Jan. 28, 2026
The new year brings a new chapter for Joy Collective Yoga Studio in downtown Sioux Falls.
Sarah Joy Lindemulder took over her small, second-level space right next door to 319 N. Main Ave. earlier this month.
“It’s significant for us to have a much bigger space and to be able to welcome more people,” Lindemulder said.
Over a decade ago after moving to Sioux Falls from Michigan, Lindemulder never would have guessed this was in her future.
The mom of two has a background in social work and stumbled upon yoga about 12 years ago, as she explains, to relieve everyday stress and help on a personal level.
“I realized, ‘wow, this yoga thing is helpful for my body and spirit’ and not just a form of exercise,” she said.
As a stay-at-home-mom, she started teaching yoga locally around the beginning of the pandemic but, like other businesses during that time, the studio shut down.
“I was doing yoga in the park, yoga outside my house, in a tent at one point, and then I’d rent different places,” she explained. “We hopped around a lot trying to find the right home.”
She wanted to create a space that was intimate but inviting people into yoga as not only a form of exercise but also a place to be accessible, inclusive and help manage stress.
Joy Collective Yoga is the first yoga-only studio in downtown Sioux Falls.
“I never thought I’d be running a studio, but here I am, and it feels good to have something that focuses on yoga in the heart of downtown,” Lindemulder said.
“Joy Collective was created to be a true community, not just a fitness studio but a space for connection, regulation and belonging in the midst of very full lives.” She has a handful of instructors and features styles such as alignment-based, yin, vinyasa and restorative.
Beyond classes, Lindemulder also features more deep-dive opportunities into the yoga practice like workshops, retreats and teacher training.
This also will be the third year Joy Collective Yoga will host the summertime Sioux River Yoga Festival at The Good Earth Farm near Lennox.
“Collaboration with other local businesses and teachers has been central to our model,” Lindemulder said. “The studio has grown and blossomed truly because of so many great other local small businesses who have encouraged us from the beginning.”
The expansion into a new space felt like a natural next step made possible by steady community support.
Joy Collective Yoga is open for some classes, and Lindemulder looks forward to a grand opening celebration later this spring.
Learn more about the studio and see the class schedule online and on social media.
