Yoga is the path that takes us on a pilgrimage of life to find the divine within
~ Prasad Rangnekar
In the pursuit of arriving at our endless destinations, we are often blinded to the beauty of the journey.
Yoga is an endless journey; a practice of awareness, embodiment and trust in our path.
Even through the challenges, we can learn to embrace the journey and allow the destination to unfold it its own time.
HI, I’M RACHEL
I’m a 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher, mom of Kaia & Randy, and 35 house plants.
I began practicing asana as a freshman in college. I was a dancer that was just looking for a similar way to move my body and I stumbled across a little yoga studio in the small college town. My once per week drop-in quickly turned into a daily practice and I could feel myself settling.
For 4 years, when my teachers offered us a moment to set an intention, I sought confidence & strength. And I felt it.
In 2016, 2 months after graduation, I left for Costa Rica for my first yoga teacher training. From there, I began to pursue yoga full-time so that I could learn about the origins of this ancient practice and respectfully share it’s healing traditions with my community.
and so we begin again…
As a teacher and student, I honor the teachings and history of this practice and create a safe, loving space for people to show up as they are: whole, perfect and complete.
When I began my asana practice over a decade ago, I simply viewed the practice as a way to move my body, but the more I stepped on my mat, the more connected I felt with myself and with this deeply rooted practice.
I deliver these practices I’ve learned from those who’ve taught before me in a way that is joyous, unique and with a loving heart. It is an honor to be a yoga teacher, and I believe in the roots of this practice knowing that it allows us to cultivate a higher sense of self and connection on and off the mat.
where I’ve taught
Soulshine Yoga Studio
Old Wethersfield, CT
Afterglow Yoga Studio
Hartford, CT
Sweet Lotus Yoga Studio
Vernon, CT
Sacred Machine Yoga Studio
South Portland, ME
Rooted Heart Yoga & Wellness
Denver, CO
Tobyoga
Vernon, CT
TrueBody Yoga
Vernon, CT
CERTIFICATIONS
Courageous Yoga Space
300 Hour Embodied Justice: Yoga Teacher Training
January – May 2023
Hari-Om Yoga School
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
October 2016
YOGA TEACHER TRAINER (YTT) EXPERIENCE
Rooted Heart Yoga & Wellness
Spring 2022 – 200 Hour YTT
Assistant Teacher: “Becoming the Teacher”, Sequencing, Yoga Sutras, Mantras and Chanting, Pranayama, etc.
Rooted Heart Yoga & Wellness
Spring 2021 – 200 Hour YTT
Assistant Teacher: “Becoming the Teacher” & Sequencing
MY TEACHERS
Stephanie Paolini – 3Bridges Yoga
Jun Lee – Tao Yoga Collective
Hady Rasid – Rooted Heart Yoga & Wellness
Toby – Tobyoga
Jordan Smiley – Courageous Yoga
Sarah Blondin
Prasad Ragnekar
Kaya Mindlin
MY FAVORITE BOOKS
The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran
The Radiance Sutras by Lorin Roche
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Sri Swami Satchidananda
The Key Poses of Yoga by Ray Long
Myths of Light by Joseph Campbell
The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Heart Minded by Sarah Blondin
Indian Mythology by Devdutt Pattanaik
Yoga Mythology by Devdutt Pattanaik