Today we’d like to introduce you to Rachel Posner.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
My path, post-undergrad, began in social services, which fairly quickly led to a master’s degree in counseling. From there, I became interested in somatics and the essential role the body plays in the therapeutic process. That awareness — and my lack of training around how to help people make that mind/body connection — led to more training, first in yoga and then in yoga therapy, which became the container that held it all together.
For years, I brought those studies into my teaching and practice. But the real turning point came in 2016, when I discovered neuroscience as a bridge between Eastern practice and modern science. Suddenly I had the why behind everything I’d been teaching intuitively. That changed how I work.
Since then, I’ve been offering therapeutic experiences that weave neuroscience, psychology, and contemplative practice — with an emphasis on strengthening the relationship between body and mind. Today that looks like one-on-one yoga therapy, Somatic Immersion programs, professional training for practitioners, and retreats.
The through-line across all of it: I am not the expert of the person in front of me. I’m simply facilitating an experience that helps them access their own inner wisdom. And when we do that, we’re better able to sit with discomfort and navigate the stressors and conflicts of life from a place of calm and intelligence rather than anxiety and fear.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Honestly, it has been a pretty smooth road — long and sort of circuitous, but pretty smooth.
It took years of following genuine curiosity — through social services, school counseling, nature-based guiding, yoga, yoga therapy, neuroscience — to get to what I’m offering now. But I could always see a thread taking me from point A to point B. I never had a master plan. I was simply following my curiosity and trusting that it would keep making me and my work better. And it did.
The struggle for me has always been in business development versus what I think of as the actual work. Finding my people, getting the word out there, marketing — that’s the hard part. The actual work I do with my students and clients is totally energizing. I never feel burned out from doing work I love. It’s the stuff I do in service of the work I love that tires me out. When I remember that, it helps me reframe the obstacle.
There’s a David Whyte quote I absolutely love: “The antidote to exhaustion is not rest. It’s wholeheartedness.” It helps me remember to be deliberate about which business-building activities I take on and why — and to be very careful about the “shoulds.”
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I offer individual yoga therapy, a Somatic Immersion program, professional training for wellness practitioners, international retreats, an online yoga and meditation membership, and corporate wellness presentations on topics like stress management, emotional regulation, and work/life balance.
What sets me apart is a framework I’ve developed over decades of practice — five pillars that form the foundation of everything I do: nervous system regulation, self-compassion, deep listening, somatic parts work, and deep imagery. Together, they create a non-prescriptive, client-centered approach that allows me to work across a wide spectrum of human experience — from stress, anxiety, and trauma healing to self-compassion and gratitude.
I’m known for taking an individualized approach and meeting people where they are. I’m not here to prescribe or fix — I’m here to facilitate and support. That distinction matters because it centers the client as the one with the wisdom and the power.
What I’m most proud of is the relationships and the long-term community connections. The students who have been practicing with me for years. And honestly — the simplicity of it. Helping people suffer less and live more engaged, connected lives isn’t complicated. It’s not always easy, but it’s deeply rewarding. It simply requires presence, curiosity, and a willingness to follow the thread.
What does success mean to you?
Success, for me, is when work and life align with my values. When I can feel good about what I’m doing and how I’m doing it.
It’s also about reciprocity. I need to be getting back what I’m putting in — and in my work, that happens in more ways than one. Yes, some of it is financial. But I’m also nourished by the relationships I have with my clients, and by the creativity I bring to the work itself — whether that’s developing a new course, writing a newsletter, or designing a retreat experience. There’s a lot of creativity in this work, and it genuinely feeds me.
So I measure success on two tracks: the impact I’m having on others, and how that impact is serving me in return. When both of those are humming, that’s success.
Pricing:
- I have a lot of different offerings. Pricing starts as low as $9 for a short self-paced course and goes up to $260o for an international retreat.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.rachelposner.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RachelPosnerYogaTherapy
