Sonic Yoga

03/16/09

Fabulously happy place!

by ca2376 at Citysearch

I loved Sonic from the moment I walked in the door. Sonic's teachers are inspiring, knowledgeable, super fun and gracious. The overall vibe at Sonic is relaxed and super friendly. A great mix of the spirituality of yoga, without being super rigid, and fun. Going to class here is like playtime for grown ups! Be sure to catch a reggae yoga class too!

• Pros: teachers, vibe
• Cons: What are the drawbacks?

03/15/09

Satisfy your body + soul

by JennyFenig at Citysearch

Sonic is an amazing yoga studio that fills me up on so many levels - physical, spiritual, mental. The teachers are top-notch and really provide something for everyone and all levels. The studio has a community feeling where all are welcome. The teacher training program is life changing, as well.

If you are looking for studio to call "home", look no further. Sonic is your haven.

• Pros: Teachers, vibe, vinyasa yoga
• Cons: What are the drawbacks?

03/14/09

A great place to surrender to your practice.

by ericsmith715 at Citysearch

Friendly flow is what I find at Sonic, encouraged to take an intention and to work with what feel right for my body,

Being brought back to intention though-out the class help

to focus my energy on my intetions for peace, joy and

oneness.

• Pros: convenient, classes from early am to evening
• Cons: None that I can think of

03/14/09

The Best Yoga in Midtown

by JimmyLudwig at Citysearch

Sonic Yoga has long been an oasis of yoga peace in busy midtown. They have a fantastic teacher training program, and their teachers continue to become better and better. Yoga in midtown never had it so good. Head over to Sonic!

• Pros: New leadership; fantastic teachers
• Cons: What are the drawbacks?

03/13/09

Best of HK and Manhattan

by iheartyoga at Citysearch

This studio is my home away from home. With the daybed in the lobby, I would even consider sleeping here - the vibe is great, the teachers are brilliant and VERY knowledgeable, everything is really organized, and more important than all of that, this really is a fantastic community of amazing human beings. Everyone is kind; even the alpha yogas will move their mats over to share armpits with you in a crowded class (and you know it's crowded because it's going to be good in NY, so this should never be seen as negative) and there is always a karmi or a regular hanging around to offer guidance on the schedule or a good place to be if you're a beginner. It's definitely important to get to a beginner workshop if you've never practiced yoga before, but most of the teachers are pretty good about offering the basics if you feel like jumping right into a Flow 1 class. Definitely try this studio out - the warm welcome is enough to keep you addicted for the long haul.

• Pros: Teachers, Vibe, Smiles, Juicy Adjustments
• Cons: What are the drawbacks?

03/13/09

Ultra Vibrant Studio!

by yogattatryit at Citysearch

This studio is awesome! It has a warm friendly atmosphere and you feel at home the moment you walk in. The teachers (and I've tried most of them) are all unique and offer far from the standard vanilla vinyasa. Lots of creative people frequent the studio and you immediately understand why they are drawn here. This studio has soul!

• Pros: inventive classes, powerful flow, amazing vibe!
• Cons: none really

02/11/09

Not necessarily for newbies

by khanirl at Citysearch

I'm a new joiner at Sonic because it got good reviews and is in my neighborhood. I think it's got a lovely vibe and I'm happy to go there. My only real warning/complaint is that I don't think it's very good for beginners. They do stress to do everything at your own level and sometimes instruct with alternatives, but I just don't find there's very much explanation of anything at all. Teachers often throw in something I'm not even remotely ready to do (ie a shoulder stand or or arm balances), which is fine, but the really surprising thing is the lack of instruction or prepartory steps for some of these moves. What I'd really like to see is a true beginners class a few times a week where students can perfect the basics and slowly work into the more advanced moves.

10/14/08

What A Disappointment

by newyorkvisitor at Citysearch

From the first steps into the hallway, the condition of the common areas should have set off a red light. It was dirty and grimy. Once you get into the actual yoga studio, which was tiny, it was equally disappointing. The walls were dirty, the floor was dusty and the paint on the cieling was chipping. To top it all off, the instructor came into the studio wearing his street clothes, jeans and a t-shirt. It was a total disappointment to me. There are better places than this one. Save your money and avoid this place.

• Pros: location.it was the only one I could find in the Hell's Kitchen area
• Cons: everything!

05/07/08

AMAZING yoga studio in Hell's Kitchen

by blakwdow at Citysearch

Oh my god I love this studio. I've been to more than 20 yoga studios in the city (thank you Yoga Passbook) and this is by far my favorite. The teachers are amazing, there is a wide variety of challenging or easier classes, and they incorporate just a bit of the Far East side into the class. Most importantly, they don't judge you. I've had so many teachers come over and say "we're not doing that" or "You shouldn't do that". Here, you can do a different pose without anyone calling you out. And sometimes, you're just not up to Plow Pose, right? Love love love this studio. For harder classes, check out any Flow 2, especially Johanna, Keith, or Jen on Saturdays. For easier Level 1 classes, I like Shelly, Krissy, and Erin. (I only take day classes so I don't know the evening instructors.) Sundays' Center class with Krissy is an amazing way to end the week too!!

• Pros: Great teachers, comfortable atmosphere, offer classses in Costa Rica!!
• Cons: I just wish it was cheaper!! But then again, nothing is here.

04/28/08

Refreshing attitude...awesome yoga - with a smile

by healthyteri at Citysearch

No doubt, Sonic Yoga is the best in the city. The teachers are highly qualified, very energized and helpful. You get great assists when necessary, and laughs in between. They manage to mix the soul and the heart into yoga while really strengthening your physical practice. The atmosphere is very refreshing, with no attitude and people just there to do yoga...and do it well, with a smile on their face. I've been doing yoga for a lot of years, and have taken classes all over the country, and in other countries. This place has more soul than most...and more quality. I want a yoga studio where the owner cares about people, not just raking in the bucks.... They are well known for their yoga teacher training here, too, so I think they've really gotten the teaching down pretty well! AND, there's no need to be intimidated in a place like this. They're just a great group of people who dig doing yoga together. The owner, Jonathan, is probably the best yoga teacher I've ever taken class with, and he is so real - teaches in his jeans. A former lawyer, he is a smart dude who knows what he's doing, and I believe, opened his studio many years ago to get the message to the masses, to make it more accessible to everyone. In the process, he created this amazing place of wonderful people, wonderful yoga without the 'tude....You can't please everyone, but everyone I've sent here has loved it. And while yoga is not about the space, here it's pretty cool. It's really about the yoga. It's nice, though, when you have both, as they do here..

• Pros: teachers, attitude, quality of classes
• Cons: would prefer a bigger schedule