Aerial Yoga Near Me in Midtown: AntiGravity Lab's Original Hammock Classes

AntiGravity Lab is the New York headquarters of AntiGravity Fitness, the hammock workout created by Broadway dancer Christopher Harrison, and it teaches on the 11th floor of 265 West 37th Street, Suite 1100, three blocks from Penn Station. Every class is 60 minutes with 14 hammocks, and first-timers get five classes for $100. If you searched aerial yoga near me in Midtown, this is the studio of the man who put the silk hammock into fitness classes.

Christopher Harrison holds a BFA in dance from the University of Utah, danced on Broadway and in 1991 founded AntiGravity, an entertainment brand of aerial performers. The fitness side, AntiGravity Fitness, was founded in 2007, turning the performers' hammock tricks into a class format for non-dancers. The Lab on West 37th Street is the brand's own New York base, where Harrison still turns up on the schedule.

That is not a figure of speech: on Monday, October 12, 2026, he was listed as co-instructor for a FUNdamentals class. Classes here use the trademarked AntiGravity hammock, which the studio says is rated for over 2,000 pounds, and the FAQ notes that every class begins with a levitating meditation and ends with a floating savasana, a ritual repeated in every AntiGravity class.

First-timers should book AntiGravity FUNdamentals, the beginner-level aerial intro. The description promises the foundational wraps, inversions, stretches and strength-building techniques, and calls it perfect for first-timers. In the week of October 19 it runs Monday at 6:30 pm, Tuesday at 7:45 pm, Wednesday at 6:30 pm, Thursday at 5:15 pm and Saturday at noon, so there is a beginner class almost every day.

Aerial Yoga Flow, labeled all levels, is the second step. It begins in a weightless womb pose, moves through supported yoga postures and zero-compression inversions, and finishes in a cocoon savasana. Flow runs Wednesday at 5:15 pm and Saturday at 3 pm, with a weekday lunchtime version on Tuesday at 12:30 pm and Aerial Yoga Power on Friday at 12:30 pm for Midtown office workers.

Our honest take: do not book Flips and Tricks or Freestyle on your first week, however athletic you are. Flips and Tricks, on Thursday at 6:30 pm, requires five completed AntiGravity classes before you join, and Freestyle, on Friday at 6:30 pm, requires at least three and caps the room at 10 with two instructors present. Both assume you already know the wraps taught in FUNdamentals.

For recovery days, Restorative runs Tuesday at 6:30 pm and Saturday at 10:30 am, and Strength and Stretch is on Tuesday at 5:15 pm. The schedule also includes Absolute Abs on Monday at 5:15 pm, Abs on Saturday at 1:30 pm and two aerial Pilates classes on Wednesday and Friday. There are no Sunday classes, and the studio closes at 4 pm on Saturdays.

The live booking page lists a single class at $40, valid for one month, and a buy-one-get-one offer of two credits for $40 that you can share with a friend. First-timers get the First 5 Classes for $100 deal, valid 30 days, which is the obvious first purchase. A 10-class pack costs $300 and a 15-class pack $400, both valid three months.

For heavy use, one week of unlimited classes costs $200, and the three-month unlimited plan is $275 a month. Private sessions for one or two people are $150, or $600 for five and $1,350 for ten. The website FAQ still quotes older figures of $35 a class and $160 for five classes; the booking page prices are the ones you pay at checkout.

The dress code is strict for a reason. Wear fitted clothing that covers your armpits, and opaque leggings, since you will spend time upside down with the fabric pressing behind your knees and under your arms. Socks are optional but must be grip socks if worn; otherwise come barefoot. Leave jewelry at home, and avoid large meals for at least 90 minutes before class.

First-timers should arrive at least 15 minutes early to get fitted to a hammock, and you can cancel without penalty up to 12 hours before the start. Studio hours are 10 am to 7:30 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday. Take the elevator to the 11th floor; Suite 1100 is the studio's door.

The A, C and E trains at 34 Street-Penn Station are about 240 meters away, and the 1, 2 and 3 at Penn Station about 400 meters. Times Square-42 Street is a similar walk for the N, Q, R, W, S, 7 and the 1, 2, 3. Commuters on LIRR and NJ Transit can walk from Moynihan Train Hall, the station inside the old Farley post office building on Eighth Avenue.

After a weekday lunch class, walk east to Herald Square, where Broadway, Sixth Avenue and 34th Street meet, or continue to Bryant Park between 40th and 42nd Streets, where the Winter Village opens on October 28. Plan B: if FUNdamentals is full, Om Factory at 873 Broadway near Union Square runs 75-minute aerial yoga classes, including on Sundays when the Lab is closed.

Address: 265 W 37th St, 11th Floor, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10018. Subway: A, C, E or 1, 2, 3 to 34 Street-Penn Station. Classes: 60 minutes, 14 hammocks. Beginners: FUNdamentals, most weekdays and Saturday at noon. First five classes: $100. Drop-in: $40. Arrive 15 minutes early, cancel 12 hours ahead, no Sunday classes.

Best for: complete beginners who want the original AntiGravity method, Midtown workers who can take a lunchtime or 5:15 pm class, and fitness instructors curious about the source of the format. Less suited to: Sunday practitioners and anyone who prefers a slow, long class, since sessions here are a brisk hour. Ask the Karpo APP for lunch near Penn Station after a weekday class.