Earth Yoga NYC

My favorite studio in NYC! Great group of teachers and an adorable studio. It's a perfect place for all levels - helped me start out and learn, 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.

The one-room studio is small, therefore allowing for limited number of classes. I personally don't use the changing room, it is small but they keep it clean and there are showers. I love the intimate environment and friendly people at Earth, from the other yogis to the instructors and Yanti, the owner who makes a great effort in getting to know familiar faces. Most of the instructors I've had are great. They are focused on the movement, and also speak to the yogi mindset and other though-provoking comments without spending too much time in silence or meditating me to a snooze. Classes are always all levels, though the instructors like to demonstrate more advance poses for the yogis who are taking their practice to new heights. You always have the option to take it easy if you're a beginner or had a rough day, and they are always willing to assist with modifications and help if you ask for it. The teachers' styles and personalities do vary, but I found that they are generally very motivational and energetic! Earth is a great neighborhood spot that is always welcoming and friendly. Namaste!

I first began practicing yoga at Earth in 2012. I had never taken a yoga class, not to mention a hot yoga class. Yanti the studio owner happened to be my first instructor. I have been practicing there ever since, 7 years and counting. Here is what I love so much about this studio: in every single class I have ever taken and there have been ALOT of classes over 7 years, there is a student like I was, who has never taken a class, and there is also a yogi master. Both the newbie and the master are being equally challenged, at wildly different levels, at the same time. Neither the newbie nor the master is annoyed or intimidated. On the contrary, they are pushed, and are pushing themselves, uniquely and individually at the level that is right for them. There is a good reason for this. The instructors seem to use language that is welcoming for new members of the studio, guiding them into the poses and allowing them to learn the postures while offering modifications at varying levels of skill and intensity for those who are more advanced in their practice. I have not experienced this type of community at any other studio in NYC or other cities, for that matter. In addition, each instructor brings her / his own flavor to the class so that there is variety in style while maintaining a general vinyasa approach overall. The studio feels unbelievably welcoming and supportive, and you can feel that also within the students who practice there...it feels like a community by the end of class. Namaste, everyone xx

This place is incredible. I went not expecting much but found a hot yoga class that wasn't too hot or too humid, was a full class with zero judgements, felt free and safe in the space, and the class was challenging and fast paced but I was actually able to accomplish more than I ever have in another class before. I will be going back and getting a membership. The people are friendly, the space is clean, and the classes are great.

My favorite studio for hot yoga in NYC. The staff is friendly and welcoming, the instructors are amazing, the studio is always clean and tidy.

The owner of this place is NOT zen. She is rude and dismissive. Classes are totally sub par for her arrogance and be prepared to listen to a stampede of children while trying to get chilled out. Terrible studio no idea how it gets all these great reviews.

Hot yoga in the morning is the best way to start or end your week. Instructors are very kind and classes can be adapted to your comfort level.

great instructors, clean studio that doesn't smell before, during or after hot yoga!

Lovely studio, clean, and many great instructors

Yanti is just amazing :