Welcome to Yoga Sutra
A Multi-disciplinary Yoga Center Located in the Heart of Manhattan
We are conveniently located in Midtown Manhattan and fewer than two blocks from every major subway stop on 42nd Street (Times Square, Grand Central, Bryant Park).
Important Message for Beginners!
Yoga is a path to wellness not athletic accomplishment. Anyone can start at any age and any level of physical health.
Simply put, yoga is the greatest system of health ever developed. Most of the living gurus are still teaching and practicing yoga in their 90’s!
Yoga Sutra offers the perfect entry point for beginners
of all ages and levels of fitness, including those who have never done
yoga, can’t touch their toes, are overweight, or are recovering
from injuries.
We are also the perfect place to continue the journey of yoga for a lifetime and offer daily classes in each style of yoga for students as they advance.
If you live or work in the New York area, purchase a single
class on your first night OR purchase a 7 day unlimited trial
membership for $30. (Either way, new students receive a 15% discount
on your first class package.) See the “Fees” section of the website for more information. Please call with any specific questions.
Important Message for Experienced Students!
Yoga Sutra employs only teachers who are career yoga instructors and are themselves advanced practitioners in their respective style.
Our Ashtanga teachers are authorized by Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois and our Iyengar teachers are certified by BKS Iyengar and/or the IYNAUS.
Our teachers travel to India annually for direct study with the founders of their style of yoga (e.g. BKS Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, TKV Desikachar).
We offer classes for advanced students in each style - Ashtanga students can be taught into the fourth series at Yoga Sutra in our Mysore-style classes.
Yoga Sutra offers teacher training, meditation, and academic study of Sanskrit, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and the Bhagavad Gita.
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What is Yoga?
Yoga is a 4,000 year-old system of health and wellbeing. The benefits of yoga are multidimensional – physical, emotional, and spiritual. Many people are attracted to yoga practice initially for the physical benefits, which are innumerable, but realize over time that Yoga has improved their lives. For those seeking “exercise” or “stress relief,” there is nothing better than yoga. Every class at Yoga Sutra provides a complete “workout” that strengthens and tones the body, improves posture, relieves back pain, and provides a sense of wellbeing. Yoga is an excellent compliment to other exercise routines. Everyone can do Yoga.
Styles of Yoga at Yoga Sutra
We take great pride in the purity and authenticity of our teachings and our teachers. At Yoga Sutra we teach yoga styles that are direct descendents of Sri. Krishnamacharya.
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Ashtanga yoga is a series of postures always in the same order, and done steadily to the rhythm of one’s breath. Your teacher will move you through these series at a pace suitable for you, and will assist you with new poses and those you find difficult. We offer Ashtanga classes in which students practice according to their own pace, breathing and abilities (also known as Mysore-style); and Led Ashtanga classes in which the teacher calls out the postures and students perform them in unison.
Beginner’s suggestion: Take an Ashtanga
Basics class Sundays at noon. Lunch classes are
also an excellent entry point (Monday - Friday
12:15 - 1:15PM).
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Iyengar yoga is a Hatha Yoga form that uses props such as blankets, blocks, ropes, straps, and weights. Both the props and the instructional style of this Yoga practice assist practitioners in assuming postures otherwise unattainable. Iyengar Yoga teaches attention to detail and alignment, and maintenance of a reflective state during asanas. The hallmarks of Iyengar Yoga are strength, stamina, flexibility, and an increased sense of well-being.
Beginner’s suggestion: Level I
(see
schedule), Fundamentals on Saturday at 10:00AM, "Wake-up" on
Tuesday 7:30AM, or a weekday lunch class at 12:30 - 1:30PM.
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Vinyasa classes follow the flow of breath through sequences of interweaving postures that change from class to class. Vinyasa as a form is always evolving and inclusive of all levels of practitioners including absolute beginners. Classes can be dynamic and challenging, and can include advanced postures and powerful vinyasas (movements). Vinyasa instructors weave together wisdom teachings, scriptures, poetry, arts, music, and culture that can inspire physical, energetic, mental, intuitive, and pure bliss states of consciousness.
Beginner’s suggestion: Our instructors
will modify the class
to accommodate beginners,
or show beginners how
to modify a pose. Therefore,
all levels are welcome
at all classes. For absolute beginners
it is recommended to
come to a morning (7:15AM),
or lunchtime (12:15
- 1:00 PM) class. See
schedule.
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