Shams of Tabriz in “The Forty Rules of Love”
Listen to your heart. It knows all things,
because it came from the Soul of the World,
and it will one day return there.
Life & Communication Coach
Anahata Yogini,
Teacher & Trainer of Teachers
Hi there, my name is Caroline.
I’m glad you found your way to my website.
In my work as a Life & Communication Coach, I’ve the unique approach of blending ancient Yogic wisdom and practices with the learnings of my own transformative journey.
Before I started my work as a Coach, I’ve been working as a Yoga Teacher (and still do) for almost 8 years now. During the many Retreats and Teacher Trainings I held in Thailand and Europe but also through the group and individual classes I gave, I learnt a lot about the body-mind connection.
We move in habitual ways and patterns that reflect some of the core beliefs about ourselves and also show how we interact with the people in our life. Our bodies (just like our minds) get stuck in old patterns that can result in pain, discomfort and disease.
We hold stress and anxiety in our bodies, and may also be holding onto traumas, accidents and injuries we had in the past. It brings our bodies out of balance. When our bodies are out of balance, our mind and energy are out of balance as well. Everything is connected.
That’s why I believe it’s very important to not only work with our minds to release stories, to change behaviour patterns, become more calm and focused but to take the body into the process as well.
I’m always encouraging my clients and students in addition to our sessions to take care of their bodies, to move in whatever way feels good to them. It can be going on walks, dancing, running, doing Yoga, Pilates, or going to the gym (whatever works for you).
Movement is not only an important self-regulating tool but also helps to move the energy in your body and over time supports you to get stronger in all aspects of your life.
Over the years, I’ve worked with hundreds of people. I’ve seen them arriving to class, on time, too late, stressed out, tense, nervous, curious and sometimes in serious lack of energy. Then we start to move, we start to breather with awareness and I see them coming back to life. I’m starting to see smiles. And sometimes tears finally ready to flow. And at the end of the class, when everyone is lying down in the final pose called “Shavasana”, I often see the big release that has been happening. The “coming home” like we often like to say. The coming home to yourself for a moment. Allowing yourself to rest and be. Something that we often deny ourselves in the business of everyday life.
To this date, nothing is more rewarding for me in my work as a Yoga Teacher and Life & Communication Coach than seeing people transform, being more at ease, feeling stronger again, confident, calm, relaxed, focused… sitting there in front of me, wether it is in a group setting or during an individual coaching session and I can see the momental shift that has been happening.
It’s important to me to create a safe space for my clients and students. A space where they feel supported, seen, heard and understood.
And even though a training or a retreat can help to create a really powerful momental shift, and can be a great reset, the true magic lies in the one on one work. From my years of experience as a facilitator of group events and my individual work with clients, I can honestly say: if you want to create a lasting change in your life, you’ll need to invest time in seeing a therapist, coach or mentor on a regular basis at some point in your life.
It’s one of the reasons why I’ve decided to start my work as a Coach and Mentor. I’m truly grateful to being able to support my clients in making positive changes in their lives, standing up for themselves, expressing themselves in a powerful way with heart, so they can create more loving, intimate connections with the people that surround them. And live their lives with more joy and purpose.
Are you ready to create a lasting change in your life?
Frequently Asked Questions
You can also find some “fun facts” about me a bit further down this page.
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I’ve been practicing Yoga since the beginning of my 20’s.
Back then, a friend had just finished her Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh and asked me if I wanted to take some classes with her.
I had been curious about Yoga for a while already, so this was the perfect opportunity to try it out.
I started to love the practice quickly. In Ashtanga Yoga, you’ve different series with a series of movements that always remain the same.
And even though it was a lot to remember at the beginning, I came into it quite fast and started to practice on my own at home almost every day.
From there, I tried out many different styles of Yoga over the years. Even though, I had a vague understanding that Yoga was much more than just movements already back then, it was only at the age of 26, that I truly began to understand what effect Yoga can have on your overall health and well-being.
Fast forward two years, when I was 28, I decided to take a deeper dive into the Yoga journey.
It was the year when I followed my heart and signed up for a Yoga Teacher Training with a teacher I had never met before. Peter Clifford. Founder of Anahata Yoga.
Little did I know, that he would ask me one year later if I wanted to do an apprenticeship with him for two years and he would become my Yoga Teacher.
I was learning from him, assisting on his trainings, retreats and private body re-alignment sessions in Thailand and throughout Europe.
It was an exciting time. A time full of mind opening moments, realisations, expansions on all levels and a hell lot of growth.
But that was only the beginning of my Yoga journey.
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I didn’t. I really didn’t know. I only knew that I didn’t want to stay in the Corporate World, being only a number in a big company.
Yoga brought up a curiosity in me. I wanted to learn more about it. I couldn’t grasp what it was all about.
So, after a longer travel to Australia and Bali, a trip to figure out what I want to do next in my life, I took the brave decision to do a teacher training and see if this is what I want to do.
Be a teacher.
I was talking to my friend’s mother back then, telling her about my decision. During our conversation, she mentioned that Peter would be coming back to host a teacher training at the centre that she owns in Hallein, which is very close to Salzburg. Now, you can probably imagine that I had other plans. I wanted to go to Thailand, Bali or India to do my teacher training. That’s what I had imagined for myself.
But in that moment, when we talked, something happened in my heart, I could feel this opening, and I knew right there that this was exactly what I’m supposed to do. To take this training starting only a couple of months later. I had never heard of this style of Yoga, Anahata Yoga, or of the teacher, Peter Clifford, before, apart from my friends telling me about him (but what did they know really..).
So really, any logic was speaking against it but in my heart I knew that this was the right decision. And so, I listened and I followed my heart.
And honestly, it was one of the best decisions of my entire life so far.
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Through my continuous work with people since 2017, hosting trainings and retreats in Thailand and throughout Europe, but especially through my 1:1 Body Re-Alignment Sessions, I realised that I would like to work with people on an even deeper level.
What do I mean by that? Well, I could see that students would start opening up in the circles during the group retreats and trainings, which was a great first step but at the same time I also realised that this would actually be the moment to start having 1:1 sessions with them to be able to unpack what has come up and continuously support them on their journey of healing and growth.
A similar experience I made with the 1:1 Body Re-Alignment Sessions that I shared, where clients started to open up as we started to work with the body on a physical and energetic level.
One retreat, one training, one session is often not enough to really be able to make a change in your life. It’s just the beginning.
Through my own healing journey I know, that it can take a long time until you truly see the shifts happening in your life. And yes, this can be really frustrating and it may require a lot of patience from us. That’s why I’ve decided to start my work as a Coach, to support people on this journey of healing and growth, helping them to truly transform and eventually thrive in their life.
It can be very difficult to trying to do it on your own. I would even go as far as to say it’s impossible. We all need support in our lives.
Someone who’s already gone through what you’re currently experiencing.
Someone to guide you along the way and be the person in your corner who’s motivating you to keep on going and cheering you on.
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There was a time about three years ago when I was going through a little bit of a crisis. Questioning myself a lot and if any of the practices that I do actually really do help because I couldn’t see change happening on a deeper level at this time. Patterns were re-occurring and it really felt like I had taken not only two but five steps back.
But as I was reflecting on it, something came to mind that my Yoga Teacher, Peter, alway said when students were “complaining” that they don’t see any change or just very little. He would explain that maybe there’s not much change visible to the eye right now but imagine, you wouldn’t do the practices that you do, then things might be or get much worse over time. So, maybe you don’t see much improvement now but with consistency and over time, things will change.
Today, I know that my practices, from Asanas, to Meditation, to Pranayama, to Chanting Mantras, to Yoga Nidra and so on, have been serving me as my anchor for so many years now already. Helping me to anchor within myself again.
I’ve cultivated a morning and evening routine for many years now already. It has changed and evolved just as I have over the years.
For some months, I’ve actually been practising more Pilates in the morning because I really felt that I needed to strengthen my body in different ways than my Yoga practice would allow me to do that. And then I usually meditate, do some breath work.. now here in London, I go for a walk afterwards before I start working to get some fresh air and daylight in my eyes and on my skin.
Besides these practices, I’m also grateful to have now have the tools of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and also TRE in my repertoire, which have been an incredible support in working on my emotions, and to regulate my nervous system on a daily basis.
So, a big YES to this question. I believe my practices have literally saved my life.
Stephan Opitz, Germany
Engineer, MBA, 200hrs certified Yoga Teacher
“ Thank you Caroline for your supportive, loving and beautiful mentoring.
I came to Caroline with a painful experience I made during a romantic relationship.
For me, the method of EFT was new but through the loving and sensitive approach of Caroline, it was easy for me to open myself during the sessions. I felt a huge sense of release right afterwards and also handling the topic became easier during the time after the sessions.
Jaana, Estonia
“ Thank you very much for everything Caroline! I hope to work with you again in the future.
What I really liked was Caroline’s presence and the way she took time to listen to me. I could go into very delicate topics and she gently guided me through them. I felt heard, seen and acknowledged past my pain and through the tapping (EFT) I could give some more space for some old patterns and issues. I could look at my story with new eyes and a little bit more peace.
Aline Espinassouze, France
Certified RTT Coach & Yoga Teacher
“ I am very grateful that Caroline’s teachings are part of my journey.
Thanks to Caroline’s guidance, the essence of Anahata Yoga (an ancient Yogic tradition) - exploring the transformational power of the heart and playing with energy until life becomes a meditative dance - is slowly revealing, session after session, in the most humble and delicate way.
Caroline Altmann
In my work, I support people on their unique journey of healing, transformation and growth. I give them the space to be heard, seen and held.
I support them in making positive changes in their lives, standing up for themselves, expressing themselves in a powerful way with heart, so they can create more loving, intimate connections with the people that surround them.
I encourage them to be brave creating and living their lives from a heart centred space. So that life becomes more meaningful and joyful again.
Choose to become the best version of yourself.
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Envision.
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Follow your heart.
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Believe in yourself.
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Create your own path.
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Stand up for yourself.
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Express yourself in a powerful, authentic way with heart.
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Set strong, healthy boundaries.
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Don't take it all too serious in the end as well. Be playful..
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...and don't forget to have some fun along the way.
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You can do this. I believe in you.
“Fun facts” about me
What’s your favourite Ice cream Flavour?
Pistacchio.
Did you always have curly hair?
No, until I was around 12/13 years old, I had super straight hair, Then I cut it a bit shorter for the first time and all of the sudden, my hair went from straight to curly.
Where did you grow up?
I was born in the small town Kehl am Rhein and grew up in a small village called Willstätt until I was 11 years old.
How many times have you moved in your life?
I’ve probably moves houses over 20 times in my life. I grew up in a little village called Willstätt, which is close to the boarders of France and Switzerland. From there, we moved to Kehl when I was 11, then to La Ciotat in the South of France on year later. Back to Germany when I was 14 years old and lived there in Freiburg until I finished high school. After school, I decided to go to Australia and lived there in Sydney for around 2 years.
After my little adventure there, I went back to Europe to start my studies in Vienna, lived in Hamburg in between for some internship jobs and then moved to Salzburg after university as I got my first job there.
Then my life changed a little and I spent half a year on a little island called Koh Phangan in Thailand and half a year traveling and working in different places in Europe for two years.
In 2020 I moved to Majorca, an island in the Mediterranean Sea and have been living there since 4 years now.
I’ve been living very remotely, in a little house surrounded by beautiful nature. A time that I feel I needed, to be on my own, to connect to nature more deeply, to find back to myself and enjoy being by myself as well but since a little while I feel that I long for some more human connection again. So, it will soon be time to move. Let’s see where life is taking me next.
**Update: I’ve now moved to London where I’ll create a new home base for myself.
What did you do before you started to teach Yoga in 2017?
I was working in the Marketing Team of the Feature Film Department at Red Bull Media House Headquarter in Salzburg, Austria.
So yes, something very different.
I studied Film at University Vienna, was working at different TV and Film production companies in Austria and Germany during my studies and was then offered a job at Red Bull Media House.
Do you eat a plant based diet?
I’ve pretty much tried it all.
I’ve been a vegetarian for many years, especially after I had started my Yoga journey in 2017, I became very strict with myself and my diet.
Nowadays, I mostly eat vegetarian but sometimes a little fish and meat. I try to listen to my body. If my body gives me a really clear sign, in the form of me having a craving for meat or fish for some days in a row for example, then I know, ok, it’s time to include some into my meals for some days. And then it’s usually fine again.
I often experience those cravings the week before my period and during my ovulation.
What’s your favourite vegetable?
Difficult one. I would say, I’ve three : broccoli, avocado and artichokes.
What’s your favourite fruit?
Strawberries. Definitely strawberries. 🍓
Where do you feel most at home in nature?
I would say probably any kind of water. I love the ocean, the wilderness of it when big storms are coming in and the waves are crushing into shore but then also when the sea is very quiet, almost like a lake, when it becomes crystal clear and you can see the fish, the rock and coral formations or the sand at the bottom. Very beautiful.
Second nature element I feel connected to is the earth. I love going on walks, feeling the different shapes and formations of the ground underneath my feet. Going high up a mountain, leaving everything behind that has been clouding my mind. Just being up there, looking around in awe at the beauty of nature and realizing the majesty of the mountains, growing up so high from the ground.
What lights you up?
Many things. Seeing the moon in the night sky, listening to the birds singing their songs when they greet the beginning of a new day, hugging a friend, taking that first sip of my coffee in the morning, feeling the sunshine on my face, jumping into the crystal clear waters of Mallorca…
But honestly, nothing lights me more up than the work that I do. From 1:1 sessions to group work, to working on my website, writing my newsletters, creating posts for my social media, recording videos, taking photos, editing, writing, planning and getting my message out there. I love pretty much everything about it.
I’m truly grateful to be able to do this work. I’m grateful to support people on their healing journey and help them to free themselves from old beliefs, behaviour patterns and to guide them through difficult past and current events in their lives.
Supporting them in making positive changes in their lives, standing up for themselves, expressing themselves in a powerful way with heart, so they can create more loving, intimate connections with the people that surround them.
This is what truly lights me up.
What time do you get up in the morning?
This has varied and changed a lot. It’s honestly not the easiest for me to get up very early in the morning. But I believe, I’ve found quite a good rhythm for myself now. I go to bed between 9/9:30pm and get up between 5:30/6:00am in the morning.
How does a typical working day look like for you?
I’ve been trying something new since a couple of weeks. I get up, make myself a coffee and start to work straight away for around 2 hours. I focus those two first hours of the day to work on something that is important to me and I belief will bring me further in my work.
Then it’s time for some movement, in form of a workout, pilates, cardio or Yoga, followed by Pranayama (breath work) and a meditation.
My days during the week are usually planned quite strictly now as it works best that way for me, to really have a routine that my whole system is used to now. It enhances my creativity a lot!
So, after my morning movement, I take a shower and prepare a little snack for breakfast. Back to work & seeing my first clients from around 9:30/10:00am.
Then I take a lunch break from 1:00-3:00pm as that’s the time where I’m usually the lowest on energy, and also getting quite hungry by 1pm :)
My afternoon working time then goes from 3:00pm to around 5:00/6:00pm, depending how much there’s to do and how many clients I see that day.
In the evening, I usually take some time to be in nature, to ground myself and look into the distance after all of this time in front of the screen.
But it’s also often the time for me to study, as I always take courses to educate myself further in the fields of communication in relationships, trauma, energy work and on different practices & tools to support people on their journey.
After a long day, it’s time for me to prepare myself for sleep with a meditation, Face Yoga, legs up the wall for around 10min to reduce the inflammation in the legs and then I usually listen to a Yoga Nidra while I’m falling asleep around 9:00/9:30pm.
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