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Enjoy yoga? Pay what you can at these classes

Originally published: November 2, 2010 6:02 PM
Updated: November 3, 2010 9:01 AM
By SYLVIA E. KING-COHEN  sylvia.king-cohen@newsday.com

Quick ReadEnjoy yoga but can't afford to take classes? Studios across Long Island are asking students to pay what they can afford, whether that's $5, $15 - or nothing.

Photo credit: Danielle Finkelstein | Always-At-Aum Yoga Studio in West Babylon offers "free" classes to students, while encouraging donations to pay for expenses. (Oct. 21, 2010)

Tough economic times have many Long Islanders choosing carefully between "needs" and "wants," often forgoing the little luxuries that pad monthly expenses. At least partially in response to this quandary, several local yoga studios are now regularly offering classes where students are asked to pay only what they can afford, whether that's $5, $15 - or nothing. And, no one will say anything other...