A certified guided meditation practitioner and sound healer, Charlie’s journey to overcome insomnia led him to the surprising effectiveness of Sound Baths. Experiencing deep relaxation during his first session, he cultivated a collection of singing bowls and gongs. Now, Charlie offers his own unique Sound Bath experiences, interesting guided meditation and Somatic exercise to amplify their therapeutic benefits. The resonant frequencies of singing bowls are believed to mirror the body’s natural state of peace and calm, facilitating a tranquil state that aids in the release of accumulated stress and anxiety.

How did you discover yoga?
My mum  (Helen) was teaching yoga since I was a kid and eventually opened up a studio in Chiswick

How long have you been teaching at BYC/What year did you start teaching at BYC? 
2020

How long have you been practising at BYC?
A 2007

What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given in yoga or life?
Follow your Highest Excitement to the best of your ability every single moment of every single day until you can follow it no further (even if that exciting thing is ‘taking a nap’) then move onto the next most exciting thing, with zero insistence as to the outcome.

If you could only choose one word to describe your teaching style, what would it be? 
Grounding

If you could give one piece of advice to a fellow yogi just starting out on their yoga journey what would it be? 
Slow down!

Favourite Album/Albums (who can have just one)?
A Butterfly 3000 by King Gizzard and the wizard lizard

Favourite ‘Dad/mum/bad’ joke? 
A a shire horse is a horse that is more shy than another shy horse

If you could only eat one meal for the rest of you life what would it be? 
Burritos

Do you have a favourite BYC memory and if so what is it?
Whatever party BYC hosts where Kamal brings along her homemade Onion Bhajis.