The Best Yoga in Kuta Lombok
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Drop-in from $6. Ocean-view shalas. Classes capped at ten. No queues for smoothie bowls. Kuta Lombok's yoga scene is what Bali's once was — and right now, you can still have it almost entirely to yourself.
A Complete Guide to the Studios Quietly Redefining Indonesia's Wellness Scene
There is a particular kind of quiet that settles over Kuta Lombok in the early morning, when the sea mist lifts from the bay and the first surfers are already paddling out past the break. It is the quiet of a place that has not yet been fully discovered — or rather, one that has been discovered by precisely the right people: the surfer-yogi, the digital nomad who takes their practice seriously, the wellness traveller weary of Ubud's increasingly performative spiritualism and the $25 green juice that invariably accompanies it.
Kuta Lombok's yoga scene is young by any measure. Ashtari planted the first seed in 2006 as a hilltop meditation hut; Mana Yoga followed in 2013; the newest entrant, Ikara Ashtanga, opened only in September 2024. And yet what these five studios have collectively built — on a stretch of coastline that most travellers still file under "somewhere near the Gilis" — is one of the most compelling yoga ecosystems in Southeast Asia. The instruction quality rivals anything in Ubud or Canggu. Drop-in classes run from IDR 100,000 to IDR 130,000, which is to say somewhere between six and eight US dollars. Class sizes cap at ten to twenty-five students. The views, in at least one case, are entirely unreasonable.
What Kuta Lombok offers, in essence, is what Bali offered twenty years ago, before the wellness industry arrived in force and started charging accordingly. The trajectory is familiar; the window, if you care to climb through it, remains open.
If you’re planning a wider trip around the island, you may also want to read our full Lombok Travel Guide
Quick Answer: Where Should You Do Yoga in Kuta Lombok?
If you’re short on time, here’s the simple answer.
Choose Ashtari if you want
The most iconic yoga view in Lombok
A spectacular first yoga class in Kuta Lombok
Strong variety and retreat options
Choose Mana if you want
The most complete yoga and wellness lifestyle setup
Eco-retreat atmosphere
On-site stay, restaurant, spa, and community feel
Choose Shanti if you want
Sound healing, Reiki, cacao ceremonies, and emotional reset
A more intimate and holistic healing experience
Choose Rascals if you want
Yoga with sauna, ice baths, and sports recovery
A more boutique adults-only wellness setup
Choose Ikara if you want
Traditional Ashtanga taught properly
The most serious yoga credentials in Lombok
Very small classes and personalised guidance
1. Why Kuta Lombok’s Yoga Scene Feels Different
Kuta Lombok’s yoga scene is young by any measure. Ashtari planted the first seed in 2006 as a hilltop meditation hut; Mana Yoga followed in 2013; the newest entrant, Ikara Ashtanga, opened only in September 2024. And yet what these five Kuta Lombok yoga studios have collectively built — on a stretch of coastline that most travellers still file under “somewhere near the Gilis” — is one of the most compelling yoga ecosystems in Southeast Asia.
The instruction quality rivals anything in Ubud or Canggu. Drop-in classes run from IDR 100,000 to IDR 130,000, which is to say somewhere between six and eight US dollars. Class sizes cap at ten to twenty-five students. The views, in at least one case, are entirely unreasonable.
What Kuta Lombok offers, in essence, is what Bali offered twenty years ago, before the wellness industry arrived in force and started charging accordingly. The trajectory is familiar; the window, if you care to climb through it, remains open.
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2. Ashtari Yoga — The Hilltop Icon With Unmatched Views
📍 Jalan Raya Ke Mawun, Desa Prabu
ashtari.yoga | @ashtari_yoga
Book online | WhatsApp: +62 823 4053 9445
There are yoga studios with nice views, and then there is Ashtari. The distinction matters.
Perched on a hilltop approximately three kilometres west of central Kuta on the road to Mawun Beach, Ashtari’s open-air wooden shala looks out across Kuta Bay toward Sumbawa — a panorama of such extravagant beauty that it has been known to make practitioners forget entirely what they were doing with their left leg.
Sea breezes move through the space continuously, the studio uses wooden blocks rather than foam, as wind would simply carry the latter away, and the surrounding greenery brings birdsong, forest canopy, and the occasional monkey.
Ashtari has been operating since 2006, which makes it something of a grand institution by Kuta Lombok’s modest standards. The class offering has grown to match: fifteen-plus styles spanning Hatha Vinyasa, Vinyasa Ashtanga, Yin Sound Bath, Core Strength, Surfers Recovery, Reiki Restorative, Bamboo Stretch and Strength, a genuinely novel experience, and the meditative Breath of Life, among others.
Three sessions run daily — 9 AM, 3:30 PM, and 5:15 PM — with capacity for twenty-five students in morning and afternoon classes and twenty-one for the evening yin and restorative sessions.
The teaching team is anchored by Almitra, an Indonesian instructor with over ten years of experience who appears with remarkable regularity in reviews as “the best yoga teacher I have ever had,” which is precisely the sort of claim one grows accustomed to seeing at Ashtari. Freddy “Free” López brings a holistic approach shaped by his Costa Rican background; Ash, from the UK, specialises in meditation and Reiki.
Pricing
Drop-in: IDR 100,000 (~$6–7)
3-class pass: IDR 250,000
10-class pass: IDR 700,000
Monthly unlimited: IDR 900,000 (~$55–60)
The monthly unlimited is, by any rational calculation, exceptional value. KITAS/KTP discounts available.
Retreats and training
Retreat programmes range from the 4-Day Avakanza Retreat, unlimited yoga, a workshop, private classes, daily breakfast, 60-minute massage, and complimentary scooter, from IDR 8,300,000 per person, to the 7-Day Ananda Surf and Yoga Retreat combining surfing with daily practice.
A 200-Hour Yoga Alliance-certified YTT runs throughout the year, as does 50-Hour Meditation Teacher Training and Reiki and Sound Alchemy training programmes.
Extras worth knowing
Two affiliated restaurants — Ashtari Slow Food, fusion Indian, Indonesian, and Western, and Terra Lombok, fully plant-based — serve the kind of meals that feel like extensions of the practice itself. There is a permaculture garden, a small kids’ corner, live music events, and two accommodation options in the Loft, a 100sqm apartment with an 18sqm terrace, and the Stone Room.
Honest caveat
The hilltop location demands a scooter, which some may find inconvenient. Classes at capacity can feel less intimate than the setting might suggest. And the wind, while atmospheric, is genuinely formidable on certain mornings.
Best for: Surfer-yogis, beginners wanting a spectacular first practice, couples, digital nomads on longer stays.
3. Mana Yoga — Full-Immersion Eco Retreat in a Tropical Oasis
📍 Jalan Baturiti 1 No. 10, Kuta
manalombok.com | @manayogaretreat
WhatsApp: +62 8533 8628 659
If Ashtari is the experience you come to Kuta for, Mana is the place you stay three weeks longer than you intended.
Founded around 2013 by Dutch expat Evie and partner Jonno, this eco-retreat — 800 metres from Kuta Beach and walkable from the town centre — operates with the unhurried conviction of somewhere that has quietly figured out what it is doing.
The yoga programme is the most voluminous in Kuta, running up to five classes daily across seven days: Vinyasa in multiple levels, traditional Hatha with pranayama and mantras, Yin, Yin-Yang, Restorative, Yoga Nidra, Acro Yoga, Power Yoga, Surfers Yoga, Pilates, and Pranayama and Meditation.
The schedule rotates weekly and is published online in image format, worth checking before you visit. All instructors hold Yoga Alliance certification and legal Indonesian work permits; the international team, Belgian, Peruvian, Costa Rican, British, and Indonesian, teach primarily in English.
The shala itself — two semi-enclosed, open-air spaces with spacious wooden flooring, shielded by palm and banana trees — does not offer ocean views. What it offers instead is the kind of enchanted tropical-garden atmosphere that makes ocean views feel slightly beside the point. “Like a fairytale, especially at night,” as one reviewer put it, with more precision than is typical of such assessments.
Mana’s thirty-one rooms accommodate everything from luxury dorm beds, genuinely unlike any hostel most travellers will have encountered, to cabanas and deluxe bungalows. Overnight guests receive free unlimited yoga — which reframes the accommodation pricing considerably.
The vegetarian-vegan restaurant is well-regarded; the on-site cinema screens films approximately four times weekly on beanbag seating; the spa runs four treatment rooms; and a hundred solar panels and a genuine no-single-use-plastic commitment put the “eco” in eco-retreat with unusual sincerity.
Pricing
Drop-in: approximately IDR 130,000 (~$8)
KITAS/KTP holders and Indonesian citizens: 30% discount
Weekly unlimited: historically around IDR 500,000
Monthly unlimited: available on enquiry
Overnight guests: free yoga included
YTT and training
The 2026 YTT calendar is particularly strong: the 200-Hour Alignment-Based Vinyasa YTT runs three cohorts, February–March, April, and May–June, led by Charlotte (E-RYT 500), limited to twenty students, from IDR 52,000,000 early bird including accommodation, meals, certification, and airport transfer.
A 50-Hour Yin and 25/50-Hour Traditional Hatha programme are also confirmed.
Booking.com rates Mana at 9.3/10 across 614 reviews. “It feels like coming home” is the phrase that appears, in various formulations, with startling regularity.
Best for: Solo travellers, couples, eco-conscious travellers, digital nomads, anyone who discovers they are not ready to leave.
4. Shanti Yoga — Holistic Healing in a Garden Studio With Free-Roaming Turtles
📍 Inside Jivana Resort, Jl. Raya Kuta
shantiyogalombok.com | @shantiyoga_lombok
WhatsApp: +62 877 8799 7273
Shanti Yoga occupies a particular niche in Kuta’s wellness landscape — one that extends well beyond asana practice into the territory of genuine holistic healing.
Founded by Krisna Dewi, a Balinese instructor with five years of experience teaching across both islands and training in Sacred Sound Healing and Bhakti Cacao, the studio operates from an open-air garden shala within the grounds of Jivana Resort on Kuta’s main road.
The class rotation is notably diverse for a studio of its size. On any given week, the schedule might include Peaceful Morning Yin with Meditation and Breathwork, Acupressure and Yin for Women’s Health, Myofascial Release and Yin for Shoulder and Spine, Core Strength Vinyasa, a Handstand Class, a Balinese Dance class, and Full Moon or New Moon Cacao and Sound Bath ceremonies.
The supporting teaching team — which includes Bryan, from Flores Island, specialising in Aerial Yoga and Thai Yoga Massage, Ingeborg Leonoor, Reiki Master and breathwork facilitator, Charlotte, former lawyer turned 200-hour and 300-hour trained instructor offering hypnotic breathwork, and Val, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, and Sound Healing — gives Shanti a breadth of practice that belies its modest following.
The shala is well-equipped and, as one reviewer helpfully observed, “totally opened to the Nature” — which includes free-roaming turtles in the resort garden, a detail that requires no further embellishment.
The March 2026 “Return to Yourself” Sacred Rest Retreat, March 23–28, five nights, is designed with particular care for the exhausted and the overwhelmed — slow gentle yoga, Yin, restorative practice, Reiki healing, sound journeys, cacao ceremony, breathwork, and journaling, in small and intimate groups. Early bird pricing from IDR 14,900,000 (~$900).
Important note on pricing
Specific drop-in rates are displayed as images on the website and not text-extractable. Contact via WhatsApp before visiting for current figures.
Insider tip
Check @shantiyoga_lombok before any visit — the schedule rotates weekly, and timing a stay around a Full Moon or New Moon event is well worth the planning effort.
Best for: Solo travellers seeking emotional reset, sound healing and Reiki enthusiasts, complete beginners, anyone whose nervous system has had enough.
5. Rascals Wellness — Boutique Resort Yoga With Sauna, Ice Baths, and Surfer Recovery Focus
📍 Jl. Kuta Lombok, central Kuta
rascalswellness.com | @rascalskutalombok
WhatsApp: +62 821-4535-4865
Rascals is, by some distance, the most fully realised wellness proposition in Kuta — an adults-only boutique resort with a yoga programme distinguished less by its ancient lineage than by its clear-eyed understanding of what contemporary practitioners actually need.
Which is, it turns out: good yoga, intelligent recovery, a sauna, an ice bath, and a twenty-metre pool to stare at in between.
Established in 2015 and classified as three-star, though reviewers consistently suggest the classification is modest, Rascals offers nine class types oriented around what it honestly and accurately calls sports recovery: Vinyasa with inversions, Yin, Yang and Yin, Mobility Flow, Slow Flow, All Sports Recovery, tailored to surfers, padel players, and runners, and the distinctly Lombok-appropriate Surf and Ocean Resilience Breathing — a breathwork class designed to build confidence for hold-downs and wipeouts.
The Community Breathwork and Meditation class is offered free as a “Karma class.” Sound healing and cacao ceremonies are available for groups, and the shala can be privately hired.
The shala itself — intimate, semi-open-air, twenty-two mats, overlooking the pool and flanked by tropical vegetation — is equipped with a surround-sound speaker system and all necessary props, cleaned daily.
The dual-instructor model, lead instructor plus an Assistant Yogi from the local Indonesian team, trained in-house, is particularly helpful for beginners and a thoughtful commitment to community development.
The Bangga Sauna and Ice Bath Centre, opened in May 2025, accepts a maximum of eight guests per 1.5-hour session — the kind of ratio that suggests Rascals understands the difference between a wellness amenity and a wellness experience.
The in-house surf school, Easy Life, offers drone footage and video analysis. Direct-booking guests receive complimentary access to XenoFit Gym, a three-minute scooter ride away.
Rated in the top 1% of properties worldwide on Booking.com and ranked third of 688 B&Bs in Kuta on TripAdvisor, Rascals has accumulated the kind of reviews that read less like hospitality feedback and more like personal testimony. “I stayed for nearly a month on a yoga retreat, and every day, the hotel exceeded expectations.” “I found myself looking for flaws and coming up short.”
Pricing
Yoga rates are managed through a dynamic booking system — contact WhatsApp or visit the website for current figures. Community Breathwork and Meditation is free. Accommodation starts from approximately $59–73/night with breakfast included.
If you are balancing wellness with training and recovery, our Best Gyms in Kuta Lombok guide may also be useful
Best for: Couples on wellness retreats, surfers wanting structured recovery, digital nomads, strong WiFi throughout, adults wanting the full spectrum from morning practice to evening sauna.
6. Ikara Ashtanga — The Dedicated Traditionalist With a Perfect Score
📍 Jalan Mawun, Kies Villas, Kuta
ikarayoga.com | @ikaraashtangayoga
WhatsApp: +62 82145436733
Ikara Ashtanga is the newest and, in certain respects, the most remarkable addition to Kuta’s yoga landscape.
Opened in September 2024 by Peruvian instructor Marilu — who has been teaching in Kuta since 2018, previously at both Ashtari and Mana — Ikara is the first and only studio in Lombok with a teacher carrying full authorisation from the Sharath Yoga Center in Mysore, India: the global standard-bearer for traditional Ashtanga yoga.
This credential is not incidental. It represents over twenty years of practice, Marilu began in 2002, and eighteen years of teaching, shaped by backgrounds in Iyengar, Pilates, Prenatal, Ayurveda, Philosophy, and Sanskrit.
In the traditional Ashtanga world, Sharath Center authorisation carries the weight that Michelin stars carry in hospitality — it is both genuinely difficult to attain and a reliable indicator of what you will find inside.
What you find inside is this: Mysore-style self-practice in groups of no more than ten students, with personalised one-on-one guidance and hands-on adjustments from Marilu throughout.
Monday brings a Led Ashtanga class, conducted with counts in Sanskrit, at 8:30 AM. Tuesday through Friday, Mysore Style at the same hour. Sundays and Moon Days are rest days, as Ashtanga tradition requires. Check the Moon Day calendar before planning — this is not the kind of detail Ikara treats as optional.
The 5-Day Zen Ashtanga Retreat, starting every Monday, IDR 5,200,000 / ~$317, accommodation not included, weaves Mysore practice with pranayama, Yoga Nidra, meditation, a snorkelling trip, a pottery workshop, a cooking class, and a cacao ceremony or sound bath — a programme of considerable thoughtfulness.
The 5-Day Zen Surf and Ashtanga Retreat, IDR 8,200,000 / ~$500, adds three surf sessions with DHM Surf Camp, including video analysis. Intensive programmes run from three days to two weeks for more serious practitioners.
Ikara holds a perfect 5.0 rating on TripAdvisor across eighteen reviews, with zero negative assessments recorded across any platform. “Marilu is the best Ashtanga yoga teacher I have experienced. She is so patient and encouraging, paying attention to every detail.” This from a reviewer who had been practising Ashtanga for several years.
Pricing
Drop-in: IDR 130,000 (~$8)
5-class pass: IDR 550,000
Monthly unlimited: IDR 1,800,000 (~$110)
Private classes: IDR 900,000–1,200,000 per hour depending on group size
KITAS/KTP and longer-stay discounts available on enquiry. Payment via PayPal and Wise.
Best for: Dedicated Ashtanga practitioners, beginners committed to learning the tradition properly, yoga teachers seeking continuing education, Spanish-speaking yogis.
7. Other Studios and Spaces Worth Knowing
Beyond the main five, a handful of additional options merit attention.
Xanadu Surf and Yoga runs weekly retreats from two locations, including a hilltop boutique property with ocean views, infinity pool, and ice bath, partnered with Manduka.
Surf and Yoga Lombok offers all-inclusive packages from €435 for five nights, with a rooftop shala and capacity limited to twelve guests.
Roots Surf and Yoga Retreat operates from the fishing village of Gerupuk, around fifteen minutes from Kuta, with five bungalows, a maximum of six guests, and an adults-only policy that guarantees genuine quiet.
Kaya House Yoga provides a small, budget-friendly space with rotating instructors for those after something simpler and cheaper still.
Maru Pilates has arrived as a specialist mat and reformer studio generating early enthusiasm.
8. Choosing the Right Yoga Studio for You
The five principal studios are complementary rather than competitive — each occupying distinct territory within the wellness landscape.
Those seeking the most photogenic and atmospherically charged introduction to yoga in Lombok will find no rival to Ashtari’s ocean-view hilltop shala.
Those wanting total immersion in a wellness lifestyle — yoga, vegan food, cinema, spa, and a sense of community that can feel genuinely familial — will find it most completely at Mana.
Those drawn to healing modalities beyond asana, sound bowls, Reiki, cacao ceremony, breathwork, will discover the deepest offering at Shanti.
Those prioritising the recovery-focused combination of intelligent yoga, sauna, ice bath, and resort-quality surrounds should direct themselves immediately to Rascals.
And those serious about Ashtanga — or who want to begin learning it properly — should seek out Ikara and the quietly extraordinary instruction of Marilu.
What all five share is the fundamental advantage of scale: small classes, attentive instruction, and the unhurried quality of a destination that has not yet been comprehensively discovered.
Drop-in yoga for six to eight dollars. A teacher who knows your name by the second class. The sound of the sea through an open-air shala wall.
This is what the wellness industry, at its considerable best, looks like before it becomes an industry.
Come while it still looks like this.
9. Practical Quick Reference
Ashtari Yoga
Drop-in: IDR 100,000 (~$6–7)
Classes: 3 per day
Capacity: Max 25 students
Stay on site: Yes, 2 rooms
Booking: Online
Mana Yoga
Drop-in: ~IDR 130,000 (~$8)
Classes: Up to 5 per day
Capacity: Small groups
Stay on site: Yes, 31 rooms, free yoga for guests
Booking: Walk-in or WhatsApp
Shanti Yoga
Drop-in: Contact directly
Classes: Around 2 per day plus events
Capacity: Intimate groups
Stay on site: Yes, via Jivana Resort
Booking: WhatsApp
Rascals Wellness
Drop-in: Contact directly
Classes: Up to 3 per day
Capacity: Max 22 students
Stay on site: Yes
Booking: Online
Ikara Ashtanga
Drop-in: IDR 130,000 (~$8)
Classes: 1–2 per day
Capacity: Max 10 students
Stay on site: No
Booking: Online
All pricing approximate and subject to change. Exchange rate used: ~IDR 16,000–16,500 per USD. Confirm current rates via studio websites or WhatsApp before visiting. Information accurate as of February 2026.
10. Frequently Asked Questions
Is yoga in Kuta Lombok suitable for complete beginners?
All five studios explicitly welcome beginners, and Ashtari, Mana, Shanti, and Rascals are particularly well-configured for those with no prior experience. Teachers offer modifications across all levels as standard practice. The one exception worth noting is Ikara’s two-week intensive, which is designed for practitioners with existing familiarity with Ashtanga fundamentals.
How does yoga in Kuta Lombok compare to Bali in terms of price and quality?
On price, Kuta Lombok is significantly more affordable — drop-in classes at $6–8 compare favourably to Ubud and Canggu rates that routinely exceed $15–20. On quality, instruction in Kuta’s five principal studios is genuinely comparable to anything available in Bali, and in the case of Ikara’s Sharath-authorized Ashtanga teaching, arguably superior in terms of traditional credentials.
If you are still comparing the two islands more broadly, read Lombok vs Bali
Do I need to book yoga classes in advance?
Ashtari and Ikara benefit most from advance booking, online systems available at both. Mana and Shanti accept walk-ins and drop-ins as standard; Rascals operates a dynamic booking system. Arriving ten minutes before class is universally recommended across all studios.
Is there a best time of year to do yoga in Kuta Lombok?
The dry season, May–October, offers the most consistently ideal conditions for outdoor practice. May and June represent the optimal balance between good weather and pre-peak crowd levels. Morning classes throughout the year are largely unaffected by weather; afternoon rain during wet season, November–April, typically arrives in short, predictable bursts.
Are there yoga retreats with accommodation included?
Yes. Mana includes unlimited yoga free with all overnight accommodation bookings. Ashtari’s retreat packages include accommodation in the Loft or Stone Room. Rascals integrates yoga within broader wellness packages. Shanti Yoga’s Sacred Rest Retreat is run from within Jivana Resort. Ikara’s retreat packages are priced without accommodation, which participants arrange independently at nearby Kuta properties.
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