For most of us busy-as-bees New Yorkers, squeezing in a regular yoga class can be as much of a skill as hailing a taxi in the rain—at 5:30 on a Tuesday during a cab strike.

This is why the goddess invented lunchtime yoga. So that in between meetings and assignments and conference calls we can get our stretch and move and breathe on. Yoga studios all over have started to catch on to this phenom—one owner says these are some of her most popular classes. The extra good news is that many of these shortened sessions are cheaper than full-length classes.

So you don't have to, here's a roundup of quickie lunchtime yoga classes—you can always eat your actual meal al desko when you get back.

Breathing Project
This Lunchtime Flow yoga is a "gentle, yet invigorating, one-hour yoga class focusing on balancing stretching with strengthening," according to the Chelsea studio's website. Every Wednesday at 12:30, $10. Click here for more info:

Yoga Sutra
This studio at 42nd and 5th offers a 45-minute Vinyasa class open to all levels—perfect for
Vinyasa, open to all levels. At 12:15, Monday through Friday. They've also got an hour-long Ashtanga class and an upcoming lunchtime Iyengar sesh. Click here for more info.

Yoga People
For those of you who work closer to Brooklyn Heights than Midtown Manhattan, this studio has a one-hour open Vinyasa class at lunch. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 2pm. $14 (regular classes are $17). Click here for more info.

Laughing Lotus
Gaze at vibrant walls during lunch in Chelsea at this 60-minute "Flower Hour" open Vinyasa class. 12:30 to 1:30. Click here for more info.

Integral Yoga
Another 45-minute class for speedsters with tight schedules and/or watchful bosses. All weekdays at 12:15. These are classes with less instruction and "not for new beginners." Click here for more info.

Sonic Yoga
This Hell's Kitchen studio, voted #1 by City Search users, has a 60-minute "Flow 1" class at 12:30 weekdays. The site says the class "has a stilling quality that leaves you refreshed and restored." Click here for more info.

Levitate Yoga
Breathe off the stress at this "Quickie" class Monday through Saturday, 12:30 to 1:30. A calm hatha studio. Mixed levels. It's $12—classes here are usually $18. Click here for more info.

Om Yoga
Near Union Square? Rush into this one-hour "Express" class for all levels during weekdays. It's $12—classes here are usually $18. Click here for more info.

How do you get your midday yoga fix?