of the instructors and am always pleased! The classes are challenging and the heated room is great for practicing yoga! If it wasn’t so expensive I would consider getting a membership here!

Earth yoga is the best Yoga studio in NYC.
The instructors are ALL great!
The place is clean and relaxing.
Yanti, the owner is the sweetest. She is an amazing yogini and teacher. She makes sure your positioning is correct and always offers more challenging/​less challenging options.
I am so happy to be part of Earth Yoga community!

My favorite studio in NYC! Great group of teachers and an adorable studio. It’s a great place for all levels — helped me start out and learn a ton, but continues to challenge me every time!
The owner, Yanti, is the absolute sweetest person who puts me in a better mood every time I see her! She is also great about catering to athletes and helping build a practice that supports everything else you do outside of yoga.

Great yoga studio, clean. Great energy. Friendly staff, encouraging, always willing to help you accompolish your pose.

I always wanted to try yoga and see what all the fuss was about but sways been intimidated and nervous as I am a bigger guy with no flexibility anymore. I finally got the courage to go with my partner who is an intermediate and go to a yoga studio we know in the upper east side. As we walked in, immediately we were welcomed my a calm spiritual atmosphere as well as owner/​instructor of earth yoga, Yanti. She quickly put us at ease and welcomed us and made me feel very comfortable and relaxed. I walked into the yoga studio and a sense of calmness and serenity lift my body and soul. My tension I felt from the weeks work surprisingly left my body. As the class went along, Yanti made everyone relaxed and at peace. Her teaching and voice was so peaceful throughout the whole class and all my intripedations about my lack of yoga ability was gone. Once the class ended, I was as calm and relaxed as I have been in a long time. I will definitely make going to earth yoga a regular routine now. Thank you

Yanti is a première yoga teacher. Her warmth from the moment you enter her studio is radiant. I came to her Saturday morning class today. It was a good skill level for me with some challenging poses. She always gave alternatives for various needs in the class. It is my new regular weekend routine as long as Yanti isn’t traveling and teaching in various cities and countries.

I can’t say enough about this amazing place. This hot yoga and yoga in general is the best that I have experienced. The owner Yanti is so welcoming and positive energy radiates from her and this place. I’m more into weight training and circuit training but Earth Yoga had made me start to fuse the two together. I highly recommend giving this place a try!

I love EARTH YOGA! I first heard about it from a dear friend Denise who took Halle Becker’s class at PURE and followed her to Earth. I have heard non-​stop how amazing the place is and met the owners Yanti and Richard who are fantastic people with great energy.
Since my first class there with Halle and my following classes with Yanti, I am obsessed with the place. I even heard my favorite instructor Victor Cotto from The Yoga Room in LIC teaches at Earth too.
My boyfriend moved his private/​semi-​private/​HIIT gym, TS FITNESS, by coincidence into the building as well so it’s so exciting to collaborate with EARTH and their incredible community of students and staff. Exciting things to come!

Small yoga studio but very quaint and comfortable. I’m a beginner yogi so they don’t make you feel uncomfortable. If you’re more experienced you are able to do the harder poses

I am so happy I found Earth Yoga (Thanks Class Pass!). I was a Core Power devotee for a long time, and when I moved to the city I had trouble finding a hot power /​vinyasa yoga studio that compared. Earth Yoga is the best studio I’ve found. I trek up from the East Village regularly to attend.
They have several different types of classes — most are quick, challenging, and heated. With the exception of a class or two, all of the classes I’ve taken are thought out and enjoyable. Will, Halle, and Julie are my favorite instructors.
The studio itself is so relaxing (there are always candles burning) and clean. The only downside is the locker room — so tiny and no real place to store your stuff. If someone opens the locker room door while you’re changing, everyone waiting in the studio will likely see your half naked bod.
If you are looking for a hot yoga studio, definitely give Earth Yoga a try!

Fantastic studio. From the personalized attention to the great instructors, I love coming to Earth Yoga. For those who have never tried hot power vinyasa, Earth is a great place to start. Instructors are helpful and will help you improve your practice with every class. Mats, towels and water are available for purchase at the door. I would recommend wearing light clothing as classes get very hot.
I regularly attend Will’s, Halle’s and Adrian’s classes, and they are great. I have been a regular since August 2014, and I will keep coming for more.

I took my first hot yoga class here and I absolutely loved it! Ive been studio hopping with ClassPass and this is by far one of the nicest studios I’ve been to. I really wish I lived closer! The changing room is a bit small but you make do — like everything else in this city. If you can, try to get dressed before coming to class. There are two showers but no lockers or cubbies. You basically just leave your things somewhere in the changing room or you can leave it with the front desk if you don’t feel comfortable leaving it unattended.
The equipment rental prices are very reasonable ($ 2 mat rental vs $ 5 in other studios). The mat I rented was very clean. They also provide hand towels for free!
The class itself was fantastic. There were only 7 people in the 5:15 class I took. The instructor walked around and adjusted people here and there (she gave everyone a heads up about this at the beginning of class so you could tell her if you didn’t want to be adjusted.) Her instructions were clear, the music was right, and the heat felt good (not as hot/​humid as bikram). When we started the class, there was some construction going on outside and it was really loud. but once the music is on and you’re in the zone, you don’t really notice it.
I highly recommend earth yoga and I will definitely be back!

I went to Earth Yoga one morning a few weeks ago.
I liked the small class but just didn’t love the instructor. It’s not that she was mean or unclear, I just wasn’t feeling it.
The class was also supposed to be Power Yoga but it didn’t feel fast enough to me. That may just be me though, I want Power yoga to be super fast.
The space is cute though and Halle is supposed to be the BEST instructor too so I may be back for a class with her.

I’ve been doing yoga for awhile, and so far, this is my favorite yoga studio in Manhattan. I love the ambience of the studio, how clean it is, and it smells so good! The first time I went, I didn’t know it was a hot studio because I didn’t read the description very closely, but I couldn’t even tell when I walked in cuz I smelled zero B.O. Yes, it’s hot, but not as hot and humid as Bikram.
One of my favorite things about the classes is they aren’t pretentious, both students and teachers. Everyone flows together, but we go with our own abilities. The classes are small enough that the instructor can walk around and adjust people. I also like that they keep the studio dim so it’s less intimidating.
Whoever said this place is «lululemon-​esque» is on crack. This place is far from it!

This is my favorite yoga studio I’ve ever been to! It is very clean, well decorated, and smells great. The bathrooms are nice as well.
I would consider myself an intermediate yogi– I have taken approximately 50 – 75 classes in my lifetime at many different places and studios.
The yoga instruction here is of top quality. You definitely won’t be disappointed.
I would suggest bringing your own towels and mat.

I’ve been to many, many studios in NYC, so I’ve had some experiences with studios and teachers.
This is a very solid studio and I enjoyed the experience here. I took a Hot Power Flow on Wednesday night at 6:30pm.
This studio teaches heated class, so be prepared for that. The day I went, it was extremely humid out and I knew it was going to be a killer class. When it is humid, you sweat a lot and well that can take a toll after more than 60 minutes.
The studio is beautiful, calm and clean. Stephanie at the front desk was really nice and checked me in quickly. I had a Yoga Passbook coupon and so I get one week free classes (7 days) and it comes with free mat rental and towels. Sweet!
They women’s locker room has showers and also blow dyer, cotton swabs, ponytail holders, tampons/​pads, lotion. Neatly organized and cozy.
The studio is absolutely beautiful. Very peaceful and candles lit everywhere. The class can fix max about 15 people. I like that they have mirrors, so you can adjust your poses.
The class for me was just OK. Our instructor went through many sequences but somehow some of it felt pretty awkward. Hand stands were done very early in the class and I feel that people could injure themselves if not well warmed up. Also, no instruction for harder poses and so many people in the class (including myself) were a bit lost in class. I felt a set was too long and honestly I think the instructor may have forgotten one side of a set. But we were going so quickly through poses, I was frazzled. Some of the poses did not flow well together and I found myself trying to get into poses not so naturally.
But, overall, the class was ok. I definitely got my sweat on and got a really good stretch. Take your time through this class. Don’t feel pressured if you can’t exactly keep up. I’ve been practising for 10 years, and I ha d a bit of difficulty. I just did things at my pace and what worked for me.
I will def be back for my 7 day pass and I know I’ll get a good workout here!

AWESOME studio, and I do not say that lightly. I’m so sad my unlimited week is up.
Space:
Only one practice room, but everything is kept spotless and calm. A vanilla candle burns at all times. The basement is a karate dojo (
), but I rarely heard noise from it during class. Women’s changing room has two showers and lots of stuff provided: hairbands, lotion, q-​tips, even tampons. No lockers, so leave belongings behind the front desk.
Classes:
Some classes aren’t labelled «hot,» but the room absolutely gets just as hot. There’s no way you will not be pouring sweat. The variety of classes I tried were all fast-​paced vinyasa-​style workouts, often done in candlelight. I loved them all, and every one of the instructors was amazing: Isauro, Andrea, Nathan, Halle. Instructors make adjustments despite how insanely sweaty you are, and play their own music. Usually pop/​rock hits + yoga feels awkward, but there was one moment in Nathan’s class when I was really feeling the Coldplay, and another moment when Halle put on Beyonce for a wheel pose and I felt super charged (yeah, not ashamed).
Students:
Lululemon central.
Price:
Yikes! A single drop-​in class is a whopping $ 29, monthly pass is $ 195. Mat storage is $ 25/​month but includes cleanings. You can also rent anything you need, and small towels are provided free. Since Earth Yoga shares a handful of instructors with the beautiful, spa-​like Pure Yoga (
), it almost makes sense that their monthly rate is the same. Pure Yoga might be an international brand with luxurious spaces and lots of amenities, but Earth Yoga counters that with an intimacy and sense of community that isn’t available at Pure.
Staff:
You typically don’t interact much with staff at a yoga studio, but Earth Yoga was so small that their awesomeness was easily noticed. By my second class, the friendly girl at the front desk knew my name. Loretta who helps them clean always said hello.
On a Monday evening when students’ tempers were flaring due to the chance that a 6:30pm class was at capacity (e.g. shrilly declaring to have «scheduled my whole day around this class!», demanding refunds, otherwise acting like entitled asses — not ironic behavior at all, people…), the studio’s co-​owner, Richard, politely dispelled the tension and tried to get as many people as was safe into the class. It’s worth noting that even if you register online but only make it onto the waitlist, your online waitlist status is meaningless if no one cancels online. Just show up more than 5 minutes early. The weird frenzy to take this class may have been because the instructor that night, Halle, has understandably amassed a following — none of the other nights were nearly that busy. (Halle then led one of the most fun, enriching yoga classes I’ve ever taken in an otherwise difficult room with 30 mats squeezed edge-​to-​edge.)

Found this place through GiltCity (yay, another thoughtfully curated deal) and wanted to give it a shot during my week in NYC. If I was still living in Manhattan, there’s no doubt I would trek my way over to the east side to get my yoga on.
First, heated vinyasa flow in a room that ACTUALLY cranks up the heat. (YES! I’m all about the sweat life, baby.) The facilities are well kept despite all of the sweaty bodies, and the room is cozy and intimate. I like that the classes don’t accommodate large groups (maybe 12 – 15 people max?) so there are less distractions and re-​shuffling of mats. Because of the smaller class sizes, the instructors are more likely to pay attention to your posture, helping you correct your form or encouraging you to push yourself a little bit harder.
One of the most difficult transitions I’ve had to make in moving over to the left coast was toning down the attitude of «going hard» because that’s what NYC life is all about, right? Work hard, play hard, go hard… even when it comes to yoga practice. On the west coast, they really frown upon that mentality and encourage you to «play» with your bodies… I feel like Earth Yoga offers a great balance, where the instructors see an expression of determination as a good thing, and focus on encouraging you to pay attention to your form and mental state.
I was able to take a few classes, and for sure, Leah was my favorite. You will find her practicing yoga alone before class begins, and when she teaches, she will often get into the form right alongside you. Everyone sweats, including her. Love that! That said, her classes can get pretty intense, but it makes the savasana that much sweeter.
Also, kudos to Earth Yoga for prompt replies to emails and friendly service up at the front desk!