YogaSix Launches Y6 Core Nationwide on International Yoga Day

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YogaSix Launches Y6 Core Nationwide on International Yoga Day

2026-06-18 20:56 Last Updated At：21:00

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 18, 2026--

YogaSix, the modern yoga brand known for making yoga accessible to yogis of all levels announced today the launch of a heated, Pilates-inspired class, called Y6 Core, in celebration of International Yoga Day.

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The class is designed to deliver a low-impact, high-intensity experience rooted in YogaSix’s signature methodology. It combines core strengthening, upper-body engagement, and full-body integration through controlled, progressive movement patterns, all without heavy weights or high-impact cardio.

“Y6 Core represents an exciting evolution for YogaSix,” said Veronica Najera, YogaSix Vice President of Education. “Our members are looking for workouts that build strength, challenge endurance, and still feel mindful and intentional. This class delivers all of that while staying true to our yoga roots.”

Inspired by classical Pilates principles such as control, flow, and intentional movement, Y6 Core was created to fill a growing demand for strength-driven, low-impact workouts within the boutique fitness space. The format uses resistance bands, blocks, and sliders to deepen muscular engagement and create an energizing, sweat-driven experience.

The launch also supports YogaSix’s continued expansion into fitness-forward programming designed to attract new audiences and give existing members new ways to challenge themselves.

YogaSix is currently offering 3 Classes for $36 for anyone wanting to try the Y6 Core and its other classes. This offer is valid for first-time users who are local residents with proof of I.D.

For more information, contact a YogaSix studio near you or visit https://www.yogasix.com/.

ABOUT YOGASIX:

Founded in 2012, YogaSix is the largest franchised yoga brand in the United States that offers a broad range of heated and non-heated yoga classes, strength-building and cardio-boosting fitness classes, and restorative yoga classes accessible to all. YogaSix has six Signature class formats, including Y6 Restore, Y6 Slow Flow, Y6 Signature Hot and Warm, Y6 Power Flow, Y6 Core, and Y6 Sculpt & Flow, plus four Specialty Classes: Y6 101, Y6 Mix, Y6 TRX, and the new Y6 Mobility. Classes at YogaSix eliminate the intimidation factor that many people feel when trying yoga for the first time, offering a fresh perspective on one of the world's oldest fitness practices. Ranked in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 four years running, and Fastest-Growing Franchises and Top New Franchises two years running, YogaSix is headquartered in Irvine, California, and part of the Xponential Fitness family of brands, a leading curator of boutique health and wellness brands. To learn more about YogaSix, visit www.yogasix.com.

Springsteen, Bono and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum

Former President Barack Obama is getting a little help from his friends, including three former presidents, in celebrating the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago.

The guestlist for Thursday’s dedication ceremony includes Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera and Bono. Obama posed for pictures before the ceremony with former presidents Joe Biden, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are expected to give remarks. The invite-only celebration will be livestreamed and kicks off a weekend of events centered around the Obama Presidential Center, which opens to the general public on Juneteenth.

President Donald Trump is not among the announced guests. He called the $850 million center a “total disaster” in a social media post in February.

Guests who arrived Thursday under cloudy skies included a mix of actors and other entertainers, past and present politicians, local power brokers and other national figures.

Those in the audience included California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate; civil rights leaders Andrew Young and Al Sharpton; Oprah Winfrey; comedians David Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Stephen Colbert; tennis legend Billie Jean King and Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts.

Other celebrities slated to perform on Thursday include Common, Eddie Vedder, Marc Anthony and The Roots, which was serving as the house band.

The Thursday celebration “will reflect a spirit of inspiration and joy, with a big boost from the performers who are sharing their talent with us,” said Valerie Jarrett, the Obama Foundation’s chief executive and former Obama top adviser. “We hope to inspire people everywhere to believe in their power to bring change home.”

General admission tickets for the center are sold out through the end of October. But tens of thousands of people have already been offered a sneak peek of the nearly 20-acre campus on Chicago's South Side in Jackson Park.

The center, located near where Obama lived and began his political career, is expected to attract more than 1 million visitors annually. It is adjacent to the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in the lakefront park, and not far from the University of Chicago.

The campus includes a towering museum that covers the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president and first lady, while public spaces include a branch of the Chicago Public Library, a playground and athletic center, basketball courts and a picnic area with grills.

The tower’s design is meant to depict four hands coming together in solidarity. Wrapped around one side are 5-foot tall concrete capital letters, an excerpt of Obama’s 2015 speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery march. It begins, “You are America.”