Yoga news · Los Angeles and the US
Yoga news, from Los Angeles out.
Studio openings and closures, new research read with its caveats, and the free classes worth knowing about. Short dispatches, every claim linked to its source.
Latest story · October 26, 2026 Pelvic Floor Yoga Eased Bladder Distress a Little More Than Exercise in a California Trial Read the story → All yoga news
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Pelvic Floor Yoga Eased Bladder Distress a Little More Than Exercise in a California Trial
Urge leaks fell by about the same amount with yoga as with general exercise. Yoga did better on how bothersome the symptoms felt, and on daytime bathroom trips. A modest result, from a subgroup of a trial whose main result was neutral.
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4th Annual How Yoga Heals Telesummit Set for November 2026
The 4th Annual How Yoga Heals Telesummit will take place online from November 6-9, 2026, focusing on somatic practices and nervous system regulation.
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Sound Baths Are Everywhere. Here Is What the Research on Singing Bowls Says
Many claims about singing bowls trace back to one 2016 study of 62 people in Encinitas and Carlsbad. A 2023 trial and a 2025 review of 19 studies point the same way, and all of it is still early.
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Yoga Alliance Announces New Credential Model and Assessment
A new 40-question assessment covers teaching and leadership, ethics, safety, and multicultural diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
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A Wellness Festival With Free Tickets and 20+ Classes Comes to Hollywood on Oct 17
A touring wellness festival with a free ticket tier lands in Hollywood next Saturday. Yoga is one of 20+ mini-classes, and the morning starts with a free 5K.
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CorePower Yoga Plans More Than 20 New Studios a Year, and Has Opened in Long Beach
The 220-plus-studio chain says it will open more than 20 studios a year from now on. In LA County, the new one to know about is in Long Beach.
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Yoga Added to Usual Care Cut Extra Heartbeats in a 12-Week Trial, With Caveats
At 12 weeks the yoga group's median extra-beat burden was 6.55% against 16.89% with usual care alone, a significant difference after adjustment. Encouraging, and far from settled.
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A New Trial Found App-Delivered Yoga Beat Exercise on Depressive Symptoms, With Big Caveats
In a three-arm trial of 75 employees, the yoga group improved on depressive symptoms against control (β=−3.67) while the exercise group did not. Encouraging, and far too small to settle anything.
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Y7 Closes Every Studio, Including Silver Lake
Y7 shut all eight studios in September 2026, including 4300 Sunset Blvd in Silver Lake. We have pulled the listing from our directory.
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Ananda Los Angeles Opens a New Center in Jefferson Park With a Free Yogananda Fest
Ananda's new LA center opens with Yogananda Fest on Sept. 26: free drop-in yoga and meditation in English and Spanish, talks, a keynote with choir and an evening of kirtan, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Free Outdoor Yoga Continues in Downtown LA This Fall
Grand Park's Wellness Break runs free all-levels yoga every Wednesday and Friday at noon, and ActiveSGV hosts a free beginner-friendly class at LA State Historic Park on the first and third Wednesdays at 5 p.m.
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Free Yoga and Sound Bath Listed at CAAM This Sunday, Aug 9
The California African American Museum is listed as hosting a free two-hour yoga and sound bath session this Sunday as part of National Wellness Month, an all-levels flow followed by a sound bath, no cost, bring your own mat. (Date per a single weekend-events roundup; not independently confirmed on CAAM's own calendar.)
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Self-Realization Fellowship's 2026 World Convocation Wraps in Downtown LA
The Self-Realization Fellowship's annual World Convocation ran August 2-8 at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown LA, drawing thousands for a free week of Kriya Yoga meditation teachings from Paramahansa Yogananda, offered in-person and via livestream.
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Consulate of India Marks 12th International Day of Yoga at LMU
A free, large-scale International Day of Yoga gathering came to LMU on June 21, organized by the Consulate of India with more than thirty local yoga groups.
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Yoga news: common questions
What is the latest yoga news?
The newest story here, published October 26, 2026, is Pelvic Floor Yoga Eased Bladder Distress a Little More Than Exercise in a California Trial. Urge leaks fell by about the same amount with yoga as with general exercise. Yoga did better on how bothersome the symptoms felt, and on daytime bathroom trips. A modest result, from a subgroup of a trial whose main result was neutral.
Why are so many yoga studios closing?
In Los Angeles, closures and openings are happening at the same time. Y7 shut all eight of its rooms, Silver Lake included, in September 2026, while CorePower Yoga says it will open more than 20 studios a year and has opened its first Long Beach studio. Each story names the studio's own announcement or a trade report as its source.
How does MyLAyoga report yoga news?
Every story ends with a Sources list linking what it is based on: the study, the studio or the event organizer. Research stories give the trial size and what the study does not show. Where a story mentions a studio, it links to that studio's page in our directory.
How often is the yoga news updated?
New stories go up about twice a week, and the date on each card is the day it was published. The newsletter sends the same stories by email.