Yoga Element celebrates grand opening in Boardman with wellness focus

Yoga Element reopened in Boardman with a celebration that felt more like a neighborhood wellness market than a standard business ribbon-cutting. The studio held its grand opening on Sunday, May 17, at 6961 Market Street, and local vendors helped turn the day into a community event built around health, wellness and holistic healing.

The celebration came after Yoga Element moved earlier in 2026 and waited for better weather before making the reopening public. That timing mattered. Instead of treating the move as a simple address change, the studio used the grand opening to reintroduce itself as a place meant to fit into Boardman’s daily wellness routine, not just serve as a destination for a single class.

Co-owner Jenna Forte said the studio wanted the day to revolve around health, wellness and holistic healing, and described Yoga Element as more community-based and family-based. That matches Forte’s own local profile. She is also known in the area as a Boardman photographer and a mother of two, which reinforces the studio’s grounded, neighborhood-first identity.

Yoga Element’s public materials lean hard into that same message. The studio describes itself as a conscious community built upon intentional healing, and says it is meant to offer an intimate, safe, non-judgmental atmosphere for practitioners at different levels. It also says teachers encourage students to do what feels right in their own bodies, a phrase that signals a trauma-aware approach rather than a one-size-fits-all style of yoga.

The class schedule backs that up. Yoga Element says it offers about six class options a week, including three power-oriented classes, a slow grounding flow and a vinyasa-styled class. That mix gives newer students a low-pressure entry point while still giving regulars enough variety to stay engaged. The studio also says its teachers are trauma-informed, and notes that Mandy Hinkle and Dr. Jamie Marich have co-facilitated workshops focused on uniting trauma recovery with yoga.

For students trying to find the right class without a lot of friction, the studio keeps its schedule available through Facebook and Mindbody. That matters for a place that wants to serve both first-timers and repeat students who want a simple booking process. Public listings and older directory pages show the previous Yoga Element address at 5094 Market St. in Boardman, Ohio 44512, making the new 6961 Market Street location a clear move rather than a brand-new launch. For Boardman, the reopening is a sign that community-based wellness still has room to grow, one class and one grounded room at a time.