Our Intention
“Daya” in Sanskrit means kindness and compassion
Daya’s seed was planted in the spring of 2005 in Ridgewood, Queens…
A place existed that served as a space for practicing yoga as well as a community center for people living in the area from all over the world. Beginnings were quiet and very intimate. Classes were small and simple.
It was just few of us then. Consistency and the sense of community kept us close together.
Then, the neighborhood started changing and everybody wanted to live in Bushwick and to still be a part of Daya.
So we had to get a bigger house, as the family was growing... we decided to move!
we spent 7 yaers in Bushwick, Brooklyn - untill covid 19
For the past 7 years we made our name as your second home.
Ever since we first decided to open the space in Bushwick, our main mission has been to be a place where one could feel safe, one could heal, make friends, find a mentor. To spread love and compassion. To take yoga and the practice outside of the Yoga mat, yoga room, to the streets, out to the world. To build a community where people can continuously grow, explore themselves, become more aware of the world around them and experience a healthier way of living, including a stronger link to the cycles and forces of nature, even while living in New York City.
We support and live for community and compassion.
Through the practice of Hatha, Vinyasa, and Kundalini Yoga (asana, pranayama), we introduce ways to find a balance and purify the body and mind to move to a state of higher awareness.
Ayurveda, an ancient holistic approach to life, is a way to be healthy and happy. Our goal is to help people understand their own bodies and what they need. In a healthy body, a healthy soul lives.
We also foster art, creativity, music, and dance. As well as offering Retreats- local and international, trips to parks, hiking, aerial yoga and much more. We embrace each other.
“Drink the nectar of compassion from your own heart. Don’t look for compassion anywhere else, from anyone else. It is inside you. You are the owner of this great virtue”
What are you waiting for!