Review: St. Mark’s Yoga in the East Village
In the middle of the East Village in the Iconic landmarked loft building (up a couple flights of stairs) is where you’ll find St. Mark’s Yoga. The building has been around since the 1800s and has been home to a few different yoga studios over the years, and now belongs to a group of NYC yogis who’ve dubbed it St. Mark’s Yoga.
Quick Deets:
- Class Name: Basics
- Location: East Village
- Trainer: Brian P
- Price per class: $10/class
The Space
- Vibe: St. Mark’s Yoga has the “new age-y” feel of a yoga studio of the ’90’s: It doesn’t have a ton of frills, but it’s a charming and welcoming studio and it’s clear that it takes yoga seriously.
- Cleanliness: The studio felt on the cleaner side
- Showers: No showers
- Rating: 7/10 — St. Mark’s Yoga is a solid yoga studio. It’s missing some of the basics like showers or lockers that modern fitness studios have, but
Diversity + Inclusion
- Instructor + staff diversity: St. Mark’s Yoga has a pretty diverse set of teachers. There’s definitely room for improvement, but overall it’s nice to see men and women of different ethnicities on their staff
- Diversity in the class: Overall, this was a pretty diverse class. There were men and women, people of color, and different body types in class.
- Rating: 8/10
The Workout
- Best for: Beginners — Yoga newbies will
- Sweat level: Low
- Worth the price tag? Yes, this class is absolutely worth the price tag. (Only $10!)
- Rating: 8/10
Overall thoughts from The Sweat Report:
The Basics class at St. Mark’s Yoga is one of the most interesting foundational yoga classes I’ve ever taken: Everything is slow and easy to follow, the instructor gave lots of feedback and corrections, and what made it feel so unique were the poses we did ie cat/cow with crossed legs. The thing that would have taken this class to the next level was how these unique poses relate to a traditional vinyasa.
Given how long the class held each pose — with a focus on technique — this class was actually a little more challenging than anticipated. I walked away feeling a little sore (in a good way).
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St. Mark’s Yoga | 12 St. Mark’s Place | Stmarksyoga.com
