The YOGIST Well At Work Community

Valentin Besse (41), a physical and mental trainer since 2008, founded MVT Solutions Sport & Santé in Lyon to expand his expertise from movement to workplace wellness.

Valentin Besse (41), a physical and mental trainer since 2008, founded MVT Solutions Sport & Santé in Lyon to expand his expertise from movement to workplace wellness. Certified as a YOGIST – Well at Work® (Class YA20) since December 2024, he relies on a structured and recognized method to lend credibility to and strengthen his services: a clear framework, simple exercises that are proven effective and easily implemented in daily life. He now incorporates the method into his individual coaching sessions (energy, refocusing, relaxation) and leads corporate workshops, having successfully conducted his first session centered on the Well at Work® game.

Her one-word summary of Well at Work: “A must-try” — because the method provides a concrete solution to a major challenge: combating a sedentary lifestyle and bringing movement (and breathing) back into the workday.

Isabelle Bonnefoy, an executive assistant at the newspaper Le Progrès ( EBRA Presse Group) in Saint-Étienne, has been a certified YOGIST – Well at Work® (Class of YA17) since June 2024 and is a member of the Premium Community. Initially seeking stress management training through her CPF, she found the method to be a practical and immediately applicable tool—first for herself (stress, neck pain, migraines), and then for her colleagues.

As soon as she received her certification, Isabelle launched weekly 15-minute workshops at several offices to offer desk-bound teams (journalists, assistants, support staff) genuineactive breaksduring the workday. She also presented the method to relevant stakeholders (CSR, HR, management).

His goal: to engage more employees, particularly remote workers, to make these “stress-relief bubbles”—accessible to everyone—more widely available. For Isabelle, Well at Work boils down to two words: relaxation and breathing.

Stéphanie Bottier (51) is a long-standing member of the Yogist Academy: she was certified in the YA5 class (2021) and has been an active member of the Premium community since its inception. As the QVCT Manager at Alcatel Submarine Networks (Les Ulis), she works daily to help employees achieve lasting well-being in the workplace. As a sophrologist, guided meditation practitioner, and trained yoga instructor, Stéphanie has embraced Yogist as a simple and effective complementary tool to offer practices accessible to as many people as possible.

Following a pilot program launched in 2021 (in which 95% of managers supported its rollout), she helped implement the method internally and then received training to lead the sessions herself. For the past two years, she has been offering a weekly 30-minute hybrid session and regularly facilitates the Well at Work® game during Quality of Life at Work Week.

Her approach can be summed up in two words: “taking care” — physically and mentally, as close as possible to the realities on the ground.

Sophie Degoix (Senlis), an executive coach, trainer, and sophrologist (Class of YA17), supports businesses and individuals in developing behavioral, emotional, and cognitive skills to foster lasting well-being and enhance individual, team, and organizational performance. Passionate about human behavior, she employs a multidisciplinary approach combining neuroscience, cognitive science, positive psychology, emotional intelligence, and sophrology to strengthen the harmony between body and mind.

The YOGIST – Well at Work® method aligns perfectly with her mission: to provide practical, simple, and effective tools that can be put into practice immediately in everyday life. To earn her certification, Sophie led a session at the Maison Grégory Lemarchal with the team, offering a short 15-minute format (full breath, rugby player, chicken wings, cat/cow), which she was able to adapt at the last minute when participants with cystic fibrosis joined the group.

She now wants to focus her coaching more on workplace well-being, strengthen engagement and self-leadership, and develop Yogist – Well at Work® workshops in the workplace

Gwenaëlle Gautier (55) is an independent consultant specializing in career transition and workplace well-being, based in Issy-les-Moulineaux. After 30 years of experience in HR and occupational risk prevention, she completed training in the YOGIST – Well at Work® method in 2021 (Class YA4) and joined the Premium community.

She discovered Yogist in 2019 and began implementing it in late 2020, at the height of the widespread shift to remote work, to help teams combat a sedentary lifestyle and prevent stress. This initiative served as a catalyst: the training became a “seed” that led her to approach wellness prevention in a new way and launch her own business.

Today, she works with Yogist and directly with her clients, leading a wide range of activities (introductory workshops, on-the-go sessions, the Well at Work® game, booths), all with a clear focus: practical, equipment-free exercises that can be done in work clothes, anywhere. Her favorite exercise: Chewing Gum, perfect for releasing jaw tension and stress, with a touch of humor that gets the group involved

Malika Benrabah (55) lives in Le Havre and has over 30 years of experience in the medical-social sector, working closely with vulnerable populations and addressing issues related to parenting. Trained as a childcare assistant, she now works in family services, providing parenting guidance.

A sophrologist for the past two years (specializing in perinatal care), she has expanded her practice with the YOGIST – Well at Work® certification (Class YA25) and joined the Premium community with a strong commitment: to share practical, accessible, and immediately applicable tools. For Malika, Yogist enriches sophrology with a very pragmatic physical dimension: combining relaxation with movement, particularly for musculoskeletal disorders.

Her projects are already “taking shape”: initial internal discussions, sharing insights with other professionals, and steps taken with the City of Le Havre (occupational health) to build on ergonomic initiatives through practical solutions. The two words she uses to sum up Well at Work are: relaxation and energy.

Based in Réunion, Delphine Drouin is a coach specializing in workplace health and well-being, and a Premium member ( YA5 cohort). Energetic and deeply committed, she promotes the YOGIST – Well at Work® method far beyond France: every year, she crosses the ocean to attend community gatherings in Paris, driven by a genuine culture of sharing and learning.

She discovered Yogist in Réunion… in a bookstore, where she came across Anne-Charlotte’s book, and decided to pursue training because she was looking for an approach that was truly tailored to the corporate world. In her daily life, Delphine uses the method for her own routines (neck, eyes, breathing) and naturally incorporates it into her corporate workshops, particularly those focused on nutrition and stress management.

Its hallmark: practical workshops that are immediately useful and accessible to everyone—from desk-bound jobs to field-based roles. Its motto for Well at Work: effective.

Gwenaëlle Fougerat (Class of YA11), a wellness practitioner and workplace well-being consultant, describes herself as a “wellness hummingbird.” After a career in administration and sales, a personal experience marked by chronic stress led her to relaxing massage and facilitating workshops in the workplace. As the manager of a hotel spa for the past five years, she combines hands-on practice, team management, and support for quality of life at work.

The YOGIST – Well at Work® method has given her credibility and a practical framework for discussing breathing, mindfulness, and movement in the workplace, without coming across as “too wellness-oriented.” She regularly incorporates a Yogist exercise or tip into her sessions, receiving very positive feedback.

Today, Gwenaëlle is preparing to move to the Nice area and hopes to promote the method in her new region, leveraging structured communication tools and the strength of the community.

Her message for Well at Work: innovative — because it makes everyone more self-reliant, in just a few minutes, both physically and mentally.

Hélène Rive (43) is an entrepreneur and project manager based in Paris, specializing in management, group facilitation, diversity and inclusion, and workplace well-being. After twenty years in the corporate world (including the banking sector), she launched her own business in 2024 with a firm belief: building trust, cohesion, and inclusion also requires concrete measures to support mental health in the workplace.

A certified YOGIST – Well at Work® (Class of YA14) and Premium member for two years, she discovered the method in 2017 and then trained in it after experiencing a turning point related to postural pain. Today, Hélène naturally incorporates Yogist into her work: breathing exercises, movement, micro-breaks, and icebreakers. She also regularly leads Yogist sessions in corporate settings, taking particular pleasure in seeing skeptical participants leave convinced.

Her one-word summary of Well at Work: efficiency. His “security blanket”: the downward-facing dog, a pose that helps him truly unwind.

Katalin Vasárhelyi (Class of YA12) is a Senior HR Manager at the National Bank of Hungary in Budapest, where she supports executives in their leadership roles and leads professional development workshops for all employees. She also heads the APM Budapest club, a French-speaking network of executives.
As a mother of four, she also shares Yogist tools at home, demonstrating the method’s universality and accessibility.

Trained in the YOGIST – Well at Work® method in 2021, she rolled out the program on a large scale within the bank (1,500 employees): twice-weekly morning workshops, a network of “ambassadors” in each department, a catalog of about twenty videos translated into Hungarian, and the integration of the exercises into training sessions and team-building activities.

A true pioneer, Katalin presents the method at conferences in Hungary and has a clear vision: workplace health is a long-term issue, a “sustainable development… applied to people”.
Her phrase to sum up Well at Work: “complete well-being”.

Marisol Bier (57) is an independent professional coach based in Strasbourg. After more than twenty years in sales management, particularly in the automotive industry, she now applies her hands-on expertise to promote workplace well-being, with a clear focus on stress management and the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders for high-risk occupations (mechanics, body repair technicians, and production line workers).

Certified as a YOGIST – Well at Work® since January 2025 ( YA21 Cohort) and a Premium member since June 2025. She chose Yogist through her CPF because of its professional and reassuring approach: exercises designed by ergonomists and physical therapists that are simple, adaptable, and immediately useful in the workplace. Marisol is developing partnerships with occupational health and safety organizations (including CARSAT) and is already planning mobile sessions.

Her word to describe Well at Work: chameleon — because the method allows you to adapt to any environment, constraint, or posture. His “reflex” exercise: full breathing, to refocus as soon as stress rises.

Aline Konicki (45), based in Troyes, is a certified professional coach and a certified practitioner of cardiac coherence and mindfulness meditation. After several years of co-managing the family business in the hydraulic pumps sector, she decided to devote herself fully to her calling and founded Resp’Here in July 2025.

A YOGIST – Well at Work® certified practitioner (Class of YA23) and Premium member, Aline discovered the method while searching for a certification program in stress management and the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders. Above all, Yogist enabled her to take action at work: allowing herself breathing breaks, incorporating micro-movements tailored to her job—without a mat or special clothing—and using the Chatbot as a daily habit.

Today, she develops “well-being” workshops (feeling better… and feeling even better), convinced of the method’s universal appeal, for both sedentary jobs and field positions.

His signature move: the Pigeon, subtle yet highly effective, especially for sciatica.

Catherine Goubet (Class of YA3), based in Montpellier, now wears two hats: she is retired from the French pharmaceutical industry and works as a self-employed entrepreneur dedicated to workplace wellness. Always smiling, attentive, and generous in sharing her knowledge, she works primarily in the South (Languedoc / Occitanie) to lead YOGIST – Well at Work® sessions and guide companies toward practical daily wellness practices.

Her journey with Yogist began in 2017, when she joined a workplace well-being working group at her company: as an Iyengar yoga practitioner and head of the employee council’s yoga section, she was looking for ways to adapt yoga to the workplace and discovered the Yogist method—a true revelation—structured, coherent, and perfectly aligned with her goals. For the past three years, she has been leading a monthly 50-minute session at her former company, in addition to the assignments entrusted to her by Yogist.

Her one-word summary of Well at Work: smart.
Her signature “exercise”: proper sitting posture—a simple, accessible foundation that can be applied anywhere.

Colette Roux is a certified naturopath and aspiring Caycedian sophrologist based near the Geneva border, with a practice in Ferney-Voltaire. After fifteen years in international business development and rigorous training in classical dance, Colette decided to change careers to focus on healing, movement, and the living world.

Certified in YOGIST – Well at Work® (Class YA26) and a Premium member, she works throughout the Rhône-Alpes region and French-speaking Switzerland. The Yogist method has brought her a profound realization: even for those who practice yoga, a sedentary lifestyle remains a daily challenge. She finds in it a structured, reliable, and proven framework for putting the body back at the center and supporting organizations in the areas of prevention, vitality, and getting people moving again.

During the prospecting phase, she aims to develop initiatives for microbusinesses, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and mid-sized companies, and to expand her reach in the Geneva area, particularly in multicultural settings.

Her take on Well at Work: get moving again—or even come back to life.

Her signature exercises: Cobra and Cat/Cow, to stretch the spine and regain energy.

Julie Gaudras (52), based in Paris’s 18th arrondissement, is a yoga instructor and YOGIST – Well at Work® facilitator (Class of YA15) and a Premium member. For the past two years, she has been working at the intersection of two worlds: on the ground, she teaches movement; behind the scenes, she contributes to Yogist’s writing and editorial content (articles, profiles, Volume 3 of the method), with a constant commitment to clarity and accuracy. A yoga practitioner for 27 years, Julie has found in Yogist a complementary approach: conscious micro-actions at the very heart of the workday. Her days are punctuated by simple and effective breaks (handcuffs, pigeon, lavomatic…), which strengthen body awareness and prevent pain before it sets in.

She applies this method with children in school settings (where the playful approach generates immediate engagement) and is increasingly working with companies, including in high-pressure environments such as trading floors.

Her one word to sum up Well at Work: mindfulness — coming back to yourself, even in a rush, and stepping off autopilot.

After fifteen years as an occupational risk prevention consultant (IPRP), Audrey Putrich founded Aptitudes Prévention near Mulhouse, where she has developed her own approach: “hands-on prevention,” based on experimentation and collective intelligence rather than solely on assessments and reports.

Audrey incorporates the method into nearly all of her sessions (active breaks, the Well at Work® game in psychosocial risk training) and offers dedicated introductory workshops, particularly during Quality of Life at Work Weeks. She recalls an HR director who arrived at an introductory workshop highly skeptical but left convinced, with his three favorite breaks jotted down on cards: “I’m going to try this out first thing tomorrow morning.”

Reconnect. Reconnect with the simple tools already at our disposal: breathing, posture, and the ability to take a break. When faced with the stress and tensions of daily life, these are often underutilized resources, even though they are our first line of defense.

A state-certified nurse since 1996, Isabelle now works in an inter-company occupational health and safety department in the Île-de-France region, following a career that has included hospital work (intensive care, oncology, and gastrointestinal surgery) and twelve years at Thales. Passionate about prevention and education, she discovered Yogist while seeking to enrich her professional practice through breathing and bodywork.

As a certified YOGIST - Well at Work® practitioner—whose training was funded through her CPF with support from her company—Isabelle plans to incorporate Yogist tools into her preventive health consultations, particularly regarding issues related to computer use and musculoskeletal disorders. Her colleagues have already asked her to lead awareness sessions for the preventive health teams and other departments.

 Conveying—even in just a few minutes—one or two simple messages that can change an employee’s daily life. Her word to sum up Well at Work: well-being. In her view, this means giving people more resources to cope with the challenges of everyday life.

As an instructor for pharmacy students in the Hauts-de-France region (Lille), Christelle experienced burnout in 2016 after a varied career spanning community pharmacies, hospitals, and the pharmaceutical industry. This experience led her to put well-being back at the center of her priorities and to explore various therapeutic approaches (reflexology, art therapy, equine therapy) before turning to Yogist.

Christelle now leads 30-minute workshops for her colleagues (with up to about 30 participants) during each professional development day, as well as pre-exam stress management sessions for several hundred pharmacy students. As an elected member of her training organization’s Social and Economic Committee (CSE), she has learned to adapt her sessions to combine relaxation with energy (full breathing followed by “Yes” breathing at the end of the workshop).

Resources. For Christelle, Yogist is a way to return to her roots and reconnect with her inner resources. Her favorite exercise: full-body breathing, which she has practiced every morning and evening since her burnout and describes as “almost magical.”

Originally a lawyer, manager, and project manager, Christine Carles switched careers six years ago to pursue naturopathy, seeking a more meaningful line of work. Based in Mirepoix (Ariège), she now helps individuals and businesses with nutrition, stress management, and combating a sedentary lifestyle.

Christine is already taking on more and more projects: an entrepreneurs’ network, a coworking space, the Portes d’Ariège Community of Municipalities, the Ariège CPME (executive workshop), and the Ariège CAF; and her first two paid corporate sessions incorporating Yogist took place shortly thereafter.

Above all, the method gave her confidence and made it easier for her to present her services to companies. An HR director told her that she regularly uses the exercises she learned (“chicken wings,” “handcuffs,” “pigeon”), and she has become a true ambassador for the program. Her take on Well at Work: effective and fun.