Silent Dance Center

SDC provided me with an amazing yoga foundation with deeply compassionate instructors. Iyengar yoga certification requires the most rigorous yoga training in the world, so it tends to attract a certain personality type. SDC has one of the most diverse array of yoga teaching personalities/​styles I’ve ever experienced. Val and Jim are my favorites. Decent price, two locations, and always safe to practice. Check out SDC!

The Silent Dance Center (SDC) is an excellent yoga studio, with lots of very experienced, well trained teachers and a number of classes at two studios in Honolulu. Most of the teachers are Iyengar certified, meaning they have passed a rigorous training and testing process. They can teach you yoga correctly and safely, even if you are old and stiff (like me). If you are already an accomplished yogi, they will be able to challenge you and help you progress.
They teach in the Iyengar tradition. (cut and paste the URL below to find out about the Iyengar method)
I’ve been going there for 27 years and it has been an important and cherished part of my life. Check ‘em out.
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I enjoy practicing Yoga at the silent dance center mainly because of the diversity of teachers and there are classes seven days a week! It’s great to have male /​female teachers and a number of them at that, you are bound to find one who makes each class worth looking forward to attending! Also the price is very affordable, I highly suggest checking out the Silent Dance Center studios!

I LOVE the Silent Dance Center for a multitude of reasons some, of which, I will attempt to describe. First off, they are the oldest yoga studio on the island and probably one of the oldest in the US. Several of their teachers have been teaching for over 25 years!
I like that they have two different locations to chose from and over 50 classes/​week to offer. What I think I love the most about SDC is that they have 15 certified Iyengar instructors to choose from so it’s so cool to learn different things from different teaching styles.
One of the reviews below (Kara, one star) went to one of my least favorite teachers at the center who happens to be very popular and has a huge following. Everyone has different tastes in teaching and SDC offers so many options.
SDC has all the props you need and they welcome all levels without a hint of yoga/​gym/​workout pretentiousness. The Iyengar style of yoga is known to be very attentive to safety and awareness. I love this place. I hope you’ll check it out!

I’m not a yoga expert, but have been consistently attending classes at both SDC locations for a year now. I really enjoy yoga here because a) it is unpretentious — no one cares if you just bought your clothes at Lulumon, b) they have all the props you could possibly need, and c) the instructors are great at pushing you to do all you can, and even further, with being cognizant that a beginner class is for beginners, etc.
The locations are calming and both are an oasis in the middle of urban Honolulu. I always feel restored and recharged after a visit.

I love the Moilili SDC. The price is decent. You can either take one class for $ 10 or 4 classes in a month for $ 30, but there is also an unlimited option. There are several great instructors and times so you can pick your favorite or switch around. I also like Evelia. All the props and mats are provided, and in Iyengar yoga we use a lot of props. The studio has no frills, just a big breezy room (unless there are Kona winds) with wood floors and open windows. No harsh lighting, no air conditioner and no heat-​just the way I like it.

Silent Dance Center is the best yoga studio on Oahu, hands down. And even better its an Iyengar studio. There are two locations, one in Kaimuki and one in Mo’ili’ili on King close to UH. You can sign-​up for a monthly membership and take as many classes as you want or you can take single classes. There are a huge variety of classes from level 1A-​3, and they even teach pranayama (yogic breathing).
Though all of the teachers are great, I love Evelia and Jim, especially for more beginning type yogis. For more advanced classes, I’d stick with Ae and Glenn. Personally, my favorite class is the Thursday morning Level II classes with Ae, a class that most of the teachers attend.