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Monday 9:15am - 1:30pm 6pm - 10pm Tuesday 6:45am - 10pm Wednesday 9am - 10pm Thursday 6:45am - 10pm Friday 9am - 7:30pm Saturday 8am - 6:45pm Sunday 11am - 8pm

Dou Yoga

Neighborhood yoga studio in Brooklyn Dou Yoga’s mission is to create a welcoming space for everyone. The meaning of Dou　道　is “way” in Japanese, the way of yoga.

We feel that yoga is an essential part of creating a healthy and happy community. The idea of Dou is to welcome those in the neighborhood to develop their practice, understand their mind and body and bring its benefits to everyday living.

06/03/2026

✨ Breath-Centric Practice: Asana & Pranayama in the Tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar ✨

June invites us into the fullness of our own light. As nature expands and blooms, we too can deepen our practice with greater intention, clarity, and presence.

We are deeply honored to share that my yoga therapy teachers and mentors, Ravi and Sheela, will be visiting from Chennai, India this June 13th Saturday.

Opportunities to study with teachers carrying this lineage are rare. Having studied directly under T.K.V. Desikachar, son of Krishnamacharya, their teachings embody the therapeutic heart of yoga—where breath guides movement, practice adapts to the individual, and yoga becomes a tool for everyday life.

Meeting this lineage transformed not only my practice, but the way I live. It showed me that yoga is far more than poses; it is a pathway to greater awareness, resilience, and connection.

If you’re curious about the deeper roots of yoga and the power of a breath-centered practice, I wholeheartedly encourage you to join us.

Inhale deeply and embark on a transformative journey.🙏🏻

06/02/2026

A few moments from our Community Day Retreat 🌿

Grateful for beautiful nature, beautiful people, and meaningful connections. 💛

06/01/2026

Hello, June. 🌿

A reminder as we step into a new month:

You do not have to carry everything at once.

Take the next breath.
Take the next step.
Trust what is already growing beneath the surface.

Growth isn’t always loud.
Sometimes it looks like rest.
Sometimes it looks like saying no.
Sometimes it looks like showing up exactly as you are.

May this month bring you more presence than pressure,
more curiosity than judgment,
and more moments to simply be.

“The quieter you become, the more you can hear.”
— Ram Dass

05/31/2026

✨ Teacher Highlight: Meet Hanne ✨

Starting tonight, Hanne will be leading our Sunday 5:30 PM Gentle Vinyasa (Pre/Postnatal Friendly) class. She’ll also be offering several special workshops in the coming months, stay tuned for details.

💫 A note from Hanne:

“I first came to yoga in my early 20s as a way to supplement my dance training. What I didn’t expect was how deeply grounding the practice would become. Through yoga, I discovered a new sense of presence and connection with myself.

In the years that followed, I experienced debilitating chronic pelvic pain. That journey led me to explore more accessible movement practices and therapeutic approaches to healing.

Today, as a Yoga and Pilates teacher, I bring acceptance, compassion, and the reminder that you are not alone in your experience. My goal is to help people feel more connected to their bodies, more supported in their healing, and more connected to one another.

My work primarily serves those living with chronic pain, chronic pelvic conditions, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.”

We are honored to have Hanne share her knowledge, lived experience, and thoughtful approach with our community. Join her on Sundays and give yourself space to move, breathe, and reconnect. 🤍

05/19/2026

200-hour teacher training starting this September.. 💫

We’ll be hosting a few info sessions, if you’re interested, feel free to stop by and learn more.

This could be an opportunity to step into your next chapter and deepen your path in teaching and self-exploration. 💛

selfexploration

05/18/2026

Meet Yoga/Pilates Teacher Manu .colella 💛

With a background in ballet and contemporary dance, Manu brings a beautiful sense of flow, alignment, and mindfulness to her classes. Her teaching is grounded, welcoming, and supportive, inviting students to move with intention and connect more deeply with themselves.

She completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Dou Yoga and also completed Shieri’s Mindful Pilates Comprehensive Mat Training, expanding her approach to include strength, breath, and mindful movement.

Practice with her this week ✨🤗

• TONIGHT: Monday 5pm Mindful Pilates
• Wednesday 8am Rise & Shine
• Friday 10am Community Pilates
• Saturday 5pm Community Pilates

05/17/2026

Sometimes when teachers check in with students, we hear:
“I’m not flexible, that’s why I’m here.”

And yes, movement and breath can absolutely help improve mobility. But yoga was never meant to only change the physical body.

We are made of many layers:
physical, mental, emotional, energetic, and spiritual.

Every practice has the potential to touch more than muscles and flexibility. It can shift the way we breathe, respond, feel, connect, and move through life.

In modern yoga spaces, we often access only a few of these layers, depending on how we practice and how deeply we listen. But the practice holds far more potential than we sometimes realize.

You are not limited to what your body can do today.
There is intelligence, awareness, healing, and possibility already within you.

Yoga is not only about becoming more flexible.
It is about becoming more connected.

05/13/2026

Midweek reminder ✨

Sometimes the practice is not about forcing balance,
but about gently redirecting the mind when it begins to drift.

In the middle of the week, when the mind feels scattered, tired, reactive, or overwhelmed, Yoga Sutra 2.33 offers a simple but profound teaching:

“When disturbed by negative thoughts, cultivate the opposite.”

Inversions invite us into that practice in real time.

To meet fear with breath.
Tension with softness.
Control with trust.
Pressure with presence.

Not by pretending everything is light and easy,
but by remembering we can choose where we place our attention.

Practice is the continual return. 💛

05/09/2026

Still looking for a Mother’s Day gift?
Consider sharing a yoga session together 🌿

A meaningful way to slow down, reconnect, and spend time with someone you love. 💞

Gift cards are currently 10% off — beautiful for gifting, or for offering yourself some well-deserved care, too. 💐

💐Mother’s Day Schedule 💐
10am Mindful Vinyasa
with Leslie

11:30pm Mindful Vinyasa + Meditation
with Kate

5:30pm Gentle Vinyasa - Pre/Postnatal Friendly
with Shieri

Come join us ✨

❤️

05/08/2026

Anna is back 💞
Join her for Saturday Yin at 8:30 AM.

Start your weekend with a fresh, spacious body and a grounded mind ✨

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281 Greene Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
11238

Opening Hours

Monday	9:15am - 1:30pm
	6pm - 10pm
Tuesday	6:45am - 10pm
Wednesday	9am - 10pm
Thursday	6:45am - 10pm
Friday	9am - 7:30pm
Saturday	8am - 6:45pm
Sunday	11am - 8pm

Telephone

+17186381569

Website

http://www.dou-yoga.com/

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