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Contemporary Yoga Studio, Now Permanent on 3rd Floor — Elle Japan, Jun 2005 (JA)

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Publication: Elle Japan (French-origin international women’s fashion magazine, Japanese edition) Issue: 2005/6 (June 2005) Article type: Two-component spread — (1) studio guide listing (“STUDIO DATA”) + (2) fashion lifestyle editorial with YogaJaya sign as backdrop Language: Japanese (confirmed) People named: None — Patrick not named in this article YogaJaya logo: Present (top right — standard placement)

Note on scans: J14 (New/Elle/2005-6_Elle.pdf) is the primary scan (12.8MB, 3 pages: cover + studio data + fashion editorial). J15 (Elle/Elle05_06.pdf), listed in the index as the Elle duplicate, actually contains Biteki content based on the PDF — it appears to be a mislabeled file. The actual Elle duplicate scan is at J17 (biteki/biteki_05_06.pdf), which contains Elle content despite being archived in the biteki NAS folder (2 pages, 0.7MB). The J15/J17 cross-labeling is a NAS archive artifact — the content pairs correctly as J14+J17 (Elle) and J15+J16 (Biteki).

Component 1 — Studio guide listing (STUDIO DATA)

Section titled “Component 1 — Studio guide listing (STUDIO DATA)”

Header: STUDIO DATA / YOGA JAYA / ヨガジャヤ

Full text (JA original):

基礎から高度なレベルまで、さまざまなスタイルのハタヨガを習得できる、コンテンポラリー・ヨガのスタジオ。これまでスタジオは、表参道のレストラン「ラスチカス」が入っているヴィジョン・ネットワーク内を転々としていたが、春から3階に常設のスタジオに。今夏は、海外でトップクラスの講師を定期的に招待しているほか、ティーチャートレーニングの講習もスタート予定。外国人の生徒も多く、バイリンガル対応で国際色豊かなレッスンが受けられるのも魅力だ。

Translation:

“A contemporary yoga studio where you can master various styles of Hatha Yoga, from basic to advanced levels. Until now, the studio had been moving around within the Vision Network at the restaurant ‘Las Chicas’ in Omotesando, but from spring it has become a permanent studio on the 3rd floor. This summer, in addition to regularly inviting top-class instructors from overseas, teacher training is also planned to start. With many foreign students and bilingual instruction available, the international atmosphere of the lessons is also an attraction.”

Contact block:

東京都渋谷区神宮前5-47-6 ヴィジョン・ネットワーク内3F ☎03・5766・3414 / http://www.yogajaya.com 料金／初回体験クラス¥1,000 メンバー登録者は入会金¥10,000＋10クラス回数券¥22,000

Component 2 — Fashion editorial (ヨガスタジオでリフレッシュ)

Section titled “Component 2 — Fashion editorial (ヨガスタジオでリフレッシュ)”

Section title: ヨガスタジオでリフレッシュ Translation: “Refresh at a Yoga Studio”

Caption:

一日の予定を詰め込んである広々としたハッチバックから、ヨガグッズを取り出して、いさ出陣。ちょっとした荷物は、リアウインドーだけを開けて手軽に出し入れすることも可能。

Translation:

“Pull out your yoga gear from the packed hatchback full of a day’s schedule and head out. Small items can be easily retrieved just by opening the rear window.”

Visual: A fashion model beside a gold/tan hatchback car, carrying a rolled orange yoga mat, wearing green trousers and a printed long-sleeve top. The YogaJaya sandwich board sign is prominently visible in the background of what appears to be a street in Omotesando. The sign reads: yogajayā / ASHTANGA YOGA / 3F / 03-5766-3414 / info@yogajaya.com

Yoga gear products listed:

  • ヨガパーカ ¥18,000 (ヴィクトリア・キーン / Victoria Keen)
  • ヨガパンツ ¥19,000 (ヴィクトリア・キーン / Victoria Keen)
  • ヨガマット ¥3,000 (スタジオ ヨギー / Studio Yoggy)
  • バッグ ¥54,600 (ブティパレード / ユナイテッドアローズ 有楽町店)

Key details

Section titled “Key details”
  • “春から3階に常設のスタジオに” (From spring, permanent studio on the 3rd floor): The studio had previously moved around (“転々とした”) within the Vision Network space; by June 2005, it had a fixed, dedicated 3rd floor location. This confirms a structural milestone in YogaJaya’s development — from nomadic to permanent
  • “ティーチャートレーニングの講習もスタート予定” (Teacher training planned to start): First teacher training announcement in the press archive; no other article to this point mentions a teacher training program. Planned for summer 2005
  • “海外でトップクラスの講師を定期的に招待” (Regularly inviting top-class instructors from overseas): The guest teacher series that began with Danny Paradise (January 2005) was now an ongoing, regular program
  • Fashion editorial backdrop: The YogaJaya sandwich board sign appearing as the backdrop for an Elle fashion lifestyle editorial — not a paid advertisement, but a real street-level presence that makes the studio a recognizable Omotesando location. This incidental fashion-press inclusion is a different type of visibility from the studio guide listings
  • “ASHTANGA YOGA 3F” sign: The sign in the fashion photo specifically promotes Ashtanga Yoga — confirming this was the primary class identity presented to the street
  • Pricing: Trial ¥1,000; Membership ¥10,000 + 10-class ¥22,000 — consistent with other June 2005 listings

Relevance notes

Section titled “Relevance notes”
  • June 2005 — part of the dense press cluster (Brutus, ACCJ, Elle, Biteki all in the same month); Elle is the fashion-press component alongside the editorial/lifestyle depth of Brutus and ACCJ
  • The “転々としていたが…常設のスタジオに” (nomadic → permanent) phrasing confirms the spring 2005 move to a fixed space was recent enough to be newsworthy; this is the transitional moment
  • Teacher training announcement (summer 2005) would represent an expansion of YogaJaya’s model from teaching-focused to training-focused — this appears in press before any other source confirms whether it launched
  • Elle is part of the Hearst Japan stable alongside Grazia — the two fashion magazine placements (Grazia Jan 2005, Elle Jun 2005) bracket the first year of press coverage
  • Patrick is not named — this is a YogaJaya institutional listing rather than a Patrick personal profile

Press page relevance

Section titled “Press page relevance”
  • yogajaya-history · press-page-lineage · scene-context
  • Tier 3 (archive/contextual): Studio guide listing in a major national women’s fashion magazine; Patrick not named; no biographical content. The fashion editorial backdrop is visually interesting but doesn’t deepen the profile. The “permanent 3rd floor” and teacher training announcements are historically useful milestones but not press-page-featured material
  • Useful for archiving the studio’s physical-space transition and the teacher training moment; confirms Elle Japan presence in June 2005

Connections

Section titled “Connections”