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The Duchess of Sussex and a friend headed toModo Yoga, which offers hot yoga classes in an eco-conscious studio, in the West Village neighborhood of N.Y.C. The royal is in New York to see close friendSerena Williamsplay in the final of the US Open on Saturday.
Meghan, 38, joined a surprisingly full yoga class of up to 60 people on Friday.
“There were lots of sweet, knowing smiles” among some of the respectful patrons, a source tells PEOPLE.
And it comes as no surprise that one of her first stops in N.Y.C. was to a yoga class. Meghan has been a long-time advocate of yoga, with her momDoria Ragland— who is an instructor in L.A. — playing a major role in her love for the practice.
“She has been going to Modo Yoga for many years and tries to do so whenever she is in New York,” the source adds. “It was the perfect remedy for jet lag.”
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This isn’t the first time Meghan has turned to yoga to beat travel fatigue. During Meghan andPrince Harry‘s royal tour Down Under last October,she admitted she was fighting jet lag with a morning yoga sessionat 4:30 a.m.
Meghan arrived in New York on Friday afternoon aftertaking a commercial flight out of Londonat the last minute early in the morning.
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Meghan, Harry and Archie have also done some traveling as a family of three this summer. They headed to the Spanish island of Ibiza in early August, when Meghan celebrated her 38th birthday.
Shortly after, the familyheaded to Nicein the south of France, where they stayed at theprivate homeof family friendElton John.
source: people.com
