Free Meditation and Yoga

• Meditation Classes
• Yoga Classes

Location: GCASL 461

These weekly community meditation sessions offer instruction for different forms of guided practice (i.e. sitting, walking, metta) and discussion on various Buddhist and mindfulness-related topics by a rotation of MindfulNYU teachers. Practicing with others is the best way to get started or nourish your individual practice.

OPEN TO THE NYU COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Location: KC 804/805 (CMEP Lounge)

Stay Woke welcomes students of color from the NYU community to gather together to meditate, connect with community and seek healing. Weekly meditation sits are led by teacher Julie Novas and peer leaders.

STUDENTS ONLY.

Location: KC 602

OUTbreath is a queer-centered space for students seeking healing and liberation from intersectional forms of oppression and marginalization. Facilitation will support a collective container for learning and engaging with mindfulness practices. Sessions will be led by teacher Brian Liem and peer leaders, Hannah Leffingwell and Matthew Gesicki.

STUDENTS ONLY.

Location: GCASL 461

Starting with a light moving meditation (stretching), these weekly sessions includes sitting meditation — some guidance as needed — and a discussion on various Buddhist and mindfulness-related topics.

OPEN TO THE NYU COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Location: GCASL 461

For those who have some experience with meditation but wish to go deeper, these sessions will provide instruction on developing strong body posture, core strength, and deep breathing. It is a time to “cast off mind and body” by bringing concentration to the sole task of just sitting, breathing, and being fully attentive to the present moment. 

OPEN TO THE NYU COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Location: GCASL 461

Looking for a student led session for meditation and discussion? Join Generation Meditation peer leaders to meet others who share your interests, curiosity for life and positive intentions. The group focuses on the benefits of mindfulness including meditation, present-moment awareness, and finding peace in everyday life.

STUDENTS ONLY.

Location: GCASL 472

Sam's beginner class combines flowing, dynamic poses with an emphasis on mindful movement coordinated with breath. Each class contains a multitude of choices and variations, encouraging students to explore possibilities and personalize their practice.

Location: GCASL 461

Hunt's intermediate class focuses on finding strength, stability and clarity, as well as setting students up for a life long yoga practice. We will explore breath awareness, mindfulness meditation, creative and integrated asana sequences, and the pathways of connecting yoga as a practice to your daily life.

Location: GCASL 472

Brian's intermediate/advanced class incorporates a dynamic, vigorous, physically and spiritually energizing form of flowing vinyasa yoga with mindfulness meditation. It’s a catalyst for quality transitions between postures, awareness of breath and mental clarity. More challenging postures are explored, including inversion variations, balances, binds, and more. Deepen your practice in this diverse, well-balanced, well-sequenced yoga class. Yoga experience is strongly recommended. 

Location: GCASL 461

Amy's beginner-level vinyasa-style class is perfect for newcomers to yoga. Those without any prior experience will have the chance to explore the fundamental postures of yoga, ask questions, and receive thorough explanation and demonstration. As each individual practitioner grows — and as the class as a whole grows — more challenging poses and sequences will be introduced. Students are encouraged to modify or return to the previous levels of poses depending on their needs. There will never be any pressure to "keep up " or impress, only to grow at your own pace. This class can also be beneficial for those practicing at the intermediate level who wish to get back in touch with the basics, deepen and refine the foundational poses, and ease into their evenings with a gentler flow.

Location: GCASL 472

Sam's intermediate class combines flowing, dynamic poses with an emphasis on mindful movement coordinated with breath. Each class contains a multitude of choices and variations, encouraging students to explore possibilities and personalize their practice. 

Location: GCASL 461

Emily's advanced class combines flowing, dynamic poses with an emphasis on mindful movement coordinated with breath. Each class contains a multitude of choices and variations, encouraging students to explore possibilities and personalize their practice. 

Location: GCASL 472

Brian's intermediate/advanced class incorporates a dynamic, vigorous, physically and spiritually energizing form of flowing vinyasa yoga with mindfulness meditation. It’s a catalyst for quality transitions between postures, awareness of breath and mental clarity. More challenging postures are explored, including inversion variations, balances, binds, and more. Deepen your practice in this diverse, well-balanced, well-sequenced yoga class. Yoga experience is strongly recommended. 

Location: GCASL 461

Tina’s class emphasizes breath coordination and mindful movement to deepen your body and energy awareness with loads of yoga face poses to relax your face.  Asana poses will be held for longer breath count and few yin yoga poses will be incorporated to help release bound connective tissue.  This class builds heat in the body and challenges you to breathe deep, full and embody your presence. 

Location: GCASL 472

Hunt's advanced classes move more vigorously, exploring unique sequencing, arm balances, and inversion work, all while including strong imagery and a sense of play. Each class will develop in a unique and thoughtful way, always relating back to the present experience unfolding in front of us. 

Location: GCASL 472

Marie's class follows a creative flowing dance-like sequence with keen awareness of breath, alignment, and mindful movement. Each class focuses on a new theme inspired by poetry, spiritual teachers, and meditation techniques used to focus the mind and to come more fully present. After taking one hour out of your day for this class, students feel more grounded, calm, and relaxed. Diverse music and fun sequencing make this class accessible to students of all levels. 

Location: GCASL 461

Ric's vinyasa-flow based class is open to all levels where both new students and experienced practitioners can expect to be challenged with modifications and variations offered for all poses.  With attention to the breath and emphasis on alignment, this practice will bring mindfulness to the forefront of both the physical and energy body.  A fun, upbeat and energetic flow is balanced with meditation and finding inner stillness.  Come as you are and leave a stronger, more open and more aware version of yourself.

We provide mats for all yoga practitioners but you are welcome to bring your own. However, it is important to note that mats are given out on a first-come, first-served basis.

Classes are drop in and there is no pre registration. We do suggest you get to class 5-10 minutes before the start time to ensure a spot.

PLEASE NOTE: All yoga classes will close for admittance 10 minutes after the start time. This is to ensure your safety by allowing time for warm up, which will prevent injury.

Yoga and Meditation classes are free for all those with a current, active NYU ID. Make sure to bring the ID with you.

Yoga classes are for NYU community members with a current and valid ID ONLY.  This means that your ID is active. All IDs are swiped before class. Some meditation classes are open to the public: Mondays with MindfulNYU, Tuesdays with Rev. Doyeon Park and Wednesdays Advanced Practice with Malik Walker.

These groups are closed to students only to ensure the comfort and safety of students.

There are no showers at the Center.  You are welcome to change in our single-stalled or multi-stalled bathrooms on the 4th floor. Please DO NOT use the small ablution rooms located across the hall. These are meant for religious practices only.