Sky Ting—Downtown New York’s Coolest Yoga Studio—Takes Its Feel-Good Flows Online
Spread out across downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn, Sky Ting Yoga’s three airy studios—complete with stuffed-animal mascots, infrared saunas, and a pale pink conversation pit—have become a home base for stressed-out New Yorkers who swear by the five-year-old brand’s signature lighthearted flows. “Our methodology is really unique,” says Krissy Jones, a former dancer who cofounded Sky Ting along with Chloe Kernaghan. “You can really only practice it at our studios in New York.” Until now, that is. Today, after two years of toiling away in front of and behind the camera, Jones and Kernaghan are finally ready to go global with the launch of Sky Ting TV, a subscription-based streaming platform that costs just $20 per month.
“Most of the yoga classes online right now are very much full yoga classes,” Jones explains, citing the traditional sequences that dominate the digital landscape. Instead, their growing library of videos, which focus on “practical techniques for well-being,” vary in length, level, and style: A pre- and post-travel flow—shot against a backdrop of lush, verdant plants that will be familiar to anyone who’s attended a class at Sky Ting’s Williamsburg outpost—was made with the upcoming holidays in mind, while a two-minute water-salutations session or an eight-minute shoulder-flossing tutorial is what Jones refers to as “snackable yoga for busy schedules.” Also in the mix are meditation and breathing practices, which can be done on their own or in tandem with one (or more!) of the other offerings. “It’s like a choose-your-own-adventure for yoga,” quips Kernaghan.
Of course, this is just the beginning for the duo, who plans to roll out five new videos every month. Expect sessions with their mentor and founder of Katonah Yoga, Nevine Michaan; educational lectures by the Gwyneth Paltrow–approved instructor Eddie Stern; and even a class called Yoga for Dads, requested by none other than Jones and Kernaghan’s own fathers who found their “crazy” style, well, a little bit too crazy. “We’re also hoping to do some more fun videos,“ adds Kernaghan, mentioning plans for cheeky commercials and parody music videos alike. “That’s the base of our brand: not to take ourselves too seriously.” Needless to say, the internet just got a lot more exciting.
Originally Appeared on Vogue
