Longtime Chelsea Yoga Studio To Open UES Location

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A yoga studio based out of Chelsea for two decades is expanding its reach across Manhattan and will open a new location on the Upper East Side, the studio's owner announced recently.

Laughing Lotus re-branded itself as LL Studio by Laughing Lotus ahead of its opening of two new yoga studios on the Upper East Side and in the Flatiron District. The Upper East Side location is expected to open on Dec. 14 in a space at 1477 Third Avenue between East 83rd and 84th streets.

Laughing Lotus got its start 20 years ago on a rooftop park in Greenwich Village before moving into a Chelsea studio later that year, studio owners said.

"From our early beginnings on a rooftop in the sky to opening up our first little Lotus in 1999, it's that generous yogic spirit that we have all fallen in love with. We have always been the place where you can show up and be yourself and want to create that freedom in a bigger way around New York City," Laughing Lotus co-founder Dana Trixie Flynn said in a statement.

The expansion will be led by Laughing Lotus co-founders Trixie Flynn and Jasmine Tarkeshi in partnership with architect Ulises Liceaga and alternative medicine practitioner Katie Treadwell. Liceaga's firm, The Fractal Group, designed the new studios with custom-made furniture.

"We have created a colorful, bright and sleek space. The flooring begs for bare feet and the walls celebrate the urban experience," Liceaga said in a statement. "We wanted to create a space where people can practice yoga in a fun, party-like environment but also where yogis can relax and meditate in a serene, urban sanctuary."

Rates at LL Studio are $30 for a drop-in class, $235 for a 10-class package or $189 per month for an unlimited membership with a 3-month commitment.