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Meditation classes in LA

21 studios offer meditation across Los Angeles — choose by feel, not by spreadsheet.

21 studios found

Meditation strips yoga back to its quietest root: you, your breath, and a little stillness. There are no poses to nail and nothing to keep up with. A teacher guides you in, points your attention somewhere simple — the breath, the body, a sound — and helps you come back each time the mind drifts off. That’s it, and it’s harder and more rewarding than it sounds.

The feel is calm but alert. You’re not falling asleep; you’re learning to be awake and settled at the same time. Some classes lean into mindfulness and the breath, others fold in gentle movement, chanting, or visualization. Around LA, meditation often shares space with the more spiritual styles — at Kundalini Silverlake the sitting practice runs alongside breathwork and chant, while Open Venice keeps things open and approachable for walk-ins finding their footing.

It suits just about everyone, which is the quiet beauty of it. No flexibility, no fitness, no experience required. It’s especially good if a fast vinyasa or a hot room feels like too much right now, or if you spend your days staring at screens and want ten minutes where nothing is asking anything of you.

First class? Sit somewhere you can stay comfortable — a cushion, a chair, the wall behind your back is all fair game. Expect your mind to wander constantly; that’s not failure, that’s the work. Each time you notice and return, you’re doing exactly the thing. Arrive a few minutes early, silence your phone, and let the teacher do the steering.

If you want to ease in with movement first, a restorative or yin class pairs beautifully with sitting practice — slow shapes to soften the body, then stillness to settle the mind. You can also browse by area over on the neighborhoods page to find a quiet room close to home.

Kundalini Silverlake — Silver Lake Kundalini
Silver Lake

Kundalini Silverlake

5.0(22)

An intimate, affordable studio specializing in Kundalini practice, breathwork and chanting.

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Slow flow
Santa Monica

Power Yoga East

4.8(53)

A light-filled second-floor loft focused on breath-led, steady practice rather than high-intensity flow.

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Venice

Open Venice

4.5(100)

The in-person home of the Open app, blending movement, breathwork and meditation with a great sound system.

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Against The Stream Meditation Center — Venice 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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Atma Yoga and Healing Arts — Santa Monica Kundalini
Santa Monica

Atma Yoga and Healing Arts

Not yet rated

A small kundalini room a block from the beach on Bay Street, with a painted blue wave covering one wall. Kundalini yoga in the tradition's mix of movement, breath, meditation and chant, alongside gong sound sessions, private reiki healing and reiki certification training. The studio says classes run every day of the week, but it does not post class times online — its booking page covers the reiki trainings only, so call or message for the schedule before you plan a visit.

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Body and Brain Burbank — Burbank Traditional
Burbank

Body and Brain Burbank

Not yet rated

Part of the Korean Body and Brain chain, which is not yoga in the vinyasa sense: the classes braid together gentle stretching, tai chi and qigong, breathing exercises and meditation, with the nervous system rather than the shape as the point. Good for anyone who wants to move slowly and be talked through it. Trial classes are the usual way in.

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Calming Spot — Santa Monica Sound bath
Santa Monica

Calming Spot

Not yet rated

Two rooms, one of them outdoors: a dark candlelit studio on 6th Street for 50-minute sound baths, and sunset sessions on Santa Monica beach when the calendar says so. Booked by the class rather than by membership, with private events and facilitator training alongside.

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InsightLA Santa Monica Meditation Center — Santa Monica Meditation
Santa Monica

InsightLA Santa Monica Meditation Center

Not yet rated

The Santa Monica home of InsightLA, a non-profit meditation organisation — a hall rather than a yoga room. Weekly classes cover mindfulness and loving-kindness for beginners through to experienced sitters, alongside MBSR and mindful self-compassion courses, Buddhist teachings, daylong retreats and community events. Sessions run in person and online, and there are Spanish-language classes on the calendar. Parking is metered every day except Sunday.

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Red Diamond Yoga Palms — Palms Flow
Palms

Red Diamond Yoga Palms

Not yet rated

A Palms studio at the corner of Palms Blvd and Overland Ave, running vinyasa, yin, Iyengar, sculpt and Ashtanga classes alongside meditation sessions and its own teacher training program.

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Red Diamond Yoga Washington — Mar Vista Flow
Mar Vista

Red Diamond Yoga Washington

Not yet rated

The second Red Diamond room, on Washington Boulevard, running the same mix as the Palms studio — vinyasa flow, restorative, traditional practice and meditation — with an infrared sauna attached. Teacher trainings, breathwork trainings, workshops and community adventures round it out. Long opening hours: most days from 7am to 8pm, short on Saturdays.

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Satorii Yoga and Wellness — Santa Monica Hot yoga
Santa Monica

Satorii Yoga and Wellness

Not yet rated

Moved from West LA to Berkeley Street in the summer of 2026, with a heated room, a non-heated room and a dedicated meditation space. Classes run seven days a week: a slow, breath-led foundation class, a signature yang-then-yin hybrid, a conditioning class of strength and mobility drills, and a faster intermediate flow. Most of the room work is heated to 85–90°F, so come expecting to sweat unless you pick a non-heated slot.

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Self-Realization Fellowship Glendale Temple — Glendale Meditation
Glendale

Self-Realization Fellowship Glendale Temple

Not yet rated

The Fellowship's Glendale temple, a striking mid-century building on Chevy Chase Drive with a roof that sweeps up like a sail. Sunday and meditation services, Sunday school, and teen and young-adult programmes — more of a congregation than a drop-in room, and welcoming to first-timers.

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Self-Realization Fellowship Hollywood Temple — Hollywood Meditation
Hollywood

Self-Realization Fellowship Hollywood Temple

Not yet rated

One of Paramahansa Yogananda's own temples, on Sunset near Vermont and running since the 1940s. The practice here is Kriya-lineage meditation rather than asana — Sunday services, meditation services, and a bookroom selling the Fellowship's texts. Open to anyone; no experience assumed and nothing to sign up for before you arrive.

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Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine — Pacific Palisades Meditation
Pacific Palisades

Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine

Not yet rated

Ten acres of spring-fed lake and gardens off Sunset, with a windmill chapel, a houseboat and a temple up the hill — the most-visited of the Fellowship's LA sites and as much a garden as a centre. Meditation services and Sunday services run in the temple; the grounds are the reason most people come. Visits are by reservation, so book before you drive out.

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Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center Los Angeles — Santa Monica Traditional
Santa Monica

Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center Los Angeles

Not yet rated

Classical Sivananda practice, seven days a week, from a Broadway suite sixteen blocks from the beach. The all-levels class is a full 90 minutes — breathing exercises, sun salutations, the twelve basic postures and a long final relaxation — with a shorter gentle class for anyone who wants more warm-up and shorter holds. Daily satsang of meditation and chanting is free and open to everyone, and the centre also runs teacher training, meditation and positive-thinking courses, yoga therapy and Ayurveda. Classes are offered in person and online; pre-registration is expected and there is a dress code.

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The Awoken Space — Malibu Flow
Malibu

The Awoken Space

Not yet rated

A small pastel room above the Pacific Coast Highway with an ocean view, running yoga, meditation and breathwork classes and workshops. Half of it is a curated shop — books, records and handmade objects — and the project extends into a podcast, so the space is as much a scene as a timetable. Contact is by email; check the schedule page before driving out.

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The Circle Burbank — Burbank Community
Burbank

The Circle Burbank

Not yet rated

Not a public studio: a private women's membership community on Burbank Boulevard whose own site says it is open to members only. The programming is circles, sound baths, movement and workshops rather than a class timetable, and the room is built for sitting together. Worth knowing before you turn up — you join first, then attend.

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Topanga

The Clearing Topanga

Not yet rated

A community-run studio in the canyon, named for the space in a forest where people gather. The schedule is built from local teachers and runs slow yin, creative flows, breath sessions and sound baths rather than a single house style. Memberships and studio rental are both on offer; contact is by email.

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The Mindry — Malibu Meditation
Malibu

The Mindry

Not yet rated

A meditation-first wellness centre off Cross Creek Road that describes itself as a sanctuary more than a studio — cushions before mats. The in-studio schedule mixes meditation and yoga, with private sessions, body and energy work, workshops and trainings alongside, plus an on-demand library if you would rather practise at home. There is a shop attached selling incense, oils and singing bowls.

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Thrive Health and Wellness Collective — Marina del Rey Meditation
Marina del Rey

Thrive Health and Wellness Collective

Not yet rated

A collective of more than thirty independent practitioners founded by acupuncturist Margot Chambers in 2021, spread across two buildings on Stanford Avenue. Most of it is one-to-one treatment — acupuncture, chiropractic, massage, herbal medicine — but upstairs there is a studio room used for group meditation, sound journeys, reiki and yoga, plus a bamboo rooftop deck for community classes. Come for a specific event on the calendar; this is a healing practice first and a class timetable second.

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Zula Den — West Adams Sound bath
West Adams

Zula Den

Not yet rated

A West Adams space built around sound healing, breathwork and guided meditation rather than a class timetable — ceremonies, workshops and community gatherings are the format. Come for the evening events rather than a drop-in.

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Frequently asked questions

What actually happens in a meditation class?

A teacher guides you through settling in, following your breath, and gently bringing your attention back when it wanders. Some classes add gentle movement, chanting, or a body scan, but the core is simply learning to sit with what's here.

Is meditation good for total beginners?

Yes — it's one of the easiest practices to start. You don't need flexibility, fitness, or any experience. A guided class is the best on-ramp because someone walks you through it instead of leaving you alone with a racing mind.

What should I bring or wear?

Wear something comfortable you can sit still in for a while. Most studios provide cushions or chairs, but bring a layer — you cool down when you stop moving. That's really all you need.

My mind won't stop racing. Am I doing it wrong?

Not at all. A busy mind is the point, not the problem. Meditation isn't about emptying your head — it's about noticing the thoughts and coming back, over and over. That returning is the practice.