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About Rachel

Yoga found me in the late 90s.

From my very first class, it felt like coming home — a remembering. A reawakening. A few years later, heartbreak led me all the way to India. It was there — in the colour, the chaos, and the chant-filled air — that yoga took root in my heart. I knew then that I was meant to teach.

I grew up in a beautiful village in the UK, surrounded by fields, stories, and a quiet connection to the land. In 1999, I came to Australia seeking sunshine and adventure — little did I know it would become my true home. With a background in sports coaching, I was originally drawn to the physical practice of yoga. It's been one of life’s sweetest surprises that I now find myself a dedicated chanter, kirtan player, and Sanskrit geek. What began as movement has become devotion.

When I returned from India, I completed my first teacher training with Katie Rose in 2007, and my path has been evolving ever since — a living, breathing practice of āsana, mantra, meditation, chanting, Ayurvedic cooking, and the sacred art of gathering.

In 2011, I felt a strong desire to bridge my two worlds — yoga and therapy. At the time, I was working as a counsellor in the community. One afternoon, I googled “yoga therapy” and landed on a teacher who would change the course of my life — Dr. N. Chandrasekaran. I enrolled in his 3.5-year postgraduate diploma in Yoga Therapy, and have continued studying with him ever since, returning to India most years to keep learning.

I’m deeply devoted to the Krishnamacharya lineage, and I study Vedic chanting weekly with my teacher Sally Riddell. I love how yoga philosophy has traditionally been shared orally teacher to student, voice to voice, heart to heart. There’s something in this experiential learning that connects me deeply to the spirit of the practice and the devotion that lives inside it.

These days I live on the Far South Coast of NSW with my husband Mick and our three very loved dachshunds — Poppy, Chloe and Stella. Life here is grounded and sweet: beach walks, veggie gardens, and meals cooked straight from the earth.

I’m a connector. I love to gather and to co-create the divine mood with others through breath, movement, sound, and stillness. I believe we all carry the key to freedom within us. My commitment — to myself and to you — is to play and dance our way there, through breath-centric movement, mantra, ritual, and rest.

When I’m not teaching from my home studio in Long Beach, I teach weekly yoga classes on Tuesdays and Fridays at the beautiful Soul Tribe Yoga studio in Batemans Bay. I also run healing retreats on my property and lead sacred travel journeys to India, Bali, and Europe. I offer advanced teacher trainings, and mentoring for yoga teachers ready to step into their voice with depth and authenticity.

For over 20 years, I’ve also worked as a counsellor, supporting people through addiction recovery, anxiety, burnout, grief, and the longing for deeper meaning. My work is relational, embodied, and inclusive. I see the whole person — not just the story, but the threads that connect us to lineage, culture, community, and heart.

I’m also the founder of THE BECOMING  an online collective for teachers who long to walk this path with sincerity, steadiness, and soul. Together we gather for satsang, mantra, and mentoring — a living, breathing space for teachers to grow as wisdom keepers.

I’m happiest barefoot on the earth, salt in my hair, chanting sacred sounds into the wind. I can’t wait to gather with you. My heart already knows what’s possible when we meet. And the team who will be holding you — hand-picked for their devotion and gifts — is ready to welcome you with open arms.

Let’s begin.

Yoga Teacher • Yoga Therapist • Āyurvedic Lifestyle Consultant • Professional Counsellor
 

Qualifications

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga Therapy (2011)

  • Yoga Teacher Training (2007)

  • Āyurvedic Lifestyle Consultant & Āyurvedic Treatments (2014)

  • Diploma in Counselling and Group Work (2004)

  • Graduate Diploma in Relationship Counselling (2008)

  • Certificate IV in Workplace Training & Assessment

  • Compassionate Inquiry with Dr. Gabor Maté (2023)

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