A new yoga studio set to open in Lexington Center later this fall will be the first to benefit from amended zoning regulations allowing group fitness establishments in second-floor locations in Lexingtons Center Business District.

Yolanda Taylor of Lexington and Jillian McDonough of Woburn are planning to open Lexington Power Yoga on Oct. 1 at 1762 Massachusetts Ave.

We have a focus and a drive to cater to the community, and we want the community involved, McDonough said. The difference between our yoga studio and others, that I think people will see immediately, is we want to provide a place that is clean and comfortable for people to go to.

Unexpected partnership

Originally, Taylor and McDonough were each independently looking to open a yoga studio in Lexington Center.

Taylor said she looked at several first-floor locations before she learned about a zoning change that would her to explore second-floor locations, which proved much more affordable.

I had looked at one pretty seriously and it was just hard to justify economically because it was basically double the price on the first floor, she said. Yoga isnt something you are kind of casually walking down the street and say, Oh, I think I might do some yoga in my jeans. So you dont need the first-floor location as much.

After months of searching for the right location, both Taylor and McDonough settled on a spot above Rancatores Ice Cream at the corner of Mass. Ave. and Waltham Street. Rather than bid against each other, they decided to become business partners.

It thankfully so happened that we crossed paths before both of us signed the lease, McDonough said.

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