Top 5 yoga places in Berlin

Berlin's yoga scene is quietly one of the most interesting in Europe — not because there are lots of studios (there are, everywhere), but because of the variety. In one city, you can practice hot yoga in a 200 m² Friedrichshain hall, do a sun salutation on a paddle board floating on the Spree, hang upside down from an aerial silk hammock in Charlottenburg, or pair your savasana with a cold beer in a Neukölln brewery. These are the five yoga experiences I'd send a friend to — each offering something you won't easily find elsewhere.

In case you want to take a Berlin yoga map home with you, my YogaBerlin map covers all five of these plus 30+ more studios across the city.

SUNYOGA

Berlin's Oldest Hot Yoga Institution

Since 2002, SUNYOGA has been the reference point for hot yoga in Berlin — long before the current wellness boom made heated studios a trend. The Friedrichshain location is also one of the largest yoga studios in the city: 200 m² of practice space in a light-filled hall on the first floor near Comeniusplatz. The Kreuzberg studio at Mehringdamm keeps the same standard in a smaller, more intimate format. Classes run in both English and German; expect a proper 40°C session that teaches you what hot yoga is actually supposed to feel like.

SUNYOGA Friedrichshain — Torellstraße 7, 10243 Berlin (U5 Weberwiese)

SUNYOGA Kreuzberg — Mehringdamm 33, 10961 Berlin (U6/U7 Mehringdamm)

www.sunyoga.de · [email protected]

SUP Yoga at Badeschiff

Yoga on the Spree

For everyone who's ever wondered if they could hold a down dog on a paddle board: yes, and Badeschiff is where you find out. From June to September, StandUpClub Berlin runs SUP Yoga sessions on the Spree right next to the iconic floating swimming pool. You trade your mat for a paddle board and learn to balance through cat, cow, down dog and plank while the Spree moves beneath you. Exhausting and meditative at the same time. Regular on-land yoga is also on the schedule twice a week. 

Badeschiff, Eichenstraße 4, 12435 Berlin (U1 Schlesisches Tor)

www.standupclub.de/sup-yoga · [email protected]

SUP Yoga: Mon 18:00 · Sat 10:30 · Sun 12:30

Land yoga: Tue/Thu 9:00–10:00

Beer Yoga at Brauhaus Neulich

Yoga with a Cold One in Neukölln

Yes, really. Beer Yoga combines two bottles of craft beer with a full yoga flow — a concept that sounds like a joke but works: the exuberance of a cold beer plus the body awareness of yoga makes for an unexpectedly grounding evening. After years at ELSE, classes now run out of Brauhaus Neulich, a small craft brewery in Neukölln with taps right at the studio. Also recommended on my BeerBerlin map.

Brauhaus Neulich, Selchower Straße 20, 12049 Berlin-Neukölln

www.bieryoga.de · [email protected]

Aerial Yoga at Aspria Berlin

Upside Down in Charlottenburg

If you've never practiced yoga while hanging from an acrobatic hammock, Aerial Yoga at Aspria Berlin Ku'damm is the place to start. Instructor Jost Blomeyer has been running these classes for years and knows exactly how to ease a newcomer into inversions. Aspria itself is a full-service wellness club — spa, pool, gym — but the Aerial Yoga class is worth the day pass on its own. My personal highlight: the rooftop café where you can enjoy a smoothie in the sun after class.

Karlsruher Straße 20, 10711 Berlin-Charlottenburg

Classes with Jost: 3× per week (check schedule)

www.aspria.com