Yoga in Venice

7 studios, mostly breathwork and flow. Each listing comes from the studio's own site, with hours, styles and a link to book.

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Venice is where Los Angeles slows down and faces the ocean. Boardwalk, canals, Abbot Kinney’s shops and cafes, salt in the air. It’s a neighborhood that has always drawn people looking for something a little more soulful, and its yoga scene reflects exactly that. This is the calmer, more reflective end of LA yoga, where the practice is as much about settling your nervous system as it is about moving your body.

The local studios lean into that feeling. Yoga Nest Venice builds its schedule around sound baths, candlelit yin, and community, the kind of slow, quiet sessions that feel like an exhale at the end of the day. Open Venice centers meditation, breathwork, and gentle movement, while shefayoga Venice blends sculpt with reiki and breathwork for something a bit more varied. If you’d rather work one-on-one, Westside Yogis focuses on private, personalized, and outdoor sessions, a natural fit for a neighborhood that loves being near the water.

What ties them together is the Venice spirit: less hustle, more presence. You’ll find candlelight and quiet over mirrors and metrics, breathwork and sound over loud playlists, and an easy, welcoming feel for newcomers. If you’re drawn to the ceremonial side of yoga (sound healing, meditation, the deep stretch of yin), this is one of the best corners of the city to explore it.

A few practical notes. Parking near the boardwalk and Abbot Kinney is tight and mostly metered, so leave a little extra time or, better yet, bike. Venice is flat and made for it. Arrive a few minutes early to settle in, and don’t be shy about trying a style you haven’t before; the slower classes here are forgiving, and resting whenever you need to is part of the practice, not a failure.

Ready to find your spot? Browse every studio in the neighborhood on the studios page, explore the different styles on offer, or check out other neighborhoods to find the part of LA that fits your practice best.

7 yoga studios in Venice

Featured Meditation

Venice

Open Venice

4.5(100)

The in-person studio of Open, the meditation and breathwork app, in a plywood-lined practice room under an oval skylight on Market Street. Classes run from 6:30 a.m.: Flow, Align, Tone and Power Tone through the day, then Breath + Sound and Restore in the evenings, and the studio also books 30-minute Hot+Cold sauna sessions. Mats, sweat towels and eye masks are provided, phones stay out of the practice room, and first-timers are asked to arrive 15 minutes early for a tour.

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Private sessions

Venice

Westside Yogis

5.0(79)

A boutique outfit offering personalized group and private sessions, including beach yoga.

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Sound bath

Venice

Yoga Nest Venice

4.9(65)

An eclectic, light-filled studio known for candlelit yin, soundbaths and a magical community feel.

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Sculpt

Venice

shefayoga Venice

4.8(184)

A beautiful Main Street studio with dharma-rich flows, sculpt, breathwork and reiki offerings.

SculptReikiBreathwork

Meditation

Venice

Against The Stream Meditation Center

Not yet rated

A Buddhist meditation centre on Lincoln Boulevard, founded by Noah Levine and running since 1988. The Dharma Punx lineage, which is insight practice with the formality stripped out. The anchor is a Monday evening sit and dharma talk, offered in the room and on Zoom, donation-based and open to anyone. Refuge Recovery meetings, retreats and a long back catalogue of recorded talks sit alongside it. A meditation hall, not a yoga studio.

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Flow

Venice

INARA LA

Not yet rated

A café that is also a yoga room: adaptogenic coffee and a menu by day on Main Street, mats down in the evening. Classes run from about 5pm, with an 'exhale' session on Friday and Saturday nights, and the room doubles as the venue for pop-ups and workshops. Small and community-first rather than a full timetable. Check the yoga page before you plan a class around it.

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Flow

Venice

Reserve Venice

Not yet rated

A 50-person studio on Abbot Kinney that hosts independent teachers rather than employing its own, so the calendar is a rotating bill of yoga, pilates, sound baths, breathwork and workshops, each ticketed on its own. There is a sauna, a cold plunge and an outdoor terrace, and the room is also rented for brand events. Come for a specific session on the calendar, not for a drop-in timetable.

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Yoga styles in Venice

The most common style here is breathwork (3 of 7 studios), then flow (3) and meditation (2).

Yoga studios near Venice

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Frequently asked questions

What's the vibe of yoga in Venice?

Relaxed, beachy, and a little bohemian. Venice has long been LA's home for the slower, soulful end of yoga, sound baths, candlelit yin, breathwork, and meditation all feel right at home here. You'll find studios that lean into community and ceremony as much as the physical practice, plus space for outdoor and private work given the neighborhood's love of being near the water.

Where do I park for a class in Venice?

Parking is the real challenge in Venice, so plan for it. Streets close to the boardwalk and Abbot Kinney are metered and busy, with permit-only zones a block or two back. Give yourself ten extra minutes to circle, or use one of the paid beach lots and walk in. Many regulars simply bike, Venice is flat and built for it.

What styles are common in Venice?

Venice leans toward the calmer, more restorative side of the practice. Across local studios you'll find sound baths, candlelit yin, sculpt, reiki, breathwork, and meditation, with a strong thread of community and personalized, private sessions. If you want a heated power class, you may have better luck a little inland, but for a grounding, reflective practice, this is the neighborhood.

How do I get to Venice without driving?

The Metro E Line stops in nearby Santa Monica, a short bus or bike ride from most Venice studios. The neighborhood is compact and flat, so once you arrive, walking or cycling between the beach, Abbot Kinney, and the canals is easy and often faster than finding parking.