Goth Yoga LA turns Burbank shop into late-night wellness hangout

Goth Yoga LA has turned a back room inside The Crooked Path in Burbank into a late-night yoga space for people who want movement without the usual studio polish. The room is black-painted, lit in purple and scented with incense, with dark music in the background and an all-black dress code that sets the tone before class even begins.

The class runs Tuesday and Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., and the format is pay-what-you-can. The booking page says it is open to all levels and ages 13 and up, built around a hatha-style practice with long, deep stretches. It also warns that space is limited, there are no refunds and the doors close when class starts, making the experience feel more like a small community gathering than a standard drop-in studio product.

Brynna Beatnix leads the practice, with music handled by her partner, James David. Their path into yoga came out of Skate Oddity, a roller-disco event they built during the pandemic. As injuries piled up, they started adding stretching sessions, then moved into yoga certification and eventually shaped the Goth Yoga LA format around music, movement and a darker aesthetic that fits the community they were already drawing in.

That backstory gives the class a different read than a novelty theme night. It looks less like a costume piece and more like a deliberate response to a real gap in yoga culture, where some people do not feel at home in serene white-walled studios or language-heavy wellness spaces. Sal Santoro and Popi Mavros, friends of The Crooked Path, offered the backroom space, helping turn the class into part of the shop’s broader alternative-spirituality mix rather than an isolated event.

The Crooked Path itself reinforces that identity. The shop says it offers herbs, oils and candles, plus weekly classes, a communal space, a psychic and tarot reading room and an art gallery space. Goth Yoga LA now sits alongside witchcraft classes, meditation and ritual workshops, which makes the Burbank location at 2020 West Magnolia Boulevard, in Magnolia Park, feel like a hub for people who want their wellness and spirituality in a more subcultural register.

The timing also fits a bigger market reality. The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics reported that 16.9 percent of U.S. adults practiced yoga in the previous 12 months in 2022, with participation higher among women. IBISWorld estimates the U.S. Pilates and Yoga Studios market at $19.0 billion in 2026, with 37,377 businesses. In a crowded field that large, Goth Yoga LA shows how a strong aesthetic, a clear community and a pay-what-you-can model can create a very specific kind of doorway into practice.