Two Veteran Instructors Merge Spin and Yoga Under One Roof on South Fair Oaks

Dani Leon spent years filling yoga rooms across Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley. Diego Gasca spent 15 years connecting riders to rhythm on cycling bikes across greater Los Angeles. In late April, they cut a ribbon together. 

SPINASANA, the fitness studio the two co-founders built at 89 South Fair Oaks Avenue, opened April 28 with a Pasadena Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to Pasadena Now. The studio pairs rhythmic indoor cycling with heated yoga classes — including Power Flow, Yoga Sculpt and Yin Yoga — under a single membership. The business is minority-owned, according to a company press release. 

Leon brings more than 10 years of business leadership to the venture, according to the company’s website. She began teaching yoga in 2018 and rose to regional director at a Los Angeles-based yoga studio before launching SPINASANA. Her hometown is Temple City, according to the studio’s instructor page. 

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 company’s website. His dance background shapes his style of linking music to movement, the site states. 

“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 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 studio provides lockers, mat and towel rentals, cycling shoe rentals, earplugs and full showers with amenities, according to the company’s website and a City of Pasadena social media post. A vanity wash station is also available, the post states. Hours are 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday and 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, according to the studio’s FAQ page. 

Spinasana LLC was incorporated in California on March 14, 2025, according to California Secretary of State records. The studio is a member of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce. Class bookings are available through spinasanafit.com or via the SPINASANA app. The studio can be reached at studio@spinasanafit.com or (562) 448-8185. 

Both founders built their followings in the Pasadena area — Leon through yoga, Gasca through cycling and dance — before joining forces under one roof on South Fair Oaks.