Transform Your Practice

Find YourInner Peace

Embark on a transformative journey through Yoga Teacher Training, Personalised Mentoring, and soul-nourishing Retreats designed to elevate your practice and life.

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Charli Van Ness
E-RYT 500
Certified Instructor
About Charli

Your Guide toTransformation

Senior Faculty 200 & 300-hr Teacher Trainer · E-RYT 500, YACEP
Tibetan Sound Energy Medicine Practitioner

A teacher, trainer and school founder with boundless energy and warmth, Charli's joyful, heart-led approach has inspired hundreds of teachers over two decades. She works at the intersection of creative movement, somatic enquiry, KulaKids (Children's Holistic Yoga), AcroYoga and Women's Wellbeing, and brings a rare lived authority to teaching neurodivergent students.

Charli teaches the way she lives — with humour, sensitivity, vitality and a refusal to separate the practice from the person. Her classes are creative without being performative and rigorous without being rigid. Students are met exactly where they are and gently invited to their edges, with a particular gift for working with bodies and minds that don't fit a standard template, including those in recovery, neurodivergent, in palliative care and going through IVF.

Off the mat, she lives with her husband and their four kids in Devon, where Wild Dartmoor and raw untamed beaches are her favourite places to decompress and rebalance. Climbing with the family and dancing in the kitchen keeps her practice honest. Her mantra for the teachers she trains: "Stay True. Be You."

21+
Years Teaching
19
Years Training Teachers
500+
Teachers Trained
What I Offer

Choose YourPath to Growth

Whether you're beginning your journey or deepening your practice, there's a perfect offering waiting for you.

200hrs YTT

Foundational Teacher Training

A soulful seven-month immersion in practice, philosophy and craft, led by Gingi Lee & Charli Van Ness. RYS 200 Yoga Alliance certification — many join for personal growth, and it builds authentic, confident teachers.

  • 1-to-1 mentoring
  • 20 students per intake
  • 50% bursary place
  • RYS 200 Certification
  • Seven 3-day weekends
  • Vinyasa, Flow & Ashtanga
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300hrs YTT

Advanced Teacher Training

A modular Level 2 training — shape your own advanced pathway with a hand-picked team of senior teachers, at your own pace over up to five years. Pay per module as you go; certify as RYT 500.

  • 110 mandatory core hours
  • 20+ elective modules
  • Modular Level 2 pathway
  • Pay per module
  • RYS 300 · RYT 500
  • Studio, hybrid & livestream
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YACEP - CPD Courses

Continuing Education

Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider courses for ongoing professional development. Stand-alone CPD modules that also count toward the 300-hour training.

  • Counts toward 300hr
  • Creative Yoga Sequencing (30hrs)
  • Embodied Anatomy (20hrs)
  • Inversions, Arm Balances & Backbends (15hrs)
  • KulaKids (35hrs)
  • Neurodivergence-Informed Yoga (20hrs)
  • Somatic Yoga | Intuitive You (15hrs)
  • Tibetan Sound Energy Medicine · Level 1 (25hrs) + Level 2 (25hrs)
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Tibetan Sound Energy Medicine Training Courses

Tibetan Sound Energy Medicine Teacher Training - Level 1 + Level 2 Courses Available in Devon, London + International Destinations. Residential + Non-Residential

  • Authentic Lineage
  • Devon · London · International
  • Level 1 & Level 2
  • YACEP Certified
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Mentoring

Online + F2F

Personalized guidance for yoga teachers seeking to deepen their practice, refine their teaching, and grow their business.

  • 1-on-1 Sessions
  • Arm Balances, Inversions, Backbends
  • Asana Foundational Principles
  • Business Strategy
  • Hands on Assists
  • Meditation, Mindfulness, Yoga Nidra
  • Mudra
  • Philosophy
  • Sacred Song
  • Teaching Excellence

Private Packages

Private Tuition + Treatments

Bespoke private sessions tailored to your unique goals, whether healing, strength building, or spiritual growth.

  • Accessible for Wheelchair Users
  • Couples Tuition
  • Custom Programs
  • End of Life Support
  • Fertility Programmes
  • Flexible Scheduling
  • Neurodivergence-Informed
  • Palliative Care
  • Parent + Child Tuition
  • Trauma-Informed
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कुल Kula Retreats

Immersive wellness experiences in stunning locations in the UK, Europe and afar, designed to restore, rejuvenate and reconnect to the self.

  • Adventure
  • All-Inclusive
  • Community
  • Corporate
  • Couples
  • Individual
  • Private Groups

KulaKids

Holistic, playful and nurturing yoga designed especially for children — building confidence, calm and connection from an early age.

  • KulaAcro
  • KulaGirls
  • KulaKids
  • KulaKids Events
  • KulaKids Teacher Training
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Events

All-levels workshops, masterclasses, and community gatherings that bring yogis together to learn, practice, and celebrate.

  • Aerial Suspended Bliss
  • Bedford Run Fest
  • Community Focus
  • Saha Gatherings
  • Sound Bath + Reiki
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Gallery

Moments ofTransformation

Peaceful moment in an infinity pool overlooking the landscape
Joyful group gathering in the yoga studio
Teacher assists for inversions and handstands
Meditation practice at sunset with stunning mountain views
Supported headstand practice in a yoga studio
Quiet moment of prayer and meditation
Dynamic group yoga class with joyful energy
Tibetan sound healing session with singing bowl
Joyful yoga teaching moment with headstand practice
Welcome chalkboard with handwritten names and blessings
Acro-yoga bird pose in a bright studio
Partner acro-yoga practice in a group class
Restorative yoga practice with props and supportive environment
Group gathering of yoga community members in the studio
Success Stories

What StudentsAre Saying

"Taking part in the 200-hour Yoga Rhythm Teacher Training with Charli Van Ness has been one of the most transformative experiences of my life. Charli's energy is truly something special - she is so kind, authentic and inspiring. She creates such a supportive and empowering space that encourages growth on every level, both personally and professionally. Throughout the course, my confidence grew, my understanding of yoga deepened, and my appreciation for its rich philosophy and science expanded. Charli weaves together the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of yoga in a way that makes it feel deeply meaningful. This training didn't just benefit my practice, it gave me the tools and belief in myself to step into the role of a teacher with purpose. I am so grateful for Charli's guidance on my yoga journey."

Molly Baro
200hrs YTT Graduate 2025

"Oh boy! It was such an amazing, intense, original, generous, pack of teaching gems, psychological stimulus, wavy transition from the gentle start to the creatively intense dance. From the individual work to the sharing with the group. I loved it. No matter how much one thinks about it, it is utterly extraordinary how one person, Charli Van Ness, can give so much in so little time. And give it all condensed in some kind of magic formula to make it work with such elegance and make it all look as if it was easy!"

José
200hrs TT Graduate, The Shala

"Charli - you have the most radiant energy that I have EVER come across. Your loving, nurturing energy combined with your clarity, focus and strength it's magnetic! I don't know how amazing you are. And soooo supportive and encouraging. I hope you stay blessed."

Anu
200hrs Graduate, The Shala

"I just wanted to say thank you so much for the sessions together and I cannot tell you how healing it has been to have a new image of my womb. Have been doing the meditations every time I think of anything to do with fertility during the day, I can picture my womb mandala with such ferocity and I love it and want to nurture it. Amazing to think what a negative space it used to represent."

Ruby
Fertility Client (A beautiful baby boy born in October 2025)

"Thank you so much for your session yesterday. Saisha absolutely loved it and hasn't stopped raving about it and you! You really are wonderful with the kids and you hold such a special space for them. We need more holistic teachers like you for our young. Looking forward to the next one."

Ann
Parent - KulaKids

"Charli created a beautiful space, which was inspiring and fun. The content was thoughtfully designed and encouraging of everyone's individual teaching style and personality. Charli was very approachable and encouraging, she really got me out of my head and into my body. It was great to play and move intuitively, Charli supported everyone's ideas and enabling us to create some beautiful, creative sequences."

Emma
CPD Course Attendee

"Charli is extremely passionate about teaching yoga to children and has a lot of experience to share. This passion and enthusiasm is enlivening and inspiring. The course is thorough, in depth and yet spacious. Experiential learning makes for an accessible and engaging course."

KulaKids Graduate
KulaKids Graduate 2025
Listen

Experiencein Sound

Sample recordings for students — press play, close your eyes, and let the practice find you.

Yoga Nidra

A guided deep-relaxation practice to rest the body and quiet the mind.

20 min

Recording coming soon

Sound Bath

Immersive Tibetan singing bowls for healing, balance and restoration.

15 min

Recording coming soon

Teacher Training Snippets

Short teachings and lectures from Charli's yoga teacher training programmes.

Various

Recording coming soon

Get in Touch

Begin YourJourney Today

Ready to transform your practice? Reach out and let's discuss how we can support your growth.

Let's Connect

Whether you have questions about our programs or want to book a consultation, we're here to help.

Email
hello@charlivanness.com
Phone (WhatsApp available)
+44 7737 708 4166
Location
Devon, UK GMT
ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ

"The call back to home, the sacred self"

— Charli Van Ness
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