Ananda Yoga Space

I took the Oni Yoga class today at 12pm & it was great. Despite the language barrier (I speak English, some spanish, no Portuguese), I was able to pay for my single class ($40R), borrow a mat and practice. The website says this class has intermediate to advanced poses. However, the instructor asked the class what they were up for and I was allowed to communicate (by hand gestures) my perefence of level (high, medium or low) and of course I recognized the word "vinyasana". So she lead us through an intermediate vinyasa flow. 👍🏿 She started us (about 10 of us) with some meditative breathing in easy pose, then sun salutations to get us warmed up, then a variation of asanas. They included chair pose, warriors 1 & 2, reverse warrior, humble warror with the bind, modified side plank & head stand to name a few. I was able to workup a good sweat, work out a few kinks and be challenged. The flow was a quick pace with poses held just long enough. The studio is on the 1st floor inside an apartment building. Super easy to find using uber/google maps. And the front desk guy will point you in the right direction. It was clean and welcoming. The ceiling fans were not on which made for a "warm yoga" class this rainy day. The soundtrack played was Sanskrit singing. At the end, the curtains were closed and the lights turned off for savasana.

Wonderful Yoga School in the heart of Copacabana. There is no better place! Teachers are 1000. The environment is clean, familiar and super welcoming.