A new yoga and wellness center opens its doors in Eagle Rock today, Wednesday, offering a combination of physical and medical therapies under a single roof.

Called Elephant Ayurveda and Wellness Center, the store is located on 1615 Colorado Blvd., next door to Comics vs Toys and directly facing Townsend Avenue. The center is run by Jessica Hall and her artist husband Dax, who live in Eagle Rock. A yoga practitioner for the past 16 years, Jessica is also a certified practitioner of ayurveda, the ancient Indian form of herbal medicine.

Besides offering a variety of yoga classes, including vinyasa, kundalini and prenatal yoga, the center offers a full range of ayurvedic consultations and treatments for disease and disorders as well as general health counseling.