Yoga Pop Up Debuts In Montauk Next Week

A Stony Brook-based yoga studio is gearing up to open a pop up location in Montauk.

Mindful Turtle Yoga & Wellness is setting up shop for the summer season at 34 S. Erie Ave. Classes officially beginning on May 3.

“Mindful Turtle has thrived in the Stony Brook community for the past four years since we opened our first location,” said Danielle Goldstein, the owner. “Montauk is a beautiful place to practice, and weʼre honored to bring yoga to this incredible community with our second location.”

Mindful Turtle first opened four years ago.

Goldstein said she always eyed expanding, and Montauk is the ideal location. "I've always loved the laid-back vibe," she said.

Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Hatha, and Mysore practices are on the menu of classes. Creative wordage on the walls helps inspire mindfulness, Goldstein said.


Part of Mindful Turtle's mission is to offer affordable yoga. "We want to serve the local community very much so," she said, adding discounts will be available for year-round Montauk residents. Single classes are $20, and packages are available. A special introductory special for four months of unlimited yoga is $550 for those who sign up by May 24.

The studio will feature some of the earliest classes in Montauk — 5:30 a.m. — to support those who are working all day. Late afternoon classes are also on the schedule.

She isn't ruling out a year-round location in Montauk. "If the community wants us to stay, for sure," she said.

Diane Ferraro, previously the development director of Project MOST, is the studio's director. “Having grown up in Montauk, and having practiced yoga for nearly half my life, I’m excited to stand up as a ‘home grown local’ and support this beautiful hamlet and the people who make it such an exquisite place to be," she said.

“We’re also excited to offer special yoga wedding packages,” Goldstein said. “With Montauk booming as a popular place for nuptials, we’re here to help people feel blissful, centered and ready for their big day.”

Full pricing and class schedule can be found on the studio's website.