Yoga teacher: Matilde Wergeland
Tell us a little about yourself Matilde!
I’m Matilde, a Swedish-Norwegian yogi from Sweden’s west coast, but currently living in Stockholm after having lived abroad for many years (I’ve previously lived in London, Paris, Sydney, and New York). I love Sweden, but also have a passion for travelling and exploring our beautiful world. Being able to follow and honor my passions is something that is very important to me, so I have worked really hard to be able to include them in my lifestyle and in my job. In addition to traveling, I also love pretty much everything within health and wellness, which has resulted in educations within yoga, Pilates, barre, health coaching, sound healing, reiki, and hypnosis.
I consider myself (and often hear that I am) a very calm and grounded person, yet I am quite fiery and love to get things done (I am an Aries). Therefore, I can’t really pick one type of yoga practice I love the most, and would say that both yin and vinyasa are my favorites! I discovered yoga when I was 14 years old and needed a complement to the running and soccer I was doing a lot of back then. I really loved it but fell out of practice during high school. Then, when I moved to New York, I found a wonderful studio I went to several times a week, so I picked up the routine again. I took my teacher training a few years ago and am so happy to be able to include yoga in my work today since I love it – both the philosophy and history around it, as well as the asanas and the physical practice.
You run several wellness projects, please introduce us to them.
Of course! I have worked in the publishing industry since 2015 when I got my first job out of university, which was at Vogue in New York. Today, I contribute as a freelance writer to Vogue Scandinavia and Hip & Healthy, where I write articles within health and travel. I am so thankful for this project since I love to write!
In addition to that, I work with a company I started last year with my friend Rosanna, which is an education center within Reiki, called In Spirit Reiki. We host reiki trainings throughout the year, which has been both incredibly fun and rewarding! Reiki is definitely something that is growing a lot, and we have had so many applications (I believe it is over 100 now) since we started, not even a year ago.
Lastly, I have also quite recently launched an online membership platform, called The Retreat, where members can get access to content within holistic health. The aim is to inspire my members to create sustainable and healthy routines, as well as making wellness something enjoyable we want to include more often in our lives, such as experiencing retreats.