MEET CAROLINE ALTMANN

Your Life and Communication Coach, supporting you in becoming more visible, speaking with clarity, and taking up space in a way that feels grounded and authentic.

A woman sitting at a table in a cafe, laughing and looking at the camera with an empty coffee cup and saucer in front of her. The room has large windows and modern decor.

Hi there, my name is Caroline.

I’m really glad you found your way here.

I work with people who are outwardly functioning well, often successful in their careers and lives, and who still find it challenging to be visible, to speak up, to take up space, or to ask for what they truly want. People who know, on a rational level, what they would like to change, yet notice that something in their body still holds them back.

My work as a Life and Communication Coach is rooted in the understanding that lasting change doesn’t happen through insight alone. It happens when the mind, body and nervous system are brought into the process together.

This understanding didn’t come from books alone. It grew from my own journey and from many years of working closely with people..

Before I started my work as a Coach, I worked as a Yoga Teacher, and still do, for almost eight years now. Through the many retreats and teacher trainings I have held in Thailand and Europe, as well as through the group and individual classes I taught, I learned a lot about the body mind connection.

We move in habitual ways and patterns that reflect some of our core beliefs about ourselves and show how we relate to others and to the world around us. These patterns don’t only live in our thoughts. They live in our posture, our breath, our voice and in the way we show up, or don’t show up, in our lives.

Our bodies, just like our minds, can get stuck in old patterns. Over time, this can show up as pain, discomfort, tension or illness. We hold stress and anxiety in our bodies, and we may also be holding experiences from the past such as injuries, accidents or moments where it didn’t feel safe to be seen or heard. When the body is out of balance, our mind and our energy are affected as well. Everything is connected.

That is why I believe it’s not enough to only work with the mind. While it’s important to understand our stories, change behavioural patterns and develop more clarity and focus, true and lasting change requires the body to be part of the process too.

In my work, I encourage my clients and students to care for their bodies alongside our sessions. Movement in any form that feels supportive can be a powerful ally. This might be walking, dancing, running, yoga, pilates or strength training. There is no one right way. What matters is reconnecting with the body as a source of information, regulation and strength.

Movement is not only a valuable self regulating tool. Over time, it helps to shift energy, build resilience and supports you in feeling more grounded, confident and present in all areas of your life, including situations where you are asked to speak, lead or be visible.

Over the years, I’ve worked with hundreds of people. I’ve seen them arrive to class on time or late, tense, stressed, nervous, curious or completely exhausted. Then we begin to move and breathe with awareness. I watch as their systems start to settle. I see faces soften, smiles appear, and sometimes tears finally find their way out.

At the end of class, when everyone is resting in Shavasana, I often witness a deep release. A moment many people describe as coming home to themselves. Allowing the body and nervous system to rest and simply be, something that is often missing in the busyness of everyday life.

To this day, nothing is more rewarding to me than witnessing these shifts. Seeing people feel more at ease, stronger, calmer, clearer and more connected.

Whether in a group setting or in one on one work, I can often sense the moment something changes internally, when a person feels themselves again.

Creating a safe space is at the heart of my work. A space where people feel supported, seen, heard and understood. A space where nothing needs to be forced and where change can unfold at its own pace.

While trainings and retreats can create powerful moments and meaningful resets, my experience has shown me that lasting change happens through consistent one on one work. Real integration takes time, care and commitment. This is one of the reasons why I chose to deepen my work as a Coach and Mentor.

I feel deeply grateful to support my clients in standing up for themselves, expressing themselves with clarity and heart, and building more honest and intimate relationships. So they can move through their lives with more confidence, ease, joy and a deeper sense of purpose.

Are you ready to create a lasting change in your life?

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Frequently Asked Questions

You can also find some “fun facts” about me a bit further down this page.

I’ve been practicing Yoga since the beginning of my 20’s.
Back then, a friend had just finished her Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh and asked me if I wanted to take some classes with her.
I had been curious about Yoga for a while already, so this was the perfect opportunity to try it out.
I started to love the practice quickly. In Ashtanga Yoga, you’ve different series with a series of movements that always remain the same.
And even though it was a lot to remember at the beginning, I came into it quite fast and started to practice on my own at home almost every day.
From there, I tried out many different styles of Yoga over the years. Even though, I had a vague understanding that Yoga was much more than just movements already back then, it was only at the age of 26, that I truly began to understand what effect Yoga can have on your overall health and well-being.
Fast forward two years, when I was 28, I decided to take a deeper dive into the Yoga journey.
It was the year when I followed my heart and signed up for a Yoga Teacher Training with a teacher I had never met before. Peter Clifford. Founder of Anahata Yoga.
Little did I know, that he would ask me one year later if I wanted to do an apprenticeship with him for two years and he would become my Yoga Teacher.
I was learning from him, assisting on his trainings, retreats and private body re-alignment sessions in Thailand and throughout Europe.
It was an exciting time. A time full of mind opening moments, realisations, expansions on all levels and a hell lot of growth.
But that was only the beginning of my Yoga journey.
I didn’t. I really didn’t know. I only knew that I didn’t want to stay in the Corporate World, being only a number in a big company.
Yoga brought up a curiosity in me. I wanted to learn more about it. I couldn’t grasp what it was all about.
So, after a longer travel to Australia and Bali, a trip to figure out what I want to do next in my life, I took the brave decision to do a teacher training and see if this is what I want to do.
Be a teacher.
I was talking to my friend’s mother back then, telling her about my decision. During our conversation, she mentioned that Peter would be coming back to host a teacher training at the centre that she owns in Hallein, which is very close to Salzburg. Now, you can probably imagine that I had other plans. I wanted to go to Thailand, Bali or India to do my teacher training. That’s what I had imagined for myself.
But in that moment, when we talked, something happened in my heart, I could feel this opening, and I knew right there that this was exactly what I’m supposed to do. To take this training starting only a couple of months later. I had never heard of this style of Yoga, Anahata Yoga, or of the teacher, Peter Clifford, before, apart from my friends telling me about him (but what did they know really..).
So really, any logic was speaking against it but in my heart I knew that this was the right decision. And so, I listened and I followed my heart.
And honestly, it was one of the best decisions of my entire life so far.
Through my continuous work with people since 2017, hosting trainings and retreats in Thailand and throughout Europe, but especially through my 1:1 Body Re-Alignment Sessions, I realised that I would like to work with people on an even deeper level.
What do I mean by that? Well, I could see that students would start opening up in the circles during the group retreats and trainings, which was a great first step but at the same time I also realised that this would actually be the moment to start having 1:1 sessions with them to be able to unpack what has come up and continuously support them on their journey of healing and growth.
A similar experience I made with the 1:1 Body Re-Alignment Sessions that I shared, where clients started to open up as we started to work with the body on a physical and energetic level.
One retreat, one training, one session is often not enough to really be able to make a change in your life. It’s just the beginning.
Through my own healing journey I know, that it can take a long time until you truly see the shifts happening in your life. And yes, this can be really frustrating and it may require a lot of patience from us. That’s why I’ve decided to start my work as a Coach, to support people on this journey of healing and growth, helping them to truly transform and eventually thrive in their life.
It can be very difficult to trying to do it on your own. I would even go as far as to say it’s impossible. We all need support in our lives.
Someone who’s already gone through what you’re currently experiencing.
Someone to guide you along the way and be the person in your corner who’s motivating you to keep on going and cheering you on.
There was a time about three years ago when I was going through a little bit of a crisis. Questioning myself a lot and if any of the practices that I do actually really do help because I couldn’t see change happening on a deeper level at this time. Patterns were re-occurring and it really felt like I had taken not only two but five steps back.
But as I was reflecting on it, something came to mind that my Yoga Teacher, Peter, alway said when students were “complaining” that they don’t see any change or just very little. He would explain that maybe there’s not much change visible to the eye right now but imagine, you wouldn’t do the practices that you do, then things might be or get much worse over time. So, maybe you don’t see much improvement now but with consistency and over time, things will change.
Today, I know that my practices, from Asanas, to Meditation, to Pranayama, to Chanting Mantras, to Yoga Nidra and so on, have been serving me as my anchor for so many years now already. Helping me to anchor within myself again.
I’ve cultivated a morning and evening routine for many years now already. It has changed and evolved just as I have over the years.
For some months, I’ve actually been practising more Pilates in the morning because I really felt that I needed to strengthen my body in different ways than my Yoga practice would allow me to do that. And then I usually meditate, do some breath work.. now here in London, I go for a walk afterwards before I start working to get some fresh air and daylight in my eyes and on my skin.
Besides these practices, I’m also grateful to have now have the tools of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and also TRE in my repertoire, which have been an incredible support in working on my emotions, and to regulate my nervous system on a daily basis.
So, a big YES to this question. I believe my practices have literally saved my life.

Jaana, Estonia

“ Thank you very much for everything Caroline! I hope to work with you again in the future.

What I really liked was Caroline’s presence and the way she took time to listen to me. I could go into very delicate topics and she gently guided me through them. I felt heard, seen and acknowledged past my pain and through the tapping (EFT) I could give some more space for some old patterns and issues. I could look at my story with new eyes and a little bit more peace.

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Aline Espinassouze, France

Certified RTT Coach & Yoga Teacher

“ I am very grateful that Caroline’s teachings are part of my journey.

Thanks to Caroline’s guidance, the essence of Anahata Yoga (an ancient Yogic tradition) - exploring the transformational power of the heart and playing with energy until life becomes a meditative dance - is slowly revealing, session after session, in the most humble and delicate way.

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Caroline Altmann

In my work, I support people on their unique journey of healing, transformation and growth. I give them the space to be heard, seen and held.

I support them in making positive changes in their lives, standing up for themselves, expressing themselves in a powerful way with heart, so they can create more loving, intimate connections with the people that surround them.

I encourage them to be brave creating and living their lives from a heart centred space. So that life becomes more meaningful and joyful again.

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Choose to become the best version of yourself.

Envision.
Follow your heart.
Believe in yourself.
Create your own path.
Stand up for yourself.
Express yourself in a powerful, authentic way with heart.
Set strong, healthy boundaries.
Don't take it all too serious in the end as well. Be playful..
...and don't forget to have some fun along the way.
You can do this. I believe in you.

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“Fun facts” about me

What’s your favourite Ice cream Flavour?

Pistacchio.

Did you always have curly hair?

No, until I was around 12/13 years old, I had super straight hair, Then I cut it a bit shorter for the first time and all of the sudden, my hair went from straight to curly.

Where did you grow up?

I was born in the small town Kehl am Rhein and grew up in a small village called Willstätt until I was 11 years old.

How many times have you moved in your life?

I’ve probably moves houses over 20 times in my life. I grew up in a little village called Willstätt, which is close to the boarders of France and Switzerland. From there, we moved to Kehl when I was 11, then to La Ciotat in the South of France on year later. Back to Germany when I was 14 years old and lived there in Freiburg until I finished high school. After school, I decided to go to Australia and lived there in Sydney for around 2 years.

After my little adventure there, I went back to Europe to start my studies in Vienna, lived in Hamburg in between for some internship jobs and then moved to Salzburg after university as I got my first job there.

Then my life changed a little and I spent half a year on a little island called Koh Phangan in Thailand and half a year traveling and working in different places in Europe for two years.

In 2020 I moved to Majorca, an island in the Mediterranean Sea and have been living there since 4 years now.

I’ve been living very remotely, in a little house surrounded by beautiful nature. A time that I feel I needed, to be on my own, to connect to nature more deeply, to find back to myself and enjoy being by myself as well but since a little while I feel that I long for some more human connection again. So, it will soon be time to move. Let’s see where life is taking me next.

**Update: I’ve now moved to London where I’ll create a new home base for myself.

What did you do before you started to teach Yoga in 2017?

I was working in the Marketing Team of the Feature Film Department at Red Bull Media House Headquarter in Salzburg, Austria.

So yes, something very different.

I studied Film at University Vienna, was working at different TV and Film production companies in Austria and Germany during my studies and was then offered a job at Red Bull Media House.

Do you eat a plant based diet?

I’ve pretty much tried it all.

I’ve been a vegetarian for many years, especially after I had started my Yoga journey in 2017, I became very strict with myself and my diet.

Nowadays, I mostly eat vegetarian but sometimes a little fish and meat. I try to listen to my body. If my body gives me a really clear sign, in the form of me having a craving for meat or fish for some days in a row for example, then I know, ok, it’s time to include some into my meals for some days. And then it’s usually fine again.

I often experience those cravings the week before my period and during my ovulation.

What’s your favourite vegetable?

Difficult one. I would say, I’ve three : broccoli, avocado and artichokes.

What’s your favourite fruit?

Strawberries. Definitely strawberries. 🍓

Where do you feel most at home in nature?

I would say probably any kind of water. I love the ocean, the wilderness of it when big storms are coming in and the waves are crushing into shore but then also when the sea is very quiet, almost like a lake, when it becomes crystal clear and you can see the fish, the rock and coral formations or the sand at the bottom. Very beautiful.

Second nature element I feel connected to is the earth. I love going on walks, feeling the different shapes and formations of the ground underneath my feet. Going high up a mountain, leaving everything behind that has been clouding my mind. Just being up there, looking around in awe at the beauty of nature and realizing the majesty of the mountains, growing up so high from the ground.

What lights you up?

Many things. Seeing the moon in the night sky, listening to the birds singing their songs when they greet the beginning of a new day, hugging a friend, taking that first sip of my coffee in the morning, feeling the sunshine on my face, jumping into the crystal clear waters of Mallorca…

But honestly, nothing lights me more up than the work that I do. From 1:1 sessions to group work, to working on my website, writing my newsletters, creating posts for my social media, recording videos, taking photos, editing, writing, planning and getting my message out there. I love pretty much everything about it.

I’m truly grateful to be able to do this work. I’m grateful to support people on their healing journey and help them to free themselves from old beliefs, behaviour patterns and to guide them through difficult past and current events in their lives.

Supporting them in making positive changes in their lives, standing up for themselves, expressing themselves in a powerful way with heart, so they can create more loving, intimate connections with the people that surround them.

This is what truly lights me up.

What time do you get up in the morning?

This has varied and changed a lot. It’s honestly not the easiest for me to get up very early in the morning. But I believe, I’ve found quite a good rhythm for myself now. I go to bed between 9/9:30pm and get up between 5:30/6:00am in the morning.

How does a typical working day look like for you?

I’ve been trying something new since a couple of weeks. I get up, make myself a coffee and start to work straight away for around 2 hours. I focus those two first hours of the day to work on something that is important to me and I belief will bring me further in my work.

Then it’s time for some movement, in form of a workout, pilates, cardio or Yoga, followed by Pranayama (breath work) and a meditation.

My days during the week are usually planned quite strictly now as it works best that way for me, to really have a routine that my whole system is used to now. It enhances my creativity a lot!

So, after my morning movement, I take a shower and prepare a little snack for breakfast. Back to work & seeing my first clients from around 9:30/10:00am.

Then I take a lunch break from 1:00-3:00pm as that’s the time where I’m usually the lowest on energy, and also getting quite hungry by 1pm :)

My afternoon working time then goes from 3:00pm to around 5:00/6:00pm, depending how much there’s to do and how many clients I see that day.

In the evening, I usually take some time to be in nature, to ground myself and look into the distance after all of this time in front of the screen.

But it’s also often the time for me to study, as I always take courses to educate myself further in the fields of communication in relationships, trauma, energy work and on different practices & tools to support people on their journey.

After a long day, it’s time for me to prepare myself for sleep with a meditation, Face Yoga, legs up the wall for around 10min to reduce the inflammation in the legs and then I usually listen to a Yoga Nidra while I’m falling asleep around 9:00/9:30pm.

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