MEET THE CORE TEAM

Behind every practice at Oraya is a guide, a teacher, a healer. Our team brings together clinical expertise, compassionate care, and lived experience to support your journey inward.

  • Nicki Charalambous

    FOUNDER • THE ORAYA METHOD & ORAYA LIFE GUIDE • GYROTONIC® INSTRUCTOR


    “My passion for Gyrotonic stems from witnessing firsthand the incredible impact it can have, not just physically, but emotionally and mentally. With a background in dance, I understand the importance of body awareness and alignment. My sessions focus on reducing spinal compression, improving coordination and posture, enhancing self-awareness, and promoting overall vitality. Whether in London, Essex or at our studio in Tuscany, I guide one-on-one journeys that support structural and emotional realignment.”

  • Monica Luiggetti

    FOUNDER • THE ORAYA METHOD & ORAYA LIFE GUIDE • GYROTONIC® INSTRUCTOR

    “Nicki and I first met on a Gyrotonic course in Florence, where our shared approach to movement and healing sparked an immediate connection. Now based at Borgo Dolciano, my work weaves together therapeutic movement with integrative psychotherapy and bioenergetic principles. These sessions are more than physical, they create space to release, regulate, and reconnect from the inside out.”

  • Carli Wheatley

    LYMPHATIC EXPERT • THE ORAYA METHOD GUIDE

    “As a guide within The ORAYA Method Retreat, I hold space for gentle, body-led transformation. My sessions weave together lymphatic self-massage, nourishment education, acupuncture, and group reflection designed to reconnect you to your rhythm, your intuition, and your lightness. I don’t believe in pushing the body, I listen to it. My work midwifes your transformation through touch, stillness, and simple daily rituals that carry far beyond the retreat.”

  • Dee & Shirley Lewis

    THE ORAYA METHOD GUIDES • VOCALISTS

    Dee and Shirley Lewis - are two of the UK’s most gifted vocalists. As women who have walked both the world stage and the inner path they have learned that beyond performance, the voice has the power to heal.

    In this retreat space, we create stillness, resonance, and permission to be fully heard. Through gentle practices, soulful exploration, and the wisdom of our journey, we support you in finding your voice—not the one shaped by expectation, but the one that’s always been yours. Guided by three extraordinary women, each a master in her field, coming together to offer their deeply restorative and empowering experience