Weekly Mother & Baby Yoga
A weekly Thursday yoga class in Bern where mothers move, sing and breathe together with babies in their first year.
Why it caught our eye
A new mother rarely gets an hour that belongs to both of her. This one is built so the baby is part of it rather than something to arrange around — the class moves between her practice and time focused on the baby, with singing, massage and gentle hip work. It runs every week with the same teacher, so it becomes a fixture rather than a one-off, and the pass system means missing a week for a bad night's sleep costs nothing.
What you can expect
Melanie Nohr leads movement and breathing exercises for mothers, alternating with focused time for babies that can include singing, massage and hip sequences.
Class format
Mothers and babies move, sing and breathe together. The official description also mentions exercises for mothers and attentive baby time with massage and hip sequences.
For babies in the first year
The organiser describes the class for babies in their first year and says many enjoy it from around four or five months until they begin walking.
Good to know before you go
At Devi Yoga & Atem Therapie, Beaumontweg 12, 3007 Bern. The class is taught in German. Sold as class passes rather than single visits: CHF 165 for five classes valid seven weeks, or CHF 290 for ten classes valid fifteen weeks — there is no single drop-in rate for this class. Best suited to babies from around four or five months until they are walking. The studio pauses for holidays, so check the live SportsNow calendar before travelling.