Vinyasa Flow Yoga
Breath-led sequences that build heat and strength, then let it go. Warm up in cat-cow, move through sun salutations and standing shapes, finish with hips and a long savasana.
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Yoga on Exhibition Street
A small studio where the teacher actually knows your name
Saminaro is a Melbourne yoga studio on Exhibition Street running flow, yin and meditation classes in rooms small enough that nobody is ever anonymous here.
32
Classes every week
12
Mats per class, max
9
Years on this street
New here? Start with a free class
Come in, borrow a mat and see whether the room suits you. No contract, no sales pitch at the end, and no expectation that you can touch your toes.
- Mats, blocks and straps supplied
- Showers if you are heading to the office
- Every pose has a simpler option
Who we are
Read our story
Two rooms, twelve mats, no mirrors
Saminaro started in 2016 in a rented room above a Collins Street cafe with three classes a week. Nine years later we run two practice rooms on Exhibition Street and still cap every class at twelve people. That number is not marketing. It is the point at which a teacher can genuinely see everyone in the room.
We teach the physical side properly, which means alignment cues, props and honest feedback rather than a workout set to ambient music. We also teach the quieter side, because most people who walk through the door are here as much for their nervous system as their hamstrings.
Teachers
500-hour certified
Every teacher holds a 500-hour certification and keeps their own practice running with a mentor.
Location
Two minutes from Parliament
Trams on Collins and Bourke, Parliament Station a short walk, bike racks out the front.
1680
Classes taught since we opened
740+
Students through the door
96%
Of members renew their pass
6:00am
Earliest class, Monday to Friday
Our classes
Two directions, one studio
Pick the pace that suits the week you are having. Most people end up doing both.
Compare all passes
Yin, Restorative & Meditation
Long floor holds of three to five minutes, bolsters doing most of the work and a candlelit room with no music after the opening. It suits anyone who cannot switch off at night.
Explore the slow practice
A look inside
What a normal week looks like
6:15am flow
Done by 7:20 with showers available before work.
Candlelit yin
Long holds, dim light and a room that stays silent.
Weekend workshops
Two hours on one theme, from arm balances to breath work.
Why people stay
Six things we do differently
None of this is complicated. It is just harder to get right in a room of forty people, which is why we do not run rooms of forty people.
01
Small classes, every time
Twelve mats is the ceiling. Hands-on adjustments, individual cues and nobody stuck at the back guessing.
02
Teachers who keep practising
Our instructors study with their own mentors and log at least forty teaching hours a month. Nobody here is coasting.
03
Props that actually get used
Blocks, straps, bolsters and blankets are part of the teaching, not a shelf at the back nobody touches.
04
No contract traps
Casual bookings and class passes suit most people. Memberships freeze once a year and cancel with fourteen days notice.
05
Showers and lockers
Two showers, free towel hire and lockers big enough for a work bag. Practise on the way in rather than the way home.
06
Honest about injuries
Tell the teacher before class and you get modifications built around your knee, wrist or lower back rather than a vague nod.
Pricing
Passes that fit an ordinary week
Buy when you need one. Passes last twelve months and work across every class type on the timetable.
Casual Drop-In
$27
One class, whenever it suits you.
- Any 60 or 75 minute class
- Mats and props included
- Free cancellation two hours ahead
Most chosen
Ten Class Pass
$219
For anyone coming once or twice a week.
- Ten classes across every style
- Valid twelve months
- Priority booking on peak evenings
- One free guest pass
Unlimited Monthly
$182 per month
For the people basically living here.
- Unlimited classes, cancel any month
- Member rates on workshops
- Free mat and towel locker
- Two guest passes monthly
Full breakdown, including slow-practice passes and concession rates, lives on the pricing page.
Timetable
What is on today
A snapshot of a typical weekday. Evening flow and yin sessions fill first, so book a day ahead if you can.
Book a class
06:15
Studio 1
Early Vinyasa Flow
Sixty minutes, finishes by 7:20 with showers available. Mon, Wed, Fri.
12:30
Studio 2
Lunchtime Restorative
Forty-five minutes, fully propped, back at your desk by 1:30. Tue and Thu.
18:15
Studio 1
Vinyasa Flow
Seventy-five minutes with one focus shape per class. The busiest slot of the week.
19:45
Studio 2
Yin & Guided Meditation
Ninety minutes, candlelit, closing with a fifteen minute sit. Mon to Thu.
08:30
Studio 1
Weekend Slow Flow
Sixty minutes at an unhurried pace, good for a first visit. Sat and Sun mornings.
The team
The people teaching your class
Six teachers on the roster. Four of them have been at Saminaro for more than three years, which is unusual in this industry.
Priya Ramachandran-Nguyen
Owner & Lead Teacher
Trained in Mysore, opened Saminaro in 2016 and still teaches the 6:15am Friday class.
Tom Iversen
Senior Vinyasa Teacher
Ex-physio, which shows in how he teaches chaturanga and shoulder mechanics.
Marianne Costello
Yin & Meditation Teacher
Twenty years of sitting practice across the Insight and Zen traditions. Runs the monthly retreat.
Reviews
What members say after a few months
I had tried three studios in the city and always felt like a number. Twelve mats changes everything. Tom spotted my collapsed shoulder in week two and actually fixed it over a month.
Nadia Kerrigan
Member since 2022
The evening yin class is the only reason I sleep on Tuesdays. Candles, no music, ninety minutes of actually stopping. I have dragged four colleagues along and all four stayed.
Ben Okonkwo
Member since 2021
Pricing is fair and there is no hard sell at the end of your first class, which I appreciated after a rough experience elsewhere. It gets busy at 6:15, so book ahead.
Elise Van Der Meer
Member since 2023
Credentials
Where our teachers trained
Every instructor holds a recognised certification and keeps it current with continuing education each year.
Yoga Australia
Registered teachers at Level 1 and Level 2.
500-hour RYT
Advanced teacher training completed by the full team.
First aid certified
Current senior first aid on every teacher on the roster.
Yin endorsements
Dedicated yin and meditation training for the slow classes.
The space
Timber floors, north light, no mirrors
Two practice rooms, a tea corner and a props wall that gets emptied every single day.
Questions
Before your first visit
Ring reception during studio hours or send an email. A person answers, not a chatbot, and we will tell you honestly whether a class suits you.
Ask us something
No. Flexibility is what happens after months of
practice, not something you need on day one. Blocks and
straps exist so you can do the shape without forcing
anything, and every teacher offers a simpler version.
Clothes you can move in and a water bottle. We lend
mats, blocks, straps and blankets free of charge. Most
people practise barefoot, and there are showers if you
are heading to work afterwards.
We are at 242 Exhibition Street in the CBD, a short walk
from Parliament Station. Trams on Collins and Bourke
stop within a block, and there are bike racks directly
out the front.
Multi-class and unlimited passes cover every class on
the timetable, flow, yin, restorative and meditation
included. The slow-practice passes on the pricing page
are a cheaper option if you only ever come to the quiet
sessions.
Cancel at least two hours before class and the session
goes straight back onto your pass with no penalty.
Inside two hours, or a no-show, the session is deducted.
Full details sit in our
terms and conditions.
Contact
Book in or just ask a question
Weekday evenings fill up quickly, so a quick note ahead of time saves disappointment. Tell us which class and date you want, or simply ask whatever you would rather not ask in front of a room.
Phone
+61 3 9428 6175
Email
Studio
242 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Reception hours
Mon to Fri: 6:00am to 9:00pm
Saturday: 7:30am to 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:30am to 3:00pm
Find us
242 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
Ground floor, entrance between the coffee cart and the bike racks. Buzzer for evening classes after 8pm. Two minutes from Parliament Station and one tram stop from Bourke Street.
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