hen it comes to exercise, some people like to go the traditional route and work up a sweat through running, biking, or other forms of strenuous physical activity. But that’s not for everybody. No, there are a select group of exercise junkies who thrive on finding ways to burn calories through sitting in a single location. These people are yoga lovers and they are capable of achieving a level of physical dexterity that would put an acrobatic monkey to shame. If you are one of these people in New York, you’re in luck because a new haven of stretch-tastic yoga has just opened up in New York.

Pure Yoga can be found nestled between high-rise apartments and a Gray’s Papaya on 86th street. From the outside it appears to merely be another urban yoga locale, but step inside and you’ll enter another world. The minimalist design and soothing music that define Pure Yoga’s lavish interior will take you out of your Manhattan urbanite headspace and into a distinctly Asian vibe. You see, Pure Yoga has been a staple of the international yoga scene for years, with beloved locations in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taipei. Yet somehow the franchise has never had a location in North America before. This new location introduces the company’s carefully crafted style to New York and promises customers a new and unique experience.

Decorated with a cream and red palate, wood accents, and smooth track lighting, this yoga den has been carefully designed to bring customers into their comfort zone. The open and airy space allows guests to breath easily (now matter how painfully contorted they become) and the room is the very definition of fen shui. The talented instructors offer literally hundreds of classes drawing from such diverse yoga styles as ashtanga, yin, anusara and vinyasa. Frankly, if there isn’t a style of yoga here that you enjoy you’re either criminally insane or hate yoga. Whether you go for group sessions or shell out for private lessons, Pure Yoga is guarantee to satisfy all of your deepest yoga desires (I’ll bet you didn’t even realize that you had those, now did ya?).

203 East 86th Street, New York, NY

212-360-1888