Fly Face Yoga: Small-Group Aerial Yoga in Brooklyn, NYC

Fly Face Yoga NYC runs aerial yoga for just four students at a time at 1764 East 12th Street in Homecrest, Brooklyn, about 375 meters from the Kings Highway station on the B and Q. A first group class costs $35, a drop-in is $40, and each session lasts 75 minutes. If you typed aerial yoga near me from south Brooklyn and want a quiet room where the teacher can adjust every wrap, this is one of the smallest hammock classes in the city, and most of its schedule is reserved for women.

The studio belongs to Karlygash Nishanbayeva, who teaches nearly every class on the current schedule. Her bio on the studio site says she is a certified yoga instructor who trained with the Yoga Alliance International Institute in India, has practiced yoga for more than 15 years, and spent three years teaching face yoga master classes in Kazakhstan before opening the Brooklyn studio. That background explains the unusual name: the studio sells two practices, aerial yoga, which it calls Fly Yoga, and face yoga.

The About page describes the space as a blend of modern comfort and a peaceful atmosphere, and it lists group aerial yoga, children's yoga, face yoga, pregnancy yoga and personal training. In practice, the group schedule on Momence is almost all aerial yoga, plus a handful of face yoga classes and private sessions in the late morning and afternoon.

This is not an acrobatics class with yoga in the title. The classes page lists breathing practices, mantras, meditation, strength work, stretching and spinal decompression in the hammock, then adds work most studios never touch: standing on nails and lying on nails, release of tension in the body and neck with balls and rollers, and a neck stretch using a separate small hammock. One student review on the studio site describes the nail board as a sadhu board, another calls it a Lyapko applicator, and both mention a gentle massage from the teacher during the final stretch.

Expect to go upside down. The beginner class description promises a supportive pace focused on strength, flexibility and confidence, while the advanced class is labeled more dynamic and physically engaging. A reviewer named Kenya warns that the flying part requires some upper body strength, and another student who had tried only one class years earlier says she was placed in the advanced level after her first visit, so the teacher does sort people by ability.

Read the class title before you book. Most group sessions are listed as Women's Group Fly Yoga, either Beginner or Advanced. The membership page says co-ed classes open to men and women run two days a week, and in the October and November schedule they fall on Fridays: Beginner Group Fly Yoga for women and men at 5 pm and Advanced at 6:30 pm. Men who want another time can book a private session.

For women, the week is full. Beginner classes run Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 am, 9 am, 10:30 am, 5 pm and 6:30 pm; Advanced classes run Monday and Wednesday at 9 am, 10:30 am, 5 pm and 6:30 pm. Friday morning has an Advanced class at 9 am and a Beginner class at 10:30 am, and Sunday has Beginner at 10 am and Advanced at noon. There are no Saturday classes on the current schedule.

The introductory group class is $35, a one-time rate for first visits. A single group drop-in is listed at $40 as a limited-time offer, down from $45. Packs are $145 for four visits, $245 for eight and $345 for twelve, and the site frames them as once, twice or three times a week for a month. A welcome bar on the site was offering 15 percent off group packs and private sessions with the code FLY15 when we checked.

Private Fly Yoga sessions run 90 minutes and cost $125 for one, a limited-time price down from $145, or $600 for five. The private list adds spine strengthening by the instructor, a relaxing neck and head massage and aromatherapy to the group menu. Face yoga is separate: $45 for a single group class, the same $145, $245 and $345 pack pricing, or $750 for three master classes of two to three hours each.

The cancellation policy on every class is strict: cancel at least 12 hours before the start time, or the class is marked as attended and deducted from your pack. A no-show is treated the same way. With only four hammocks per class, a single empty spot matters, so the rule is enforced.

The FAQ asks you to wear leggings and a T-shirt that covers your armpits, avoid loose clothing that can catch in the fabric, and bring yoga socks if you have them. Mats and other equipment are provided. No experience is required, and the FAQ suggests two or three classes a week for noticeable results, though once a week still helps. If you have a back injury, say so before class; the nail board and inversions are optional steps you can skip.

Take the B or Q train to Kings Highway, an accessible station, then walk a few minutes south and east to East 12th Street. The F stops at a different Kings Highway station about a kilometer west on McDonald Avenue. Street parking on the residential blocks is the norm, so leave extra time on weekday evenings when residents are home.

Kings Highway is one of south Brooklyn's main shopping streets, lined with bakeries, produce markets and clothing shops around the station, and it is a natural place for a coffee after a morning class. If you want water views, the Emmons Avenue waterfront in Sheepshead Bay is about two and a half kilometers south, a short ride on the B or Q to Sheepshead Bay station. Plan B: if all four spots are taken, AntiGravity Lab in Midtown and Om Factory near Union Square run larger hammock classes.

Address: 1764 East 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229. Subway: B or Q to Kings Highway. Class length: 75 minutes, four students. First group class: $35. Drop-in: $40. Packs: 4 for $145, 8 for $245, 12 for $345. Private: $125, or 5 for $600. Cancel 12 hours ahead.

Best for: women who want a very small, slow, therapy-minded class, beginners nervous about inversions, and anyone curious about nail boards. Less suited to: men outside the Friday co-ed slots, Saturday-only schedules, and people looking for aerial tricks and drops. Ask the Karpo APP for a bakery near Kings Highway after class.