Soul Hum Meditation in Sherman Oaks Soul Hum is the latest Zen enclave to open in the Valley. It offers elegant, inviting, and stress-to-bliss transformation in under 30 minutes. Soul Hum studio owner Natalie Kiwi says that the studio’s name is a derivative of the yogic contemplative mantra “so hum.” Soul Hum’s intention is to [...]
Locally owned and homegrown, Yoga Vibe WeHo is the sister studio to Yoga Vibe Los Feliz and Black Dog Yoga in Sherman Oaks. It is the quintessential neighborhood West Hollywood yoga studio. “We strive to be the kind of studio that is embedded in the community,” says co-owner Larry Santiago. Yoga Vibe West Hollywood Yoga Studio Yoga [...]
Meditate and Chill Sometimes we all just need to #CTFO (Chill The F*&@ Out) at any time of the day. Fortunately, the options for where we can do just that in LA are increasing. The DEN Meditation has added a Studio City location (they began with a La Brea flagship) to provide a fitting home [...]
Kundalini Yoga By the Sea studio in Santa Monica. Image by Samir Janjua Photo. Kundalini Yoga by the Sea is a welcoming studio in all senses of the word. Owners Dharam Dev Kaur Khalsa, Kia Ancilotto (Kia Dharam Atma), Lisa Arshawsky, and Nicholas Petricca share a commitment to the practice. They’ve created a [...]
Echo Park is a neighborhood on the rise. It has become a burgeoning mecca of new coffee shops, pet stores, and yoga studios. While the east side of Sunset Boulevard has seen refurbishment and revitalization indoors of buildings and properties, the edifices have kept the iconic murals that helped create its historic vibe. [...]
Toronto-based yoga collective, Moksha/Modo Yoga, has opened another brick and mortar on the East Side of Los Angeles in hip Echo Park. The studio is founded on seven pillars: health, eco-consciousness, accessibility, community, outreach, peace, and perpetual personal growth. The new space lives and breathes these tenets while simultaneously speaking to the East Side’s [...]
In charming Old Town Camarillo, located between Malibu and Santa Barbara, yoga practitioners can now find Sun Kissed Yoga, or SKY, as co-owner Andrea Jensen lovingly calls it. The beautiful studio boasts a clean, soothing palette and reclaimed wood at check-in, and warm, cocoon-like rich walls and floors in the expansive studio. SKY [...]
Within the heart of downtown Long Beach, Yoga 108 offers a hideaway where strong Vinyasa (flow) yoga and Bhakti (devotion) yoga collide. Co-owners Molly Madhuri Davidson and Theresa Devi are both Bhakti yoga teachers. Theresa says they wanted to "be able to talk about Bhakti and kick people's butts at the same time." [...]
Peak Power Yoga & Wellness is nestled in Ojai, close to Rainbow Bridge and the Sunday morning Farmers Market. Owner Ellen Bain’s positive vibes will make your morning. The inspiration for the studio came from Ellen’s love of both hot power yoga and of Foundation Training. Rather than leaving the Ojai Valley for these types of classes, [...]
Mandala Center LA studio Photo of Saul David Raye Class by Joy Santos Mandala Center LA—Yoga, Community, and Conscious Living— exemplifies both yoga’s collective experience as well as its personal practice. Mandala’s vision, according to co-founder Saul David Raye is, “to create a community of Teachers, Artists, Students, Activists. The intention is [...]