It can be difficult to capture a few moments of inner peace in our chaotic lives. However, with the increasing availability of unique yoga classes, sneaking in some zen is becoming easier and more interesting. Check out three yoga classes below that can work with your daily routine to allow you to catch some calm in unexpected places.


At Work

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If you've ever suffered through one of those company-mandated programs meant to improve your people skills, we get why the words "team-building exercise" send shivers up your spine. But hear us out.


Yoga Means Business[1] is going to take everything you know about workplace team building and turn it on its head (literally). Founded by three corporate execs turned Jivamukti-certified instructors, the start-up is out to create a happier work environment through on-site yoga lessons.


Each two-hour session is conducted at your office and equally divided between stretching the body and strengthening the mind. (The mental aspect is what sets this apart from your Saturday vinyasa sesh.)


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On The Lake

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Natalie "Nato" Tailford wants you to fall into the water.


But as instructor and owner of Float On Yoga[5] , she's less yoga-studio snooty and more about having freewheeling fun while doing yoga atop a paddleboard.


In fact, Nato started Float On when she became tired of her studio-bound practice (yes, even yogis get an itch they can't scratch) and was determined to do something with the plethora of paddleboards she'd gotten her hands on.


For Free!

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It may not be unheard of to shell out an Andrew Jackson (or two) for a single yoga class around town. But it's also not the only option. Case in point: Compass Yoga[6] .


The nonprofit organization, founded by a certified yoga therapist, leads free vinyasa classes at various branches of the New York Public Library and other Manhattan spaces. Both the east and west sides are in the mix, but for now the locations are all in midtown and north (with the exception of a $10 Union Square class, the only one that charges).



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  • Poses 1 And 2: Arms High To Arms Wide


    From standing with feet parallel, inhale your arms high overhead. With eyes soft, exhale your arms out wide to shoulder height. Repeat this 9 times.

    Breathe under your arms, into all sides of your heart and let your breathing tell you when to move.

    Feel your body absorbing that motion.




  • Poses 3 And 4: Side Stretches


    Feet parallel, use your right hand to hold your left wrist and stretch to your right. Breathe 9 full breaths here, filling your entire body, from feet to fingertips.

    Let your eyes and neck relax. Then do the other side.

    Feel the sides of your body nourished and expansive.




  • Poses 5 And 6: Open Heart; Moving Within


    Inhale to open your arms wide and slightly higher than your head, welcoming, opening; then exhale to turn within, arms still straight to prayer hands way out in front of you.

    Repeat the inhale and exhale 9 times.

    Feel the vast space of your heart here for a moment.




  • Poses 7 And 8: Stretch Long To Forward Bend


    Interlace your hands above your head, turn your hands inside out and inhale to stretch from your feet all the way up to your hands.

    While suspending that inhalation, open your hands out to the sides and interlace them back behind you with palms facing each other, exhale and fold down over your straight legs with hands over your head to open your heart.

    Inhale hands out to the sides to interlace and turn inside out high above, hold that breath and open your arms to re-interlace behind you, exhale into the fold. Repeat 3-9 times.




  • Pose 9: Healing Hands To Body


    Place your left hand on your heart, your right hand on your belly. You've just revitalized your immune system, energized your circulation and digestion, and re-calibrated your nervous system.

    Feel the openings in your body, the quiet patience inside. This quick boost for your immunity is a very real step in the direction of healing.