Наша йога-студия находится рядом с метро.

Наша agrees with йога-студия, which is a feminine noun.

In Russian, possessive words like my, your, our change form to match the noun they describe:

• наш = masculine
• наша = feminine
• наше = neuter
• наши = plural

Since студия is feminine, you say наша йога-студия = our yoga studio.

Russian sometimes uses a hyphen in compound nouns made from two parts, especially when the first part acts like a modifier and the second part is the main noun.

So:

• йога-студия = yoga studio
• the main word is студия
• йога- tells you what kind of studio it is

This is similar to how Russian writes some other compound borrowed or modern terms. In practice, you should learn this spelling as a vocabulary item.

In this sentence, находится means is located or is situated.

So:

• Наша йога-студия находится рядом с метро.
• literally: Our yoga studio is located next to the metro.

It is more specific than just is. Russian often uses находиться when talking about where a place or building is located.

You may also hear simpler sentences like:

• Наша йога-студия рядом с метро.

That is also natural and means essentially the same thing in conversation.

In the present tense, Russian usually does not use a verb meaning to be in sentences like this.

English says:

• The studio is near the metro.

Russian normally says:

• Студия рядом с метро.

not

• Студия есть рядом с метро.

The word есть is not usually used as a present-tense is/am/are in this kind of sentence. Here, Russian either leaves the verb out or uses a more specific verb like находится.

Рядом с is a fixed expression meaning next to, beside, or near.

It is made of:

• рядом = nearby / alongside
• с = a preposition that here means something like with / by

But you should learn рядом с as one unit:

• рядом с домом = next to the house
• рядом с парком = next to the park
• рядом с метро = next to the metro

So the с is required after рядом.

Normally, yes: рядом с requires the instrumental case.

For example:

• рядом с парком = next to the park
• рядом с магазином = next to the store

But метро is one of several Russian nouns that are indeclinable, meaning their form does not change across cases.

So:

• nominative: метро
• after с: still метро

Even though the case is still instrumental in meaning and grammar, the word itself does not change form.

In everyday Russian, метро can often refer generally to the metro/subway, but in location phrases like this, it very often means a metro station or the metro area nearby.

So рядом с метро usually means:

• near the metro station
• close to the subway

Russian often leaves this slightly broad, and context tells you what is meant.

This is the most neutral, standard word order:

• Наша йога-студия = topic / subject
• находится = verb
• рядом с метро = location

Russian word order is flexible, so other versions are possible, for example:

• Наша йога-студия рядом с метро.
• Рядом с метро находится наша йога-студия.

The second version emphasizes the location more, as if answering What is near the metro?

So yes, the word order can change, but the original sentence is the most straightforward and neutral.

Yes, you can, but the nuance is a little different.

• рядом с метро = right next to / very close to the metro
• около метро = near the metro

Both are natural, but рядом с often suggests a closer physical position than около.

Examples:

• Студия рядом с метро. = The studio is right by the metro.
• Студия около метро. = The studio is near the metro.

In many everyday situations, the difference is small.

A rough pronunciation is:

• йога ≈ YO-ga
• студия ≈ STOO-dee-ya

So йога-студия is roughly:

• YO-ga STOO-dee-ya

The letter й sounds like the y in yes.

Also, stress matters in Russian:

• йОга
• стУдия
• нахОдится
• метрО

So the full sentence is approximately:

• НА-sha YO-ga-STOO-dee-ya na-HO-dit-sa RYA-dom s me-tro

This is only an approximation, but it helps as a starting point.

It is in the nominative case, because it is the subject of the sentence.

The basic structure is:

• Наша йога-студия = the subject
• находится = the verb
• рядом с метро = the location phrase

So йога-студия stays in its dictionary form here. Only the noun after рядом с is governed by that expression, and that is why the location phrase involves instrumental meaning.

Yes. That is completely natural Russian.

Compare:

• Наша йога-студия находится рядом с метро.
• Наша йога-студия рядом с метро.

The version with находится sounds a bit more formal or explicit, like is located. The version without it is simpler and very common in everyday speech.

Both are correct.