Our Team

Alongside his professional career in the fields of healthcare and later renewable energies, Eric discovered the power of mind-body practices in health issue prevention, which he started teaching in the workplace in 2012. He founded Akayogi in 2014 to help large companies enhance their employees' well-being and succeed in their "agile" transformation.

Passionate about movement and human sciences, Stéphane is a physiotherapist and corporate trainer. His motto is to share tools and knowledge to stay healthy on a daily basis. His dynamic, interactive work with groups is enriched by his practice of sports and performing arts. He joins the Akayogi team with his integrative and preventive approach to health.

A lifestyle coach with a Master's degree in sports and nutrition sciences, as well as a degree in physical education, David defines himself as a "Movement Initiator". Passionate about the body, the mind and the links between the two, he specializes in physical, emotional and mental fitness. His mantra is "Get in shape to grow well", believing that optimal physical fitness allows us to be more resilient throughout life.

Julien has been an osteopath for nearly 10 years and teaches in several schools of osteopathy as well as in pre-med. Convinced of the importance of preserving one's body at work and in daily life, Julien is also a regular speaker in the corporate world, to raise awareness about and promote self-care through good posture.

A certified Sustainable Health Nutrition Coach, Géraldine helps those who wish to adopt a healthy diet and a positive lifestyle to improve their health, maintain their energy and optimize their balance. An agricultural engineer by training, Géraldine began her career in the agri-food sector and trained at the SiiN institute in sustainable health nutrition to scientifically master the impact of our daily food on our physical and mental health. Géraldine regularly speaks at company events to raise awareness about healthy nutrition.

Magali is a naturopath, a graduate of the Institut Supérieur de Naturopathie de Paris (ISUPNAT), certified FENA (French Federation of Naturopathic Schools) and member of OMNES (Organization of Natural Medicine and Health Education). Natural health, diet and sleep have been the focus of her studies for more than ten years. Her goal is to support employees towards well-being and to help everyone better understand their biological processes in order to take charge of their health.

Having graduated from CENATHO in 2017, Alice is a sports coach, convinced that life is fueled by movement.
Her holistic, in-depth approach at all levels of physical and mental integrity, lifestyle (diet, physical exercise, sleep, etc.), emotional and professional environment, enables her to accurately identify problems and offer the most appropriate solutions.

After ten years of working in Paris in preventative healthcare and health education, Anne-Laure moved to Vancouver, Canada where she lived for eight years. There, she discovered various natural techniques for improving vision, and the connection between vision and the environment as well as our emotions. Trained in the Bates method, a process of learning good visual habits at any age, she now teaches adults and children and also works in corporate environments.

Frédéric is an experienced massage therapist, approved by the French Federation of Wellness Massage. He promotes self-massage or seated massage in corporate environments. He is also a trainer at the Cassiopée Institute in Chatou.

A former intern at the hospitals of Paris, Guy Taïeb is a medical doctor, cardiologist, yoga teacher and Shiatsu practitioner. After having taught at the CHU-St Louis-Lariboisière and at the University of Paris 7, he is currently in charge of medical education at Sup-Santé. Guy joined Akayogi to ensure the transmission of intergenerational knowledge and to advise on the types of exercises best suited to our mission as well as their proper technical implementation.

Co-founder of Akayogi, Fabrice worked for 25 years in a mutual bank. Convinced that good mental health needs to be maintained, Fabrice became a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) instructor to help destigmatize mental health issues and promote concrete, appropriate responses—both at work and in personal life. To take things further, he also developed a dedicated awareness module on mental health issues among young adults.

A doctoral student at the University of Grenoble, Marine is a psychologist and teacher at the School of Practitioner Psychologists and trainer in positive psychology. After working in a rehabilitation center in cognitive remediation and psychosocial rehabilitation, Marine specialized in an approach integrating mindfulness, stress management and the caregiver-receiver relationship. She has published a positive psychology book about the CARE program: Coherence, Attention, Relationship, Commitment.

After working for 20 years in multinational companies, Joséphine now specializes in mental health applied to the digital world. Convinced that ethical digital tools are an opportunity for mental health, she became Vice President of the MentalTech association. As an adult educator, she designs and develops programs to make mental health a cornerstone of employer branding and corporate culture.

Claire is a psychologist and psychotherapist trained in behavioral and cognitive therapies (CBT, EMDR, Schema Therapy, ACT, Mindfulness Meditation). She is an instructor in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). She is a business consultant on stress management and has been involved with Akayogi since its creation.

Théo is a general practitioner dedicated to improving the daily lives of healthcare professionals, with a particular focus on their mental health. Following the successful development of a mental health program at his home university, he is now committed to helping the general population prevent the onset of mental health disorders through prevention and education.

Elena is a Mindfulness and MBSR Instructor for individuals and companies, as well as a translator of mindfulness books and teachings. Elena is from the French School of Psycho-Organic Analysis and studied at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare & Society - Univ. of Massachusetts. A graduate of Sciences Po and ESCP Europe, she also worked at Deloitte Conseil & Digital.

A former lawyer and mediator, Alexis specializes in supporting individual and collective transformation processes. He is a certified professional coach and mental trainer in the field of sports, as well as an instructor of the MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) program. He is the author of several meditation programs on the Petit Bambou app, as well as the book Boost Your Self-Confidence, published by Marabout.

After ten years in communications at the agency level (Havas, Babel, etc.), Déborah became a certified trainer in relational communication with the Gordon association and a trainer in positive psychology at Positran. Convinced that people are truly central to the new corporate world, she is both a speaker and a trainer in schools and organizations, sharing tools to improve everyone's soft skills.

After a professional career on financial markets, Gilles turned his life around by becoming a teacher, screenwriter and director. His film Tout s'accélère (Fast Forward)  which questions our relationship to time and the exponential acceleration of modern life, won the Nicolas Hulot Foundation's award for best documentary and has been in theaters since April 2016. Gilles acts as a speaker for Akayogi on the topics of time, screens and parenthood.

Guillemette supports managers and professional teams in their development to help them clarify their goals and take action to achieve them. She leads her clients to ask themselves the fundamental questions that will help them unlock their full potential.

After musical studies started at the age of ten at the Maîtrise de Radio France and then at the Francis Poulenc Conservatory, Hélène began her career as a mezzo-soprano soloist and collaborated with many international orchestras. Trained at the Richard Cross School, she now trains people to better use their voice for speaking and singing as well as amplified music through an approach aimed at well-being and self-affirmation.