LA Yoga

Green Yoga Studio on Third Street Promenade

While twenty-four may seem a young age to open a studio, Tamal Dodge has been doing Yoga and living the yogic lifestyle nearly
his entire life, influenced by his family. His dream to open a Yoga center is coming true with the help of business partners Kelsey and Grant. Welcome YOGACO, which stands for “collective, community, consciousness;” it’s the newest green studio in Santa Monica on the Third Street Promenade. “I wanted to open a place where people can flourish physically, mentally and spiritually,” says studio owner Tamal. “This studio is a labor of love for the community,” he says. The 6000-square feet of eco-friendly space features two Yoga rooms, two stores, three lounges, two bathrooms, teachers lounges, lobby and courtyard. YogaCo preserves Mother Nature by using bamboo floors, waterless urinals, bicycle racks and lowenergy lighting. “We are unique in the sense that we are a donation-based studio that offers a wide variety of classes with an eclectic staff of teachers from all over the LA area in one of the largest studios to open on the Westside,” says Tamal. From Anusara and Iyengar to Yin Yoga and meditation, YogaCo has a class for any yogi. The studio officially opens its doors August 1.