Online Yoga

Chakra 5 is proud to announce that in addition to our service model of bringing yoga onsite to your location, we also offer online classes.

Here’s how it works:

Online classes are customized: Classes are scheduled at a day and time of convenience for you, your family, your group of friends or company. You’ll work with your assigned instructor (if you’re an existing client we’ve already work with), or, if you’re a new client, the instructor of your choice (depending on availability). We can take any approach to the class that you specify…some clients are requesting extra time spent on meditation.
Online classes are private and available only to you, your family, your group of friends or your employees. Only those who have the meeting invite can intend, and a password can be added for extra security.
Online classes feature live instruction: Since the videoconference allows for two-way communication, you’ll be able to let your instructor know if you have any questions or concerns during the class. If you choose to turn on video on your end, the instructor will be able to watch your individual practice and offer suggestions.
Online classes help you feel connected. The isolation at home is challenging for many who live alone. An online group class can help you feel connected to your fellow employees and other people. At the other extreme, some people have a house full of kids they need to keep busy. A live, online class could be an interesting and different thing for them to try

We’re offering these classes as a significant discount over our typical class prices. Please contact us at yoga@chakra5.la to discuss options customized exactly to your needs. We’ll walk you through all the details and send you our handy “one-sheet”, with screenshots and tips on how to have a good virtual class experience.

What’s Mobile Yoga?

It’s simple: we bring yoga to your home, office, school or organization onsite, by appointment. Or… you can arrange private classes online.

Every HR manager wants that coveted “Best Company to Work For” award. One of the most fun, easy ways to inspire and motivate your employees is to offer yoga classes at the office on a regular basis. Yoga classes are a low-cost and innovative solution for companies wanting to reduce health care expenses, relieve workplace stress and promote employee well-being. Healthy employees are more productive and more cost effective. In a study on worksite health programs by the American Journal of Health Promotion, corporations realized $3-$6 in savings for every $1 invested in wellness programs.

With Chakra 5, you have a team that’s been working together for years, specifically experienced in going out into the world, teaching in various environments and working with various levels of students.

Our team is comprised of advanced level teachers, with specialties in yoga therapy and Zen meditation. Chakra 5 yoga classes are fun, sensible and encouraging. We respect deeply all levels of students and all body types. Our #1 priority is to make sure you have fun, feel challenged, relaxed…and do it all safely!

We Love Our Clients

	A & E Networks AC Martin Architects Advice Period Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP Altavista Innovation High School AvCorp The Annenberg Foundation BCG Booster Club Marketing Bunim-Murray Productions Campbell Ewald Cheeky Home Chivarolli & Associates ChowNow CityView Senior Living Collab Discovery Communications Docler Media Enervee Enterprise Rent-A-Car Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Global Energy Race Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau Hankey Investment Company Hawke Media Hines Property Management JPH Consulting Junior League	Junk Food Clothing Kilroy Realty Corporations Los Angeles Youth Network Marina Del Rey Hospital Nasty Gal New Balance Omelet.la One Colorado Place Operam OTIS College of Art & Design Packard Lofts Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School Pinkberry PPG Aerospace PUC Lakeview Charter High School Quantcast Rachel Pally Inc The Refinery Creative Rosetta SnackNation Social Code, Inc Steelhouse Suffolk Construction T2 Tech Group Vaughn Next Century Learning Center Wpromote Wrist Ship Supply

How It Works

We talk with you ahead of time to work out all the details. We provide a secure folder online with everything you need: promotional materials, insurance, invoices, etc.
We follow up with you to get feedback and arrange ongoing classes.
Classes can be customized to meet specific needs (“yoga for runners”, “yoga for stress”, etc). Our approach is based mostly on the classical Hatha style of yoga, sometimes borrowing from other styles like Vinyasa, Restorative and Kundalini.
We offer 60, 45, and 30 minute classes, or 15 minute “mini desk sessions”
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Popular Classes

Yoga Basics: A good orientation class to get a solid understanding of the basic fundamentals of yoga. We’ll guide you through some breath and meditation techniques, and a series of beginning seated and standing poses. Extra special attention is given to students to make sure they are in safe and correct alignment. Recommended for beginners or those who haven’t practiced in a while.
Focus & Flow: Skip that Starbucks and get revved up with a yoga class practiced at a more vigorous pace. We incorporate more movement, strength poses and core work into this class for those seeking a bit more of a “workout”. Recommended for advanced beginners/intermediates who are more familiar with yoga.
Power Down: We guide you through a series of gentle, flowing poses and stretches coupled with meditation and breathing to help you loosen up and wind down from a stressful day. Recommended for all body types, all levels.
Yoga & Meditation Tune Up: This 15 minute session can be done right at a desk! It begins with some simple yoga and breath exercises to warm up the body, followed by a guided Zen meditation to help quiet the mind, melt away stress and bring mental focus. This is a great option for employees that have little spare time or companies that lack a “real” practice space.
Mat Pilates: Our team includes a certified Pilates instructor if your needs specifically call for this.
Sound Bath: In a Sound Bath, you’re “bathed” in the vibrations of gongs and crystal bowls. During a typical Sound Bath, participants sit/lie on the floor in a comfortable position and just take in the sounds. Benefits include increased relaxation, better sleep, balanced energy levels, decrease in stress and anxiety.

Meditation
There are many different ways to approach meditation. We primarily specialize in Zen Meditation and Yoga Nidra.

Zen Meditation
This is a form of Buddhist meditation that emphasizes a simple practice of “just sitting with ourselves and the world as we currently find them”. The idea behind Zen Meditation is “the more we accept the truth of ourselves and things as they actually are, the better we are able to work with them, and the more their innate goodness is able to shine through on its own.” We start with gentle yoga and breath work to relax the body. The instructor guided you into a relaxed and comfortable seated position and will guide you through the meditation process. Thoughts and sensations will come and go; the instructor will help you bring your focus and attention back to what’s currently happening.

Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra or “Yogic sleep” is a relaxation technique that has been proven to deeply and holistically restore a persons neuro- networking system. Anyone can practice Yoga Nidra no matter their age, physical ability or health condition. In the session, participants have the opportunity to explore their sensory perceptions and imagination, as well as what their deeper needs are in order to heal or thrive. The practice involves lying down in a comfortable position, ideally covered with a pillow and blanket for warmth and comfort. You will be guided into breath awareness and body scanning exercises that have profound healing effects on the nervous system. Yoga Nidra has also been clinically proven to alleviate symptoms of Trauma, such as PTSD. One 45 minute session of Yoga Nidra is said to be equivalent to 3 hrs of restful sleep.

Kids’ Yoga
Many of Chakra 5’s instructors specialize in Kids’ Yoga, where “mini yogis” can develop their flexibility, creativity, focus, and coordination. Start little ones early with a platform for a happy, healthy, balanced life.

Corporate Wellness Events
Work with us to put on a wellness event for your company, school or organization. It can include live music from our DJ (with an option for a “Silent Disco” vía headphones if desired), a yoga class, stress management workshops and cooking demonstrations (with delicious snacks to eat later).

Public Events
We provide yoga before at 5K/10Ks, marathons, etc. We also partner with hotels and residential buildings to offer yoga to guests and residents. To make your event even more festive, we can provide a yoga teacher, mats, and even a DJ (with an option for a “Silent Disco” vía headphones if desired).

Private Groups
Pick a time and location of your choice and we’ll provide a private class for you and your family or friends for any occasion: birthdays, anniversaries, bachelor or bachelorette parties…anytime you want to share a healthy, mindful experience with the ones you love.

HOW MUCH ROOM DO YOU NEED

Did you know we can teach yoga sessions right at employees’ desks? But if you have the space for group classes, calculate a minimum of 32 sq ft for every student. This accounts for a 2’x 6′ mat and extra room to students to comfortably extend limbs and teacher to move around. If your space is 500 sq ft, you can accommodate 16 people.

The Team

Everyone on our team is fully certified and insured.

Wendy Obstler

Yoga Instructor

Wendy received her first teaching certification from the world renown White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara in 2006. She continued her education in Pre/Post Natal Yoga, Yoga Therapy from the Yoga Therapy Rx program at Loyola Marymount, and a clinical internship at the Tensegrity Center for Yoga Therapy in Santa Monica. Having used yoga therapy to heal her own severe back injury, Wendy enjoys sharing the transformational qualities of the practice with others who are in chronic pain, healing from injury, post-operative rehab and looking to prevent injury. She's considered one of the leading experts in yoga for fertility, pre and post-natal yoga.
McKenna Rowe

Founder

McKenna caught the "yoga bug" as a little girl, watching Lilias Folan on PBS. She leads an active life hiking, weight lifting, and snowboarding, and once was a nationally ranked equestrian. After acquiring yoga-teaching certification, a desire to help people heal soon followed.She owned and operated East Hollywood’s Chakra 5 Yoga studio throughout 2011, creating a vibrant community on and offline, but decided to shift to a mobile model. Now her team of advanced instructors brings yoga classes on site and by appointment to businesses, schools and organizations throughout greater Los Angeles. McKenna was certified in Hatha/Kundalini at Karuna Yoga, and has additional teacher training in Restorative Yoga with Master Teacher Judith Lasater.
Marina Urbina

Pilates Instructor

Marina Urbina is a Los Angeles native and grew up as a competitive gymnast. Fitness and health have always been a priority for her, but when she discovered Pilates in 2009, she instantly knew she had stumbled upon something truly transformative. Her love for the practice led her to follow her heart and become a certified instructor through the Pilates Technique Certification program, taught by Jill Cassady. Joseph Pilates once said: “Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness,” and Marina whole-heartedly believes in this statement. Her passion for the method, knowledge of technique, and positive attitude keep her clients motivated and focused on attaining their personal goals.
Aliza Podwol

Yoga Instructor

Aliza first became fascinated with yoga as a young child when she found a book on yoga in her parent’s house and started imitating the pose on the front cover. In high school, Aliza was able to choose yoga as a P.E. elective and was hooked from then on. Yoga has always been a way for Aliza to destress, calm her busy Virgo mind and has always been a part of her dedicated fitness routine. In 2013, Aliza found yoga as a source of healing and comfort during a difficult breakup and discovered the deeper healing benefits of yoga. Soon after, she enrolled in teacher training for Power Yoga and has since done trainings in Yin Yoga, Prenatal, Trauma Informed yoga, Yoga Sculpt and Hot Power Fusion.In teaching yoga, Aliza aims to challenge you but also make yoga accessible to everyone and to make her students stronger physically and mentally.
Nina Snow

Yoga Instructor, Zen Monk

Nina is a certified yoga instructor who has been teaching in Los Angeles for 10+ years. Her students range from kindergarteners to the wisest golden-agers in town. Nina completed her teacher training at Karuna Yoga in Kundalini and Hatha yoga in 2005. In both her personal practice and teaching, she places emphasis on the body-mind connection. Nina is also an ordained Zen monk, practicing and coaching Zen meditation and incorporating it into her yoga classes. Nina is also one of the partners at Angel City Zen Center, which offers regular classes in Zen meditation to the public. She finds that yoga grants the student the strength and balance to a make a difference in the world, and she feels honored to be a part of inspiring that in people.
Libby Rose

Yoga Instructor

Libby completed her 200hr teacher training certification at Corepower Yoga. She teaches beginner and foundational level classes with a focus on power and vinyasa flows, and has experience teaching restorative yoga as well. Libby's intention with teaching yoga is to spread the healing benefits of physical movement and mindfulness that she experiences in her own yoga practice. She brings a strong focus to safe alignment and strong muscle engagement in order to master the basics and protect the longevity of joints in the body.
Katy O’Donnell

Yoga Instructor

Katy started practicing yoga to treat her chronic low back pain. She was born and raised in Massachusetts, at age 16 she had a lumbar spinal fusion for scoliosis. For years after the surgery she experienced severe low back pain and limited mobility. When she moved to LA she started to practice yoga and found it to be a great natural form of pain management. She decided to study the practice in hopes that she could aide others in naturally managing chronic pain. She has completed two 200-hour yoga training programs (Power Vinyasa and Hot) at CorePower Yoga. She is committed to sharing her passion for yoga with others to improve their quality of life. Katy is full of energy and brings her personality into her classes. She enjoys sharing yoga with first time students and yoga vets alike.
Chrissy Graham

Yoga Instructor

Lighthearted, fun, and passionate, Chrissy Graham radiates positivity. With over 21 years of yoga study, she is well versed in various systems of yoga. A certified E-RYT 500Yoga Instructor, Chrissy has taught public classes, workshops, retreats, restorative yoga, kids' yoga, private lessons, corporate yoga, Teacher Trainings and Immersions throughout the Bay area and abroad.Chrissy's classes focus on alignment, weight bearing poses and dynamic movement so students are able to practice safely and strengthen while stretching. Chrissy blends philosophy, therapeutics, restoration and a nutrition into her wellness teachings. Her appreciation of nature and enthusiasm for life shine through in her teaching.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Still a little nervous about starting up with yoga? Read our Frequently Asked Questions!

F.A.Q

Pricing

How Much

Please email us for pricing: yoga@chakra5.la. We offer extremely competitive pricing compared to most other “corporate fitness” companies. Rates are flat, so the more students, the better value! And when you book weekly sessions, you’re eligible for a 20% discount.

Classes can be booked in the following time increments:

60-minutes

45-minutes

30-minutes

15-minutes (a minimum of 2 sessions must be booked )

Note that for driving distances beyond our LA Metro coverage area, we add a fuel surcharge for each class of $10, which is passed through directly to the instructor.

Optional Services

Yoga Mat rental ($2/mat fee covers transportation and cleaning)

DJ Services

How to Pay

Yoga classes are a great company tax write off! For private group sessions, you can pay ahead of time using Venmo or Paypal. For “corporate” bookings, we bill you at the end of each month for all classes taught, and payment is due in 30 days, and payment can be made via ACH (if your organization provides that to vendors), check or credit card.

NEED MATS?

We are pleased to announce our partnership with Kulae for yoga mats, blocks, straps and other gear. Not only do we love the quality of their equipment, we also love the fact that their products are germ-resistant and eco-friendly. Arrange to rent mats from us or have them shipped right to your door at near wholesale prices.

See Kulae Gear

Press

Chakra 5 spoke recently to yoga and wellness writer Anastasiia Shkuro.
Read our in-depth interview on Medium

Chakra 5 was featured recently on the podcast Side Hustle School.

chakra 5 yoga featured on freeenterprise.com

Becoming the Boss is a series celebrating small business owners who have made the transition from solo-entrepreneur to employer. In our interview, we tell “the story of Chakra 5” and how the team and business have grown over the years.

Entrepreneur.com recently featured an interview with Chakra 5 Founder McKenna Rowe, who reveals that yoga classes at the office are not just good for employee health, they’re good for the company bottom line.

Read the Voyage LA interview with McKenna Rowe and Chakra 5.

Business News Daily featured the story of Chakra 5 in their “Business of Om” special feature on yoga success stories.

“One of the best yoga classes in town”
– 944 Magazine “Picks” Issue

“Whether you’re a serious yogi interested in checking out the newest spot in town or a starving artist looking to get in shape on a budget, head to the neighborhood of Melrose and Heliotrope…”

Work Out (of the Ordinary)“Instructors McKenna Rowe and Gretchen Heidemann’s classes incorporate live musicians and DJs spinning everything from Mushroom Jazz to minimalist techno to old school soul.”

Yoga Classes, Downtown Los Angeles Style

“There are so many yoga classes in this town that we Angelenos are blessed with an incredible amount of variety and eclecticism. Case in point: a DJ directed yoga class called the Chakra 5 Yoga Lab, held in a loft Downtown. Groove guru, McKenna Rowe, is the DJ and yoga instructor who has fashioned these cool and contempo classes. They mix music, technology and of course some power yoga moves.”

Creativity in the Heart of Downtown
“Chakra 5 is a creative approach integrating music and technology for people to bond in a Yoga practice. Rowe hopes to attract community members including local artists and musicians. Her vision is to showcase new sounds from local artists with live DJs to enhance her energetic Yoga practice. Chakra 5 reaches out to the community by promoting local businesses as well as partnering with rising musicians.”

Downtown LA’s Newest Yoga Community
“Part mobile yoga lab, part social experiment.”

“Killer space, wonderful classes, and SUPER SUPER SUPER affordable, without losing an ounce of quality.”

“Imagine a second floor studio apartment with wood floors, roof windows, lots of natural light coming in filling the space, aerie environment …just magic! It just feels a second home to me. Great instructors, owners & stuff creating high positive clear energy through Yoga in a unique LA’s spot. Its a blessing to my mind, body and heart to get to practice different yoga styles with professional, fun and loving instructors. Chakra5 ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!”

“…this area is developing into quite the developing scene…For yoga lovers, this is definitely a cool, new place to check out.”

“The studio is large, airy and has great light. The calming atmosphere definitely enhances the practice. The class was invigorating yet calming, and I loved the personal attention. Would definitely recommend this to everyone, from beginners to advanced yogis! The neighborhood is also very cute, complimenting a community space.”

“The instructors and community here really care. There is a feeling of welcome, without any of the ‘kooky’ that has a way to invade even the best intentioned yoga studios. C5 is going to take off. When will you have gotten in on the fun?”

“a wonderful little yoga studio on Melrose Ave. in Los Angeles…they aren’t hung up on different styles or ability levels. Classes are open to everyone from first timers to experienced yogis and there’s no pressure to perform a certain pose if it doesn’t feel quite right – you’re free to opt out if you wish!”

“Chakra 5 is low key – friendly & welcoming, less super-chichi than some west h’wood places but suited to the neighborhood in that way…you should check it out. They have an AMAZING deal going for first time students: $50 for an unlimited month. Can’t beat that. Also their regular prices are super reasonable.”

“I feel absolutely refreshed and energized after taking this yoga class. I’m a first timer and the class was perfectly paced and well instructed.”

Contact

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email: yoga@chakra5.la

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Your TRUE Body Image

You know the old saying “Numbers don’t lie”? Whoever said that, lied.

Recently I hopped on our bathroom scale “for kicks” … I say “for kicks” because I look the same, my clothes fit the same, I feel great. Nonetheless, that evil little scale was daring me to step on it and I was surprised to find I was 6 pounds heavier than expected. Now, being the incredibly evolved and enlightened yogini that I am, I laughed and took it all in stride….right?

Umm….right!

I embarked on a very grumpy day and started charting calories in a little I-phone app, planning my “6 pound weight loss program”. You see, I have a photo shoot in less than 2 weeks to get shots of me doing yoga for use on my new upcoming website and print materials. So I was not just paranoid in the general way that any woman would be about the number on the scale…I had a photo shoot in tight yoga pants just around the corner!

Well, since Monday I’ve had a few interesting developments on this front that I’d like to share. One interesting thing is that I had the good sense to weigh myself again a few days later. I had somehow magically dropped 3 pounds. Mind you, I did cut back my eating a bit after the “scale scare” but not enough for something that dramatic to happen. I reminded myself that due to hormones, water retention, and goodness know what else … our body weight can fluctuate rather dramatically on any given day.

I also received a bunch of photos taken of me recently at a class I was teaching and was quite pleased to see that my physique is just fine and doesn’t really seem anything like the horrible image that popped into my mind upon seeing the number on the scale. I enjoyed this article about Yoga and Body Image in which the writer seems to have had the same experience. She expected weight loss and discovered that her true beauty was not matching up with the scale was “trying to tell” her.

I absolutely guarantee you can have a transcendent experience with your physique with yoga–it happened to me and I’ve seen it happen to others. This change is in the way you carry yourself, an elongation and definition in muscles, an extra elegance in movement and increased, all-around radiance. it does not necessarily translate to smaller numbers on the scale, but it’s something more noticeable to the people around you than if you lost a couple pounds. In other words, FITNESS looks sexy!

DON’T live or die by the numbers, they simply aren’t reliable.

Finally, there aren’t ample words to describe the change in your attitude towards your own body. A regular yoga practice helps you to better appreciate and love this individual machine of a body you were born with. You love that you can do the dopest King Pigeon of anyone in your class. On the other hand, you’re curious and intrigued as to why your body just can’t deal with Crow Pose. But you still love your body’s unique personality, which changes on a daily basis. Perhaps we really are what we think…a synapse of confidence and love fires off from the brain and radiates throughout your physical self–I truly think that is something that people notice. I like this blog posting also that essentially says “Yoga works because it teaches you to love your body exactly as it is“.

Now I’ve got to keep meditating so I can hold this attitude in my heart and mind when that shutter starts clicking!

Online Yoga

Yoga at Work

Affordable Yoga

Great Teachers

Yoga for Everyone

HOW MUCH ROOM DO YOU NEED

Wendy Obstler

Yoga Instructor

McKenna Rowe

Founder

Marina Urbina

Pilates Instructor

Aliza Podwol

Yoga Instructor

Nina Snow

Yoga Instructor, Zen Monk

Libby Rose

Yoga Instructor

Katy O’Donnell

Yoga Instructor

Chrissy Graham

Yoga Instructor

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

NEED MATS?

Chakra 5: Mobile Yoga, Office Yoga, Online Yoga Classes Los Angeles

Your TRUE Body Image