Meet Charlotte

Hey! I’m Charlotte - Ayurvedic practitioner, movement guide, retreat facilitator and the gal behind the Aligned Living Collective.

Once upon a time, I was chasing balance in all the wrong places. On the outside, I looked well and like I had my shit together. On the inside, I was overwhelmed, irritable and endlessly searching for the next thing to make me feel happy. I didn't realise I was burnt out — until I was forced to stop pushing and start listening.

What changed everything? Well firstly, a lockdown that threw me into a hard stall, and a complete lifestyle change built on studying Ancient systems of wisdom that helped me understand not just my body, but my nature.

My Ayurvedic constitution - Pitta/Vata - gives me a wild blend of fire and air, meaning I’m driven, creative, sensitive to noise, energy and stimulation and quick to get overwhelmed if I don’t build in rest. My Human Design as a Manifestor 1/3 means I’m here to initiate, follow inner urges and learn through lived experience. I’m not built for consistency - I move in seasons.

Sometimes I’m building a nest out of sofa cushions in the garden, other times I’m building a shed, a wildlife pond and redecorating my hallway in the same afternoon. That’s just how my energy works - burst and rest, creation and cocoon.

For years I thought something was wrong with me. I internalised stress, pushed through exhaustion and wondered why everyone else seemed to be able to get on with it, when I needed so much time to be on my own to recalibrate. But through Ayurveda, nature therapy, intuitive movement and rest, I’ve come to understand how to honour my fluctuating energy, my inner rhythm and the seasonal intelligence of the body. I have more compassion for myself, I’m accepting of my rhythms and now, I help others do the same.