Rive Gauche - Immersive Yoga Studio
At Rive Gauche Copenhagen, let go and dive into a profound experience. Wrapped in a comforting deep blue light and surrounded by an ultra-dense sound system, let your body and soul flow on the beat. Enhance your yoga practice with a musical journey and discover the introspective and sensitive power of a rhythm-based yoga.
Music being at the heart of our concept, each of our classes are provided with a tailored playlist. Follow sequences of vinyasa, hatha and yin along with exquisite soul, hip-hop, jazz or house playlists (and many more!).
In our intimate setting, everyone can find his own path from a slow beat yoga sequence to an upbeat energizing power yoga class, hotter than hot yoga! At Rive Gauche you join a hygge and friendly environment where all students are welcome to stay before and after class, chill in our homelike comfy sofas and savor our refreshments. With its vintage brick walls, wooden floors, comfortable changing rooms for men and women, large shower cabins and free skin care and hair products, Rive Gauche is a special retreat for our yogi community. Come, feel good and enjoy!
In our intimate setting, everyone can find his own path from a slow beat yoga sequence to an upbeat energizing power yoga class, hotter than hot yoga! At Rive Gauche you join a hygge and friendly environment where all students are welcome to stay before and after class, chill in our homelike comfy sofas and savor our refreshments. With its vintage brick walls, wooden floors, comfortable changing rooms for men and women, large shower cabins and free skin care and hair products, Rive Gauche is a special retreat for our yogi community. Come, feel good and enjoy!
WE PLAY MUSIC
Each class is scheduled with a pre-selected playlist. Choose your class and choose your music! Feel free to follow us on Spotify to have a taste of our musical universe through our weekly specials, present on the schedule every Tuesdays and Thursdays at 17:30. Every week, we give you the chance to practice your power flow to a specific musical theme! Rather it’s as artist we love, a music genre, a journey into time and space or a peculiar mood, discover the power or flowing through new and innovative playlists. Sign up to our newsletter to follow up on the monthly weekly specials and save your spot before it fills up!
Meet our Team
Mirjam
Mirjam came to yoga by chance during some wild years of exploring and escaping her busy mind searching for flexibility and strength in her body. Over the years, these qualities had seeped more so into her mind and ego, deeply transforming her confidence and connection to the world. This journey informs her teaching as a blend of intuitive movements, funky flows, and pranayama (breath) as pathways to healing, release, and ease. With years of personal experience in disciplined, dynamic yoga styles and trainings in hatha, vinyasa, and yin yoga, her classes will cultivate your inner flexibility, strength, and connection.
Kaila
Kaila was first introduced to yoga through a friend when she started studying at university. She would occasionally attend classes alongside other fitness routines and sporting activities, but it was during the pandemic that the benefits and joy of this practice really revealed themselves to her. As soon as it was possible again in 2022, she hopped on a plane to Spain to do her 200hr teacher training, and yoga has been a central part of her life ever since. Kaila’s motivation as a teacher is to inspire students to be playful and curious, to be present in the moment and to understand their needs, knowing when to push and challenge and when to reconnect and restore.
Valeria
Born in Bolivia and raised in Miami, Valeria was first introduced to yoga when she was a child, as she watched her mom connect to her own practice. Years later, Valeria stepped onto the mat when she started yearning for a deeper connection to movement. What started as a simple craving for physical activity turned into a profound and ongoing journey of self-discovery. She uncovered a sense of stillness in the movement, loving how one’s practice evolves and adapts to one’s own ever-changing needs. Valeria felt a calling to share the practice of yoga with others. During her last year of undergraduate, she pursued her certification as a 200hr teacher. She is now committed to helping others discover a deeper connection with themselves through their practice.
Christine
Christine is a dedicated movement teacher and practitioner and absolutely loves to share her passion for movement in a way that allows play, exploration, creativity, and challenge to go hand in hand. She's been teaching a big variety of movement forms since 2012 (HIIT, natural movement, handstand, plyometrics, calisthenics, strength & conditioning and much more) and when she's not in the teaching role herself, she's doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as her main sport. She did her first yoga teacher training in 2017 with the Strala yoga faculty in New York. In her classes, you'll get the feeling of being guided but also set free so you can expand your movement capacity and feel calm and confident in your body and mind.
Alina
Originally from Berlin and with a background in track and field, Alina is a lover of movement, music and the outdoors. She began practicing yoga at the age of 16, initially to balance out her practice of competitive sports, but soon found herself drawn into a new world of body awareness, breathwork and mindfulness. Yoga has from then become a core aspect in her life, providing both strength and calmness by balancing mind, body and soul. After completing her 200 hour Hatha Vinyasa Training in Thailand in 2021, she started sharing her practice, always focused on creating a safe and non-competitive space for people - and loves to connect it with the power of music.
Caroline
Caroline's journey in movement began with dance, a passion she pursued from childhood into her late teens. At 16, she moved abroad and turned to fitness, but found it lacked the same spark she once felt for dance. When she discovered yoga in the surfer village of Byron Bay, Australia, she decided to fully immerse herself in its practice. Completing her 200-hour Ashtanga-Vinyasa YTT opened a door to the spiritual world, allowing her to develop a new language of movement. This experience also inspired her to reconnect with other forms of movement, ultimately leading her to circus school and salsa dancing.
Oliver
Oliver grew up in a buddhist center with yogic values. He first started with martial arts from the age of nine. He became a 2 time world champion in Ashihara Karate first as a junior and later as a senior. After many years of intense training his body needed a break and he found yoga and meditation to heal his ailments and to calm his mind.
Oliver has a great passion for music, dance, acting and different kinds of performance art.
He completed his 500h teacher training in Rishikesh India in 2018.
SARA
Sara grew up in Norway, where she spent most of her adolescence studying dance and acting. Today she is an actress, director, as well as a yoga and drama teacher, living in Copenhagen with her little family. She has been teaching yoga the past 5 years and got her 500 hour certified training from Matt Giordano’s Chromatic Yoga Teacher Training.
Sara’s teaching combines her vast knowledge of yoga, acting and dance with her passion for art and her curiosity for psychology and philosophy. Her yoga classes are systematic and well- thought out, as well as fluid and creative. Sara passionately believes in facilitating a safe space where her students can connect, express themselves and thrive.
DEA
At the age of 16, Dea discovered yoga and instantly developed a deep passion for both the practice itself and the strong sense of community it fosters. She embarked on her journey as a yoga teacher in Mexico, where she obtained her 200-hour certification. Since then, Dea has continued to expand her knowledge and skills by completing additional trainings, including Mandala Vinyasa and Yin with The Yoga People.
For over 8 years, Dea has been sharing her expertise in Vinyasa, Ashtanga, and Yin at various yoga studios across the globe. Through her teaching experiences, she has gained profound insights about herself and finds great joy in guiding others through their own practice. Dea's enthusiasm is particularly ignited by the physical and mental benefits of yoga, with a special fondness for inversions.
RINGAILE
A major part of Ringaile’s life has been her dedication to body movement through dance, fitness and extreme sports. Physical activities are definitely her ultimate favorite things to do. She began her journey at the dance studio exploring various styles before setting her foot at a yoga studio for the first time 7 years ago. Yoga became her daily practice in which she learned the power and beauty of connecting the mind and body. In 2019, she completed her Yoga Alliance 200 RYT in India.
NINA
Born and raised in Paris, Nina practiced ballet and modern jazz for over 10 years. While completing her psychology degree, she discovered the benefits of yoga in Los Angeles, finding the perfect way to bind mental health and physical strength. After completing a Yoga Alliance 500 hr RYT in Thailand, she eventually founded her own studio in Copenhagen. Music plays an essential role in her life and lies at the heart of Rive Gauche: to offer everyone a physical, immersive, and introspective experience.
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Joen Kaaber
2022-09-05
I was hired by the owner, Nina, for a small contracting job, as well as making some furniture for the studio.
From the start, i was welcommed with open arms and a smile, and treated with a spare key and as much coffee as i could stomach.
When I came to deliver the two, quite hefty, pieces of furniture, both Nina and her employees got up to lend a hand.
To top it all off, invoices were paid off before time.
I will gladly recomend any tradesperson, who takes joy in their job, to take on assignments in Rive Gauche 😊.
Charles Bville
2022-08-05
Le meilleur studio de Yoga de la ville, les professeurs sont au top ! N’hésitez pas, je recommande vivement l’expérience !
Camille Morando
2022-08-03
Magic and professionalism space... Congratulation Nina!
Ingrid Fersing
2022-08-01
Fantastisk studio, cool stemning, sooo special... Jeg anbefaler!
Katharina Rhein
2022-08-01
The best Yoga studio I have been to, it brought my Yoga practice to another level. The super friendly and international community made me feel very welcome. Every teacher is absolute amazing in their own ways, the combination between blue lights and loud music is absolute fantastic and unique. The studio is super well equipped, the little snack after class, towels and cosmetics you can use made me feel like home. Big recommendation to try out classes, my favourite was Flow on the Beat - it is so much fun!
Trine Rosengren Pejstrup
2022-04-05
Absolutely in love with this place: the people, the atmosphere, the flows and the music. Nina is a natural at aligning amazing and hardcore power flows with the playlists and her weekly specials are so much fun. Ringaile gives the most amazing workouts and has an energy like no other. I cannot stress my recommendation for the team at Rive Gauche enough!
Pia Marsh
2022-03-07
I'm so happy I found this yoga studio. The classes are the perfect balance of challenging and considered. The studio is beautiful, the community is lovely, and the combination of darkness and music is so soothing. I feel like a new person every time I leave. Unsure whether to tell all my friends, or selfishly keep it my own wonderful secret 😀
Virginia Castillo
2022-02-20
Wide variety of classes at an affordable price. All the teachers are lovely 💙 They have discounts for students like me and you can always stay after class working or studying in the lounge area.