Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center

Apr 2026

One of the original yoga centers in NYC, with an emphasis on the spiritual side of the practice. 90 minute open sessions are insanely affordable, but reservations are required. Bring your own towel, they have mats. Every session includes the same routine of chanting, breathing, and postures, and they will help beginners get sorted out. A really special place.

Nov 2023

This place provided me a soft place to land. Loving kindness from everyone there. I love the sivananda sequence. They let me come in late and I was not made to feel less than. An oasis in a very lonely city.

Apr 2023

yoga wise and people wise, it's really, really good. I think Sivananda Yoga is now The best in NYC for traditional hatha yoga = yoga that emphasizes relaxing slow fully body stretching and doing so with deep calming body limbering breath work.the practice room is really clean, and I mean that both in the literal way (not a speck of dust anywhere which is esp important when doing deep cleansing and restorative breathing exercises) and also clean energy wise which is what you need when the goal of practicing yoga is to decompress and expel tension. only negative is the dressing room powder rooms are obv too small.