Vidya

After participating in her first yoga class as part of a job description, Vidya (Mardi Sykes) was charmed. She has since spent years examining varied approaches to the practice of yoga, studying with much-admired teachers like Manorama, Max Strom, and Shiva Rea. In 2006, she was Yoga Alliance certified through the Sankalpah College of Yoga. In her classes, she merges reverence for the respected tradition of Sanskrit with a love of world and modern music. She inspires an atmosphere of courageous curiosity through dynamic vinyasa flow, balancing mindfulness with a playful disposition, and encouraging each student to explore his or her expression of yoga through music, breath, creative movement, and meditation. She teaches classes throughout NYC and internationally. Vidya is grateful to be teaching under the guidance of the gifted teachers who have shared their experiences with her; she offers the efforts of her teachings to Shri Manorama ji, for her generosity of love, light, and wisdom.