THE GLASS CHILD

CHARLOTTE ERIKSSON

 

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Songwriter.  Author.  Dreamer. Wanderer.

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    EASE  INTO  IT

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    YOGA, MEDITATION & HEALING

    Life might not always be easy, but it will always be beautiful.
    You might call it yoga, meditation, movement ... I call it ritualistic medicine. A ritual to heal myself. To honour myself. To celebrate every single little wound or scar, triumph or transformation this body has taken me through and it's the most intimate, private, spiritual and mystical practice I have ever found.
     
    I use yoga, meditation, visualisation and inner rituals to heal my anxiety, find strength and clarity. I am a life-long student, but sometime I also share my own practice with others, so that maybe they can learn to heal themselves too.
    I am here to serve. I am here to learn. I am here to teach, when I can, what I can.
    While living on the road as a songwriter, I discovered yoga and meditation, and slowly learned how to heal my own anxiety, worried mind and recover from a childhood of eating disorders. I consumed myself in the teachings, went on to do my yoga teacher training, delved deeper into mental health, massage therapy, aroma therapy and plant based nutrition. I keep educating myself about health and spiritual practices in every corner of the world.
     
    Three years ago I started sharing my lessons and knowledge with my community, and now teach workshops and yoga classes wherever I'm welcomed during my wandering seasons of touring.

    I’m a certified RYT 200h Integral Hatha, Vinyasa Yoga & Meditation Teacher. I found yoga through the philosophy and ethical guidelines, that built a beautiful comfort in my chest as I lived on the road fighting for my life as a songwriter. The Yamas and Niyamas: teachings about non-attachment, non-violence, non-judgment, speaking words of truth and finding grounding in the midst of chaos, gave me a foundation to build my character on. Entering the path of Yoga is not about learning the physical asanas: it’s about embodying the whole lifestyle from how you go through your days, interact with your surroundings,

    what you eat, how you take care of your physical body and how you pursue your dreams. 

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    I struggled with anxiety, chronic worrying and eating disorders since I was 8 years old. I tried every therapy form, medication, self-medication and chaotic effort I could find. Having almost given up hope, I found salvation in philosophy and spirituality. Little by little, through books and mentors, I started to work with my anxiety and little by little felt myself healing.

    It's a wonderful thing, befriending yourself and your own mind. It changed everything.

    I want to help you heal yourself too, and I know it's possible 'cause I have seen it happen, again and again. It's like magic but still just so logical.

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    Through many years of studying and exploring I have developed my own physical practice with elements from creative vinyasa flow, meditation and visualisation. The most important thing during my classes is not getting into deep or advanced postures, but instead getting into a deep flow of breathing and movement, combined and in synch. That’s how we enter effortless flow. Ease and steadiness. A balance between effort and letting go. 

                  E a s e  i n t o  i t. There is no hurry. You'll get there in time.

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    To book me for workshops, retreats or private classes,

    write and introduce yourself to contact@charlotteeriksson.com

    Rates depend on location, time, level and number of students.

     

    Let the discovery guide and direct. Don't say no to your curiosity, it will lead you to wonderful places if you're just brave enough to follow it.

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    Love always,

    Charlotte

    “The most creative act you will ever undertake

    is the act of creating yourself.”

    – Deepak Chopra

    In my practice I draw extensively from my background as a professional dancer and musician, encouraging creative freedom to move as your body tells you to. I use both traditional eastern music & modern music with beats and flow. I aspire to teach, but mostly I am a lifelong student. I am healing myself and I’d like to guide others find their own ways to heal.

    I want us all to encourage each other to bloom.

    Bloom like the prettiest spectacle with nothing holding back!

    I want to help you grow and heal: physically, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually. 

    I believe there’s really no limit to how excellent our lives can be.

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    “Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Look at the sunny side of everything & and make your optimism come true.

    Think only of the best, work only for the best.

    Forget the mistakes of the past & press on the greater achievements of the future. Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to critize others. Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side as long as you are true to the best that is in you.” 
    ― Christian D. Larson

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    WRITINGS ON HEALING & HOPE

    DIGITAL STRATEGY & MARKETING

    FOR YOGA TEACHERS + YOGA RETREATS

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    Entering the world of teaching yoga I saw a lack of knowledge around marketing and strategy within the yoga community. I have since helped teachers and retreats define their strategies, teaching materials and help them find their audience through consulting and coaching.

    You can read more about this here ...

    Write to me about teaching, speaking or any other inquiries

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    contact@charlotteeriksson.com

    Thank you! Message sent. I will get back to you within 24h.

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      I am currently taking bookings workshops and speaking engagements.

       

      Interested in hosting a house concert? Just write to me and we'll plan it together!

       

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        5am
        again,
        drunk on someone else’s love,
        or couch,
        and I’ve never felt more at home.

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        I fled myself,
        from the life I’ve built
        because I’ve been inhabiting routines I don’t want to stand for.

        Inhabiting skin I’d rather shed
        but still took on
        like a soldier serving his country,
        for that’s what they told me to do.
        But I was not
        strong
        or wise,
        but young and foolish,
        for what is this thing? Trading passions for a tiny bit of acceptance,

        and I am not a Sunday morning inside four walls
        with clean blood
        and organised drawers.
        I am the hurricane setting fire to the forests
        at night when no one else is alive,
        or awake,
        however you choose to see it,
        and I live in my own flames.
        Sometimes burning too bright and too wild
        to make things last 
        or handle
        myself or anyone else
        and so I run.
        Run run run,
        far and wide
        until my bones ache and lungs split
        and it feels good.
        Hear that, people? It feels good,
        because I am the slave and ruler of my own body
        and I wish to do with it exactly as I please,
        and living in this skin is hard and painful, most of the times,

        because I never volunteered to take this on.

        The daily sacrifice of heart over mind,
        the forever on going task of explaining this and that,
        and why I don’t want to look like this and
        be like that
        but still here I am and if this is the body I’ve been given I’m sure as hell gonna make it work.
        If this is the place I’ve been given, I’m sure as hell gonna make this work.

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        So I fled the me that was never really me and I’m on my way. To newer lands and uncleaned streets
        for I’ve had enough of childish safety in comfort.
        Enough of all telling me to look and do, like this and that,

        and I never meant to please anyone but myself
        and you can call me selfish,
        throw words like knives in the dark but I will not listen,
        for not listening to sharp words brought me to where I am today
        and I believe in the path I’ve been given. If my only task in this life is to walk it,
        I surely will walk it
        prouder than anyone else.

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        If this is the path I’ve been given, I will walk it
        prouder than anyone else,
        for no one else can.

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        // from my book You’re Doing Just Fine ☾

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