Aerial Yoga Near Me in Koreatown: D&A Flying Yoga on Wilshire

D&A Flying Yoga teaches aerial yoga on the second floor of 3275 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 205, with the entrance around the corner on Berendo Street, and no group class takes more than 11 students. New students start with three group classes for $100. If you searched aerial yoga near me in Koreatown or Mid-Wilshire, this is a dedicated hammock studio with classes most days of the week, roughly a five-minute walk from the Wilshire/Vermont Metro station.

Most studios fit one aerial class into a yoga timetable. At D&A the hammock is the timetable. The class list runs from Decompression I, which the studio calls suitable for all levels and especially for brand-new flying yoga students, to Decompression II with more challenging inversions, Aerial Flow I and II, Flying Asana for aerial vinyasa, Low Flow, Hammock Pilates, Dream Barre, Restorative Therapy and a Gentle Flow and Soundbath.

A typical week includes Morning Stretch on Monday at 10:30 am, Decompression I on Monday at 6:30 pm, Flying Asana on Wednesday at 10:30 am, Detox and Glow on Saturday at 10:30 am and Aerial Flow I on Sunday at 10 am. Most classes run 60 minutes, Power Cocoon runs 45, and Spine Cavitation, billed as a power-lunch aerial yoga class built around cavitation, alignment and hydration, is short enough to fit into a lunch break.

Our honest take: skip Flying Asana and Decompression II on your first visit, even if you practice yoga regularly. The studio's own description says Decompression II pushes you upside down for longer, and Flying Asana moves at vinyasa pace. Decompression I aligns your posture from head to toe with a slower AntiGravity sequence, and Morning Stretch ends with what D&A calls its fan-favorite Zero Compression Inversion, a full hang with no weight on your spine or neck.

The FAQ is candid about dizziness. If you are prone to it, or get disoriented when your hips go over your head, the inversions can be a challenge, and the studio suggests a piece of ginger candy before class. It also recommends eating something light rather than coming on an empty stomach, but not a big meal. On whether you need to be fit, the answer is not necessarily, because the hammock carries much of your weight.

D&A's phone policy is strict. Phones are not allowed in the practice rooms at all, not on silent beside your mat, but switched to silent with no vibration and left in your bag in the changing room. If you need to stay reachable for an emergency, tell the teacher before class starts. Plan to leave before savasana, the final resting pose, if you have to go early.

The late policy is equally firm. The FAQ asks you to arrive at least 10 minutes before class, and the policy page says there is no entry once class has been running for five minutes. Bookings are held only until five minutes before the start, so check in early. Wear sleeved tops and leggings that cover your legs in a cotton blend that does not slip on the fabric, and bring water and a towel.

The welcome package is three group classes for $100, valid for one month, which is the obvious first buy. A single group class is $45. A ten-class pass is $425, valid six months, and a fifty-class pass is listed at $1,850 instead of $2,250. A monthly promotion currently offers five classes for $200 or ten for $375, both used within a month, which suits someone ready to come two or three times a week.

Private and semi-private sessions cost more: a first one-on-one trial is $125, a regular one-on-one is $150 and a semi-private class with up to three students is $105 per person. Teens have their own Teen Flying Yoga pass, four visits for $150. Packages are non-refundable, non-extendable and cannot be shared, and you need to cancel at least 24 hours ahead to avoid being charged.

D&A describes its approach as combining traditional yoga postures with aerial hammocks, Pilates, flying bungee and pole, so the same rooms also host pole classes, Flying Bungee and sound bath yoga. Experienced students can buy Open Studio time for $35 a visit to practice on their own, and the studio runs an instructor training program for yoga teachers, dancers, physical therapists and regular students who have taken several aerial classes.

The timetable is built for different routines: a short Spine Cavitation class aimed at the lunch hour for people working in the Wilshire office towers, an evening Decompression I for after work, and weekend morning classes. Friends and coworkers can also book customized group classes, priced per person from $45 for a group of ten. The FAQ promises that you will leave feeling taller, lighter and happier, and warns that classes fill up quickly, so reserve rather than walking in.

The Wilshire/Vermont station on the Metro B and D Lines is about 300 meters east of the studio, which makes D&A one of the easiest aerial studios in Los Angeles to reach without a car. If you drive, the LADOT public lot at 682 South Vermont Avenue is a short walk away. Remember that the entrance is on Berendo Street rather than on Wilshire, then head up to Suite 205 on the second floor.

After class, walk a block north to the 6th Street restaurant strip, where Koreatown's late-night barbecue and soup houses start a few minutes from the studio. For something quieter, Robert F. Kennedy Inspiration Park, on the grounds of the former Ambassador Hotel at Wilshire and Catalina Street, is a short stroll west. Plan B: if every class is full, Air Fit Bungee at 414 North Moss Street in Burbank runs aerial yoga flow classes on weekends.

Address: 3275 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 205, Los Angeles, CA 90010; entrance on Berendo Street. Email: hello@thedanda.com. Maximum class size: 11. First trial: three group classes for $100. Single group class: $45. Arrive 10 minutes early, no entry five minutes after the start, no phones in the practice room, and cancel 24 hours ahead. Metro: Wilshire/Vermont, B and D Lines.

Best for: beginners who want a gentle Decompression I class, people with tight backs who like hanging inversions, and anyone in Koreatown, Mid-Wilshire or Westlake who wants several aerial yoga options in one week. Less suited to: people who need to keep their phone at hand during class, because it stays in the changing room. Ask the Karpo APP for a Koreatown dinner spot after your class.