About us
Astro Gong Yoga is a sound healing and yoga studio in Los Angeles, with an astrology-informed approach. We offer yoga classes and sound experiences that help you move with more ease, quiet the mind, and reset your energy. The studio includes a spacious yoga room, a dedicated sound healing space with 32 gongs, and a communal lounge designed for connection.
Astro Philosophy
Our philosophy is to help everyone understand their birth chart.
We offer astrology classes, for all levels, aiming to provide the tools and insights to discover ourselves and explain the mysteries of life.
Gong Philosophy
Our philosophy is to help everyone experience the benefits of the Gong’s healing energy.
We offer gong baths, sound healing experiences and in-depth training, for all levels, designed to connect you with the gongs sacred vibrations and reset your frequencies.
Yoga Philosophy
Our philosophy is to help everyone discover the yoga style most suitable for their individual needs.
We offer Yin, Vinyasa, Kundalini and Prenatal yoga that explore a multiple of possibilities within yourself to help find clarity and purpose.
“Only from the heart can you touch the sky”
– Rumi
Meet the founders
Emily and Lou share the vision of building an authentic and inclusive community that revolves around yogic philosophy, sacred sound and occult wisdom.
Emily
Emily’s background in fitness photography and personal training informed her understanding about the human body but also made her deeply aware that each person is infinitely more than their body. An instinctive and passionate yoga teacher, Emily infuses the science of Kundalini yoga with astrology to help you connect with, learn from and exude the universal energies.
Lou
Lou is an experienced Gong Master, who has led numerous sound healing workshops and events around the world. Lou, with his natural gift of channeling the sacred sounds, guides his students through a gentle and transformational experience that has deep and long-lasting relaxing effects.
Meet the team
Our highly qualified and talented team share an ethos for excellence.
Bella
Bella is a sound bath practitioner, yoga teacher, and mindfulness educator with a background in teaching and school leadership. She creates grounding, heart-centered experiences to support rest, nervous system regulation, and authentic connection.
Caro
Caro is an internationally recognized musician and Kundalini yoga and meditation teacher known for her soulful voice and genre-blending artistry. With a passion for healing through music, her live acoustic sound enhances classes, creating an immersive meditation experience that fosters connection, empowerment, and balance.
David
David is a lifelong learner and devoted yogi, practicing diverse modalities for over a decade across Southern California,the foothills of the Himalayas in India, and the Peruvian Amazon. With honor and gratitude, he helps students explore transformation, self-awareness, and authentic connection through each class.
Pamela
Pamela began her yoga journey in 2006, healing physically and spiritually through Bhakti Yoga. Inspired by her transformation and travels, she left the corporate world to help others achieve holistic well-being. As an Ayurveda Practitioner and Personal Trainer, she blends nurturing flows with natural medicine, guiding others to heal and thrive.
Hana
Hana started her yoga journey in Seoul, South Korea where she completed her 200hr YTT in 2015. She is now an E-RYT500 instructor with additional trainings in Yin, and Restorative.Hana is passionate about peak postures because she loves to show people they are capable of so much more than they ever thought to imagine. Her sequencing focuses on building strength, alignment, and mobility.
Daria
Daria is a yoga teacher, personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and lifelong performer who is eternally curious about movement in all its forms. Her teaching style emphasizes the cultivation of inner body awareness, bringing fluidity to the body and mind, and empowering students to move from joy.
Sofia
Sofia is a classically trained vocalist and 500hr RYT certified instructor. She has spent the last 10 years expanding her practice as a yoga and voice activation teacher. Her yin classes are compiled of gentle mobility movements followed by a series of long held postures which center around the breath and mind body connection.
Kiki
Kiki, a Los Angeles native with over 20 years of yoga practice, is passionate about creating an inclusive, safe space for self-expression and community. With a deep love for yin yoga, she aims to nurture mental well-being and help others find balance amidst our overactive Yang lifestyles.
Nola
Nola, a vibrant West Adams-based 200hr CYT and Prenatal Instructor, brings 5 years of certified Birth Doula magic with DONA International to AGY. With a passion for empowering pregnant individuals, she infuses joy, inclusivity, and understanding into her yoga and birth work.
Jimmy
Jimmy’s healing journey led him to work in substance abuse and mental health, where he found purpose in helping others. Discovering yoga deepened his spiritual path and inspired him to teach. He leads his classes with his heart, holding sacred space for others and contributing to the healing of future generations.
Erin
Erin is a certified somatic sex coach and therapeutic yoni massage practitioner. She is dedicated to supporting individuals in cultivating pleasure, connection, and intimacy through a holistic approach that integrates the body, mind, spirit, and emotions as a unified whole.
Johnny
Johnny, a lifelong martial arts student, shares his yoga passion with fellow yogis and athletes. He believes in a holistic approach to fitness, integrating body and mind. Through an intuitive approach to movement, Johnny is dedicated to helping students find their "flow state" and become their best selves.