Love the center! Went with them to the Detox retreat last year and it was super transformational for me. A combination of deep knowledge, companionate teachers and staff, strong principle and idea - this is what attracted me the most. On the retreat had amazing realizations and insights that helped me move in life easier and resolve some deep issues that I had. A really unique service that they have is Aura Photography! I tried it at the retreat ( they do it to see the difference in the beginning and the end of the retreat) and I was amazed of how accurate it was! After I came few more times to track the changes in my energy and in my state! For me right now it's a great tool of self-care where I can see what's going on with my body and my energy! Now coming to yoga classes few times a month! It's not a lot but I already feel the difference and a positive shift for myself! Very grateful to have such a center in my neighborhood

This place is magical. it transformed my life. i learned so much! i have attended 2 retreats already and now know what is the right way to eat and to live. Have so many aspirations now! i am very excited to be a part of family of light. Ihar and Alaknanda's energy is always so calming and uplifting at the same time. When i leave that place, i am always happy, centered and ready for more. You learn about yourself and how you function. You then learn how you can improve yourself and your life. I highly recommend "family of light" to everyone !

I have attended three retreats with Alaknanda and her team in the Poconos over the past four years . I became a vegetarian and have learned many tools on how to meditate / do yoga and raise my vibration . The vegetarian food Kate cooks for the retreats is spectacular !!!! and when I leave after three days I feel so nourished ... so feeling relaxed , happy and nourished is how you will feel if you go anywhere with family of light 💡!!! I highly recommend them :)

I’m thankful this place is in my neighborhood. I have mostly experienced this venue for yoga classes. Theres a nice sense of community. I love taking yoga here due to the teachers , you can tell they take their practice seriously and truly emulate the spirit of their teacher. I’ve been practicing yoga for ten years and am almost at the end of becoming a kundalini yoga teacher, so I’m sensitive about teaching styles and the integrity of a practice. Anastasia is usually my teacher, she’s great. She’s truly passing the lineage, which is so rare and valuable today in Yoga. It’s always very relaxing as well as helpful as far as alignment ect. She also uses and distributes essential oils throughout the practice if desired.

***Update to previous review in response to the owner's response*** Nope! I'm NOT a competitor so stop lying. I attended a "class" on using essential oils with pets back when you were located on Coney Island Ave in Brooklyn. Fortunately, most of the people in the class were friends of your deceptive company and just there to help you push products because the info you provided that day was dangerous. Don't lie, that's not good karma. Previous review This place pushes the use of essential oils on pets. Essential oils are extremely dangerous to use around pets, especially cats. They will host "free" seminars and then pressure you to buy expensive packages in whatever they're selling that week. Anything but holistic, be wary of this owner and her practices.

Words can’t describe how much I’m grateful for Family of Light Holistic Center and my Grand Master-Teacher Alaknanda Nabar, who is the founder and co-owner of the center. I came to the center in February 2018 for the Intuitive Painting Night by just pure “coincidence”, I didn’t know how drastically my life will change in less than 1 year after I entered the center. When I came to center I was physically and emotionally exhausted, in a beginning stage of depression, didn’t know what to do and where to move in my life. For over 15 years I had a career in Professional Ballroom and Latin Dance but I was exhausted and the things I thought will make me happy and all the achievements I had - didn’t really fulfill me. So 2 months after the painting night I went to Detox Retreat in Poconos and I was amazed with the all information and knowledge I received there from Grand Master Teacher & Founder Alaknanda Nabar and all the support as well as guidance from Master Teacher Kate Chmil. I came back to my life after the retreat with new energy, new ideas and inspiration. I stared to use essential oils and do mediations daily. Although I had tried lots of mediation techniques before coming to the center but when I stated to come to the center for Alaknanda’s Timeline Healing Meditations and different center events I had incredible changes in my emotional state. I also got my Usui Reiki Level 1 & 2 Attunement and Initiation from Alaknanda which helped me in my personal healing journey. A few more months later I visited Reiki Retreat to learn advanced and deeper healing practices which completely changed my perspective in life and I slowly stared to come back to my real self. I have to say working on yourself and bringing yourself on your High Karmic Path and staying there is not easy. It requires a lot of dedication, strength, faith and honesty with yourself & with your teacher, as well as strong principles and morales, it’s definitely is not a path for everyone. But this is exactly what I was looking for: Real Vedic knowledge, complete integrity and unconditional support- that’s what I found in the center and that’s what helped me to be where I am right now! After the Reiki retreat I got my Karmic Life Map from Alaknanda and she guided me to go for a yoga certification based on my chart as well as my experience with Physical Body. I was practicing yoga for more then 6 years before but never thought of becoming a yoga teacher. But when I went through my Yoga certification in Integral Yoga Institute I understood that I would love to share all the knowledge and experience I got through my life. When Alaknanda and Kate offered me to teach Yoga based on traditional Vedic Knowledge at the Center- I was ecstatic to get such an opportunity to work with such amazing people and to pursue my life purpose. I spent the next few months doing daily intense trainings that lasted 10-15 hours with Alaknanda and Kate learning about the energetic aspects of yoga and physical body that was not covered by my Yoga Teacher Training. In a few months I was teaching yoga in another Reiki Retreat for Energy Academy students. I am forever grateful to Alaknanda for Founding the Family of Light Holistic Center and to Kate for supporting the Mission. This center had changed my life completely, brought purpose to my being on this planet and connected me to my mission of supporting people to get in and stay on their High Karmic Path, where they can be happy, fulfilled, balanced and aligned with their Higher Self, where they can find their purpose and mission, their soul families and soulmates, build supportive families, grow and expand as human beings. I highly recommend everyone to try all services that the center offers and then see how your life becomes amazing.

I was interested in trying out this studio ... on both Google and Yelp they have rave reviews, mostly 5 stars. I signed up for a Saturday morning Slow Flow with Aromatherapy class, with a $30 Unlimited yoga pass for new members. I arrived about 10 mins early, and found the studio locked. There was another customer waiting outside, who told me that no one was answering the phone number listed on the confirmation email (and flyers inside the doorway). She also told me that this is the third week in a row that she signed up for a class and the instructor hasn't shown up. While that happened to her, and not me (so far it's only been once, ha!), I would definitely have thought twice about signing up for a class here if I had known this information. I will be requesting a refund and looking forward to trying other yoga studios / classes in the neighborhood. :)

I wanted to say thank you to ihar and alakhandra for opening my eyes on the retreat and teaching me how to be whole and how to treat myself well. I used to think treating myself well was to go out , drink , sleep till noon and eat what ever I want . But that's how I ran myself into a lot of physical pain and for years could not understand why my muscles hurt all the time ... Since the retreat , I have been a vegan , no more coffee, I do yoga every morning and meditate . I learned how to heal myself emotionally and mentally . I feel alive ! I signed up and go to yoga and dance whereas for years I was waiting to go only if someone joins me... I became independent and much much happier !! I am just so very thankful !!! You both are a godsend to me and whose ever lives you touch!!!

I worked with Family of Light for a corporate networking reception, and it was a huge success! Pre-event communications were prompt and responsive, and Kate was lovely to work with on-site. Our attendees were excited to participate in the experience, and it served as a great conversation topic. Kate's setup also brought a great energy to the event. I would definitely recommend Family of Light for future events if you're looking for something fun and unique for your attendees.

We hosted a 'Night Market' during the holidays at Root Studios and brought in Family of Light Holistic Center as one of our interactive partners last month. Kate and the on-site team/owners were amazing at the event and extremely professional. They were both informative and charismatic, which are key traits you'd want from a partner, especially during a heavily trafficked event! We received great feedback from the attendees, as everyone loved getting their aura and energy read. One of the best takeaways from the reading also includes a cute polaroid! Following up on the event, 2 weeks later, each participant was sent a personalized and extensive chakra report which was really great to refer back to. We would 100% partner up with Family of Light Holistic Center again for another event/gathering!