Connection. Tradition. Mastery.™
Voted Best Yoga Studio
2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Sama [sämə]:
Same, equal, equanimity
Yoga is more than exercise, it is a scientific, systematic path to optimal well-being. We invite you to join us in the light-filled spaciousness of our studio to cultivate strength, courage, longevity and inner peace.
We believe that there is more that unites us than divides us—the heart of our practice at Sama Yoga Center.
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Everyone can benefit from a yoga practice, and where you are right now is the perfect place to start. We offer mindful, traditional yoga with a focus on your optimized well-being.
At Sama Yoga Center, expect all of the health benefits our yoga and mindfulness practice offers plus whole life improvements.
Our Studio & Garden
Classes are conducted by certified, experienced, and compassionate instructors, all Sama trained and mentored in our state-of-the-art studio. Enjoy a welcoming community, classes that you can do, floor to ceiling windows, gently heated floors, lockers, showers, and ample covered parking.
With the serene view of our meditation garden and fountains, your calm starts here.
We are easily accessible, conveniently located a two minute walk from the train station, right in the heart of New Canaan, Connecticut.
Connect with yourself and others.
Practice all eight limbs of yoga, meditation, śavāsana.
Master your mind, your body, your self.
Our yoga studio and accredited training academy offer in person and online programs for every ability. Instructors are certified, trained and mentored through Sama Academy and are here to support you.
Take classes in our light-filled, spacious studio and seasonal outdoor garden, tone your muscles with our signature sama sculpt classes, train your body with our private bodyweight program, expand your knowledge or become a yoga teacher through Sama Academy, work individually in private lessons, upgrade your wardrobe in our curated in-studio shoppe, and join a retreat through Sama Experiences.
We provide services to take care of yourself so that you can go out and take care of the people you love.
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Private Yoga Sessions
Our teachers meet you where you are and make yoga accessible, inclusive and enjoyable for every body, age and ability.
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Sama Retreat Experiences
According to Dana, our retreats are full of fruitful discussions, insightful teachings and the bringing together of beautiful humans.
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Personal Bodyweight Training
Curated personal bodyweight training in a private retreat-like atmosphere with flexible programs.
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Yoga Teacher Training
Our 200-hour Yoga Alliance® Registered Teacher Trainings are offered online or online+ and based on all 8 limbs of yoga.
Voted Best Yoga Studio year over year!
Thank you for voting for us! We are here because of you.
“Best Yoga: Sama Yoga, hands down. Any class with Amy Bilden or owner Rebekah Jacobs will be great (and very newbie-friendly), but I’ve never had a bad experience in this soul-warming, sacred space.” -New Canaanite
What people are saying...
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"I feel grateful I discovered this nest in New Canaan! Rebekah built an inspiring, loving, peaceful studio where yoga is at home and everything flows beautifully."
Gabriela
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"A class at Sama Yoga feels like a big bear hug for the mind & body! As a bodyworker & practicing yogi for over 25 years, Sama Yoga Center is the place I go to take care of myself..."
Cindy
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"I'm a 52 year old guy and starting yoga seemed a bit intimidating but the folks at Sama made me feel super comfortable, and the classes have allowed me to improve at my own pace."
Ronald
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"Beautiful studio with amazing natural light + heated floors. Flows are a nice balance of accessible and challenging. Everyone is there to have fun, and Rebekah makes you feel right at home!"
Emma
