Physiotherapy led recovery, from the pelvic floor outwards.
Postnatal Pilates at Soulstone is run with Within Female Health and led by Sandra Astruga, a physiotherapist specialised in pelvic floor and women's health. That background shapes the whole class. This is recovery work with a clinical foundation, delivered as movement rather than as a treatment session. The class rebuilds in order. Breath and pelvic floor first, then deep core, then whole body strength. That sequence matters, because the fastest route back to feeling strong is rarely the one that starts with the hardest exercises. It is equipment free apart from small props, so everything you learn is something you can repeat at home in ten minutes while the baby naps.
We start with breath and pelvic floor awareness, which for a lot of people is the first time anyone has explained clearly what should be happening and when. From there, controlled core work, glute and hip strength, and upper back work for the posture that feeding and carrying tend to create. Movements are slow and precise. The point is not to be exhausted at the end, it is to be connected to the right muscles at the right time. Small props come in where they help: a Pilates ball, a band, ankle weights, a cushion for support. We finish with mobility and release for whatever is holding tension that week.
Anyone from around eight weeks after birth, whether that birth was two months or two years ago. Vaginal birth or caesarean, both are catered for. It is particularly useful if you are dealing with diastasis recti, pelvic floor weakness, leaking, back pain, or you simply do not know where to start and want someone qualified to tell you. Check with your midwife or doctor about when you can begin, and let Sandra know anything relevant before class starts.
A pelvic floor you understand and can actually engage. Core strength that comes back in a way that holds. Less back and hip pain. Better posture for the hours you spend feeding and carrying. You also get accurate information. There is a lot of confident, contradictory advice aimed at new mothers, and very little of it comes from someone who has spent years in pelvic floor clinics. This is the version that does.
Sixty minutes. With or without Babies. Mats, blocks, Pilates balls, bands, ankle weights and blankets provided. Wear something you can move in. Classes run in [English]. Groups stay small, [max 12 people].
Sandra Astruga, Within Female Health. Physiotherapist specialised in pelvic floor and women's health, working in the field since 2017. She has trained and worked across Spain, Italy, Germany and Argentina, including at the ISAR Klinikum Beckenbodenzentrum in Munich and the Deutsches Beckenboden Zentrum Berlin. Her work spans pregnancy and postpartum care, pelvic floor rehabilitation, pain management and exercise therapy.
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
