Our Story
Some Yoga Studios become far more than a location.
Over time they become a hOMe Sanctuary for practice, a place where thousands of Hearts, Minds, Spines and Lives Truly ‘SEE’ themselves in the mirror, likely for the very first time; A hOMe where thousands of breaths, postures, and quiet yet deep transformations abide.
For many throughout the Coachella Valley, what we now call hOMe Studio El Paseo has long been such a place.
For some of us directly, and thousands of others indirectly, the location is literally where it all began.
Where It All Began
The roots of this community stretch back more than two decades.
Students, some of whom would eventually become Teachers;
Teachers, some of whom would eventually become Studio Owners;
and Studio Owners, who cared enough to set the Tone for an entire community
have collectively cultivated their practice of yoga here from as early as 2002, creating a vibrant and dedicated yoga culture that continues to flourish today.
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For Kim Tang, the journey began in 2003, when Bikram Yoga Palm Desert was located upstairs above Keedy’s on Highway 111. Kim recalls ascending the narrow stairs next to Keedy’s, a locals’ favorite breakfast spot, to practice in the heat. The core students would roll out their mats shoulder-to-shoulder, and during savasana catch the unmistakable scent of bacon cooking downstairs.
It was simple.
It was honest.
And it was unforgettable.
Yet within that humble room something powerful was happening.
A Community was forming around the discipline of practice.
For many practitioners across the valley, that upstairs studio was where it all began.
The El Paseo Studio
Shortly after, the practice found a new and enduring home at the El Paseo location many students know today.
Under the guidance of founding teacher Denise Abraham and her husband Damon, the studio became a place of remarkable dedication to the Bikram Yoga method. Denise cultivated a strong and focused community of practitioners who showed up day after day to explore the transformative power of the practice.
Kim practiced in this room for five years before attending teacher training. It was also here, in this very studio, that she first stepped into the teacher’s role — guiding her earliest classes in the same room where she had once stood as a student.
For Kim, this studio is forever her hOMe Studio: where it all began.
A Path Expands
From those beginnings, Kim’s path of Yoga - LIFE of Yoga - continued to unfold expansively: first, locally - then globally.
Over the years Kim Tang went on to become an Internationally Renowned Senior Teacher, sharing her work with students across the United States, throughout Canada, Australia, India, Prague, Barcelona, France, Mexico, Malaysia, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bali, and beyond. Now Head Coach of the International Yoga Sports Federation, Kim’s teaching has reached practitioners around the world through:
✔ International workshops and trainings
✔ Certifications and Mentorship of teachers and Yoga Athletes
✔ Speaking engagements and podcasts on the Subjects of Yoga, Mind, Body, Breath, Spirit, Chakras, Relationships, and more
✔ Deep, Comprehensive Authorship of the Bio-mechanics and energetics of Asana
✔ Facilitator of Conscious Connected Breathwork
✔ Level 2 Quantum Healing Hypnosis Practitioner.
Students often remark on the unique depth and clarity of her instruction — a rare integration of precision, discipline, deep compassion, and spiritual insight.
Yet despite the global reach of her work, the foundation of it all remains unmistakably rooted in one place:
hOMe Studio El Paseo.
Continuing the Lineage
In 2012, stewardship of the El Paseo studio passed to Ann Marie Palma, who guided the studio forward for the next fourteen years.
Under Ann Marie’s leadership the studio continued to serve generations of students who came to sweat, practice, and grow together in the discipline of the room.
Her dedication helped preserve the continuity of the space and the spirit of community that has always defined this studio.
We honor Ann Marie’s commitment from 2012 through 2026, and her role in sustaining the living tradition of yoga that has flourished here.
One Yoga Family
Over time the paths of many teachers and studios throughout the valley have intertwined.
In 2010, Kim opened Bikram Yoga University Village, now known as Coachella Yoga, Therapy and Wellness in partnership with Denise DuBarry Hay, expanding the reach of the practice and welcoming even more students into the discipline of yoga. Kim acted as Owner/Director for six years in this location. In the most delightful and synchronistic way, the El Paseo studio and the Studio once owned by Kim have merged.
Looking back now, what becomes clear is something both simple and profound:
Despite different rooms, locations, different teachers, and different chapters, we have always been one yoga family.
United by a shared devotion to the practice and, through which, the Knowing of All that Can Be
A Full Circle Moment
Occasionally, the Universe moves in ways that feel unmistakably Synchronistic — moments when the path subtly and somewhat effortlessly circles back toward its origin.
The opportunity to return to the El Paseo studio arrived in exactly that way.
Today, Kim Tang returns to the space where it all began, in an Ecstatic partnership with Spencer Larson and Steve Mc Ilroy. (Please do read their Bio’s so you can understand the depth of passion and dedication to the practice that each of them bring!)
Together We share the sacred responsibility of stewarding the next chapter of this beloved studio.
Together we join to honor the lineage of teachers and students who built this community, while allowing the practice to continue evolving for the next generation.
Why We Call It hOMe
The name hOMe Studio El Paseo reflects the deeper meaning of this place.
At the center of the word sits OM, the One Note Sung, the universal vibration that reminds us of the unity between All Beings. For some, this studio will be where their journey begins.
For others, it may be the place where they find their way back.
Either way, the room remains what it has always been:
A place to Breathe. A place to Practice. A place to Grow. A place to Cultivate the Qualities of Mind: Self-Control, Determination, Patience, Faith, and Concentration. Most Importantly, A Place in which exists a Field of Trust, the Absence of Judgment where You have the right to Be Exactly as you are, in the moment in which you stand with everything that has been and can ever be known by you.
A place that countless practitioners across the valley recognize or will come to recognize as hOMe.
The Practice Continues
To care for this studio now expresses less as ownership and more like stewardship.
It is a sacred privilege to guide the next iteration of a space that has already held so much transformation.
We move forward with gratitude for every teacher who has taught here, every student who has practiced here, and every person who helped shape the yoga community of the Coachella Valley.
For those arriving for the first time...
And for those returning after years away...
Our Hearts and The doors are Wide Open to You.
Because for many of us, this will always be the place
where it all began and where it will begin…again.
Blessings to hOMe Studio El Paseo and All.
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