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Rachel was raised as a citizen of the world, born in Japan and spending her childhood across Europe and North America. Interacting with a multitude of diversity in culture and environment bred a deep love for consciousness exploration, nature, and connecting people together. She is a Karuna and Usui Reiki Grand Master, sound healer, and passionate Yoga Teacher certified as a 500hr RYT with Yoga Alliance, E-RYT 200, YACEP, learning from Himalayan Masters in the Yoga Capital of the world- Rishikesh, India. She loves guiding beginners and seasoned yoga students back home to their center.
She has lead over 50 retreats nationally and internationally from intimate yoga groups to corporate teams of 200+ guests. Rachel’s passion continues to ignite by getting people out of their day-to-day life and connected back to the nature in some of the most incredible locations on the planet.
Hosting retreats since 2018 and working with large organizations such as WeWork and Spotify inspired her to take things a step further than just getting people together in the great outdoors, but to create lasting change throughout corporate business structure through environmental and sustainability education.
Rachel and her family are currently protecting over 500 acres of Primary Rainforest through their non-profit, Global Sustainability Collective, near their home in the most biologically intense place on earth, the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica.
Currently, Rachel hosts asana classes, private Reiki, sound healing sessions, 50-hour, and 100-hour Nada Yoga courses in Rishikesh, India with Himalayan Academy of Sound.
REIKI LINEAGE
Dr. Mikao Usui - Dr. Chujiro Hayashi - Mrs. Hawayo Hiromi Takata
Dr. William Hauw Chen Shiung - Dr. N. K. Sharma & Dr Savita Sharma
Dr. Kanta Nagpal - Dr. Punnu Wasu - Rachel Ocean
YOGA History
I’ll never forget my first asana class. I was a wild-spirited 8 year old with loads of energy and an open mind, ready to explore the world. I walked into a community center ready to tackle each posture with power and force. But when we got to savasana and the teacher gently placed a penny on my forehead… my external world stopped and this silent, internal flame lit.
I continued my yoga journey through college, but was mainly focused on the physical dimension of the practice. It wasn’t until sustaining an injury after marathon running that my true path to inner yoga began. Each exercise that my physical trainer prescribed was something I had found through yoga before. When my body demanded rest, I was catapulted inward and began to truly understand the full yogic path— far beyond what asana alone can bring.
I completed my first 200 hour training at Bella Vida Yoga in Florida, USA and continued my studies with my 300 hour training at Yoga Vidya Mandiram in Rishikesh, India. I am forever grateful for the blend of Western and Eastern perspectives that my teachers have gifted me over the years. Since then, I have spent over 500 additional hours in specialized trainings across the world, honing my craft to better serve my community.
