Clintonville’s Balanced Yoga announced plans this week for a second location in German Village. Owner Leah Westwater signed a lease moving the yoga studio in with Fox In The Snow Cafe’s newest location at 210 Thurman Ave.
“German Village has a wonderfully unique vibe—both historic and urban—and we are so excited to join the neighborhood,” Westwater said in a press release. “To be honest, a second location wasn’t on our radar until the building and the neighboring businesses made it an easy decision. We look forward to contributing to an already thriving community.”
The building, once the home of Thurmania movie theater, offers a 2,000 square foot space for the studio. Tessa DuPont, Balanced Yoga’s studio manager and director of marketing, imagines a warm, inviting, “yet edgy and industrial” environment, with exposed brick, hardwood floors, a restored fireplace and new light fixtures. There, they’ll continue “Balanced mainstays,” including their teacher training program, yoga and live music events, masterclasses and donation-based classes.
“We’re here because yoga has the capacity to change lives, and we operate from that truth in everything from our values to our schedule,” said Nicole Klasa, Westwater’s partner. “From our management team to staff and yoga instructors, we strive to give the city gathering spaces full of heart. We are an extremely inspired group passionate about serving Columbus.”
If everything goes to plan, Balanced Yoga will open in German Village this spring.