Pregnancy yoga in Oslo
Pregnancy yoga is the most common organised activity during pregnancy, and Oslo has a dozen studios with dedicated classes. Some run fixed course series with sign-up, others offer drop-in. Classes are often led by instructors with postnatal training, and all account for a changing body, so no prior yoga experience is needed.
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MamaYoga Grünerløkka
Helgesens gate 17, 0553 Oslo
Yoga adapted to your body throughout pregnancy, in a dedicated studio just off Thorvald Meyers gate. MamaYoga also runs a birth preparation course over four sessions that you attend alone, plus a final session where a partner or other birth companion can join.
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Kristiansands gate 2, 0463 Oslo
The same gentle pregnancy yoga as at Grünerløkka, but in the studio at Sagene Samfunnshus. Handy if you live in the northern part of the city. The same building houses Nazar, one of the most child friendly cafés in the area once your baby has arrived.
Read moreSmudYoga
Birch-Reichenwalds gate 25, 0483 Oslo
A small, intimate yoga studio at the top of Torshov, running a "pregnancy yoga and strength" course. They hold courses year round with regular start dates, so you rarely have to wait long for the next intake. The studio also runs mother and baby courses afterwards.
Read moreNorthern Light Yoga
Rosenborggata 9A, 0356 Oslo
Pregnancy yoga with birth preparation in green surroundings on Rosenborggata, close to Bogstadveien. The centre runs ongoing courses and continues with postpartum yoga and baby massage once your baby is around six weeks old, so you can stay in the same place throughout.
Read moreYggdrasil Yogaskole
Motzfeldts gate 26, 0561 Oslo
Pregnancy yoga focused on breathing and deep relaxation, alongside poses that strengthen the back and legs. Many find the breathing techniques they learn here carry over into labour itself. Courses run on Tuesday afternoons over five to seven sessions, and are also available online.
Read moreFysioYoga
Stallerudveien 103, 0693 Oslo
Pregnancy yoga led by a physiotherapist certified in medical yoga, at Bogerud Torg. The course runs over five weeks with 90 minute sessions, teaching techniques you can use before, during and after birth. One of the few options in the eastern part of the city.
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Waldemar Thranes gate 1A, 0171 Oslo
A small studio in Fagerborg specialising in pregnancy yoga rather than offering it as one course among many. Alongside the regular pregnancy classes they run birth-preparation couples yoga where your partner joins, a «find your birthing power» workshop, and dedicated classes for after the birth. That they also train pregnancy yoga teachers says something about how well they know the field.
Read moreGlød Yoga
Parkveien 62, 0254 Oslo
Pregnancy yoga in fixed six-week courses with the same group, time and place each week, from weeks 10 to 12 and on towards your due date. The classes focus on breathing, mobility, relaxation and connecting with the baby, and no previous yoga experience is needed. Courses run both here and in separate groups at Frogner.
Read moreKvinnehelsehuset (Oslo Sanitetsforening)
Solskinnsveien 12, 0376 Oslo
Free pregnancy yoga over six sessions, run by the Oslo Sanitary Association. The course combines yoga with pelvic floor training, breathing techniques, relaxation and birth preparation, and for the final session a partner or other birth companion can join. One of the few pregnancy offerings in the city that costs nothing.
Read moreKjernekraft Oslo
Storgata 23, 0184 Oslo
Pregnancy yoga run as a course on Storgata, led by Magnhild Krog, a physiotherapist and yoga teacher specialising in women's health. The course runs over five Wednesdays from 3pm to 4pm and costs 1500 kroner, and you sign up in the Kjernekraft app or online. Courses are scheduled in batches through each half-year, so check the course calendar for the next start date. Note that the studio itself writes the address as Storgaten 23.
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