"I came in as a total skeptic — a finance professional who thought yoga was for people with more flexible schedules and bodies. Three months into the Hatha classes at Prose & Pose Yoga, my chronic neck pain is gone and I'm sleeping through the night for the first time in years. The small class sizes make all the difference."
354 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
Discover Your Balance NYC's Premier Literary-Themed Yoga Studio
Where the depth of a great novel meets the stillness of Hatha Yoga. Purpose-built for New York City professionals, book lovers, and anyone craving genuine stress-reduction and creative inspiration — all under one Brooklyn roof.
200+
Students Monthly
4
Unique Programs
5★
Community Rating
8+
Years in Brooklyn
What We Offer
Our Signature Hatha Yoga & Literary Workshop Services
Four carefully designed programs for every stage of your yoga and wellness journey — from your very first downward dog to mastery-level Hatha practice, and everything in between.
Hatha Yoga Classes
Rooted in thousands of years of tradition, our core Hatha Yoga classes focus on precise posture alignment, conscious breathing, and meditative stillness. Each session is thoughtfully sequenced to release tension built from long commutes and screen-heavy workdays — the quintessential antidote to New York City professional life.
Classes run 60 and 90 minutes, seven days a week, at times designed around the Manhattan and Brooklyn work schedule. Small class sizes mean your instructor can correct alignment personally, preventing injury and accelerating your progress.
Book a ClassLiterary-Themed Workshops
Our signature offering — book-themed yoga workshops that pair a chosen literary work with a bespoke movement sequence. Explore Whitman's expansiveness through wide-stance poses, or feel Plath's introspection in a restorative floor sequence. Ideal for Brooklyn book clubs and writers seeking creative inspiration.
Explore WorkshopsBeginner Yoga Series
A structured six-week introductory program specifically built for complete newcomers. No experience, no special gear, no flexibility required. Just genuine curiosity and a willingness to show up — we handle the rest with a step-by-step curriculum.
Start HereAdvanced Practice Sessions
For dedicated Hatha yoga devotees ready to explore the subtle body. These sessions cover deep alignment refinement, pranayama mastery, and long-hold postures that build the kind of functional flexibility athletes and cross-trainers actively seek.
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For Complete Beginners
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Beginner-Friendly Structured Introductory Yoga Series
Never done yoga before? Perfect. Our Beginner Yoga Series was designed specifically for people who've been curious but intimidated — NYC university students managing exam stress, Gen Z professionals finding their first wellness anchor, and anyone who needs a genuinely affordable, genuinely welcoming entry point into yoga.
Over six weeks, you'll build a real foundation — not just learn poses, but understand why each one matters. Small class sizes ensure you always get personal attention. There's no judgment here, only progress at your pace.
Foundations & Breath Awareness
Learn the language of Hatha Yoga — terminology, safety principles, and conscious breathing that anchors the whole practice.
Standing Poses & Balance
Build strength and proprioception through fundamental standing postures, with modifications for every body type.
Floor Work & Core Stability
Discover how a stable core transforms every pose — and reduces the lower-back tension many desk workers carry daily.
Relaxation & Mindfulness Integration
Dedicated stress-reduction techniques, Yoga Nidra intro, and building a sustainable home practice to carry beyond the studio.
For Dedicated Practitioners
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Advanced Deep Practice Sessions for Hatha Devotees
Designed for practitioners who have moved past the basics and are ready to unlock the deeper layers of Hatha Yoga. These sessions cover traditional posture alignment at a precision level rarely found in New York City — a true specialist class for those who take their practice seriously.
90
Minute Sessions
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Max Class Size
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Weekly Frequency
Deep Alignment Refinement
Millimeter adjustments that correct long-held compensatory patterns and prevent chronic injury before it starts.
Pranayama Mastery
Advanced breathwork sequences including Kapalabhati, Nadi Shodhana, and extended Kumbhaka retention techniques.
Athletic Cross-Training
Sequences specifically designed for runners, cyclists, and strength athletes looking to build functional flexibility and prevent injury.
Meditative Depth
Extended Savasana and Yoga Nidra practices that take the nervous system into genuine parasympathetic restoration.
Uniquely Brooklyn
Literary-Themed Yoga Workshops for Book Lovers
The only yoga studio in Brooklyn — possibly in all of New York City — where each workshop is inspired by a literary work. We believe the act of reading and the act of movement arise from the same human need: to understand ourselves more fully.
Poet & Pose Series
Each month features a different poet — Whitman, Dickinson, Rumi — whose work shapes a unique movement sequence. Writers and poets in Brooklyn's creative community find this series a remarkable source of inspiration and embodied understanding of language.
Novel in Motion
Partner with your favorite novel. Recent workshops have explored the physicality of Toni Morrison's prose, the breath-hold tension of Kafka's narratives, and the expansive joy of Zora Neale Hurston's language — all through mindful movement.
Book Club & Breathe
Bring your Brooklyn book club. We host private literary-themed yoga workshops tailored to the book your club just finished — a conversation, a practice, and a shared experience rolled into one memorable two-hour session.
World Literature & Wellness
Explore yoga traditions through the lens of global literature — Japanese haiku alongside Zen-inspired seated practice, Latin American magical realism flowing through dynamic Hatha sequences. A truly multicultural wellness experience.
Write, Breathe, Move
A combined creative writing and yoga session where movement unlocks narrative inspiration. Bring your journal. Guided writing prompts between movement sequences help writers break through creative blocks and access deeper creative flow states.
Evening Mindfulness Reads
Wind down with a restorative yoga session paired with a curated short story or essay read aloud by our instructors. The perfect midweek reset for NYC professionals and digital nomads needing structured decompression after intense workdays.
"The body keeps the score — and literature keeps the map. At Prose & Pose Yoga, we follow both." — The Prose & Pose Yoga Philosophy, 354 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn
Real Stories
NYC Professionals & Book Lovers Transform
From burnout Manhattan professionals to Brooklyn literary enthusiasts — here's what our community says about finding their balance at Prose & Pose Yoga.
8+
Years Serving Brooklyn's Wellness Community
About Prose & Pose Yoga
Where Books Meet Balance in Brooklyn
Prose & Pose Yoga was born from a simple belief: that the contemplative life of literature and the embodied life of yoga are not separate pursuits but two expressions of the same human longing for depth, meaning, and presence.
Located at 354 Metropolitan Avenue in the heart of Williamsburg, we've spent over eight years building a community that celebrates both. Our instructors hold advanced certifications in Hatha Yoga and bring genuine passion for the literary arts — many are published writers, avid readers, and longtime practitioners who chose to weave both worlds together professionally.
We're proud of our eco-conscious facility: organic cotton props, non-toxic cleaning products, sustainable wood floors, and a lending library of curated literary works available to all students. We designed this space to reflect the values of Brooklyn's wellness culture — thoughtful, creative, and uncompromisingly quality-driven.
Eco-Conscious
Organic materials, zero-waste practices, sustainable studio design.
Inclusive Community
All ages, all bodies, all experience levels welcomed warmly.
Expert Instruction
Advanced-certified Hatha instructors with literary arts backgrounds.
Literary Heritage
A curated library and workshop calendar rooted in world literature.
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Class Schedules & Booking
Flexible schedules for NYC professionals, remote workers, students, and digital nomads. Morning, midday, and evening classes available seven days a week. Spots fill quickly — reserve yours now.
Studio Location
354 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11211
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+1 (785) 751-2702
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Studio Hours
Mon–Fri 6am–9pm · Sat–Sun 7am–7pm
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