Since an introduction to yoga in college, Rachel has been exploring the depths of her personal yoga practice. She journeyed into the Costa Rican jungle to complete her first teacher training in 2015 and then went on to study at Vira Bhava Yoga in Nevada City, where she received her 500-hour certification in 2018. In 2022, she completed another 300-hour teacher training, Embrace Yoga’s Roots, with Susanna Barkataki, learning about yoga’s cultural history and connections with accessibility and social justice.
Rachel is a Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance and holds a certification as a Continuing Education Provider. When not practicing or teaching yoga, Rachel works as a biologist and environmental planner for forest health and renewable energy projects throughout the Western U.S. Rachel has called Truckee home for over 10 years, and loves to hike, run, ski, paddle, and travel with her fiancée and their adventure pup.
Rachel is honored and grateful to support the Center for Health team and our beautiful community by expanding yoga and wellness programming for the Truckee-Tahoe region. She teaches locally at Tahoe Yoga and Wellness Center, Spirit Rebel Collective, Truckee Sanitary District, and the Tahoe Forest Center for Health. Here at the Center for Health, Rachel's offerings include: monthly yoga classes for cancer patients and caregivers, monthly free classes for hospital staff, monthly free community classes, and private yoga classes.
To sign up or hear more about the yoga classes offered at the Center for Health, give us a call at 530-587-3769!
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