Dharma Yoga Center

Reviews

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  Jocelyn Sherman

  Jun 22, 2026
  5.0
  An amazing New York yoga studio. Such an amazing opportunity to take classes with the Dharma Mitra in such an inviting atmosphere.
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  ליאת זינר

  Jun 18, 2026
  1.0
  I attended the Master's class. The entire session consisted of asana practice, while the audience seemed to laugh at every joke the Master made, even when they weren't particularly funny. I also felt that the Master was dismissive toward anyone who couldn't keep up with the pace of the class. At the end of the session, he spoke about vegetarianism, and I genuinely appreciated many of the points he made. However, when I lowered my head, he said in front of everyone, "You must have lowered your head because you're not a vegetarian." It felt like he was trying to publicly shame me. Ironically, I am a vegetarian. But regardless of that, is it really in the spirit of yoga to belittle and embarrass people who have different choices or beliefs in front of an entire class? I did not enjoy the experience and could not relate to what felt like an arrogant and condescending attitude.
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  Patricia Rivera

  May 25, 2026
  2.0
  I will not be choosing to come back to Dharma Yoga Center. Dharma Mittra clearly has much knowledge to impart, but in my opinion he was a good-vibe buzz kill who behaved like a little emperor in a kingdom of his own making. No thank you. I took 2, back-to-back classes here last week: the 10:30 a.m. Pranayama, Self Knowledge & Yoga Nidra class and the 11:30 Master Class, both with the studio's founder and namesake, Dharma Mittra. The substance of both classes was just fine. The root of the problem (maybe the “rot”) came from the culture and style of Dharma Mittra himself. I've been studying yoga for 25+ years and am an intermediate-advanced student. Thankfully, I have learned from numerous excellent teachers that in every pose, the student’s job is pay attention to their own body, including injuries and strains. Good teachers emphasize that the whole point of yoga is not to perform and impress, but rather to develop yourself physically and spiritually. An environment where the instructor belittles and ridicules students is not conducive to that kind of growth. Dharma Mittra made some jokes at my expense that caught me off guard during the asana class. I was wearing a white t-shirt with a tiger yin-yang motif and Chinese writing in red. We had been doing some advanced balancing poses, some of which I can do and some of which I modify. I was definitely feeling tired at this point in the class. Out of the blue, Dharma Mittra pointed to me and said, "Why are you so dense? You eat a lot of dense food?" I was confused and not sure I heard him correctly. Several of us chuckled in the way you do to be polite. He made some comment in reference to my t-shirt, apparently associating it with a Chinese restaurant logo. He said, "Dense food makes you dense. You like eating fried chicken?" He was smiling and laughing as he said this. Perplexed, I said, "No," and he laughed and replied, "I think so!" A bit later, he was demonstrating an arm balance pose. He continued his joking manner and said something to the effect that this yoga pose is good for passing gas. Going from the right side of the pose to the left side, he said, "Like this!" and made a sharp farting sound on each side. He found this funny. There was some light laughter around the room. Then he said, "Now you!" and turned to me and pointed, "You first!" Dharma Mittra clearly took pleasure in the adoration of his regular students and the supremacy of his role in that little bubble. He also directed a lot of attention to he leanest and most attractive female students in the class, while making mocking remarks or other micro-aggressions to the less apple-of-his-eye students. Over a 50+ year career, Dharma Mittra has promoted his own self-designed interpretation of the asanas, and branded himself as the creator of a unique “type” of yoga, much like Bikram Choudhury and K. Patthabi Jois. All of these teachers claimed to have the singular, best yoga recipe, And yet, despite their expertise and supposed spiritual mastery, many of these men used their exalted position to promote narcissistic motives and to perpetuate the patriarchy. From some of the reviews here and my own experience, I wonder if the same may be true of Dharma Mittra.
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  Andrea Gomez Alba

  Jan 23, 2026
  5.0
  If you are curious about coming to the center, I would totally recommend coming to practice and get to experience it for yourself ❤️ the yoga shared here is profound at a physical and spiritual level. The teacher training is life changing and the sangha is awesome, i’ve met great friends and great teachers here 🫶🏽 Every time i’m in the city it’s one of my favorite things to come here and recharge with the beautiful energy 💛 Thank you Dharma, Joanne and all the lovely staff that make this possible :)
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  Belén del Castillo Lifestyle

  Jun 24, 2018
  5.0
  Hola soy de Argentina y tuve la suerte de poder ir a unas clases justo para el cumpleanos de sr Dharma.Tengomganas de ir en febrero,que clases hay y horarios en esa epoca.?

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