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September 2023 by Alison Burke
Amazing teachings from true yogis. Beautiful space. Well-trained, articulate teachers.
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July 2022 by Jamie N.
If you are not pretty with botox and plastic surgery, try to find another place to practice unless you want to hear Colleen's laugh. The Colrod show is kinda like the Amber/Depp without the serious funds. Rod is a has been but his teeth and feet are better due to Colleen's strict yoga influence. She is the queen, a lion, highly educated person who loves chips and chocolate. Take a class with her when you know Rod is on the road making another VHS for Gaiam. She is one of the best female yoga teachers in the country when it comes to her ability to sequence a class like taking a cadaver biology course at Harvard. Once in a while you see will see Donna Karan attend her class even though the UZIT program and foundation took a dive. Donna Karan is definitely worth having a juice with...all the c's word she utilizes is phenomenal and her laugh is kinda like Colleen's but more on a pranayama and namaste chime/snort/oh shanti chant. Look for this studio to venture into a new explosive direction. Stay tuned...yoga shanti is on the way up and up and up.
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July 2022 by Hally Bayer
Amazing experience in a beautiful setting with wonderful guidance.
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March 2022 by Kathryn Gurley
I have taken classes, completed two Teacher Trainings and feel like I have just begun a wonderful journey! I was a runner, took many yoga classes but did not practice yoga. The wisdom Colleen, Rodney and the Yoga Shanti team give to their students is invaluable, especially during this time. My daughter abs son have also taken the Teacher trainings. My husband is now joining me in classes. Our daughter lives in Santa Monica and we can take class with her on zoom. No other yoga class has been close! Try a class and see???
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June 2021 by Kim D.
Hands down the best yoga studio ever. Rodney and Colleen are masters of the practice and it's a privilege to be able to practice here. I always leave feeling stronger, de-stressed and a bit wiser about how to think about things. Meaning, they incorporate philosophies into the practice, so the mind gets a workout with the body, but in a good way. The studio is clean and calming. Reception is always so friendly. I've taken many classes with the other instructors and they are all excellent too.
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August 2019 by Zev S.
I started practicing yoga around 1991. I had the good fortune of one of my moms friends giving me a copy of light on yoga by iyengar. I soaked it up. And how blessed am i to live in this small town where master teachers have set up a beautiful little studio with a golden ceiling. I read all the other yelp reviews, some snarky and negative about how there is an "inner circle" and so on and so forth. If you feel that way, I ask you to go humbly and practice. The love and joy of yoga is there at yoga shanti waiting for you - but maybe it won't all be handed to you on day one on a silver platter.
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June 2019 by Mfk Dds
I have been to this studio several time over the past year... for me every visit is like opening a box of chocolates! I am excited to see what new teachings and challenges I encounter at every class . Very clean and beautiful studio. Thank you Colleen, Rodney and Erika for great energy and amazing teachings 🙠💕
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June 2019 by Nina S.
First thing to know about Colleen and Rodney (and all the unique teachers at YS) is that they're the real deal. I walked into class tonight an anxious, crazy wreck, in a state of terror, really, about a work situation too lengthy and complicated to explain...but even during class, I was uncomfortable and resistant, I was hating the poses, everything felt wrong...until, the end of class when we did relaxation with bolsters...it suddenly all fell away...all the fear and worry and thoughts I'd felt controlled by, were gone. I left feeling utterly peaceful and at ease...to think that you can enter a yoga class in one state of mind, and leave (in a little over an hour), a COMPLETELY new person is nothing short of a miracle. Of course, you need to do it all over again--and soon--to keep the cra-cra at bay, which is why people have daily yoga practices. I'm not there yet, but... What I love about Rodney and Colleen is that their classes are always different. You're never going to get the same teaching, or do the same movements, and sometimes it's uncomfortable, but it's important discomfort because it often yields the most unexpected and beautiful results...tonight, case in point. C & R are real and genuine in their approach, each in their own way, and are always growing--that constantly comes through in their teaching. Yoga saved me...again. Thank you, Rodney and Colleen. You make Sag Harbor (and life) so much better.
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September 2018 by Elena Z.
If you want to be squished among way to many beautiful people - this is the yoga for you. I realize it's a popular scene but to put so many people in one room to do yoga seems counterintuitive- not relaxing; unable to concentrate on breathe when people are inches from you. Also, the whole scene was the antithesis of yoga- a clique-y atmosphere where if you didn't know the teacher or a ton of other people - you felt like an outsider. That being said, if the actual class was good I could've looked beyond the above. But the class was way too simple and easy- I barely broke a sweat (which is odd considering how many people were there). Colleen seemed a bit on auto pilot and didn't seem to connect w the room. Im new to yoga and not very good at it- if it was easy for me, it was waay too easy.
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May 2018 by Felicia M.
Love this peaceful getaway. I work in watermill and welcome the 20 minute serene drive through the windy "backroads". Plenty of parking. I purchase res online. Had to cancel once and charge was refunded no problem. Always have instructors that know how to talk you thru and explain how to maximize the pose at a great comfortable pace if You're not a "yogi" (usually go to beginners) never had to wait to get in or out.
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March 2018 by jennifer c.
I drove from the city to take a class with Colleen . The class way too packed . I think they were above the max capacity allowed . I stayed literally 10 minutes as it was impossible for me (and others ) to follow the class . I was stuck by the wall ...sweet .... as I was walking out passably pissed , the receptionist let me know that I could not be refunded for the class.I told him that having so many people in a studio was pure non-sens to me .he told me that it was the way they did Yoga in The Hamptons...ha ha ha . Keep not stretching too much, beautiful people ! This is certainly the place to be seen ,not the one to practice real Yoga . Stay away from those money suckers !.needless to say I won't ever come back,and I ll keep on doing Yoga the Queens' way .
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October 2017 by Zvia Yemini
Great atmosphere wonderful teachers
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September 2017 by Lisa F.
Just arrived after a very long flight from California and wanted to take a yoga class to unwind my body A friend told me about Shanti and I drove into the parking lot to inquire about the classes they had for today I was greeted with a finger telling me that I cannot park I continue to pull into the lot and as I got out of the car the manager shamus said I cannot park there. I said I was referred to this place as a good place for yoga in the Hamptons and was coming in to see what classes they had to offer today and his response was " what do you want to know ???!!!" Needless to say it will be the last place I would ever do yoga having this experience I have been practicing for over 15 years and have done yoga around the world and never been greeted with such rudeness and animosity Namaste
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May 2017 by Sally link
Wonderful teachers, beautiful meditative space, big parking lot so no stress. Wide variety of classes.
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March 2017 by Bill Delano
A nice big space, love the color, big parking lot, strong teachers, glad I went!
