About Us

Yoga Teacher | Owner | Death Companion

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I'm a native to the Northeast Georgia Mountains & have been a yoga practitioner for 18 years. As a yoga teacher, I value new information, diverse points of view, & critical thinking. I consider my teaching style to be functional-based opposed to aesthetic and/or alignment based. I completed my 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training on Yonah Mountain with Yoga Energy School in 2017. Directly after, I was asked to co-facilitate a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Aegina, Greece where I completed another 200-Hour Teacher Training. 

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I am certified in Hatha Vinyasa Yoga & Ayurveda, along with Pranayama (breathwork) & Meditation. I've also completed a 50 Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Bernie Clark. I'm also certified in Y12, which is a relapse prevention program & 12-step based addiction recovery model coupled with yoga philosophy. I'm in the process of completing my 300 Hour Teacher Training.

I also have a keen interest in the subject of Death/Dying. I've studied with Cole Imperi with the School of American Thanatology and I'm a Death Companioning Initiate. This progressive, intensive hybrid course blended education in essential skills from the fields of chaplaincy, thanatology and death companioning. The material focused on death education, modern grief theory, history of death caregiving, as well as pandemic and crisis-specific skills and information. Charlene also had the opportunity to study with Bodhi Be in a Death & Dying Course that was a prerequisite to a Death Doula Training that will be held sometime in the future. 

Yoga Teacher

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I began my true Yoga journey in 2017.  It first began as a physical practice that turned much deeper….a spiritual way of life.  Particularly Kundalini Yoga practices spoke to my heart when introduced  by teachers Tommy Rosen and Kia Miller. Never had I experienced a practice that could expand my consciousness to the Divine and access to my True Self in such a short period of time. 

After practicing Kundalini for a few years, it led me to want to share this beautiful experience with my community. I got my 200-HR RBY Teacher Training Certificate thru Kia Miller the founder and director of Radiant Body Yoga.  This practice has it’s roots in ancient Kundalini and Tantric traditions which include a combination of asana, kriya (specific sequences), breath, meditation, mantra, relaxation, and contemplation. 

I am excited to share RBY which is designed to move you through stagnant energy, elevate your frequency and awaken a greater state of connection and consciousness. 

Ecstatic Dance | Meditation | Life Coach

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I grew up in Decatur, Georgia where I spent most of my childhood playing soccer, building forts, and fantasizing about a simpler life in the wilderness. I studied engineering at Louisiana State University where I met my now wife, Molly. After graduating in 2019, life brought us to the North Georgia mountains. We fell in love with Sautee and currently live here in a geodesic dome, where we are creating unique accommodations for others to experience the simple joy of being in nature. 

My journey to the world of wellness began in college where drunken fun masked a deeper sense of quiet desperation. One day, I stumbled upon Eckhart Tolle’s Power of Now. I glimpsed the inner dimension and was hooked. I tried anything that promised more of that intoxicating presence. Yoga, meditation, therapy, coaching, silent retreats, a vision quest, walking from Mexico to Canada, plant medicine ceremonies, and the list goes on. Ultimately, I discovered and continue to discover, that all roads lead to the same loving home; here and now.

Through this journey I’ve found great joy in creating spaces for transformation through meditation, movement, and ceremony. Everything I offer is intended to bring people back to their true nature. I believe that life is the greatest teacher and nothing is more valuable than the support of a community who is willing to share vulnerably this messy gift of being human.