Go Yoga

This is a very cute studio in the heart of Williamsburg. I was lucky enough to take Kristen’s class. She led the class through a beautiful mediation in the beginning that helped us to focus our intention for the class. She gave good adjustments, offered a unique routine and seemed very compassionate and caring toward her students. I recommend both the studio and the instructor.

This place is fabulous. The instructors are extremely knowledgable about yoga. What I especially love about Go Yoga is it is a community

A great little studio. I go for the Ashtanga – it’s existence is a sure sign that a yoga studio is serious. Augustine Kim is a wonderful, knowledgeable, encouraging teacher. It is not packed, Eddie Stern-​style, so you will get plenty of attention and hands on help.
I do not usually have enough energy, what with all the ashtanga, to take other classes but when I do I try to catch Melissa McKay – another amazing teacher.
There are no showers which probably helps them keep the costs down but there are two bathrooms plus a little changing room so there is no standing around in the cold.
There is one studio. It is very big, bright and is kept clean.
The receptionist is lovely and helpful. The studio never gets overly crowded. All in all I feel very lucky this studio is around the corner.

My home away from home. A little slice of heaven that I enjoy so much. Al

Tried this place on an intro offer. Had 3 teachers only one was good. I feel like a broken record reviewing these yoga studios but here it goes again. If you are looking to be challenged physically this is not the place. If you want to hear someone you don’t know prattle on aimlessly about what they think is spirituality then you’ll feel at home here. Again I say this to yoga teachers everywhere treat your students with some respect… introduce yourself to them, ask their name, find out if they have any injuries… and then maybe they will listen to your speeches on how to be a better person. Also know that all can be learned in yoga by just being silent and having the asana do it’s magic… anyway. yes I’ve experienced better… where oh where is a studio in Brooklyn that I will call home???
Also on a side note one time I was here and someone was massaging a female student with his feet and she was groaning. And then they were giggling about it. This while waiting for class to start, extremely inappropriate and not something I’m looking for at a yoga class.

LOVE! my first yoga studio in nyc…
amazing teachers and serene atmosphere.

Go Yoga is a well kept studio with a friendly and authentic staff. I am pleased to be greeted by the wonderful people manning the ‘front desk’ and have enjoyed getting to know them a bit. I feel there is an affable, family-​like atmosphere among many regular attendees. There isn’t an element of pretension at all, yet there is an aura of the sacred study of Yoga in all its facets at this amazing studio. The students are diverse. There are seasoned practitioners, as well as many new to the practice. What makes Go Yoga stand out from other studios I have been, are the experienced teachers. The teachers here are not aerobics instructors. Many of the teachers are gifted people, and I am honored to be their student. I feel very fortunate to have been a part of the Go Yoga community for over 10 years. Many of the teachers are quite skilled in multiple ways, and asana is not meaninglessly taught. The classes are specific to the teacher in style and format. I enjoy many of the classes offered. Matt and Lilia are exceptional and well-​respected teachers, as well as Michael and Mandee Matos, to name a few. The teachers offer insight into the eight limbs of yoga. This is not an exercise studio for teenagers. It is a school where self-​inquiry is promoted, and the asana is simply one mode of exploration.

Overall not a bad yoga studio. Some of the teachers are amazing but heads up – steer clear of Michael Hewitt. He will prattle on in inarticulate, grammatically incorrect English for minimum ten minutes about his random philosophies. Makes Bikram look humble. Two students laughed out loud and one student actually got up and left during his political rantings. Do not take my word for it. Go to the website, look at his picture – overwhelmingly smug asshole. The studio is also very bad about boundaries, sharing completely inappropriate portions of their lives during class, starting and ending up to twelve minutes late, that kind of thing.
It is clean, they take pains to keep the studio at a moderate temperature, and they have an excellent Mysore program, one of the few in Brooklyn and the only one in Williamsburg. Matthew and Lilias (spelling?) are great vinyasa teachers.
The meditation is a great idea but definitely for beginners. If you have any experience in meditation at all you will be annoyed beyond belief. Most of the lecturers speak for forty minutes and the «meditation» will last five, ten minutes max. Great for beginners. Exceedingly irritating for people who truly want to meditate.
Give it a go. Aim for the right teachers and you’ll be good to go.

Best studio in Williamsburg. All of the teachers are great and it is one of the few studios in the area to have a morning Mysore practice. Everyone who works here is super friendly and helpful and the space is very welcoming. They also have great meditation classes on the weekends and workshops with amazing teachers from all over the world. You can’t lose.

MY wife and I just started going to yoga here. The people are super friendly and the instructors are very knowledgable and helpful. I’m new to yoga, but I’ve learned more in a few classes here than anywhere else. I highly recommend Go Yoga.

Got an unlimited month trial but only ended up going here twice. Why? The first time in my life I would do yoga and leave the studio irritated instead of relaxed!!!
Both times I went they started playing Coldplay, Florence & the Machine and whatnot. Like seriously! When was that ever ok to play when doing yoga? I wasn’t expecting a class in an ashram, but definitely not a YMCA aerobics inspired class either.
To top it all off, the second time I went her, after putting on that obnoxious music on, the teacher started talking non-​stop for the whole class about her personal issues. Go to a therapist! Why would you want to unload all your problems on your students?
I got out bot times so irritated with life, I would have needed to run for 3 hours around Williamsburg to get all that bad energy off.
Having said that, if you’re into some sort of «aerobics in a yoga studio» then this is your place.

i’m still here like 6 months later and i keep loving this place. dana, tim, lillian (studio owner), mandee, maria… they are very wonderful people. they all have their own teaching style but i am always super worked and relaxed by the end of it.

This is definitely my favorite yoga studio in Brooklyn. All of the teachers are very knowledgeable and the staff who work the desk during the day are awesome as well. The price is a definite bargain for the quality of the classes and they are one of the few studios in the city that offer a program for Mysore practice. Seriously, I didn’t realize how great Go Yoga was until I moved away. Highly recommended!

Great place, great teachers, great learning and great work out!
The classes embody everything yoga is about, from asanas, meditation to pranayama. I loved Deianna! She was amazing. The room is very pretty but simple, you are here to learn and work out right?! Everyone has been nice and helpful. The price is very good compared to other places (10 $ a class). I went back to Paris and I hoped I could find a place like that again… I miss GoYoga.
They have a 39 $ month trial! So worth it! The neighborhood is wonderful if you want to go for a stroll, eat or have a coffee and read a good book after your yoga class.
Will go over and over again!

Everyone is nice but really — been to two beginner classes. The first one — the instructor devoted 20 minutes to headstand. The second — the instructor had the very very full class try a FULL wheel unassisted. These are very difficult postures that should not be attempted by beginners without full supervision and assistance and can cause very serious injuries. This place has a liability on their hands with the lack of common sense of the instructors — who seem nice but terribly inexperienced.

Nothing but great things to say. And an introductory cheap month offer is a great way to start without over committing. Smart and kind.

I’ve been practicing at go-​yoga since they opened in the tiny space in the back of the mini-​mall/​girdle factory. Generally, i really like theother students, who are considerate accomplished yogis who take their practice seriously. I’ve taken some great classes over the years with Lilia, Giada, Michael and others — but I thinking i might be done with this place.
During a recent class, my sister, an experienced yoga practitioner took a serious fall during headstand prep jumps. She overbalanced, flipped over, and landed on her back with a loud «thump.» it was loud. The instructor did not miss this occurrence. Did the instructor pause in his cues for the next part of he vinyasa? No. Did he even ask if my sister was okay? No. Come to think of it. He did not ask if anyone was working with any issues or injuries, Nor did he offer any modifications during the practice. Basically this person did not give a crap about the people practicing the yoga, and was solely focused on his own starring role — performing the yoga teacher.
I’ve practiced yoga for more than half my life and can keep up and do all the tricky poses and whatnot, but I absolutely despise the trend towards non-​inclusivity and workout focused yoga that does not take into account the practioners well-​being. Later, go yoga. I’ll probably be back at some point, but not soon.
UPDATE: Feb 2012, In the wake of this review, I received a very sympathetic, thoughtful and responsive email from Ralph, the manager at GoYoga, emphasizing the studio’s commitment to a spiritual and non-​competitive moving meditation.

I’m no longer as much of a fan of Go-​Yoga. there are certainly some lovely teachers there but beware — The last three times I went there were very young, very strident instructors who dictated sequences in rapid-​fire like drill-​sargeants without much regard for the people present in the room. None asked the group about physical limitations or conditions they might have.
For the individuals who are struggling to keep up and not being seen or accomodated by their teacher this can result unfortunately in not just a bad work-​out, but long term disillusionment with yoga practice.
Luckily I’ve moved to Abhyasa and highly recommend it for anyone feeling left-​behind by the pacing or attitude at Go-​Yoga.
We can all benefit from being given a chance to breath in the pose instead of scrambling through sun-​salutations like jumping jacks.

This is a terrific little space. I wish they had more of a changing area. I took three classes here on the passbook last year. I loved that they offer a early evening Sunday class, which was great for rounding out the evening. I do wis they had a real changing area.
Kudos also for offering a genuinely accessible open class, so I could push myself as much as I knew would work for me that day. The teachers actually offer variations! This is important because I’m really flexible but poor on balance and strength. If I lived in Williamsburg this would be my go-​to studio.

What a wonderful little studio! Go Yoga has a very intimate energy, with kind, friendly teachers in a very pleasant space. I live in Manhattan, and hadn’t heard of Go Yoga until a Life Booker promotion that was too good to turn down. Hell, I’d probably go to Far Rockaway for a good, cheap yoga class. But anyways, it is absolutely worth a commute, and if you’re near the L it’s just a few minutes.
My class with Giada was so fantastic. I asked her a question afterwards and she so graciously stayed around and worked with me for about fifteen minutes. I’ve had great experiences with other teachers as well. The space itself is pretty small. I usually go weekday afternoons, but I could see it getting crowded during the post work rush hour. Overall, Go Yoga is such a happy studio and I would definitely recommend taking some classes here.