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Free yoga in Bryant Park is officially back for the summer, which means midtown office workers are once again about to spend their mornings attempting crow pose on the lawn surrounded by tourists.
The beloved free outdoor series, now entering its 23rd season, returns on May 27 and will run twice weekly through September 16, bringing hundreds of yoga mats to the heart of Manhattan all summer long.
This year’s edition of Bryant Park Yoga presented by Halara will once again offer completely free classes for all ages and skill levels, with sessions split between peaceful Tuesday mornings and Wednesday evening flows. Tuesday classes will take place at 10 am on the Upper Terrace, while Wednesday sessions will take place at 6 pm directly on the lawn.
The instructor lineup this year includes some seriously recognizable names in the yoga world, including Rodney and Colleen Yee, Denis Morton, Kirra Michel and Anna Greenberg, along with a rotating mix of local instructors and retreat leaders teaching everything from classic Vinyasa to slower meditative flows.
“We are excited to see the growth of the yoga series year-over-year,” said Daniel Biederman, executive director of Bryant Park Corporation, in a statement. “Providing space for all levels of yoga lovers to gather and move together is important to us.”
Halara returns as presenting partner for a second year and plans to bring back its experiential pop-ups, including an AI-powered fitting mirror and product demos for its UltraSculpt leggings. Meanwhile, probiotic drink company Lifeway Foods is also back as a supporting sponsor, and (for the first time ever) official media partner Time Out will join the festivities.
A few dates are blacked out this summer: there will be no classes on June 23, June 24, June 30 or July 1. Registration is required in advance.
Here’s the full 2026 schedule:
- May 27 — Nico Sarani
- June 2 — Erica Chen
- June 3 — Sarah Platt-Finger
- June 9 — Yuval Samburski
- June 10 — Lulu Soni
- June 16 — Ingrid Marcroft
- June 17 — Bree Creel
- July 7 — Kim Copeland
- July 8 — Kirra Michel
- July 14 — Ruah Bhay
- July 15 — Angelica Wilson
- July 21 — Amanda Valdez
- July 22 — Paige Held
- July 28 — Kristen Kemp
- July 29 — Andrew Pyo + Mia Fasanella
- August 4 — Lizzie Falkner
- August 5 — Pilin Anice
- August 11 — Kristen Dollard
- August 12 — Rodney and Colleen Yee
- August 18 — Erica Mather
- August 19 — Dana Slamp
- August 25 — Stephanie Franzese
- August 26 — Jo Murdock
- September 1 — Nikki Baksh
- September 2 — Mariana Fernandez (bilingual class)
- September 8 — Denis Morton
- September 9 — Anna Greenberg
- September 15 — Loryn Riggiola
- September 16 — Neeti Narula