ABOUT CHARLOTTE, trauma sensitive guide & facilitator

I AM AN 900+ HOUR CERTIFIED EXPERIENCED TEACHER, GUIDE & FACILITATOR TRAINED IN NUMEROUS STYLES OF YOGA AND OTHER EMBODIED PRACTICE MODALITIES OR THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS.

I first set foot in a yoga class about 20 years ago. It has been by my side as a stabilising resource through eating disorder recovery, divorce, burnout, a period of anxiety and the inevitable profound grief of loss. It has supported continuous shedding of old skins, renewal and reconnection to the person I am at my core.

I obtained a Bachelor of Science - Human Sciences - at University College London, which I followed with a successful 15-year career in UK broadcasting. I was a documentary producer and programme development executive at the BBC and in the independent sector. I left broadcasting soon after undertaking my first yoga teacher training in 2017, in order to make it my primary focus.

I have also facilitated during legal psilocybin retreats in The Netherlands and supported individuals with trauma-informed embodied practice as part of their integration process during psychedelic-assisted therapy, a promising new frontier in trauma healing. I have worked with individuals living through anxiety, depression, compulsions, dysregulated eating and complex PTSD.

I’m English and currently divide my time between the UK and Peru, where I am training to facilitate ayahuasca retreats with veterans and other individuals seeking recovery.

I speak conversational German and Spanish.

trauma sensitive yoga teacher charlotte smiling at camera in a studio setting.

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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

TCTSY-F, RYT 500, BSC HONS (UCL)

  • 300 hrs advanced Traditional Hatha, Kundalini Yoga & Yoga Nidra training – The Practice, Bali.

  • 50hrs Traditional Hatha Yoga conversion teacher training – The Practice, Bali.

  • 200hrs Ashtanga Vinyasa training - Sampoorna Yoga , India.

  • Yin yoga teacher training with Norman Blair – Yogacampus, London.

  • Total Yoga Nidra Foundation Program, Yoga Nidra Network, UK.

YOGA

  • 300 hrs Trauma Center, Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator (TCTSY-F) certification, Centre for Trauma and Embodiment, Massachusetts. The first empirically validated, yoga-based clinical intervention for complex (relational) trauma or treatment-resistant PTSD.

  • Trauma sensitive yoga teacher training for delivering adapted classes for refugees and asylum seekers, delivered by the now-closed charity Ourmala, UK, which offered free yoga classes by referrals from the NHS and other charities and service providers.

  • Level 1 training - adaptive yoga & mindfulness practices for the military community (International Association of Yoga Therapists and Yoga Alliance accredited).

TRAUMA SENSITIVE YOGA

  • Eat Breathe Thrive methodology foundational training - a yoga-based approach to mindful eating, emotional resilience, and body confidence to support people in recovering from eating disorders - Eat Breathe Thrive, US.

  • Rewiring the Anxious Brain Through Yoga continuing professional development course – The Minded Institute, UK.

  • Yoga Tools for Depression - continuing professional development course - The Minded Institute, UK.

  • Continuing professional development course - The Practice, Bali.

YOGA THERAPY

  • Certification program with Dr Janina Fischer, an Executive Board member of the Trauma Research Foundation, creator of Trauma-informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) & world leader in integrating mindfulness-based & somatic interventions into trauma treatment.

CLINICAL TRAUMA PROFESSIONAL

  • Since 2021 I have been teaching trauma sensitive embodied practices, facilitating on retreats and offering therapeutic integration support in the context of psilocybin- and ayahuasca-assisted recovery in Europe and Latin America.

PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED THERAPY

PROFESSIONAL SUPERVISION

the orange circular logo for a certified trauma center, trauma sensitive yoga facilitator, with the letters TCTSY in the centre.
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the Yoga Alliance logo for a 500 hours certified yoga teacher

Registered RYT 500 advanced yoga teacher, registry ID: 410649. Yoga Alliance is the largest nonprofit association representing the yoga community. Teachers can register as RYT® 500 if they have successfully completed a 500-hour teacher training that is registered with Yoga Alliance, or a combination of a 200-hr teacher training plus 300 hrs of advanced training from a RYS 300 (registered yoga school). They are required to meet minimum continuing education standards.