The weekend after July 4th, the city is always a little less wall-to-wall people—and this includes yoga classes. So, being a rare soul in town (I’m saving those precious vacation days for August), I decided to start exploring my new-ish neighborhood—Prospect Heights, Brooklyn—and found a great new Saturday yoga-shop-snack route. To follow along:

Stop 1: Park Slope Yoga Center, 792 Union St.
I'd heard that this studio was good, but usually crowded. So this morning I walked over to Park Slope, a few minutes and about 8,000 tax brackets away. A guy setting out new schedules said they’d added six new sessions and were "back up to 70 classes" a week—ranging from open vinyasa to prenatal. The registration experience upstairs left some friendliness to be desired and the people in the waiting room looked cheery as a Monday morning subway ride, but once we filtered into the spacious, sky-lit studio, things immediately felt better.

The teacher, Beth, had us chant "hari om," and talked about the importance of all the paths of yoga, bhakti included. The class was a basic hatha flow that left me balanced and light—if a tad sticky, the fans remained still.

Stop 2: Brooklyn Industries, 206 5th Ave.
It seems like every hip yogini and yogi in the city has a cute, affordable canvas bag from here—if not a great winter jacket or comfy fleece dress. Still sweaty, I perused the "mega sale" racks and almost bought a purple down coat for $59. But there’s a reason people don’t buy down in July.

Stop 3: Heaven. I mean Oko, 152 5th Ave.
If you live anywhere near Brooklyn—like Ohio, say—you need to come to Oko. It's a new frozen yogurt and tea shop that's redunkulously delicious and all-natural. It's also incredibly eco—from the floors to the "eco-tainers" made of corn that your divine, refreshing "Greek-style" fro-yo comes in. Order the original flavor. Top with mango. Merge into oneness. Yum.

Stop 4: Home
Nap.

What's your favorite weekend yoga/relax route in da city?