Halara returns to Bryant Park Yoga for second straight year

Halara returned as presenting partner of Bryant Park Yoga for a second straight year, putting one of Midtown Manhattan’s busiest public spaces back in motion as a free outdoor studio. The series opened May 27 and runs through September 16, with Tuesday classes at 10 a.m. on the Upper Terrace and Wednesday classes at 6 p.m. on the Lawn.

That schedule is the draw. Bryant Park’s yoga program is free to the public, lasts one hour, and is open to all levels, which makes it one of the easiest entry points for New Yorkers looking for a morning reset or an after-work unwind without stepping into a studio. Bryant Park says the park draws more than 12 million visitors a year and calls itself Midtown Manhattan’s town square, a useful reminder that this is yoga happening in the middle of a very busy city day rather than apart from it.

The practical setup is straightforward. Attendees need to bring their own mat, water and a towel, since the park does not provide mats. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged because it completes the waiver in advance and delivers weather-related cancellation updates, a small but important detail for anyone planning around summer schedules and sudden shifts in the forecast.

Halara’s role goes beyond logo placement. On June 3, June 10 and June 17, the brand will set up a dedicated activation area where participants can stop before and after class, see an AI-powered fitting mirror, pick up giveaways and look at items including the UltraSculpt leggings and the Smiley collection. Cya Zhang, Halara’s co-founder and global brand growth lead, framed the partnership as a way to meet people where they are and build community, and that is exactly how the series functions on the ground: part class, part social ritual, part brand touchpoint.

The instructor lineup gives the program added pull. Bryant Park’s 2026 schedule includes Nico Sarani, Kirra Michel, Mariana Fernández, Anna Greenberg and Denis Morton, a roster that brings recognizable names from the broader fitness world into a public park setting. For regular practitioners, that means reliable instruction; for newcomers, it lowers the barrier to showing up.

Bryant Park Corporation, founded in 1980 to restore and operate the park after its severe decline in the 1970s, still describes its mission as creating a rich and dynamic outdoor experience for New Yorkers. In its 23rd year, Bryant Park Yoga fits that mission cleanly. The classes remain free, accessible and unmistakably public, which is exactly why they keep filling up the lawn and the Upper Terrace every summer.