Donald Edwards

Studio Director & Founder

“We all need small sparks, small accomplishments in our lives to fuel the big ones… Because its the small sparks, which start small fires, that eventually build enough heat to burn the whole f*cking forest down.” - David Goggins

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I founded And Yoga Studios to give back to a neighborhood I fell in love with. There was a need in a community where the culture was neglected, black businesses depleted, and good services deprived, so I sought to make a change. As one of only a few black men in America who owns a yoga studio, I'm committed to encouraging black excellence through business and legacy. In addition, I desired to create something unique that the long-time residents would be proud of and the new residents could appreciate. Harmoniously bridging the gap and bringing everyone together has been a testament to our outstanding teachers and the undying support from individuals in our Member Community. They deserve honor, respect, and praise for supporting these beautiful spaces that we call And Yoga Studios.

donald@andyogastudios.com



Featured Rock Stars

At And Yoga Studios, we work hard to bring you some of the best quality, trained, professional instructors in Brooklyn to help you warm up, bend, and relax on the mat and in the air.  From our dynamic aerial to our energetic yoga and fitness classes, you can be sure that our instructors will elevate your spirit and inspire your practice.


Maggie Beutner

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” —William Butler (WB) Yeats

Vinyasa Yoga

RYT 500

@maggiebeutner


Makaya aka rev Love

“It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” - Jiddu Krishnamurti

Vinyasa Yoga - Jivamukti RYT 250

@revlovemusic @onenationsound 

@yogaforactivists


Lake escobosa

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you"- Dr. Maya Angelou

Pilates Yoga Anti-Gravity

RYT 500

@embody_lake


Bella Crezcensi

Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky. -Hafiz

Yoga RYT 200


 

Tomika Hendricks

“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” - Oprah Winfrey

Yoga RYT 200

Aerial Yoga

@me_eeks


jessie Franchebois

“We have to know our place in the ecosystem of which we are a part, and this means living ‘consciously’: being aware of nature and how it affects us and how we, in turn, affect nature.”

- Sebastian Pole

Vinyasa Yoga

Yoga RYT 200

@jess_intheflesh

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Kelly Watt

Finally, I saw that worrying had come to nothing.

And gave it up. And took my old body and went out into the morning, and sang. - Mary Oliver

Vinyasa Yoga 200 HR YTT

@kelwatt @vanyasa_yogacommunity


El Taylor

Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” - Leonardo da Vinci

YTT 200, AYT 50, RYT 25, YNT 35


Ricole Beubian

“She is clothed in strength and dignity and laughs without fear of the future." Proverbs 31:25

Vinyasa Yoga

RYT 200, CYT 25

@colayoga_


Devlin of The HousE Stark

"We're all just walking each other home"

-Ramm Dass

Vinyasa Yoga

RYT 200

@devlinstark


 

Kathleen Bostleman

"Simple awareness is the seed of responsibility." - Jenny Odell

RYT 200

@kbostleman embodimentessentials.com

 

Paige Wharton

RYT 200, AYT 50

“Pleasure reminds us that even in the dark, we are alive. Pleasure is a medicine for the suffering that is absolutely promised in life… Pleasure is the point. Feeling good is not frivolous, it is freedom.”
— Adrienne Maree Brown

Past & Contributing

Yogis