Practice with Rachel

Fifteen years ago, when I first stepped into the world of teaching yoga, everything felt so different. Back then, yoga in the Western...

As a yoga teacher, I've seen firsthand how powerful it can be to step away from the chaos of daily life and reconnect with the natural...

As a yoga teacher, I'm often asked whether hot yoga helps with weight loss. It's a common question because many people are drawn to hot...

There is a profound connection between sleep and well-being, especially concerning the wisdom of yoga. As a yoga teacher, I've witnessed...

I have been teaching yoga for a long time. During that time I have seen the struggles and notable changes in my students. I would like to...

Recently I asked on a social media platform: Do you need to be spiritual to meditate? The answers on my poll came in NO. Although...

There are so many stretching techniques for improving flexibility that it may cause confusion about which to execute and what works best...

Happy New Year! We all start with great intentions and the desire for a clean slate. Most of the time, our resolutions are not realistic,...

From the moment our eyes open, we are inundated with distractions. It is mind-boggling how many conversations and multi-tasking we are...

It has been a while since I wrote. To be honest, I have had no desire or motivation to do much in the last few months. In the early days...

Yoga brings us peace of mind and makes us feel good. We are aware of the many benefits that yoga provides, to name a few: stress...

Here we are in October already! With Thanksgiving around the bend, it is a reminder to reflect on what we are grateful for in our lives....

These days we are all feeling heated within, either it's about the pandemic, inequalities, dividedness, politics, or finances, the list...

As humans we suffer when our attention is locked on painful thoughts, we are worried about the future, or thinking about what we should...

The human body has always fascinated me. It is so complex and amazing. My passion is to understand its many special super powers and to...

I have learned many lessons through my life. As I get older I have really taken the concept of time much more seriously. Time seems to...

We are at the beginning of the end as Covid bans start to lift and life starts to open for us again. Some of us are feeling optimistic...

Anxiety is not something that is new in my life, since I was a teenager I have had to cope with it. It's funny, most people do not really...

Some days, maybe most days lately, I am having a hard time staying positive. It is truly a form of an emotional rollercoster I can easily...

If you are anything like me, you know there is something special about picking up your yoga mat and getting ready for class. As you...