About Being Yoga & Zonterapi

May you live like a lotus,

at ease in the muddy water

I enjoy walking, camping and being out in nature; enjoying beautiful Hälsingland!

I love to cook and bake.

About me

I am Charlotte. Born in England, I moved to Hälsingland, Sweden in 2020 where I run Being Yoga and Zonterpi, a place for yoga, meditation, treatments and community.

For me, yoga and mindfulness are not cures, rather they are tools we can use to navigate the unknown waters of life. Whether we suffer from pain, stress or simply want to unwind, the tools can help us to find balance. When in balance, we can breathe more deeply, suffer less from turbulent emotions, relations with our world are easier, with more space to enjoy life!

Before coming to Sweden I worked in the UK National Health Service as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. I think I have always loved working with people and bring the qualities of motivating, empathy and compassion to Being Yoga & Zonterapi.

There is strength in softness.

My favourite thing about teaching yoga and offering treatments is seeing people feeling good and practice yoga in their own body.

I look to teach you who arrives, no experience is required, only willingness to participate.

No question is silly, feel free to ask me!

Why Yoga and Reflexology?

I was searching for something I suppose, for relief from my suffering. I was a teenager with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), in pain, with feelings of shame and aloneness. It’s hard enough being a teenager, with the body worries that come along with that, adding chronic illness, it felt hard.

Anxiety has also been my shadow. Yoga and meditation has helped me to understand myself better, accept my body and mind (on-going!) and has given me support with insomnia and fatigue. Pain medications are a trigger to IBD symptoms for me so I embraced reflexology and aromatherapy to help.

Like Yin and Yang, I believe in a world that is round and whole, eastern and western medicine can work together in harmony, to support us.

When I found yoga it was like a light went on in my life. A way to relax and recover in body & mind against the stresses of a busy world.

I feel grateful it is a part of my life.

I love that wherever I go,

the tools are within me.

Education

I will always be a student!

YMCA Yoga Alliance 200hr Certificate in Teaching Yoga
Yin Yoga & Meditiation 50hr With Kate Ashley
Relax and Renew ® Restorative Yoga 30hr With Judith Hansan Lasater
Qigong for yoga teachers, Chair Based Yoga With Mimi Kuo -Deemer
ITEC Level 3 diploma Reflexology – Cotswold Academy
ITEC Level 3 diploma Indian Head massage – London School of Massage
20 years of own yoga practice
Swedish for Immigrants SFI Approved
Swedish as a second language (SVA) in progress
BSc (hons) Speech and Language Sciences

Responsive and calm teacher

Healing experience

Increased energy

and well being

'Charlotte is a responsive, calm and knowledgeable yoga teacher. She has adapted the exercises to my conditions and experiences. I highly recommend her'.

'Charlotte's warmth and passion for what she does makes it a wonderful healing experience'.

'I found the reflexology sessions very soothing and relaxing. Following my chemotherapy earlier in the year, the reflexology has increased my energy and well being'.