Cheap Yoga

Recession Girl just stumbled upon a new yoga studio, The Fierce Club, which claims that it "ain't your momma's yoga studio, unless your mom is fierce."

Instead of teaching classes to traditional "yoga sounds," these instructors teach to the "killer music" we'd hear on our ipods. It claims to be a more contemporary studio that doesn't tell you what to eat or drink (except to suggest Cafe Habana down the street), but promises a great workout in one hour.

They encourage you to stop by and "participate in your life... caught on fire."

$5 classes until March 8, 2009, plus they have a coupon one their website for one free class. http://thefierceclub.com/. (Note the badass high heels the instructors are wearing in all of their photos).

Hope to see my fellow recessionistas there this weekend!

Cheap(er) Yoga!

The price of a Yoga class is flipping insane. In Manhattan and Brooklyn, ninety minutes of grasping for serenity and calm is gonna cost you ... big time. But it is possible to find inner peace on a minimal salary, you just have to be a little flexible (ha!). Here is a listing of Yoga Studios that give deals for first time students. Cheap Yoga for trying out their studio. Dozens of studios in the NYC area. You figure it out. Btw, this list is by no means comprehensive - so please post a comment if you know of deals we have not listed!

Manhattan

Yoga to the People

All classes at this studio are donation based, in the spirit of providing yoga to all.

12 Saint Marks Place 2 nd Floor ~ 2-RNew York , NY 10003 (Plus two other NYC studios)
http://www.yogatothepeople.com/about.shtml

Yoga Works
Two week unlimited pass - $30
Sign up with a friend, and each 2 week pass is $15
And the best deal: Yoga works is opening a new Soho studio in May. If you sign up right now, you can get two months of unlimited Yoga for under $100/month, and FREE classes in their temporary Soho studio until then!
Multiple NYC locations
http://www.yogaworks.com/location_new_york.aspx


Levitate Yoga
Intro 3 class pack - $33
Eighth Avenue, 3 rd floor (Between 47 th and 48 th Streets)
New York, NY 10036 tel 212.974-2288
http://www.levitateyoga.com/home.html780


Bikram Yoga NYC
One week unlimited - $23
Three NYC locations
http://www.bikramyoganyc.com/new_students.htm


Laughing Lotus Yoga Center
$20 Unlimited Yoga for one week (mat rental included)
$30 Introductory 3 class card (expires in 1 month)
59 West 19th Street, 3rd FloorNew York , NY 10011(Just off 6th Avenue)
http://www.laughinglotus.com/mainpages/class_prices.html


Yoga Effects
30-day unlimited for $50
Beginning anytime in March, 2009
226 E 54th St. Manhattan
http://www.yogaeffects.com/

Yoga Sutra
Free 1st class for anyone living in metro area
Midtown Manhattan
http://www.yogasutranyc.com/index.php

Brooklyn

Park Slope Yoga Center
First Time Class $10 (regular class price $16)
http://www.parkslopeyoga.com/

Yoga People
$33 for 3 classes, for 1st time students only, valid one month
http://www.yoga-people.com/index.php
160 Montague St. 2nd Fl.Brooklyn, NY 11201
718.522.3113

Yogasana
First Time Class $10 (regular class price $16)
http://www.yogasanacenter.com/
90 5th Ave, Park Slope Brooklyn
718-789-7255

Queens


The Yoga Room
First time 3-class pass for $30
Regular classes $16
Locations in Asotoria and Long Island City
http://www.astoriayoga.com/

Vitality Yoga

One week unlimited for $25

41-25 Bell Blvd 2nd Bayside, NY 11361

(Right by the L.I.R.R. Station)
Tel: 718-225-8800

http://www.vitalityyoga.net/pages/Start.htm

The Bronx

There is a serious lack of Yoga in the Bronx. Those found were very sporadic and had no special deals. Please add comments to this posting if you know of Yoga studios in the Bronx offering special deals!