Olivier Charles

Olivier Charles is a full-time yoga teacher, a Certified Yoga Therapist, an Ayurvedic Health Counselor, and a Yoga Alliance Continued Education Provider based in Japan. His teaching is well-known for offering a dynamic mix of strength, stability, approachable anatomy, and humor throughout his classes across the globe.Olivier provides a practical approach through lecture and asana to help understand the anatomy of commonly injured areas and how to adjust your yoga teaching to address and prevent such injuries.His motto is "yoga until 100," reflecting his commitment to finding 'depth in the shallow'.Olivier discovered Yoga while living in London in 2003. Suffering from back pain and running injuries, he embraced Yoga as an essential tool in his recovery and a passion in its own right.Always a student at heart, Olivier has worked as a therapist in clinical and private settings for many years. He has completed the Advanced Yoga Anatomy course with Tom Myers, further enhancing his understanding of the body and yoga practice.Olivier taught at Sampoorna Yoga for seven years, honing his teacher training skills, before spending five years at Earth Yoga Village. During this time, he deepened his expertise as the lead teacher and developed the course content for the 200-hour, 300-hour, and yin teacher training courses.Over the years, Olivier has discovered that the key to a successful practice is respecting the body's physical limitations and fearlessly exploring greater strength and flexibility through patient and persistent practice.He has a light-hearted, compassionate, and playful approach to teaching, guiding his students to grow through self-observation without judgment. Having dedicated 12 years to training and retreats in India, Europe, and Japan, Olivier owns and operates a yoga retreat center and a yoga studio in West Japan with his wife, Hiromi.Olivier values his privacy, considering it a modern luxury, and has been a Nichiren Buddhist (SGI) for over twenty-five years. He brings to the YOGART COLLECTIVE team an extensive knowledge of Yoga, incorporating the best elements of modern Yoga, aYogamical precision, and Buddhist teachings.