OUR EXPERTS

Cycling competitively gave me the opportunity to discover mental preparation as a teenager.

During my years of study (engineer, master in marketing) I met tai chi and qi gong, which I continued to learn in parallel with the 8 years I spent in the company. Meditation quickly completed this field of exploration, and fascinated by these practices I have the chance to dedicate myself exclusively to it, since 2013, through individual coaching and meditation groups.

Passionate about sport since I was young, it has always been a source of inspiration and challenge. I have been a trainer and physical trainer for more than 20 years in Geneva, and I am also a manager in the Sport Quest gym, of which I am a co-founder.

These years spent accompanying sportsmen and women dreaming of the Olympic Quest, the 24 hours of Le Mans or simply of being able to be in good health have forged my knowledge.

This experience of more than two decades has given rise to an approach based on scientific data but also and above all human, progressive, diversified and adapted to the needs, desires and constraints of each individual.

I've been an avid sportsman from an early age, and it was only natural that I should make a career out of it. After a university education, I quickly plunged into the professional world, and I've been a trainer and physical trainer for 15 years. What motivates me most of all is helping athletes of all levels to achieve their goals. Whether it's taking part in world championships or simply getting back into shape, the important thing for the trainer is to find the key to maintaining motivation from day to day.

I've been a trainer and physical trainer for over 12 years. After studying sports and mountain sports, I decided to turn my passion into my profession. With a master's degree in physical preparation and reathletization and several training diplomas, I use my knowledge to bring maximum expertise and individualization to the people I work with. I like to take on new challenges, and I'm constantly looking for ways to offer quality care and to make progress, just as you could do during our training sessions. Every athlete is a new way of learning, every goal a way of becoming better.

I am passionate about wellness and health. Since I was very young I have been searching for optimal vitality and performance. I knew I didn't have the energy my body was supposed to give me to live each day the way I wanted to.

It was when I had the ambition to reach my dream of becoming an Olympic champion that I took action. I was confronted with the need to get into a much better state of fitness in order to cope with the extremely demanding physical and mental demands of the top level.

That's when I decided to study nutrition (in parallel with my sports career), to get closer to the health field, find answers to my questions and master the functioning of my body.

In 5 years I have transformed myself, developed my potential and become successful.

Then 5 years later, I became world champion and bronze medallist at the Rio Olympics in 2016...

Today I am constantly amazed at what optimal health really means. Nutrition is a science that gives us a lot in this sense. Today I have become an expert in this field and I help others to optimise their health, well-being and performance concerns.

I am a Sophrologist (Caycedian training) - Stress Management Consultant since 2004. I work internationally in French and English. I specialise in optimising energy, sleep, stress management and burn-out prevention. I use original individual and group practices that I have developed using sophrology techniques, with exercises inspired by Mindfulness Meditation and Cardiac Coherence.
Since 2008, I have been developing programmes for the prevention of sleep disorders in companies, "Sleep better, live better", which I have been able to carry out within several international organisations such as the European Patent Office.
I give conferences and trainings to large international groups such as ING, LVMH, ESA.... on topics related to sleep, quality of life at work and psycho-social risks such as burn-out.
I am a member of the team of speakers at the Institut National du Sommeil et de la Vigilance, the European Sleep Centre. She is a member of the French Society of Sleep Research and Medicine.

Specialized in Sleep and Vigilance, member of the SFRMS (Société Française de Recherche et Médecine du Sommeil), attached to the Hôtel Dieu sleep center in Paris for over 20 years, I intervene in my field of expertise through conferences, workshops, corporate training and individual follow-up in private practice. My interest in life balance and the importance of the bodily dimension through my sporting career led me to the obvious choice of becoming a sophrologist. I've always been fascinated by the management of 24-hour rhythms (recovery, concentration, performance, efficiency...), hence my attraction to the world of sleep, culminating in a DU in the management of insomnia at René Descartes University (Paris V). Co-author of several works on the subject, in my book "Le sommeil retrouvé - Tout se joue sur 24 heures" - published by Solar in September 2024, I develop my objective of opening the way to a greater awareness of our capacities by paying attention to ourselves in this world which is pushing in the opposite direction... Recharging "our batteries" at night for days in shape and not in strength, teaming up with ourselves for bodily and psychic unity.

Sophrologist, graduate of the European Institute of Research in Sophrology and Psychotherapy, mental trainer specialising in sleep / stress / performance, Physical and Sports Education teacher, approved coach and trainer, lecturer, I began to collaborate in 1999 with the Sleep Centre of the Hôtel Dieu in Paris and then with Dr François Duforez at the European Sleep Centre in Paris

My career in high level sport has led me to accompany international athletes in mental preparation in collaboration with sports federations for World Championships or Olympic or Paralympic Games. My first approach to sleep was in the inevitable management of jet lag caused by travelling to the four corners of the world.

My experience then broadened to include company managers who are subject to the same constraints in their own performance. I naturally directed my curiosity and training towards understanding and managing behavioural issues related to sleep in general.

Whether it is thanks to the stimulating effect of a group, or by taking into account individual specificities, I am convinced of the relevance of an approach based on a global vision of the person in his or her personal context within a multidisciplinary team.

Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Paris, and confronted with more and more requests in this field, I specialized in sleep to help and treat my patients.
Former Head of Clinic at the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris Sleep Center, member of the VIFASOM (vigilance, fatigue, sleep and public health) research team at the University of Paris and of the European Sleep Center, I accompany a wide variety of profiles (high-level athletes, airline pilots, businessmen and women, night workers, etc.).
As a regular lecturer at the National Sleep Institute (INSV), I enjoy exchanging, sharing, deepening and developing my knowledge with health professionals and individuals.
As a member of the Sleep Pillar team, I am thrilled and honored to join the Wellnest Retreats adventure to make your sleep and your nights your best assets for better days.

A career of more than 20 years in a humanitarian organization allowed me to measure the necessity of taking care of oneself in order to keep a mental and emotional balance in particularly demanding and stressful contexts. Passionate about the challenge of finding and maintaining this inner balance, I trained as a Psychological Counselling Therapist in Quebec in 2002 and have been coaching since then in private practice as well as through workshops and training. In 2016, I co-created the School of Reciprocal Listening, which offers a two-year training to develop our listening skills (of ourselves as well as of others). I discovered Mindfulness Meditation in 2009 and became passionate about this practice, which I have been enthusiastically sharing since 2016, particularly through programs for stress reduction and prevention of depressive relapse, burn out and anxiety disorders.

As sport has always been part of my daily life, I was able to realize one of my dreams, that of cycling competitively at the highest level. In parallel to my cycling practice in professional teams in mountain biking and then on the road (2009 to 2019), I did university studies and obtained a doctorate in Neurosciences. In 2019, I had the opportunity to become a coach and physical trainer at SportQuest, which was already accompanying me in my sports practice. Today, I accompany cyclists but also all sportsmen and women, young or old, to progress, to improve their quality of life and their well-being, and to achieve their goals.

As a nutritionist specializing in micronutrition, I offer my patients a personalized approach to help them overcome problems such as weight loss, digestive disorders and female hormonal imbalances. With a degree in dietetics, I combine science with the pleasure of eating to offer solutions tailored to each individual. As head of R&D at Aptimea and a columnist on Radio LAC, I strive to make nutrition accessible and effective, so that everyone can become a player in their own health.

In addition to my consultations, I'm active in creating educational content and running training courses for healthcare professionals. Passionate and dedicated, I use my expertise to help my patients achieve their wellness goals, based on a holistic approach that includes nutrition, plants and dietary supplements.

I'm a dietician-nutritionist specialized in performance, with solid experience in sports nutrition and dietetics. I support athletes and active people in optimizing their performance through personalized nutritional plans. My expertise lies in developing tailor-made nutritional strategies to improve athletic performance, recovery and overall health.

During my career, I have had the opportunity to work with various sports teams and individual athletes, providing them with nutritional advice based on the latest scientific research. As a state-qualified dietician, I worked at the Monaco Cardio-thoracic Center before pursuing a doctoral thesis on chrononutrition in young athletes, carried out within the Jeunesse Activité Physique Sport Santé (JAP2S) laboratory at the University of Toulon.

Today, I'm a dietician at CREPS des Pays de la Loire, a consultant for professional sports teams, and I teach nutrition to STAPS students at the University of Nantes.

I'm a French-Swiss mindfulness and meditation teacher with over 30 years' experience in practice and teaching. Trained under the guidance of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh for 18 years at Village des Pruniers, I have had the opportunity to lead retreats and deliver international training courses in 20 countries, covering themes such as inclusivity, well-being and mindfulness.

Now based in Switzerland, I give mindfulness workshops and training in clinical and therapeutic contexts, while also working with social services. I regularly organize retreats in France and Switzerland, and recently collaborated with the Eurasia Learning Institute in Vietnam to teach mindfulness to business leaders.

Holder of a CAS in Happiness in Organizations from the University of Geneva, I firmly believe that the practice of mindfulness enables us to discover the wonderful and healing elements within and around us, promoting joy and self-understanding.

As a certified Sophrologist from the Centre de Formation Suisse de Sophrologie Caycédienne, I offer my expertise to help organizations support their employees towards lasting well-being, in French and English. With nearly 18 years of corporate experience, including 13 years in multinational companies, I have acquired a solid understanding of organizational issues, internal dynamics and employee challenges.

My transition to sophrology was born of a deep conviction: personal well-being and fulfillment, as well as the development of individual potential, are at the heart of collective and individual success.

Convinced that sleep quality is a fundamental lever of performance, I help my clients develop strategies to promote restful sleep, reduce stress, strengthen their resilience and thus improve their physical, mental and emotional health.

I work with managers and HR teams to design tailor-made sophrology programs. I'm known for my pragmatic, respectful and caring approach, my professionalism and my optimism.

At the same time, I work with clients on personal issues and offer mental preparation programs for amateur and professional athletes.

"Physical activity for health" is a subject I'm passionate about.
After 15 years of intensive artistic gymnastics practice, I studied sport at university, then took various complementary courses, notably in Pilates and Yoga, to enrich my knowledge and make the link between sustainable health and movement.

It's been over 10 years since I became a personal trainer. I've learned to adapt to different profiles (from the sporty to the sedentary) and to provide the best tools to meet everyone's needs. I also regularly give sports lessons for companies and offer wellness breaks, combining physical activity with other practices to provide moments of reconnection with the body and a break from everyday life.