VERAYOGA — Local services in New York

This studio made me fall in love with Yoga! It's not the BEST studio in NYC, it's the BEST studio in the world! (And I go to yoga classes every where I travel and have not come across anywhere like this place!)

Space/Amenities:The owners have made a super posh, clean, inviting, and beautiful space. The showers are spacious and always clean. They have all the amenities from shampoo, conditioner, deoderant, hair spray, hair dryer/iron, phone charger, qtips, Listerine... You name it!

Class/Room: The heat of the room is not like a Bikram class where you can't stand it - I think its around 96-98 and just the right heat and humidity where you can still breathe comfortably! (If you can't breathe, is it even yoga?!) The lighting is dim and the room also has no mirrors, creating an atmosphere of no judgment and comparing yourself with others. The 60min class is full of challenging flows and the best part is - you get to flow on your own after the teacher walks you through the sequence three times (right, left, and then 1 breath 1 movement on your right side). You can omit postures that aren't working for you today or you can follow it exactly. It's for any level of yoga because I started coming here with almost 0 yoga experience and fit in fine! If you're new to the studio, maybe take a middle of the room spot because the back can become the front eventually during the third flow.

Other notes: I lost 15pounds at this studio for my wedding by just taking one class per day. Every class is different everyday and you are never bored! Also the teachers are all amazing and I love all their Dharma talks :) speaks to my heart and makes me realize yoga is not just the Asana/physical practice. But you can make it all that if you want too because this studio will never force...

It was my first time visiting this studio from out of town. I chose it over YogaVida and Bodē Yoga (those were the ones I was between while choosing a yoga class) because: they offered the time I wanted for the type of class I wanted (noon heated Flow). the heat was preferable level for me, 92-98 degree heat. Yogavida’s was 80-90 for heated flow I saw on the site. Pricing was $28 for drop in, in the middle of Bodē and Yogavida’s. Plus I needed to rent mat and towels. Yogavida offers sweet drop-in deals around $17-19 depending on which studio, so I’m excited to try their beautiful-looking studios next time . Bodē was $32 for drop-in. I found out from a prior review that toward the end of class you get a cold wet towel with lavender, and it was AMAZING! I honestly forgot that’s part of why I chose this studio, so I was surprised at the end.

I took the 12:10pm Flow class with Juno. The class was great. Juno’s mantras/sayings during class was exactly what I needed to hear, she basically spoke to my soul and was so graciously real during class. The flow sequences were great, didn’t feel broken up or awkward in transition.

My only cons about the class/studio was that the flow sequence will start well timed on one side, but then other side was more rushed. Also, I did not like some of the music during free flow part of each of the three sequences you learned. Also, not a fan of the small shower stalls.

Beautiful studio, proper heat, great instructor to help keep your mind focused while flowing. Good flow sequence. Wish they offered cheaper drop-in deals.

I recommend...

Brit, Wade and the entire Vera team (Jen, Kirra, Chelsea, Alyssa, Lauren, Juno - all instructors are incredible and have unique, fun classes) have helped me build and cultivate a truly rewarding yoga practice from having never taken a yoga class a year and a half ago!!! Vera classes encourage creativity, enhance mindfulness and help deepen all levels of yoga expertise - everyone at Vera is beyond friendly in offering their guidance, kindness, and thoughtful wisdom to all eager to get both an amazing workout and strengthen / calm the inner-connection of body and mind. I'm incredibly grateful for finding this community of welcoming, inspiring yogis that have helped me to grow immensely as a person both on and off the mat through embracing their guidance!

I was also fortunate to attend the September Camp Vera retreat in the Catskills with Brit, Wade and Emmie and had a blast with an amazing group of people – helped refine / improve my alignment and truly deepen my practice – definitely recommend checking out...