When you open the website of yoga studio Original Feelings you are immediately faced with a question: how do you want to feel? Is it uplifted? Then you should try an energy-boosting kundalini class. Or do you want to feel safe? Then a deep, slow yin session is the one for you. Founder Karlie and her team of 13 teachers have been welcoming yogis to their beautiful studio on Graefestraße since October 2020, but circumstances have led them to switch to two online classes a day, with a range of styles to suit all moods and bodies. Set in front of the studio’s gong, my “Uplifted” class with Rebecca had just the right mix of dynamic movement and slow breathing for a good start to a chilly autumn morning. And because the classes are labelled according to feelings rather than styles or intensities, you are encouraged to think in terms of how yoga can serve your mind and body. The technical quality of the streams is good too, making them a perfect stopgap until the studio reopens its doors. Hopefully see you on the mat soon! (Text: Benji Haughton / Photos: Linus Müllerschön & Neda Rajabi)
Original Feelings, Graefestr.71, 10967 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Studio currently closed. For the online schedule and booking see the website.
