Portrait of a Yogista: Stéphanie Zeitoun, editor-in-chief of the Madame Bien-Etre website

Stéphanie Zeitoun is a journalist specializing in well-being and personal development techniques. She is gifted for life and writing. After working for several years as an employee in various companies, she finally realized her dream, namely: to live from her pen, in complete freedom. Today, she is editor-in-chief of the website Madame Bien-Etre and occasionally contributes to the blog "french yoga community" by tayronalife.

It was therefore quite natural that she took part in our little questionnaire to share her yoga practice with you.

How did you get into taking care of yourself?

I have been taking care of myself for years, being a wellness journalist, it has become second nature to seek out the best natural remedies and solutions to live healthy.

What practice for your well-being?

Sport every morning (yoga but also pilates, fitness, zumba...), mantras (positive affirmations morning and evening), EFT (emotional freedom techniques - a form of acupressure on the meridians to release negative emotions) to release emotional pain, writing to connect to my intuition and receive "messages" from my guardian angels and walks with my dog.

What is the ritual of your practice?

I don't really have a ritual, I let myself be carried by the teacher with complete confidence.

What do you get out of it?

An incredible ability to center myself and stop thinking, a way to connect to the present moment and ground myself

What do you carry in your yoga bag?

My Manduka Eko Lite natural rubber mat and an umbrella for the journey just in case because I walk 40 minutes to get there ;)

What is your favorite object/accessory?

I don't have any, I'm not very fetishistic; it creates an addiction associated with a belief and I'm always looking for freedom

What would be your advice for Tayrona Yoginis?

My practice being quite recent, at least with its philosophical and spiritual dimension, I have no advice to give other than to practice to please yourself and have fun; it is fundamental. Too many people get caught up in seriously... It is above all a body gymnastics to find harmony and be at peace with oneself, but the notion of joy is important to me

Where/how do you practice?

In my sports club and at events dedicated to yoga to meet other coaches and yoginis. Each teaching is different depending on the energy of the teacher, I like to meet, explore, test through my job

What is your mantra/favourite phrase?

Carpe Diem

(at least I try ;-)

Or

"I'm always in the right place at the right time " my favorite mantra ;-)

If you want to know more about the Madame Bien-être website

His books
Author “The 100 good tips from Madame Bien-être in Paris” - Editions Alysse (March 2011)
Author “I love tea” - Editions Alysse (February 2011)
Author “I love chocolate” - Editions Alysse (September 2010)
Author “In the world of the Father, the Son… and the virtual” - Editions Fortuna (June 2010)
Co-author “Around the World in 80 Soups” - Guy Tredaniel (September 2009)
Co-author of the “Guide to Sophrology” - Guy Tredaniel (March 2008)
Author “The Language of Flowers” ​​- Flammarion (May 2007)
Author “The rustling of the butterfly’s wing” - Alphée (March 2007)
Co-author “All finance for non-financials” - ESF (November 2006)
Co-author of “Astrological Agenda 2007” - Alphée (September 2006)