Topeka Yoga Network adds bungee cloths to widen access

Bungee cloths changed the entry point at Topeka Yoga Network’s downtown studio, turning moves that can feel out of reach on a mat into something a beginner can try with support. At 925 S. Kansas Avenue, the studio marked its Rise, Fly & Flow launch with a ribbon cutting, open house and demonstrations meant to show how aerial and bungee work can make yoga feel less intimidating and more accessible.

The launch was set for Thursday, May 14, with a 11:30 a.m. ribbon cutting, followed by aerial, bungee and traditional yoga demonstrations, mini classes and prize drawings throughout the afternoon. The timing and structure mattered. Instead of framing the new equipment as a novelty, Topeka Yoga Network presented it as a way to bring more people into the practice, including residents who may not yet have the strength, mobility or confidence for unaided inversions and assisted poses.

That accessibility pitch fits the studio’s existing identity. Topeka Yoga Network’s website describes it as the leading yoga studio in the Topeka area offering aerial, bungee and traditional yoga classes, and its FAQ says beginner-oriented classes are built to develop confidence and stability. The studio also offers a First Class Free booking through WellnessLiving, which gives first-time users a low-risk way to test whether a mat class, an aerial class or the new bungee format feels like the right fit.

The studio’s expansion also reflects a longer local arc for owners Mary Boland and Evelyn Spangler. KSNT reported that the two began teaching yoga in Topeka around 2014 and worked on separate business plans around 2018 before forming the company. Another 2021 report said they had operated as a mobile service for years before opening a downtown studio, which makes the new bungee equipment look less like a stunt than the next step in a business built around reach and repetition.

Topeka Yoga Network’s launch shows how much a few pieces of equipment can change a class. Bungee cloths and aerial support do more than add spectacle; they let newer students ease into shapes, explore inversions with less fear and find a version of yoga that meets them where they are. For anyone who has stood on the edge of a class and wondered whether they could keep up, the studio’s downtown setup now offers a simpler first move: start supported, then build from there.