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January 26, 2026
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53202-5306
414.271.2400 TEL
414.297.4900 FAX
foley.com
CLIENT/MATTER NUMBER
134597-0103
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Gaia, Inc.
833 West South Boulder Road
Louisville, CO 80027
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for Gaia, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), in conjunction with the preparation of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”)
to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to an additional 700,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share (the “Shares”), that may be issued pursuant to the Gaia, Inc. 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
In connection with our representation, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of: (i) the Plan; (ii) the Registration Statement; (iii) the
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, each as amended to date and currently in effect; (iv) resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company relating to the Plan and the issuance of
securities thereunder; and (v) such other documents and records as we have deemed necessary to enable us to render this opinion. In all such examinations, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents,
certificates, and instruments submitted to us as originals and the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We have, among other things, relied upon certificates of public officials and, as to various factual
matters, certificates of officers of the Company.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and assuming that (a) the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) will have become effective and comply with
all applicable laws; (b) the Registration Statement will be effective and will comply with all applicable laws at the time the Shares are offered or issued as contemplated by the Registration Statement; and (c) all Shares will be issued and sold in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement, we are of the opinion that:
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The Company is a corporation validly existing under the laws of the State of Colorado.
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The Shares covered by the Registration Statement, when issued and paid for pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan, and as contemplated in the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are “experts” within the meaning of Section 11 of the
Securities Act or within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP