Yoga Privates

Rachel has worked with many private clients to help them create a practice designed to meet their unique needs.  Whether you are new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner, personalized sessions can help you to meet your goals within the comfort of your own home and on your own timetable.

Rachel can help you:

~ start your practice right. Beginners will gain a solid foundation and understanding of yoga basics that will allow them to enter a classroom setting with ease.

~ deepen your practice. More seasoned practitioners can deepen their energetic and anatomical integration of asana, gaining the tools necessary to advance their practice to the next level.

~ injury management: adapt your practice to work with your body’s unique needs.

~ develop an independent home or traveling practice.

Yoga At Work

Rachel is available to come into your workspace and create a specially designed class for your community’s particular needs.  Address common issues found on the job, including:

~ tight shoulders and neck – areas commonly stressed by computer use

~ low back pain: stretch and strengthen the back and core to counteract long stretches of sitting

~ anxiety and mental stress

~ work to cultivate focus and relaxation

Yoga for Actors

After earning her MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, Rachel taught actors as such prestigious conservatories as NYU’s Tisch School for the Arts (MFA and undergrad), the Stella Adler Conservatory, Columbia University’s MFA program, and the Public Theatre Shakespeare Lab.  Her experience as an instructor,  performer, and director have given her unique insight into the needs of performing artists.

Rachel can help you:

~  use yoga to prepare for performance.  Develop a personalized warm up to target your particular needs.

~ apply yogic techniques to soothe anxiety and develop concentration.

~ target your own instrument’s particular needs in order to free the voice, free the body, and develop physical accessibility

~ combine physical and vocal techniques to ground the voice in the body and expand your range of expression