A class for everyone to explore the basics of yoga. This class is both for new practitioners and people looking for a slower, more foundational class. Yoga Fundamentals does not generally include flow, connecting multiple poses together, but works on one pose at a time.
Class Pricing
The class drop-in rate is *sliding scale:
- Community - $10
- Sustainer - $15
- Supporter - $20
We also offer memberships and packages. Click here to learn more.
📌 Please note that there is a 5% credit card fee. To avoid the fee, click ‘pay later’. After registering, please send your payment through Venmo, Zelle, or CashApp within the hour. Please include the name of the PACKAGE/Pricing tier that you are purchasing in the payment description box. Due to limited space, if we don’t receive payment, you will be removed from the class. But you can re-register and pay.
Please email us at [email protected] or by clicking here if you have any questions
Class Location
The class will be located at our home studio, The Heart Space in Mid City near Banks Street and Carrollton Ave. The address and parking details will be emailed to you when payment for the class is received.
A community donation-based accessible yoga class under the Peristyle (42 Dreyfous Dr) at New Orleans City Park. No registration required.
A 30-minute practice that typically includes dharma (a teaching), mantra, mudra, and meditation. The teachings and practices for this offering are inspired by non-dual Shaiva-Shakta Tantra and tend to be focused on Tantric/Hindu deities (Gods and Goddesses).
Live on Zoom & recorded
This is a free/by-donation offering. It is my way to serve Shiva-Shakti. If you're called to donate, you can do so through one of the methods at the following link, but it is not required or expected. https://crescentcityyoga.com/home/payment/. To join for free check the "pay later" box when signing up.
You can also learn more about topics covered at Lee's Substack: Tantrik Yoga Sādhanā
You can opt out of the series anytime by accessing your account at https://crescentcityyoga.offeringtree.com/
❤️🔥 Heart Space Satsang: The Heart as a Sacred Path
Wisdom talk • Chanting • Meditation • Discussion
When: Monthly • Second Thursday of the month
upcoming dates: July 9, August 13, & September 10, 2026
Time: 7:00–8:30 PM
Where: The Heart Space - CCY’s Mid-City Home Studio (two blocks from Mona’s Cafe on Banks, you’ll receive the address when you sign up)
Investment: sliding scale $5-$20, but no one turned away (email [email protected] for support)
❤️🔥A satsang about the heart space in The Heart Space. ❤️🔥
Join us for a monthly satsang exploring the heart as a doorway to presence, devotion, and deeper connection. You can attend one gathering or join us for all three.
For the last several years, my spiritual practice has revolved around the heart.
It started as a simple intention (saṅkalpa), centered on love. At the time, I didn’t exactly know what I meant by it. But over time, through practice and grace, I came to see that Love as something deeper: as a quiet presence beneath the noise, a place of refuge, wisdom, and connection to something greater. Eventually, my intention evolved into ‘devotion to the Divine.’ While I refer to the Divine as the Goddess, she goes by many names and lives within every tradition. But through my practice, it feels like this one thing is true: we connect to that something greater, the Divine, the Goddess, whatever words you like — through the heart.
Drawing on the wisdom of yoga, non-dual Tantra, and the bhakti tradition, each gathering will include meditation, chanting, mantra, mudrā, and a discussion.
Together, we'll explore the heart as a doorway to the Divine and the deeper connection that unites us all.
You’ll learn a traditional Gaṇeśa invocation, simple take-home practices, and explore the role of devotion and mantra in Tantric yoga.
Open to everyone. Whether you are new to these teachings or have been practicing for years, you are welcome.
Community Kirtan at The Heart Space guided by Vera Lester
Kirtan is one of the practices of Bhakti Yoga — the yoga of the heart.
Together, we'll sing simple mantras and sacred songs, using the resonance of sound within our bodies as a focus of awareness.
All voices are welcome! The joy of singing together affirms that each of us belongs, and we are connected to each other and the Mystery of life.
No prior experience necessary. An open heart is all that's needed!
Oṁkāra is a simple and powerful communal chanting practice guided by Zia Oatley, where we gather in a circle and continuously chant the sacred sound Oṁ together.
As voices overlap and merge, the practice becomes a shared field of vibration, resonance, and presence. Over the course of about 45 minutes, we soften into breath, sound, and silence, connecting more deeply to ourselves, each other, and the underlying pulse of life itself.
No experience necessary. All are welcome.
This is a donation-based offering. You can donate when you sign up by credit card or via one of the links at https://crescentcityyoga.com/home/payment/. You can also bring cash.
* Please register in advance because space is limited.
* We have limited bolsters, so if you have one, please feel free to bring your own cushion. We also have chairs available.
* After you register, you'll receive an email with the address and parking. We are located at a home studio in Mid-City near Banks and Carrollton.
The Indian celebration of Guru Pūrṇimā is on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, but we’ll celebrate on Saturday August 1 from 6-8pm.
Guru Pūrṇimā is a sacred full moon celebration honoring the Guru principle. Today, especially in the West, the word guru can evoke discomfort or skepticism, and often for understandable reasons. This practice is an invitation to approach the Guru principle in an expansive and authentic way without ignoring the problematic associations around the word.
The Śaiva Tantric teachings say that the Guru is the means. I understand that as meaning: the ones who have walked before us light our path. And while maybe it’s possible to move to a deeper understanding of the Self on our own without the advice, teachings, and guidance of those who have walked before us, this has not been my experience. I owe my teachers—ones I’ve met and those whose books I’ve only read—the deepest gratitude because they helped me learn to listen to the highest Guru, the quiet voice of presence that connects us all and comes alive as intuition and insight. The teacher doesn't replace our own deepest knowing; they help us recognize it.
Our Guru Pūrṇimā practice will revolve around four ideas:
Gratitude. We will acknowledge the Guru Maṇḍala: the lineages, traditions, and all the teachers who have carried these practices. The Guru Maṇḍala includes all of the beings who have supported us, taught us, or from whom we learned, however complicated that may be.
Recognition of the Heart. We will recognize that every authentic teacher ultimately points us toward the heart of wisdom already present within us.
Discernment. We will discuss the importance of opening the heart while at the same time cultivating wisdom and discernment, honoring the genuine teacher without surrendering our capacity for clear seeing.
Recommit. Finally, we will use practice as a way to recommit to our regular practice as the way to honor the lineage and tradition of spiritual teachers of Tantra and yoga.
The practice will include discussion, chanting, pūjā, and meditation and may conclude with a fire ceremony (TBD).
All are welcome.
Sliding scale $10-50, but no one is ever turned away, so please reach out if you need support.