Hi, I’m Charlotte Stellnberger
I recently moved to Lustenau, Austria where I am growing my practice now. I am from the United States and just recently married a lovely Austrian man. My German is improving everyday and I will strive to communicate my best with you in English or High German.
I have been a full time licensed massage therapist since 2005, energy worker since 1999 and doing craniosacral work since 2012. I specialize in Abdominal Massage as taught to me directly by Rosita Arvigo. I started my training with Rosita back in 2007 and went through the rigorous certification process shortly after. I continued on to become a Self Care Instructor through what was called the Arvigo Institute, back when the training was called The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage. Now Rosita is a co founder of the Abdominal Therapy Collective. I have taken a break from teaching, but I love teaching clients self care massages on a one on one basis for the time being. Abdominal Massage and Womb Care sessions are typically 1.5-2hrs including the conversation at the beginning of the session and I typically teach a self care massage at the end of the session. The massage portion of the womb care session is focused on the abdomen and uterus as we focus on improving the body’s natural states of flow in the area to bring about more balance. I also do work on the low back and hips to help create a stable, yet fluid basin for the womb to rest in. Castor Oil packs, energy work and craniosacral are often blended into these sessions as well as needed.
I’m also excited to offer remote sessions to clients all over the world. I started offering this option for clients after moving from Texas to North Carolina back in 2019, because many of my clients didn’t want to stop working with me after I moved. When the pandemic arose this part of my practice continued to grow. Now I get to work with clients across the US and now some in Austria as well.
I have dedicated over 20 years of my life to working one on one with clients to help bring their body, mind and spirit into better harmony and look forward to working with more clients in Vorarlberg, Austria.
My Approach
Every session starts with a conversation. I want to know how you are feeling in your body and what your concerns are and what your intention for the session in. From there we will chat about how the session will likely unfold. Most in person sessions end up being a combination of massage, energy work, craniosacral and sometime guided visualization for optimal wellbeing. Every session is unique in how it unfolds.
The intention is to bring the body into alignment through time-honored massage techniques that are tailored for individual needs, while incorporating Craniosacral and energy work concepts to be able to address emotional and spiritual blocks. I look forward to assisting you in your journey!
Gentle
My approach to massage is often very gentle. I can end up working quite deeply, but it isn’t likely to be painful. I consider my work to be a conversation with the body and I won’t push deeper to get something to release, if there is resistance. I get curious about the resistance and ask it what it needs. This can open the session up to a bit of dialogue and we may find out about an old energetic or emotional wound that is protecting the tissue from opening. Once it is acknowledged and held in compassion, it can release. The abdomen tends to hold a lot of these type of themes and once they are addressed the body can come back into balance.
Supportive
I’m here to help you find the support you deserve. I have studied many modalities over the years so that I can provide excellent care and support. I love showing people strategies to better care for their bodies. So I enjoy teaching people self care massages, stretches, instruction on castor oil packs and vaginal steams for home use.
I also know when I need to refer out to another practitioner when their guidance and energy would be more aligned with your needs.
My Path as a Practitioner
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology Degree / German minor
[October 1999 - June 2003] University of Texas at Austin
Exchange Student
[September 2003 - September 2004] University of Würzburg, Germany
Reiki Training - Carolyn Westbrook (Reiki Master)
Level One Training - May 1999
Level Two Training- May 2003
Master Level Training- May 2005
Clinical Massage Student
[October 2004 - November 2006] Texas Healing Arts Institute
Graduated from 590 Hour Clinical Massage Program for the State of Texas
Arvigo Institute (Abdominal Therapy Collective)
[April 2007 - May 2010]
Level 1 - Self Care - 17.5 Hours
Level 2 - Professional - 36.5 Hours
Spiritual Healing Level One 36hrs
Level 3 - Certification - 26 Hours plus 100 hours of practical in person case studies
Level 4 - Self Care Teachers Training - 30 Hours plus 50 hours of assisting self-care workshop
Advanced Spiritual Healing- Feb 2013- 36hrs
Advanced Pregnancy - May 2019 - 27 Hours
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bodywork for the Childbearing Year (Pregnancy) - August 2010 - 34 Hours
Carol Gray, Midwife, Massage Therapy and Craniosacral Instructor
Subtle Hands-On Skills - July 2015 - 21 Hours
Craniosacral for Infants - March 2016 - 36 Hours
Biodynamic Pelvic Hydrotherapy - January 2020 - 8 Hours
Psychic Self-Defence - October 2012 - 9 Hours
Level 1 - Pranic Healing - August 2014 - 14 Hours
Level 2 - Advanced Pranic Healing - October 2016 - 14 Hours
Level 3 - Pranic Healing Psychotherapy - February 2018 - 14 Hours
Achieving Oneness with the Higher Soul - February 2018 - 9 Hours
Upledger Institute International
Cranial 1 - June 2013 - 24 Hours
Cranial 2 - August 2013 - 24 Hours
VM1 - Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 1 - January 2025 - 24 Hours
Milne Institute (Visionary Craniosacral WorkTM)
Cranial 1 - June 2013 - 32 Hours
Cranial 2 - June 2013 - 32 Hours
Cranial 3 - March 2014 - 32 hours
Cranial 4 - March 2014 - 32 Hours
Cranial 5 - April 2017 - 32 Hours
Cranial 3 Review Day - December 2025 - 8 Hours
Cranial 4 Review Course - December 2025 - 32 Hours