Yoga Class in Surabaya: A Calm, Small-Group Yoga Studio in Rungkut
A small, calm yoga class on the east side of the city — close to Rungkut, Sukolilo, and MERR. Here's what a session looks like and who it's for.
Search for yoga in Surabaya and you'll find everything from thirty-person gym classes to hot-yoga studios on the other side of the city. If you live or work in East Surabaya, there's now a quieter option close to home: small-group yoga at 21 Pilates ID in Rungkut, alongside our reformer Pilates, mat Pilates, and barre classes.
This guide covers what a yoga class with us actually looks like, who it suits, what it costs, and how to book your first session.
What a yoga class at 21 Pilates ID looks like
Every yoga class runs 50 minutes with no more than eight people in the room. That size matters: the instructor can see everyone, offer a hands-off cue or a modification when you need one, and keep the room calm rather than crowded. A typical class moves through five parts:
- Arrival and breath — settling in, lengthening the exhale, letting the day go. About 5 minutes.
- Warm-up — gentle spinal movement, cat-cow, and simple sun salutations to warm the joints. About 10 minutes.
- Standing flow and balance — warriors, lunges, and balance poses linked with breath. About 20 minutes.
- Floor work — long-held stretches for the hips, hamstrings, and lower back. About 10 minutes.
- Relaxation — a quiet savasana before you head back out. About 5 minutes.
The pace is steady, not acrobatic. Nobody is asked to do a headstand. Every pose has an easier and a deeper version, so a complete beginner and a long-time practitioner can share the same class.
Who our yoga class is for
- Office workers around Rungkut Industri and SIER who sit all day and feel it in their hips, neck, and shoulders.
- Students and lecturers near ITS and UNAIR Kampus C who want an hour that isn't a screen.
- Pilates members who want to add flexibility and recovery to their strength work.
- Complete beginners — if you've never done yoga before, this is a gentle, unintimidating place to start.
- Anyone carrying stress who wants a reliable way to slow down once or twice a week.
What regular yoga does for your body
Yoga's strengths are well known, and they show up quickly when you practice consistently — once or twice a week for a couple of months:
- Flexibility — long-held poses gradually lengthen tight hamstrings, hip flexors, and chest muscles.
- Stress relief — slow breathing and quiet holds help downshift a busy nervous system.
- Balance — standing poses train the small stabilizing muscles in the feet, ankles, and hips.
- Better breathing — learning to breathe fully, not just into the top of the chest.
- Mobility for daily life — reaching, bending, and turning start to feel easier.
Yoga and Pilates: better together
Yoga and Pilates solve different problems. Yoga is unmatched for flexibility and calm; Pilates builds deep core strength and control. We wrote a full comparison in Pilates vs Yoga: Which One Is Right for You? — the short version is that they complement each other beautifully.
Now that both are under one roof in Rungkut, the pattern we recommend most is simple: one or two Pilates sessions a week (reformer or mat) for strength, plus one yoga class for flexibility and recovery.
Price, class size, and booking
- Price: Rp 75.000 per person for a 50-minute class.
- Class size: maximum 8 participants.
- Minimum: the class runs with at least 4 participants. If fewer than four book, the class is automatically cancelled and everyone is fully refunded.
- Booking: reserve 6 hours to 14 days ahead at booking.21pilates.id.
What to bring
- Comfortable clothes you can stretch and move in.
- A water bottle.
- Arrive about 5 minutes early so you can settle in before class starts.
Where to find us
21 Pilates ID is at Medokan Asri Timur Blok i/21, Rungkut — roughly ten minutes from MERR and fifteen minutes from ITS in light traffic, and easy to reach from Sukolilo, Tenggilis Mejoyo, Mulyorejo, and Gunung Anyar. The studio is open daily from 08:00 to 20:00.
