Certified Yoga Therapist
Rachel holds a BA with Honours in Applied Linguistics from the University of Victoria and an MA in International Education from the SIT Graduate Institute. She was certified as a yoga teacher in 2011 at Pilgrimage of the Heart Yoga in San Diego, and completed her Yoga Therapy Certification with Functional Synergy in March, 2022. Rachel also holds an Advanced Certification in Rest and Revitalization Sleep Meditation, and has completed the First Level Brain and Sensory Foundations course. She is registered as a Certified Yoga Therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists. In her private practice, she works with groups and individuals with chronic pain and a wide range of other health conditions.
Rachel provides yoga therapy for a variety of physical and mental health conditions. Her main areas of work include anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, chronic pain, and stress/ burnout. She uses a combination of rehabilitative movement, restorative yoga, breath work, Yoga Nidra/ Sleep Meditation, and other modalities.
Rachel is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists.
Born and raised in British Columbia, Canada, Rachel has lived in San Diego for the past 20 years. In addition to practicing yoga and meditation, she enjoys hiking, running, reading books, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Everyone deserves tools that empower them to improve how they feel. Yoga is a rich resource of such tools, which allows each individual to build a personal practice that supports their needs, exactly as they are. I believe that this individualized approach and empowerment of the practitioner are what make yoga therapy such a powerful addition to healing spaces.
