Yoga Inc Appears to Close Its Final Two Singapore Studios After Immediate-Effect Shutdown

Current assessment: The available evidence supports the conclusion that Yoga Inc stopped operating its two remaining Singapore studios at SAFRA Punggol and Our Tampines Hub on September 18, 2026. The strongest reporting indicates an immediate-effect shutdown, rather than a routine temporary interruption. The record also supports cautious reporting that some customers and instructors received little or no advance notice. It does not yet establish how unused class packages or reported outstanding instructor payments will be resolved.

Reported facts

Mothership reported on September 19 that Yoga Inc had closed its remaining Singapore outlets, identifying the sites as SAFRA Punggol and Our Tampines Hub. Its report cited a SAFRA Punggol closure post, an instructor's social-media account, a student comment, and a reader account. Mothership's checks also found Yoga Inc's Instagram account unavailable and parts of its website no longer functioning.

The Straits Times independently reported that management sent staff a notice on the night of September 18 saying operations would cease immediately and that there were insufficient funds to make payments. The newspaper reported that both locations had cancelled classes, that the online class schedule was subsequently removed, and that the Tampines site was locked when its reporter visited. SAFRA Punggol said in a social-media post, as quoted by The Straits Times, that the outlet was closed until further notice because of operational issues.

The available record indicates these were Yoga Inc's final operating locations. Yoga Inc's location page listed Punggol and Tampines as its studios, while local reporting says earlier locations in Tanjong Pagar and Bedok had already closed.

Supporting evidence

The direct operational indicators are consistent across the reporting: classes were cancelled, booking access was removed or unavailable, the studios were not answering calls, and the Punggol landlord publicly described that outlet as closed until further notice. The Straits Times also reviewed a management message to staff, providing stronger support for an immediate cessation of operations than customer or social-media accounts alone.

Accounts from instructors and customers add evidence about the effect of the closure, but their claims require careful attribution. The Straits Times reported that several instructors said they had not been paid for August, while customers said they had not received information from the studio about unused packages. AsiaOne, citing Lianhe Zaobao reporting, similarly reported claims that more than 30 instructors were owed pay and that customers who recently bought packages had been left without clear refund arrangements.

Limitations and competing evidence

Yoga Inc or its current operator had not issued a direct public explanation in the consulted material. That absence matters because it leaves unresolved whether the shutdown is permanent, whether another entity will assume obligations, and whether a process exists for refunds, transfers, or payment of instructor invoices.

There is also a corporate-status complication. Mothership and AsiaOne reported that Yoga Inc Pte. Ltd. had been struck off in business records, while The Straits Times reported that public directory records listed Yoga Inc as a Studio9 brand and quoted founder Ashly Lou as saying the business had been resold after she exited ownership. Those reports do not, by themselves, establish which legal entity was operating the studios on September 18 or which entity bears responsibility for outstanding obligations.

The reports of inadequate notice and unpaid amounts are credible and mutually consistent, but they remain accounts from affected people and reporting based on those accounts. They should not be presented as final findings by a regulator, court, or insolvency practitioner. No official determination on refunds, wages, or legal liability was identified in the consulted sources.

Current conclusion

The most defensible present interpretation is that Yoga Inc has ceased operating its final two Singapore studios, effective September 18, 2026. The evidence supports describing the shutdown as abrupt for at least some customers and instructors, and it supports reporting that unused packages and reported payment obligations are unresolved. It does not establish the final financial position of the operator, confirm the total value of outstanding customer credits or instructor claims, or identify the entity that will address them. A direct statement from the current operator, a regulator, or a formally appointed insolvency representative would materially clarify those questions.