Where to build on your strength, balance and flexibility with yoga

In a time when peace and a sense of zen is absolutely priceless, yoga has quickly become an essential part of daily life to destress, all the while you work on your fitness. Fortunately, Hong Kong has a range of studios that offer a wide variety of styles, from Ashtanga to Hatha and more, helping you take your yoga practice to the next level. So whether you’re still perfecting your warrior stance or can do headstands in your sleep, here are Hong Kong’s hotspots for yoga worth visiting.

With a name that represents the fourth primary Chakra located in your heart, you can be sure that the instructors at Anahata Yoga all teach with, well, heart. The knowledgeable staff also come from a yoga lineage and are dedicated to the practice, research and teachings of yoga which goes beyond the class and is more a way of life. The studio offers various types of classes and yoga including, but not limited to, core, slimming, and restorative yoga as well as power flow, yoga balance and even yoga therapy among others.

18/F, One Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central; +852 2905 1822

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Anahata Yoga
 

With a name that represents the fourth primary Chakra located in your heart, you can be sure that the instructors at Anahata Yoga all teach with, well, heart. The knowledgeable staff also come from a yoga lineage and are dedicated to the practice, research and teachings of yoga which goes beyond the class and is more a way of life. The studio offers various types of classes and yoga including, but not limited to, core, slimming, and restorative yoga as well as power flow, yoga balance and even yoga therapy among others.

18/F, One Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central; +852 2905 1822

Anahatayoga.com.hk

Fivelements Habitat

Guided by yoga specialists, Fivelements offers a diverse range of individual and group sessions that cover yoga modalities. Proffering an integrative approach that also covers mindfulness, tea, sound, movement and core conditioning in their classes. The studio offers Hatha yoga, Power yoga, Yoga therapy, Yoga alignment and even specialised lessons in hip and back opening and power in inversions.

Level 13A, Tower One, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay; +852 3106 2112

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With two locations, in Central and Island South, Flex is a boutique studio that offers everything from yoga, pilates, aerial fitness, barre, Yamuna body rolling, and Flex fitness. They also have 

an app that is available to download on iTunes or Android and makes the whole experience easier with booking classes, confirmations, scheduling updates and even last-minute offers.

Island South, Shops 308-310, One Island South, 2 Heung Yip Road, Wong Chuk Hang; +8522813 2212

3/F, Man Cheung Building, 15-17 Wyndham Street, Central; +852 2813 2399

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Flowga

Feel the beat at Flowga, Hong Kong’s first infrared heated, music-driven, candlelit hot yoga studio situated in Lan Kwai Fong. The studio offers fun and challenging 60-minute hot flow yoga classes that get progressively dynamic as the class goes on. Their range of classes are made for everyone and are open-to-all levels of skill. 

Unit F, 1/F, Winner Building, 37 D’Aguilar Street, Central; +852 9129 1366

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Ikigai

This bespoke wellness and yoga studio in Tsim Sha Tsui takes its name from the Japanese concept Ikigai which refers to your reason for being. Their range of classes include yoga, meditation and movement-based practices, or what they call “the three limbs of Ikigai”, and are conducted in warm orange-walled studios with no mirrors to optimise the environment of each class with zero ego.

Unit 1207, Wing On Plaza, 62 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui; +852 9013 3701

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A Soho yoga studio with a cosy but peaceful vibe, Kita is the neighbourhood studio that you might actually want to hang out at. The team of knowledgeable teachers offer vinyasa based yoga classes that cater to all levels of skill, with Kita Mellow for newcomers and Kita Progression for steady practitioners. The studio does offer private classes and small group instructions by appointment only. 

1 U Lam Terrace, Sheung Wan; +852 9159 6190

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Samantha Yoga

Samantha Yoga is located in North Point and Sheung Wan, with a sister studio called One Yoga with two locations in Wan Chai and Central. The studio offers yoga on mats and in the air, with aerial yoga options also available. Expect the best teachers that are patient and lead a motivated class in yoga.

Flat C, 11/F, Hang Lung House, 184 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan; +852 6537 8399

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