SOUK Studio Debuts New York Yoga Mix of Vinyasa, Meditation, Breathwork

SOUK Studio is trying to stand out in NoMad by selling more than a class schedule. At 12 West 27th Street, 2nd Floor, the studio has built its New York identity around connection, community, storytelling, music, sweat, breathwork, and sound meditation, with co-founders Rima Rabbath and Monica Jaggi front and center.

The mix is deliberate. SOUK’s current class guide includes Shala Vinyasa, Jivamukti Yoga Open, SOUK Basic Stretch & Vinyasa, PRANAYAMA Level 1: Breathing Into Balance, and SOUK Sound Meditation, alongside teacher mentorship, retreats, massage therapy, chants and kirtan, and a new-student offer. A neighborhood listing puts the new-client drop-in at $30, a concrete price point in a Manhattan yoga market where convenience and value often matter as much as lineage.

Rabbath’s own story helps explain the studio’s positioning. SOUK began in Beirut, and Rabbath says she started teaching the studio over Zoom in March 2020 before building it into a physical presence in New York. Her bio says she began teaching yoga at the Jivamukti School in 2006 after earlier work in corporate marketing, and SOUK presents her teaching style as rooted in ancient wisdom, alignment cues, humor, and carefully curated music. Jaggi is also listed as a Jivamukti Yoga teacher, reinforcing the studio’s lineage-based foundation.

That lineage shows up in the programming, but so does a strong atmosphere brand. One Vinyasa class is described as medium intensity and breath-led, while SOUK Sound Meditation runs 65 minutes and uses singing bowls, chimes, and other overtone-emitting instruments before closing in silence. The breathwork offering, PRANAYAMA Level 1: Breathing Into Balance, runs 45 minutes. For students trying to fit practice into a packed day, that creates a menu built around pace, mood, and emotional reset rather than just a sweat session.

SOUK’s reach extends beyond drop-in classes. The studio also offered a 10-hour Harmonium TT Workshop from Friday, April 17 through Sunday, April 19, with a $350 workshop price, underscoring its interest in deeper teacher development and chant-based practice. The Fit Guide describes the studio as offering 65-, 75-, and 90-minute classes, plus a two-hour sound meditation session, which further signals a format designed for people who want their yoga to feel both rooted and curated.

That combination is the point. In a crowded Manhattan yoga scene, SOUK is leaning into a polished but clearly specific identity: Jivamukti-informed, breath-forward, music-aware, and built for students who want something that feels like practice and ambiance in the same room.