Dear expectant goddess of creation

We'd love to introduce our Pregnancy Yoga teachers, who are all wonderful.

You are warmly welcome to enjoy our varied classes.

Book a class: https://www.jogasetrid.is/

Auður Bjarnadóttir has been teaching yoga since 2000. In 1999 she earned her first teaching certificate, in hatha/ashtanga at Mount Madonna in California. Her pregnancy yoga training began in Seattle in 2000, continued at the Kripalu Center in 2002 and with the renowned Gurumukh 'Khalsa Way' in 2005. Auður graduated as a Kundalini yoga teacher in New Mexico in 2005. She is also certified to teach Yoga Nidra and Yoga Therapy from the Amrit Institute in Florida. In the autumn of 2012 she received a diploma in hypnotherapy from The International School of Clinical Hypnosis. Auður specializes in pregnancy yoga and birth education, and completed doula training with Hönd í Hönd in 2011 as well as a HypnoBirth course. In 2000–2001 Auður presented Kids Yoga on the children's TV show Stundin okkar, and in 2012 she released a Kids Yoga DVD together with "Erumenn". Auður has taught widely and led many courses at Jógasetrið, including Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training and many others. Auður loves to teach but also to learn, and sees herself as an eternal student of yoga and of living life to the fullest. Auður teaches Kundalini Yoga, Pregnancy Yoga, Mom & Baby Yoga, Hatha Yoga and Yoga Nidra, and leads Kundalini Teacher Training and more. She has also led yoga trips in the mountains, and in recent years has taught Icelandic and international groups on Crete and Corfu in Greece. Elva Rut is a nurse and midwife. She worked as a midwife at Hreiðrið and on the labor ward at Landspítali from 2006 to 2018. In May 2017 she started at Björkin, a midwife-led birth center, where she cares for women through pregnancy, birth and home visits. Elva became interested in yoga while caring for women in labor who had practiced yoga during pregnancy, and was struck by how much yoga helped them during birth. Elva graduated as a Kundalini yoga teacher in 2015, a pregnancy yoga teacher in 2016 and a Yoga Nidra teacher in 2018. She cares deeply about supporting and educating women through pregnancy, birth and the first days after birth, especially in honoring their own choices and wishes. Elva loves encouraging expectant mothers to make time for yoga during pregnancy, because it is a beautiful gift to themselves, their baby and their family. Sunna María completed her nursing degree in 2017 and her midwifery degree in 2020. Sunna has worked in the neonatal unit, on the labor ward and in prenatal care. From 2021 she worked at Björkin, and she now works on the labor ward at Landspítali while studying pastoral care. Sunna brings creative energy to everything she does, big and small, and is a feminist to her fingertips with a strong sense of justice. Her recipe for happiness: time with her children, practice on the yoga mat, mindfulness in nature with a dash of dancing, good coffee and a carefree spirit. Júlía is a yoga teacher and doula in training. She graduated as a Kundalini yoga teacher in 2016 and as a Yoga Nidra teacher in 2018. Júlía has practiced yoga since she was 16, and it has changed her life so deeply that she wants to open this world to others. She has also completed a Thai massage course, which she uses among other things with expectant mothers, because few things feel as rewarding to her as supporting women through pregnancy. Júlía is in Vikasa Hatha yoga teacher training, and is also a mother of two who works at a preschool, where she loves teaching kids yoga. She is passionate about everything to do with pregnancy, birth and parenting. Guðrún Theodóra is a trained pregnancy and Kundalini yoga teacher. Her yoga practice began in pregnancy yoga with Auður Bjarna in 2008. She went on to practice Kundalini yoga and graduated as a Kundalini yoga teacher in 2011 (Jógasetrið, KRI), as a pregnancy yoga teacher in 2014 (The Mother's Journey, Carolyn Cowan and Satya Kaur) and as a Yoga Nidra facilitator in 2022 (Amrit Yoga Institute). She has attended countless further courses in yoga and meditation, such as – Beyond Addiction, a course developed by Sat Dharam Kaur ND and Jivan Joti Kaur PhD that integrates the teachings of Dr. Gabor Maté and other addiction specialists. – Breath of Life (Ayurprana, Vasant Lad) – 3 advanced courses in Kundalini yoga (Mind & Meditation, Authentic Relationships and Lifecycles & Lifestyles). – Transcendental Meditation with the Icelandic TM Society. – Gong playing with Arnbjörg Konráðs. – SatNam Rasayan healing with Vivecka Pasquier. – Kids yoga with Gurudass Kaur. Guðrún is currently completing further studies in Ayurvedic counseling, finishing in early 2025. She also works as an assistant in addiction treatment at SÁÁ, where she shares meditation, yoga and Nidra relaxation with clients. In her teaching she focuses on connecting with the breath to strengthen body awareness and calm the mind. This is how we go deeper within and grow gently into the best version of ourselves. Hildur is a trained lawyer and works as an attorney. Hildur has practiced yoga since 2010, when she came to her very first class, pregnancy yoga with Auður at Jógasetrið, and has woven yoga into her life and work ever since. In pregnancy yoga Hildur experienced the magic of yoga first-hand, and how beautifully it supports pregnancy and birth. She graduated as a yoga teacher from Jógasetrið in 2023, while expecting her third child. Hildur is passionate about supporting and encouraging expectant mothers and sharing the knowledge and experience she has gained from using yoga during pregnancy, birth and the first weeks at home after birth – which then carries you through all of life. Ástrós Erla works as a yoga teacher, healer and social worker. In her teaching she focuses on giving people a variety of tools to connect more deeply with themselves through working with mind, body and soul. She weaves together different traditions so that people find holistic paths to better physical and mental health. Her classes blend physical yoga practice, meditation, breathing exercises, energy body work, mindfulness and self-empowerment. Halldóra Hanna or Dóra as she's known, is a yoga teacher, a nurse at the palliative care unit and an ACC coach. Halldóra completed her yoga teacher training at Jógasetrið in spring 2023 and began teaching pregnancy yoga at Jógasetrið during her training, while expecting her fourth child. Halldóra is passionate about everything to do with pregnancy, parenting and spirituality. She has led many courses and given numerous talks on holistic health, mindset and spirituality.