After spending the last few months in Lisbon, working on my at home practice, I was very excited to touchdown in New York and get back in the studio.

When I started researching it was clear that I would have options, as there is certainly no shortage of yoga studios here, even in the vicinity of where I’m living. I was also pleasantly surprised by the introductory prices that several of the studios offered, providing the opportunity to get acquainted with the space and teachers before making a bigger commitment.

I consolidated my search down, based on location (Williamsburg) and type of introductory offers available, to the following three studios –

• YO BK – $59 Introductory 1 Month Unlimited includes Williamsburg and Greenpoint studios (Hot yoga)
• Loom Yoga – $40 Introductory 1 Month Unlimited (Vinyasa flow)
• Lighthouse Yoga School – $59 Introductory 1 Month Unlimited (Variety of styles, see below)

All great prices to get started, I ending up signing up with Lighthouse Yoga School for a few reasons:

• The Space: the studio itself is beautiful, as soon as I walked in I was warmly greeted and could feel the energy from the space, it gave me the sense that it was what I was looking for. It’s a small studio, in my first class there were 7 of us so I felt that teacher had the ability to connect with each student and offer adjustments.

• The Style: the type of classes offered had me very interested as it blends many styles of yoga that I practice, for example the signature class, called JM Vinyasa, combines Ashtanga, Bikram, Iyengar, Forrest and Dharma yoga. The classes also give you a chance to work on inversions, built into the Vinyasa sequence, in addition to offering separate classes that focus on arm balances and backbending.

• The Schedule: in addition to the variety of styles, there is plenty on offer on the schedule from 60 min to 2 hour classes, and a full schedule each day to keep things interesting.

So far I’m very happy with my choice and absolutely loving being back in a studio.