Dani Leon and Diego Gasca [photo credit: SPINASANA]
SPINASANA, the fitness studio the two co-founders built at 89 S Fair Oaks Ave., opened April 28 with a Pasadena Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony. The studio offers rhythmic spin classes and hot yoga — including Power Flow, Yoga Sculpt, and Yin Yoga — under a single membership, according to the company’s website. The business is described as minority-owned in a company press release.
Leon began teaching yoga in 2018 and rose to Regional Director at a Los Angeles-based yoga studio before launching SPINASANA, according to the company’s website. Gasca grew up in Whittier, studied at New York University, and has taught indoor cycling and adult dance in the Pasadena area for more than 15 years, according to the same source. His dance background, the site states, shapes his style of linking music to movement.
“Opening SPINASANA is the culmination of everything I’ve worked toward — building community, sharing movement, and creating a space where people can truly transform,” Leon said in the press release. “Pasadena has always been home to me, and I can’t wait to give this community a place to sweat, grow, and connect.”
“Music has always been the bridge between movement and meaning for me,” Gasca said in the press release. “At SPINASANA, we’re not just teaching fitness — we’re creating an experience that connects people to themselves and to each other. I’m so excited to bring that to Pasadena.”
The studio lists approximately 15 instructors on its website, offering classes that range from high-energy cycling sessions to slower, restorative Yin Yoga. Memberships start at $195 per month for eight classes, with an unlimited option at $340 per month, according to the company’s website. A new student introductory pack offers three classes for $30. Single classes are $33.
The ribbon cutting ceremony began at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at 89 S Fair Oaks Ave. The studio’s website is spinasanafit.com. Class bookings are available through the site or via the SPINASANA app.
Both founders built their followings in the Pasadena area — Leon through yoga, Gasca through cycling and dance — before joining forces under one roof.
