Slow gradient loops for a yoga studio website: which license

This guide shows you how to use slow gradient loops for a yoga studio website and which license each use needs. You will see one real loop from Wavecrate walked through three common jobs. You will also see the one place where the license pages leave a gap, and how this guide handles it.

What slow gradient loops for a yoga studio website do

A gradient loop is a short video of soft color that drifts and repeats. It has no people, no poses and no text. That makes it easy to put behind a headline, a class schedule or a booking button.

The aim is quiet motion. If a visitor notices the loop before they notice your class times, it is moving too fast or is too bright. Keep it slow, keep it soft, and let your words do the work.

Wavecrate, the stock library used as the example in this guide, has a motion backgrounds category with slow gradient loops, and every download comes with a license certificate and a code.

The loop in this guide: Slow Gradient Flow

Slow Gradient Flow is a motion background by Loop & Lumen. The page describes it as "Blue and violet gradients drifting slowly, for titles and presentations." Its tags include calm, dreamy, gradient, background and loop.

Here is what the page lists:

• 1920 x 1080, landscape, Full HD
• 10 seconds long, 30 fps
• No sound
• Main color blue, released Aug 25, 2026
• Two files: Original Full HD (1920 x 1080) mp4 and HD 720p (1280 x 720) mp4

There is no 4K file. The preview has one small watermark that moves around and no sound. The licensed files are clean.

It was marked Free on 11 October 2026. Items can switch between Free and Premium, so read the page on the day you download.

Other motion backgrounds to compare

On 11 October 2026 the motion backgrounds category held 10 loops. Three were marked Free: Slow Gradient Flow, Drifting Golden Bokeh (Full HD, 0:10) and Hex mesh Loop in Blue (4K, 0:12).

If your studio colors lean green, look at 4K Emerald Gradient Flow, also by Loop & Lumen. It is 4K and 6 seconds long, and it was not marked Free that day.

The licensing gap for a studio's own website

This part decides the license, so read it slowly.

The pricing page has a table for photos and videos. One row reads "Websites, blogs and social media posts," and it starts at Free. A separate row reads "Apps, presentations and your own marketing," and it starts at Standard.

A yoga studio's website sells its classes. That makes it a website and also the studio's own marketing. The pages do not say which row wins when both are true.

There are two ways to read this. One says a website is a website, so Free with credit is enough. The other says your own marketing starts at Standard, wherever it appears. Neither reading is certain from the pages alone.

This guide uses the cautious reading. If the site sells your studio's classes, plan on Standard. You lose little by being careful, and you avoid guessing on something that promotes your business.

Three uses of the same loop and the license each needs

Here is Slow Gradient Flow walked through three real situations.

Paid licenses are not on sale yet: Wavecrate says purchases open soon, so the prices below are the listed prices for when sales open. Items marked Free can already be downloaded with a free account.

Use 1: a teacher's personal blog or social post

Say a teacher writes a blog post or a social post sharing a breathing practice. It does not sell classes or anything else. The loop sits behind the text.

This fits the Free card, which covers "Websites, blogs and social media posts" and monetized channels. The card is clear about one condition: "Credit text required next to the photo or in the description." For a loop, the description or a caption line is the closest fit. A free account includes 3 free downloads a month.

Use 2: the studio's own website and social posts

Now the studio uses the loop as the hero background on its home page. It also uses it on the class schedule page and in its own social posts. All of this promotes the studio.

Under the cautious reading above, this is your own marketing, so it needs Standard, listed at $29 for the item. Its card says: "Your own websites, social, presentations and marketing, no credit needed." It also covers print up to 500,000 copies, so a flyer with a still frame fits too.

Standard is also included with Pro. Pro is listed at $99 a year or $12 month to month, and is not on sale yet. It gives Standard on the whole catalog, never Extended. Content you publish while subscribed stays covered. If you plan to use several loops, photos or tracks across the studio site, compare Pro with single licenses on the pricing page.

Use 3: paid ads, client work or a template for sale

Three situations move you up to Extended, listed at $99 for the item:

• Paid ads. The loop runs in a paid ad. The site does not define paid advertising further. Treat a boosted post as a paid ad.
• Client work. A web designer builds the studio's site for a fee and uses the loop. That is client work.
• Templates for sale. Someone sells a website template with the loop inside. The Extended card lists "Products for resale: merchandise, templates, prints and packaging."

Extended includes everything in Standard. Pro never includes Extended, so a subscription does not cover these cases.

One use the table does not name

Some studios want to play a loop on a screen in the room during class. That is live use. The license table does not name it. Treat it as not covered.

Practical tips for the background itself

• Use the 10 second loop as is. A short loop that repeats cleanly is enough.
• Use the 1080p file, since it is the original. Use the 720p file if you want a lighter page.
• Add a soft dark or light overlay so your text reads well on top.
• Keep motion slow behind a class schedule. People need to read times and names.
• Set a still image as a fallback in case the video does not load.
• Test the page on a phone before you publish.

Every license comes with a certificate and a code. Anyone can check that code at the verify page without contacting Wavecrate. Keep the certificate with your site files.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use Slow Gradient Flow for free on my studio site?

It was marked Free on 11 October 2026, and the Free card covers websites with credit. But a studio site is also your own marketing, which starts at Standard. This guide treats the studio's own site as Standard to be safe.

Do I need to credit the loop?

On the Free license, yes. The card asks for it next to the photo or in the description. Standard and Extended say no credit is required.

Does Pro cover a boosted post?

No. Pro gives Standard, never Extended. This guide treats a boosted post as a paid ad, which needs Extended.

Is there a 4K version of Slow Gradient Flow?

No. The page offers a Full HD original and a 720p file. For 4K, compare 4K Emerald Gradient Flow or Hex mesh Loop in Blue in the same category.

Get started

Browse Wavecrate: you can join free and download items marked Free now, paid licenses are not on sale yet (purchases open soon), and every download comes with a license certificate and a code anyone can check on its verify page. Open the loop page, check that it is still marked Free, and decide which of the three uses fits your plan. For a teacher's own post, Free with credit works. For the studio's own site, plan on Standard or Pro. For ads, client work or templates, plan on Extended. Create a free Wavecrate account to start downloading.