Slower, held positions, with time to understand what your body is doing.
Hatha is the slower of our two general yoga classes. Positions are held for longer, with time to set them up properly, adjust, and actually feel what is happening. That extra time changes the work. Instead of flowing past a position, you stay in it, which builds a different kind of strength and gives you a much clearer sense of your own alignment. It is also where most people learn the details that make every other class better. There is a strong focus on breath throughout, and on the back and spine. If you sit for work, or carry a child most of the day, this is the class that addresses it directly.
We start seated or lying down, with breath and a slow warm up. The main part of the class moves through standing and floor positions, held for several breaths each, with clear instruction on alignment and options for support. Blocks, bands and cushions are used often, not as a beginner's compromise but because supported positions let you stay longer and go deeper.
Anyone, at any level. Hatha is often the easiest entry point into yoga because the pace gives you time to follow instructions, but it is not only a beginner class. Experienced practitioners usually find the long holds more demanding than they expect. It suits you well if you want strength without speed, if you are working with back tension or stiffness, or if a faster class leaves you feeling rushed rather than settled. If you are pregnant or in the early months after birth, our prenatal and postnatal classes are designed for that instead.
Strength built through holding rather than moving, which shows up as stability. More mobility through the hips, shoulders and spine. Real relief for a back that has been sitting or carrying all week. The breath work is the part people underrate. It is the same technique that helps in stressful moments away from the mat, and holding a position long enough to want out of it is decent practice for that.
Sixty minutes. Mats, blocks, bands, blankets, cushions and bolsters provided. Wear something you can move in. Classes run in [English]. Groups stay small, [max 12 people].
Alessandra Durante. Certified 500 hour yoga teacher based in Berlin, with a 200 hour training completed at Lotos Yoga Berlin in 2021 and an advanced 300 hour training in 2024. She is also trained in sound healing. Her focus is on Hatha, Vinyasa and Healthy Back practices, and her classes are grounded, dynamic and adaptable, with an emphasis on breath, alignment and the balance between effort and ease.
Frequently Asked Questions
Soulstone is at Lehderstraße 26, 13086 Berlin, in Weißensee, close to Prenzlauer Berg. The studio is a 70 square meter, design-led movement space with a window-facing entrance.
Soulstone is a movement studio for modern families in Berlin. It offers Pilates, yoga, prenatal and postnatal movement, and baby and parent classes, alongside workshops and community events. It is not only a prenatal studio. It is a space for every stage of life, from a personal Pilates practice to a first class with your baby.
Yes. Soulstone runs prenatal classes designed for every stage of pregnancy, held in Weißensee. Classes are rolling rather than fixed eight week courses, so you can join at any point in your pregnancy.
Yes. Postnatal recovery and movement classes run weekly, including sessions led with Within Female Health. Most Berlin postnatal programs follow fixed course models tied to Krankenkasse cycles. Soulstone’s rolling format means mothers can join whenever they are ready, not only at the start of a course.
Anyone. Motherhood is Soulstone’s strongest niche and entry point, but the studio also runs general Pilates and yoga for anyone building a personal movement practice, alongside baby and family classes for the whole household.
Parent and baby classes, sensory workshops, and children's workshops with Friendship in the Feld, held on recurring slots. There's also children's yoga with Ligia, using songs, storytelling, breathing exercises and relaxation to build confidence, body awareness and emotional wellbeing. These sit alongside the adult program, so a parent can build a Pilates practice and bring their child to a class in the same space.
A drop-in class is for 22 euros. Class packs are available: a 5 class pack is for 100 euros and a 10 class pack is for 180 euros. Prices include German VAT.
Classes are booked through Eversports. Soulstone also plans limited availability through Urban Sports Club and ClassPass for discovery, alongside direct booking.
Soulstone combines pre- and postnatal movement, baby classes, Pilates, and yoga in onedesign-led space, rather than splitting mothers, babies, and general fitness across separate studios. It is built as a community space, not only a class schedule, with a calm, considered interior rather than a clinical or gym-like feel.
Soulstone sits in Weißensee, directly bordering Prenzlauer Berg, making it an easy option for families in both neighborhoods looking for prenatal, postnatal, or family movement classes.
Would you like to join our team? Do you want to know more about the space? Please, do not hesitat to reach out. We are eager to hear your voice!
Slow moments. Strong bodies. Growing families.
Lehderstr. 26, Weißensee, 13086
