Introduction

Specialties

Training & Certifications

Additional Studies

Rachael Sage is a practitioner and teacher of yoga, meditation, and intuitive healing through Tarot and energy work. A seeker of the mystical and meditative since childhood, she began studying the arts of yoga and Tarot in earnest during a period of intense isolation and depression while living abroad in 2004.

This intuitive and self-affirming approach to healing is at the root of Rachael’s teaching style, which she began developing during her first yoga teacher training at Dharma Yoga Austin in 2011. During this training with her teachers Keith Kachtick and Camilla Figueroa, Rachael also learned the tools of mindfulness and awareness-based movement and stillness practices rooted in Buddhist lineage and was introduced to the therapeutic practices of Yin yoga, Restorative yoga, and Thai Yoga Massage.

Yoga, meditation, intuition and creativity have always flowed together in Rachael’s personal practices of meditative movement, art, and poetry, and she loves sharing healing practices through an integrated lens. Ultimately, Rachael believes that each of us contains within us what is needed to heal, and that the application of different practices and lenses can offer enhanced insight into our own unique healing journey. She is committed to offering yoga in a way that provides tools for healing, nourishing, grounding and rest that students can draw upon in any moment in their lives off the mat. She strives to create safe and welcoming spaces through trauma‐informed practices, encouragement of self‐inquiry, and validation of all bodies and experiences.

Mindfulness‐based yoga & meditation ● Trauma‐informed yoga ● Yin & Restorative Yoga ● Yoga Nidra (aka yogic sleep) ● Embodied energetics & intuitive practices ● Integrated practices for well-being in body, mind, and spirit

Certifications:

● Yoga Teacher Certification, 200‐hour. Dharma Yoga, Austin TX (Keith Kachtick, Camilla Figueroa). August 2011.
● Advanced Yoga Teacher Certification, 100‐hours. Dharma Yoga, Austin TX (Keith Kacktick). April 2013.
● Advanced Yoga Teacher Certification, 500‐hour. Twist Yoga, Edmonds WA (Jen Mitchell, Janell Hartman). June 2016.
● Yoga Teacher Certification, 200‐hour. Sangha Yoga, Seattle WA (Heather Falkin). July 2020.

Additional Trainings & CEUs:

● Trauma‐Informed Yoga for Youth w/ Street Yoga & Hala Khouri (2014)
● Trauma‐Informed Yoga for Teachers w/ Yoga Behind Bars & Rosa Vissers and Jess Frank (2018)
● Yoga for Teens w/ Next Generation Yoga & Mackenzie Studebaker (2017 & 2018)
● Yin Yoga & Restorative Yoga w/ Janell Hartman (2014)
● Yoga Nidra w/ Michele Hausman (2016)
● Embodied Chakras w/ Seane Corn (2015)
● Vedic Thai Yoga Massage w/ Camilla Figueroa (2011) & Mukti (2015)

… & more

● Buddhist meditation practice series with Kelly Lindsey, Senior Staff Teacher of Yoga Studies Institute & Dharma Yoga Austin, 16+ weeks.
● Personal studies in Buddhist meditation, yogic & tantric arts with Michael Hewett, Founder of Vessel Yoga Academy.
● Women’s Shamanic Circle and continued personal studies with Cosetta Romani, Founder of Pura Vita Yoga.
● Reiki Practitioner Trainings (Usui, I-III), Northwest Healing Studio.
● 20+ years personal study of Tarot work, intuitive practice, symbology, & embodied energetics.
● Undergraduate Studies: Gender & Women’s Studies, Creative Writing.