SunMoon Yoga

I really like this place! I just wish they offered more classes at more times. I’m not a fan of hot yoga (in general) so there’s usually only one class right for me, the intermediate vinyasa class, and it’s usually at 6 on weeknights, which is hard for me to get to from work. Would love the addition of regular vinyasa classes at 7 or 7:30 on a regular basis, as well as more options on weekends.

Signed up for the 2 months unlimited group on deal with my two roommates. I’ve been going for about a month now and it’s completely worth it.
I go primarily to Bikram Yoga in the mornings with Katie and Vinyasa Yoga a handful of times with Sarah. It’s my first time doing Bikram and I absolutely love it. Since I’ve never experienced other hot yoga studios I can’t comment on the temperature compared to others but I always sweat A LOT especially under the infrared lights. Katie is incredibly nice and very good at giving directions and attentive to what we’re doing. I can’t go to as many of Sarah’s classes due to my schedule but she’s also an excellent teacher and will take time to make adjustments and give you modifications.
It’s a small studio but I’ve never had a problem getting a spot or felt like it was too crowded. I highly recommend this place to anyone interested in yoga whether you’re a beginner or experienced!

I stumbled upon this little gem of a studio and completely love this place. It’s cozy and welcoming, and Cassandra is terrific. If you’re looking for a small, personal experience suited to your personal practice, this is the place!

This is the perfect place if you are new to yoga/​hot yoga. The instructors are very friendly, get to understand your injuries and suggest modifications for your practice. They also provide step by step guide to do all the poses and adjust you along the way in a very friendly manner. I already experience improvement in flexibility after attending couple of classes.

Not into the cookie cutter type of yoga studio? Come here! This is a unique studio that has the atmosphere of a boutique studio, with none of the posh attitude. Terrific owner, great teachers, each with their own unique styles to offer, and an AMAZING community of members and class attendees. This studio offers both heated and non-​heated classes, many different styles of classes (ranging from power classes to restorative), and they host a lot of cool workshops as well! Plus, the class and package prices here are the cheapest of any other studio/​space that I have ever found in Jersey City or Hoboken, and that just sweetens the deal!!!

I came here a few times for its convenience. The place is very small (one room small) and you change in the bathroom (I advise to come dressed for class). Once you open the door you are in the room where you will be practicing yoga so that isn’t great when its winter and the door keeps opening and you are supposed to be doing hot yoga. They always had groupons like every week which probably could be a pain for regular customers because than there isn’t room for all these new grouponers.
I’ve always had good instructors and everyone including the students were always pleasant. Just not for me I guess.

Love this place! Katie is amazing, I enjoy her class so much! Have taken a few friends to Beginner’s Flow Fundamentals with Karen. Great beginner class.

i took a yoga break because i tore my acl and had to have it replaced about 18 months ago. then i just got lazy for another few months. there are a few new studios in town and i did some shopping around. i just feel comfortable here. the teachers have a great combination of patting you on the back and kicking you in the butt and the vibe is very low key and personal– like you are there for you and your own growth.
i know that some people have said that other studios are hotter, but when it’s 12 degrees outside, even if the studio only gets to 95 degrees, it’s still plenty hot for me.
i’ve made some friends there and it’s fun being part of the sunmoon community and watching other people grow in their practice. see you at 9:30!

Haven’t found another Yoga studio quite like this one! Small but the instructors are all incredible. A little pricey for me, the only reason i stopped going.

I believe first impressions are everything. I went here due to rave reviews from a coworker and was excited that there was livingsocial deal for me to try. I convinced my sister and friend to purchase this 2 month unlimited deal with me. The first time my sister and I went to the studio, the studio was already full. The instructor at the time said, «Oh it gets much more packed than this and there’s still plenty of room for you two» but then continued on her conversation with a student. No one moved. The instructor didn’t facilitate people moving for us because she was catching up with her friend. Students avoided eye contact with us. We left irked and rejected. I wish I knew her name so I could call her out on it, but she didn’t give us her name. It was a Saturday class.
Very poor customer service and for such a small studio, I would suggest they focus on being friendly at the very least.
My sister and friend decided however much money we spent on the two months was worth throwing away due to the lack of a positive atmosphere.
I gave it two stars because I did try more classes and those other instructors were better, but still not great enough for me to forget my first experience and make this my permanent yoga studio.
The same day we left SunMoon Yoga, we went to Hoboken and had an amazing experience with another place near the path station. Their professionalism shined especially after having such an awful experience here.
I hope the owner reads this and takes the review seriously because anyone can do yoga at home. It’s the feeling of being in a positive space with like-​minded people that makes going out of your way to go to a studio better and enhances your practice. Also, the instructors should keep in mind that they should be on their A-​game ²⁴⁄₇. You never know if it’s the student’s first time there and you want it to be a good first impression. Unless they don’t want the business of 3 customers.

So, I find the hot yoga here to be definitely hot enough. Is it the hottest? No, but I think it gets the job done and whenever I leave, I feel absolutely amazing. My reason for not bumping this place up to four or even five stars is that I find that the lack of mirrors and the studio atmosphere not zen like but more bush league like. This place does what it does fine (provide yoga instruction) but, overall it’s not a place of relaxation.
I signed up for the unlimited classes and my first experience was with Anne who was a delight however, her accent and lack of instruction was a bit of a problem. I’ve done Bikram before so I knew what to expect but, if this was my first time I would have been completely lost. There was really no instruction on Bikram, about Bikram, about the moves being done, and her extremely thick accent made it really hard to follow. Just an FYI ladies and gents. However, I went with Kate (?) on a Wednesday morning and she was perfect, really enjoyed that class.
Overall, this place is a solid neighborhood option but, they definite could make a few upgrades to the space. But hey, for a place so close it definitely gets the job done.

If you are tired of large and impersonal studios and are looking for more of a cozy and intimate place to practice in, SunMoon Yoga is a great choice to go to in the neighborhood.
I started practicing at SunMoon after purchasing a LivingSocial deal this spring. Their focus is more on hot power vinyasa & traditional hot yoga, but they do offer a few alternative classes like restorative, basics, unheated vinyasa, and kundalini. All instructors I’ve had the opportunity to take classes with are very knowledgable and are varied in their teaching styles, which is great.
The studio comfortably holds 20~ people mat to mat, and there are plenty of blankets, blocks, and straps. I agree with the others that the studio doesn’t get slip and slide sweaty hot like other studios can, but I like that instructors are in tune with the temperature and the comfortability of the students in class. If 10 people are in child’s pose and 5 people are swigging water, I’m happy that most instructors here take note and either ask us if the temperature is okay, or give us a timeline when they will turn the heat down.
Things I think the studio could improve on:
— More classes at better time slots: I’ve noticed that especially when I have long work days in Manhattan and I have a monthly unlimited pass at SunMoon, I can hardly take advantage of it unless I go on the weekend. It is hard to work around a schedule that has only one AM class at 9:30 and the second class is in the evening around 6:00. Classes I could maybe swing after work are at 7:30pm but those are only offered twice a week at the moment. Perhaps adding another early AM class during the week for the commuters would be great?
— Updates on substitute instructors for classes: SunMoon is the first studio I’ve come across that is computer free (no mindbodyonline sign in), which is not a bad thing, but something I miss about the online mindbodyonline sign in is the ability to see in real time whether my teacher was available to teach my regular class. SunMoon seems to regularly update their schedule with their website, so it would be great if they could let the students know of substitute instructors. It is disappointing when you go to your weekly class expecting your regular instructor, and you end up being in a class with an instructor with a method you don’t enjoy as much.
— Additional alternative classes?: I know that SunMoon is a hot yoga studio but I think it is strange that there is only one class respectively of Kundalini, Restorative and especially Basics class. With limited time slots as it is, there isn’t much of a choice.
I really like that SunMoon is my neighborhood studio, but I may need to find a second studio in the city to supplement my practice when I can’t make it back home in time for a class here. You’ll definitely find me here on the weekends though!

I come here for the hot yoga classes. The instructors are friendly and knowledgeable. They prices are reasonable. Sun Moon Yoga studio is small, simple but functional. I also like this studio because its close to home.
I just wish their «hot» yoga classes were hotter. I’m used to doing hot yoga in about 95 – 100 degree heat. The many times I’ve come here, its only been about 80 – 85 degrees. That’s not hot enough but I’ve noticed some yogis complain that its too hot. That’s Malarkey!!!
If I barely sweat at the end of the class, its not hot enough. And I can’t stand the heat but hot yoga is great to get deeper into the poses.

I love this studio and I love all of the instructors! I feel so comfortable here.
My only complaint is that it becomes soooo packed at times and because of the small size of the studio, there is no changing room aside from the bathroom.

Love this studio and I’m a yoga instructor myself. I attend classes regularly. My favorite is the traditional hot yoga classes with Katie, which I believe is also the owner of the studio. It helps to get to know the class schedule and teachers so that you can chose the class that suits your yoga level best.
Non-​judgemental place to begin your practice. Classes can get pretty packed so deff get the at most 15 mins early.
One negative thing the studio is missing is mirrored walls which is important for alignment and self assessment.

small, but cozy little yoga studio that is great for those days you don’t feel like schlepping into the city for yoga. plus i try to support local as much as possible! i bought the 10 classes for $ 100 deal they had a few months ago and was able to try almost all the teachers.
as Carly D. noted below, the studio is cooler than most, so it might not be hot enough for some, especially if you’re like me and have practiced bikram/​hot vinyasa heated to 95−100+ degrees. a fast-​paced vinyasa is the main style here (other than bikram-​style yoga), so if you’re not a fan of power yoga or vinyasa, this may not be the studio for you. however, karen does offer a gentler, slower-​paced flow, with great alignment tips.
i’ve have had good experiences with almost all of the teachers here. i was not a fan of anthony’s class personally – very nice and sincere yogi, but his class had terrible pacing and sequencing; his instructions were also unclear. i felt terrible for the two newer yogis in class who seemed quite lost and confused. i enjoy pranayama breathing and meditation as part of a yoga class, but he threw that into the middle of class without a clear reason/​transition. perhaps he is newer at teaching, so i hope he will eventually iron out the kinks in his instruction.
since i joined club h in jc, i have been frequenting their yoga classes more often because the gym is much closer to me than sunmoon is (fyi daba, one of the sunmoon instructors, also teaches at club h). however, sunmoon just announced their april schedule and they have added more evening hot vinyasa classes, so will have to check those out!

I usually take hot yoga classes after work in the city, but I don’t always feel like hopping on the train during weekends — luckily I found this great little studio in the heart of Jersey City within walking distance of my apartment.
The instruction and corrections are helpful, and the teachers are very friendly. The Traditional Hot class doesn’t deviate much from standard hot yoga or Bikram classes, although this studio is a little cooler than most (the floor series gets a bit clammy). No mirrors, no carpet, so if you are a regular practitioner, it takes a few minutes to adjust. Since the floors are hardwood, you might end up with slightly tender hipbones and vertebra when you’re done. Still, I’ll take that any day over a crowded studio in the city and a 20 minute weekend train ride!

This Yoga Studio is owned by Katie Niewodowski and Jes Rodriguez who are dedicated Yogi instructors. I really love this yoga studio. I went in here one Monday night after work to catch the 6:30 pm class and have been going ever since. You can purchase one class $ 17.00 — if your a newcomer the next class is free. They sell class packs: 5 Class Pack $ 80, 10 Class Pack $ 150, 20 Class Pack $ 280. SunMoon Yoga offers Vinyasa Yoga, Hot Yoga, Gentle Flow Yoga, Hot Power Vinyasa Yoga, Power Vinyasa Yoga and even Yoga of Recovery. If you don’t have a Yoga mat you can purchase one here.
Daba is awesome and gives a vigorous 75 minute class. April is equally good and delivers a nice meditative class. SunMoon is pretty small, comfortably sits about 12 people to a class. The studio is clean and has a nice ambiance, hardwood floors and will give you blocks in case you a beginner and have trouble keeping your balance. The instructors are great and will help you with your form. This place is a wonderful oasis to improve your Yoga skills and meditative practices whether you are a beginner or advanced yogi.
The only thing about this studio is that I wish they had earlier classes, the earliest class they offer is 7:00 am on Tuesdays, other than that they have 9:30 am classes during the week.

I bought a 10-​pack special back in May and I have been hooked ever since! It is a small intimate studio and Katie (instructor/​owner) is very attentive to every student in class whether you are a beginner or an experienced yogi. I have never felt so great in both mind and spirit. I would highly recommend it to everyone!

I decided to try SunMoon Yoga after purchasing a Groupon package (10 sessions for $ 50) about two months ago. Prior to practicing yoga at SunMoon, I had never before taken a formal yoga class so I don’t have the greatest frame of reference.
However, I have been attending classes regularly (at least 2x/​week), and I continue to enjoy it. I even purchased an unlimited month package after completing my Groupon deal!
The studio is rather small (about the size of a large bedroom) and simple. It has clean hardwood floors and a bathroom. They sell yoga mats, towels, water, water bottles, and a few other yoga accessories.
April is my favorite instructor, but I also think Daba is great. Each instructor is so different that I can’t say one is better than the other — your experience will really depend on what you want out of a yoga class. April’s classes are more meditative and instructive while Daba’s classes are more athletic and fast-​paced.
If you have a low tolerance for heat, BEWARE! Even in the classes that aren’t designated as «hot», the instructors will rarely adjust the temperature in the room. On some of the hottest summer days, I sweated so much that my mat felt like a Slip ‘n Slide. I don’t mind the heat, but I know that not everyone can handle it.
The only reason I am giving SunMoon four, rather than five, stars is because I wish the studio had a more varied class schedule. I can only attend the 7 PM weeknight classes because 9:30 AM is too late for me to get to work on time. I would like to be able to take an earlier morning class.