FOUNDER - Energetic Balance

Born in France in 1981, Vivia spent her formative years between the UK, France, Denmark and Germany, before making Portugal her home in 2019.

Her journey began as an artist and photographer. She co-founded a creative workshop business in Berlin, where the focus was on reawakening creativity by helping individuals confront their core fears and desires, channelling these emotions into impactful art. Witnessing the profound transformation in people over short periods and becoming a mother truly ignited her passion for holistic healing.

Vivia trained as a Biodynamic counsellor—a method founded by her grandmother, Gerda Boyesen. By 2017, she had fully embraced her holistic practitioner role, incorporating tools such as mindset work, energy healing, coaching, sound therapy, and kinesiology. With these approaches, she intuitively guides each person towards harmonising their body, mind, and spirit.

Vivia offers individual sessions, as well as conducting some of the bi-weekly and monthly events at EMBODY

CONTRIBUTOR - Biodynamic Psychotherapy

Born in Norway in 1944, Ebba is the co-founder of Biodynamic Psychotherapy and has spent over 50 years training, and supervising individuals in Europe and South America.

She is a seasoned Neo-Reichian Psychotherapist with a deep specialisation in Transpersonal and Psychosexual Psychology, she seamlessly blends these areas with energy work to facilitate profound healing. She is renowned in her field as a pioneer in awakening deep self-realisations that lead to more joy and authenticity in life.

A respected member of the EABP, she holds a CEP certificate, allowing her to award certificates during her teacher trainings. Ebba serves as a distinguished trainer and supervisor at ESBPE, the School of Biodynamic Psychotherapy in Germany, and l'Ecole Biodynamique in France.

Ebba offers specialised workshops, teacher training, and seminars at EMBODY

TEACHER - Belly Dancing

Tara is an exceptional belly dancer with years of experience as a teacher, choreographer, and performer, having graced renowned venues in London. Since 2019, she has been sharing her passion for dance in Portugal.

Additionally, Tara runs a retreat centre near Alcobaça, where she combines dance with her love for Persian cuisine, providing a unique cultural experience. Join Tara for this opportunity to enhance your belly dance skills!

Tara offers recurring six-week workshops for all levels at EMBODY. Participants will learn a complete belly dance routine. Her engaging teaching style focuses on technique and feeling the music, empowering students to embrace their movements with confidence.

CONTRIBUTOR - Creative Guidance

Born in Peru in 1984, Hanny is of Peruvian and Danish descent.

She is a seasoned traveller and spiritual seeker. Hanny has been living in Portugal since 2016. Much of that time was spent building a community near Viseu where she led and assisted in many healing circles as well as creative therapeutic sessions.

She is also a mother of two and a conscious children's books author.

Hanny offers specialised creative workshops and ceremonies at EMBODY. conducted bilingually if required English & Portuguese

TEACHER - Move & Flow

Eve's journey into movement began at the age of three with a variety of dance styles, which led her to the prestigious Doreen Bird Dance College in London, where she earned multiple ISTD & RAD teaching qualifications. After a successful career in London's West End, a back and knee injury led her to discover Pilates, and she quickly fell in love with its transformative benefits.

Now on Portugal’s Silver Coast, Eve runs Casa EV Pilates, offering group classes, private sessions, and home visits. Her passion lies in helping others achieve physical wellness and balance through Pilates.

Offering a new Move and Flow class a blend of pilates, yoga, ballet and dance rolled into one continuous workout.  The emphasis will be on understanding how our transitions between movements can allow for enhanced balance, flexibility and strength.  A great opportunity to engage with your physical body to move and flow.

Eve is offering a Move and Flow class on Mondays and Fridays at EMBODY

CONTRIBUTOR - Intuitive healer

Karin Monster-Peters is a psychologist, mentor, coach, and energy healer on a mission to transform the lives of Highly Sensitive and Gifted people around the world. 

She is the founder of The Vibrant Sensitive Movement and the Highly Sensitive Parents Community. She is an absolute expert at creating moments of awareness, release and healing in highly sensitive and gifted people. Karin loves guiding men and women into deep awareness and understanding of their soul's path in this lifetime. Karin uses an eclectic mix of energy healing modalities and techniques but her greatest tool is her intuition and she has a natural healer ability that she has been perfecting through many lifetimes!

Karin offers specialised workshops and guidance at EMBODY

TEACHER - Gentle Yoga

Charlotte began her yoga journey in 2014 as a way to support her active lifestyle and physically demanding outdoor job.
She quickly realized that our bodies are like machines that require regular conditioning and mindful maintenance to meet the demands we place on them. Charlotte is a firm believer in achieving optimal health holistically—nurturing body, mind, and soul—rather than just seeking medical treatment when things go wrong.

Charlotte holds a 200-hour YTT certification from Arohan Yoga in Rishikesh, along with an additional 30-hour certification in the Anatomy of Yoga. With four years of teaching experience, she has led classes in Vietnam, the Philippines, and predominantly in Portugal.

When she’s not on the mat, Charlotte’s world is filled with kitesurfing, surfing, crafting, and savouring countless cups of tea!

Charlotte offers weekly Yoga classes at EMBODY

CONTRIBUTOR - Kundalini Activation

Kundalini Activation Energy is a humanistic energy transmission procedure that activates the Kundalini energy awakening process to unlock and balance energetic, emotional, mental and spiritual information, accelerating healing and transformation of consciousness. It is a powerful, gradual and natural awakening process that affects every aspect of our lives.

The process can be deeper, subtle and emotional or more external, physical and liberating. Each person experiences what they are prepared to receive.

Zurita offers specialised workshops at EMBODY

TEACHER - Kizomba dance

Nafira is an inspiring African dance instructor who embodies the vitality and energy that dance can bring to life. As a devoted mother of four and grandmother of four, she showcases how movement can foster youthful spirit and well-being.

Specialising in various African dance forms, Nafira particularly excels in kizomba, a dance style renowned for its sensuality and soulful expression. Her classes are a captivating celebration of African rhythms, inviting participants to connect with the music and themselves.

Join Nafira for a transformative dance experience, and discover the joy of movement that transcends generations!

Nafira is offering weekly dance classes at EMBODY

CONTRIBUTOR - Tarot & Guidance

Fernanda offers guided sacred full moon OM chanting ceremonies as well a 1 year Tarot Card reading Teacher training (more info coming soon),  conducted bilingually if required English & Portuguese