Couples course "Yes, darling"

About every 4-6 weeks we offer a couples course, where your partner, or whoever will support you in birth, comes along. We explore breathing and many ways to prepare for birth, massage and lots of good advice. Research shows that good support from a partner during birth has a positive effect on how the woman feels and means fewer interventions.

Upcoming courses

Sunday 25 Oct, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
For women due in November and December, with a partner or birth companion
with Auður Bjarna, yoga teacher, and Soffía Bæringsdóttir, doula

Sunday 29 Nov, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
For women due in December and January, with a partner or birth companion
with Auður Bjarna, yoga teacher, and Elva Rut, midwife at Björkin

Price: ISK 9,900 per couple, for those in Pregnancy Yoga at Jógasetrið.
ISK 16,900 (if not in Pregnancy Yoga at Jógasetrið)

Teachers

The courses are led by Auður Bjarnadóttir, Soffía Bæringsdóttir, doula, and Elva Rut, midwife at Björkin.

Soffía is Iceland's most experienced doula and also works as a family therapist. More about Soffía: hondihond.is

Sign up

Please send us the following details at jogasetrid@jogasetrid.is:

  • Name of partner / birth companion
  • Due date
  • Let us know that you practice yoga with us

PLEASE NOTE! The couples course is very popular, and women in Pregnancy Yoga at Jógasetrið have priority.

Auður Eva Ásberg

The Yoga Nidra training with Auður and Kamini Desai was a wonderful experience that I will carry with me and draw on for the rest of my life. It was so valuable to receive professional, in-depth teaching on how Yoga Nidra affects the nervous system, and how to work purposefully with this powerful tool for healing and balance. I wholeheartedly recommend this training to anyone who wants to deepen their understanding and experience the transformative power of Yoga Nidra.

Sigrún H

There's no question that yoga is the best preparation you could imagine for birth, I used the breathing so much, and not least the mindset. I wasn't afraid for a single second and trusted my body 100% with this task. I look back on the birth with joy and warmth, it was a wonderful experience, and there's no better reward than the little mouse snoring beside me now in the bed she was born in. Thank you Auður for your lovely guidance during my pregnancy, I will share the secret behind a good birth and keep sending pregnant women to yoga with you.

Jóhanna G. Jóhannesdóttir, designer in Copenhagen

Gurudass Kaur is a true bundle of joy and energy who knows how to get grown-ups playing and forgetting their age for a while. I warmly recommend this course, even if only to rediscover the playful joy of your inner child.

Sigrún Heiða (Siddí)

Doing this yoga training is one of the best decisions I've ever made for myself. For me it was so much more than yoga postures. It was a beautiful sanctuary and a journey inward. The training taught me to slow down and find inner calm in the middle of everyday storms. I come out of it stronger, much more patient, more flexible and with tools in hand that will serve me for the rest of my life. I made friends for life. It completely changed how I approach life, and I wholeheartedly recommend this training!

Guðrún Jó

The moment I walked in, I felt a wonderful spirit with you and sensed lots of beautiful angels floating around. My body and my little baby told me it would do me good to give myself this time twice a week. You spoke about listening to the body, and my hips called out that this was the right thing, as they are so stiff.

Brynja

The yoga training gave me so much more than I expected. The spirit in the group was lovely and the teachers were wonderful. The training added new tools to my toolbox, and today yoga practice has become part of who I am. I am full of gratitude.

Ingibjörg

After the birth I feel a bit like anything is possible, as if I've conquered the world, as if my confidence has jumped up a few levels! I wish everyone could feel this way after their birth, and without a doubt I owe it all to the classes with Auður, AND ESPECIALLY THE COUPLES EVENING. Good luck to you all!

Guðrún D.

Coming to yoga saved my pregnancy, and I was amazed at how incredibly much it helped me in the birth. I turned to so many of the exercises we did, and to the encouraging words about "owning" your birth. My experience of the birth (which really wasn't especially easy) was AMAZING, I felt in charge of everything and it felt like no big deal. THANK YOU!

Hrefna Sigurjónsdóttir

The yoga teacher training at Jógasetrið was a transformative journey for me, and the best part of the journey was coming home. Home to myself, to my true self, and learning to nurture that self. The training gave me amazing wisdom, friends and tools for life. I am deeply grateful to have met all these precious souls and to have learned from wonderful yoga masters and teachers. Signing up for this training is one of the best decisions I have ever made. If you've been thinking about yoga teacher training and want to go deep, Jógasetrið is the place, with dear Auður and her people as your guides.

Gerður

I can recommend the 60+ yoga classes 100%. My back stays pain-free when I come to class, with a good balance of exercises, stretching and relaxation. This is the first time I've stuck with any kind of exercise, thanks to wonderful teachers and a relaxed atmosphere.

Thank you.

G. Tibson

This is the BEST training I have taken anywhere, ever.

Karen

This course should be required for every human. I am forever a better person.

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