Yogala is a space to feel better, raise the vibration and come as you are. Since 2011 we've offered Echo Park and the surrounding neighborhoods yoga, meditation and their complementary holistic practices, goods and services. We are a collective of teachers, healers, practitioners, craftspeople who believe connecting with and taking care of ourselves and our communities, body, mind and soul, is essential.
Now, in the time of the Covid pandemic, together Sam, Melinda and Jannica and many more transform Yogala. We are practicing together and sharing our offerings online and in Elysian Park. We have joined with The Moon Sanctuary in Atwater for our healing and private yoga sessions. As we continue to evolve we are looking forward to sharing more with you from this space. And, when practicing together in person, in studio becomes a reality again, we envision a big, bright, light new space to hold our expanding community and offerings.
Samantha Jones Garrison
Yogala Founder, Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Reiki Master
Recognizing a need in Echo Park for a community space, Sam brought her dedication to yoga and it's surrounding practices to a space in the Elysian Heights neighborhood on Echo Park Ave. The space was intended to hold the vast array of practices yoga offers and in that way, have something for everyone. It was also created to be a welcoming homey place where one can relax, connect and evolve.
Melinda Parker
Yogala Partner, Yin Yoga, Hatha + Meditation Teacher
Melinda joined Yogala in 2013 as an exchange staff, trading hours at the desk for practice. Through the years she has been one of Yogala's most devoted students, teachers and staff - taking several trainings, hundreds of classes and growing in her roles as teacher and holder and cultivators of the Yogala space, business and community. Her steady, authentic way defines Yogala.
Jannica Klingborg
Yogala Partner, Yoga Teacher + Healer
Jannica Klingborg came to Yogala after several years teaching yoga and practicing CNT (Thai Abdominal Massage) In south east Asia and Europe. She leads thoughtful, fun, powerful vinyasa classes in which students build strength and abilities on so many levels. Her CNT sessions are transformative and her positive energy uplifts all. In addition to teaching and practicing at Yogala, Jannica is essential in keeping the studio as a whole flowing and thriving.