We are one of the original Seattle Yoga studios. We offer daily classes, yoga teacher trainings and many online asana and meditation offerings. For the past 13 months all classes have been streamed live via the HYC Facebook Live Stream Group page and these classes continue to be available online. In-person attendance is now also available for all classes listed on our schedule.
If you are coming in person, to get into the building you need to put the numbers, 1977 (one, nine, seven, seven) into the keycode, otherwise the outside door will remain locked and you will not get in.
If you are coming in person, to get into the building you need to put the numbers, 1977 (one, nine, seven, seven) into the keycode, otherwise the outside door will remain locked and you will not get in.
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The Hatha Yoga Center was founded by Bob Smith in 1977 and it has provided a safe and sacred space to practice yoga for 37 years. Ki McGraw and Bob Smith have codirected the studio for the past 15 years. There are many other wonderful teachers at the HYC.
These include: Chris List, Lynn Jensen, Kait Rhoads, Jai McCall-Smith, Daniel Maguire, Tasha Essen, Josh Carvajal, Beverly Denny, and Christa June (go to instructors for information about these teachers).Bob Smith, Ki McGraw, Chris List, Lynn Jensen and many others have combined their teaching forces to relay a powerful combination of Hatha Yoga, pranayama and meditation.
These include: Chris List, Lynn Jensen, Kait Rhoads, Jai McCall-Smith, Daniel Maguire, Tasha Essen, Josh Carvajal, Beverly Denny, and Christa June (go to instructors for information about these teachers).Bob Smith, Ki McGraw, Chris List, Lynn Jensen and many others have combined their teaching forces to relay a powerful combination of Hatha Yoga, pranayama and meditation.
Since 1977 the Hatha Yoga Center has provided a safe and sacred space for yoga classes. Beginning in 2012 the HYC has been located on the north side of a grand old building on the corner of 47th & University Way NE. There are two entrances, one to the south of Red Light (clothing store), on University Way, and one on 47th Ave NE.
The Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother is being brought forward by present day sadhaks the world over. The HYC website offers many youtube talks on Integral Yoga, the Upanishads, the Avataric lives of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, the Vedas, the Divine Life, the Synthesis of Yoga and so much more.
Students can come for one week, 10 days, two weeks, or any amount of time wished during the one month open ended workshop. The cost is $350 a week for the first two weeks and then $250 a week for the third or fourth weeks of study. Ki and Bob will help to set up your lodging. Their Balinese yoga studio is located at the stunningly beautiful location of the Sayan River Valley, Sayan-Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.
You choose the exact dates and we will help set up your lodging. The cost for 1- 2 weeks of 20 hours of instruction with Ki and Bob is $350 a week (for weeks 1 & 2), for weeks 3 & 4 - the cost is $250 per week.
Ki and Bob look forward to sharing their beautiful yoga studio that overlooks the Ayung River Valley in Sayan-Ubud, Bali and know that you will find the Balinese people to be inspiring in their approach to life and to daily ritual and prayer.Thank you for inquiring about our Bali Yoga Teacher Training Program.
Ki and Bob look forward to sharing their beautiful yoga studio that overlooks the Ayung River Valley in Sayan-Ubud, Bali and know that you will find the Balinese people to be inspiring in their approach to life and to daily ritual and prayer.Thank you for inquiring about our Bali Yoga Teacher Training Program.
Reviews (9)
Philip McMorrow
Oct 13, 2021
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Really awesome spot for yoga enthusiasts of all Ages and levels! Bob and Ki do a fantastic job of catering to your specific needs and are extremely knowledgeable in not just Yoga but physiology and philosophy of the practice .. spending half their year in Bali and having lived for prolonged times in India and guam they bring a well traveled, interesting and enthusiastic tone to your practice! Cant recommend them enough.
Karen Bullard
Oct 13, 2020
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Of all the yoga studios I have attended around the world, the Hatha Yoga Center in Seattle, USA is the most authentic in following the true spirit of yogic principles. The teachers instruct from a place of deep understanding and embodiment and support each person where they are at. They have continued to support their community during the pandemic by livestreaming all their classes as well as support a very few of us in person who are in their quarantine pod. I can't say enough about the quality and integrity of this yoga studio. So grateful to have found them in my own hometown.
Laurie Clark
Sep 15, 2020
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Hatha Yoga Center has been so helpful to me in safely providing livestream yoga classes throughout these challenging times. I have practiced here for about 5 years, and I have so missed my live yoga classes throughout this pandemic and business shutdown. Ki’s instruction is very precise, and she remembers every one of my physical issues and limitations and tailors her instruction during each class to the students who are in attendance and what their needs are. Her yoga has dramatically improved my functioning and reduced my pain even with an inflammatory arthritis condition that I have. Fortunately
Bill Litwin
Aug 26, 2020
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I have been taking classes at the Hatha Yoga Center going on 5 years and the owners Ki and Bob have always been welcoming, caring and provide very detailed instructions. They never push anyone beyond their physical capabilities and are very keen on getting to know each person in every class. As soon as the pandemic started they went to virtual teaching which has been wonderful and allows me to take classes either live or later in the day when I have the time. As a result I have been able to take a yoga class now for 276 consecutive days during this pandemic. A testament to the quality of Bob and
Diana
Jun 28, 2020
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DO NOT GO HERE.
Throughout the entire 2020 deadly coronavirus pandemic this place was open. They hosted classes with multiple instructors and students, nobody masked, no windows open. I walk by their storefront and March-June they were doing this. Defying legal rulings from the state, and endangering everyone they came into contact with. Regardless of lockdown rules, even the strictest Seattle was in, they refused to comply and were probably responsible for hundreds of people dying & many more cases in our city.
People are mad at college kids for spreading the virus, but businesses/owners/instructors
Throughout the entire 2020 deadly coronavirus pandemic this place was open. They hosted classes with multiple instructors and students, nobody masked, no windows open. I walk by their storefront and March-June they were doing this. Defying legal rulings from the state, and endangering everyone they came into contact with. Regardless of lockdown rules, even the strictest Seattle was in, they refused to comply and were probably responsible for hundreds of people dying & many more cases in our city.
People are mad at college kids for spreading the virus, but businesses/owners/instructors
Haley Boe
Jun 11, 2020
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Went on a Saturday to go to acupuncture and ask for yoga information and the worker slammed the door on my face! She rudely told me that she was recording a live stream and that she couldn’t help me. There was no sign up saying as such so how was I to know? Very very unwelcoming! Clearly not a true yogi and highly unprofessional. Hope she works through whatever darkness she is in.
Edited to add that it was the owner Ki who treated a potential new comer this way.
Edited to add that it was the owner Ki who treated a potential new comer this way.
Saurabh A.
Jul 07, 2019
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Hidden gem in the University District
I was introduced to this while living in the area, and found this place amazing. Bob and Ki gives personal attention to every individual, and you get a feel of being in the family. Most of the people here were long-timers (like 20+ years), and never stopped coming here.
If you want to explore yoga, this is prolly the best place in the town.
I was introduced to this while living in the area, and found this place amazing. Bob and Ki gives personal attention to every individual, and you get a feel of being in the family. Most of the people here were long-timers (like 20+ years), and never stopped coming here.
If you want to explore yoga, this is prolly the best place in the town.
Sattva Healing Arts
Jan 21, 2017
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The Hatha Yoga Center is the real deal.
If you're looking for real yogis to learn the science of yoga, then look no further.
I was lucky enough to come across them on my search for an authentic yoga teacher training course where I could learn beyond standardized, commercialized asana practice. I was incredibly pleased as I entered the program for my first weekend, with immediate focus on meditation and keen hands-on corrections. My body improved and changed drastically over the next two years, as did my body of knowledge in anatomy, kinesiology, and yogic philosophy and spiritual study as well
If you're looking for real yogis to learn the science of yoga, then look no further.
I was lucky enough to come across them on my search for an authentic yoga teacher training course where I could learn beyond standardized, commercialized asana practice. I was incredibly pleased as I entered the program for my first weekend, with immediate focus on meditation and keen hands-on corrections. My body improved and changed drastically over the next two years, as did my body of knowledge in anatomy, kinesiology, and yogic philosophy and spiritual study as well
Georgia Ragsdale
Dec 30, 2016
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Bob and Ki are deeply experienced practitioners and teachers. The studio has a feeling of warmth and acceptance for all body types and ages of practitioners. After practicing with Bob for many years I moved away from the area and I was unable to find a teacher that approached yoga so holistically and practically. Since moving back at a much older age, Bob and Ki have literally healed a small back issue that had been brewing for years. Truly a wonderful gift the Hatha Yoga Studio, get there if you can. Added bonus, Saturday morning yoga followed by the University Street Fair is a sweet wonderful
