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“What if I fall?” “Oh but my darling, what if you fly?” 🦋 Thank you to the inspiring boss babe for gracing the Swan with your presence. The three of them took the leap and decided to bring Black Swan to Dallas as co-owners: Villalobos as the “numbers guy,” Asmann as the “marketing guru,” and Lipson as the teacher training “mother hen.” The studio, situated across the street from Neighborhood Services, opened in April of 2018. “When I went down to Houston and saw what Claire and Joy were doing, in my heart, I knew – this is the truth,” Villalobos said. Instructor Joy Lipson helped lead teacher trainings, and the two worked together to build the studio. After graduating with a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin, he knew that wearing suits every day wasn’t in his future, and instead headed into a job as the director for Black Swan Yoga.Īround the same time, Claire Asmann, who had trained at Black Swan in Austin, became the company’s first licensee, and opened up a studio in Houston’s The Heights neighborhood. It helped him put his body back together and, in turn, changed the direction of his life. After a violent car crash at 16, yoga is was what helped the sports-obsessed teen find healing. The story of how Black Swan Yoga, an Austin-based institution, ended up in Dallas, essentially hinges on Villalobos. If you want to give us a dollar, come on in and get on a mat,” explains Black Swan co-owner Noah Villalobos.

The goal: to make yoga more accessible, whether you’re a novice stretcher or an inversion guru.

Unlike the majority of Dallas yoga studios, which can charge upwards of $25 for a class, Black Swan is purely donation-based.

#Black swan yoga full#

During any given week, 2,000 yogis come to flow in the nearly 5,000-square-feet studio, packing it full of good vibes in addition to heavy beats. Black Swan Yoga sits just off of West Lovers Lane, a colorful (and incredibly Instagrammable) angel wing mural making it impossible to miss.