Rachel Eisenstat Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, California, United States

Somatic Therapist Trainee under licensed supervision. Currently taking new clients for 50-minute somatic psychotherapy sessions. Sliding scale.

•Works 1:1 with clients in person as well as virtually• Develops personalized somatic skills with clients to help them feel more safe, capable, embodied and present• Helps clients clarify short and long-term goals and set daily, and weekly attainable steps to actualize said goals while holding them accountable •Incorporates holistic nutrition and herbalism to help clients create a state of health if applicable to personal goals• Educates clients on how to regulate their own nervous system’s stress response, increase interoception, and emotional intelligence• Aids clients to feel safe and welcomed to explore their inner world through breath, meditation, movement and inquiry • Guides clients into their body’s sensation, to learn how they feel as they occupy different parts of themselves, assisting them to live more embodied and connected• Helps clients understand and process sensation, thoughts, beliefs, and values in order to live a more fulfilling integrated life

Ciis

Group processing, support, and advocacy for MA Somatic Psychology students.

Certified Journey Dance Guide taught by creator and founder Toni Bergins• Curates mindful dance experiences with groups of individuals of all ages•Helps individuals find presence in their own body and connect to their creative movement through music, movement cues, and emotional guidance• Facilitates an hour+ movement experience, focusing on breath, movement, expression and support • Emphasizes connection to ones own body and ability to feel emotions in an uninhibited way• Honed own musical and dance skills through movement studies (500hrs+)

Claremont, California

Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher: YTT 300 hrs• Taught beginner yoga bi-monthly to women living at a treatment center in Pomona, California• Used knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and psychology to ensure a safe environment• Created relaxed classes, focusing on awareness, compassion as well as muscle engagement, and breath work• Women reported to feel more relaxed and rejuvenated after class• Educated in courses of Social Justice and Yoga from trauma informed specialist to aid in facilitation of Yoga• Created a senior thesis on Yoga for Social Justice and Change, focusing on the history of Yoga, current clinical research, and personal anecdotal experience

Uvita, Costa Rica

• Studied herbalism at a permaculture farm at Punta Mona, Costa Rica• In depth intensive of Northeastern and Costa Rican herbal medicine• Intro to botany, and clinical herbal medicine administration• Worked with over 100 plants to treat acute and chronic symptoms for over 50 patients at a weeks clinic in Quepos, Costa Rica; took vitals, kept personal patient files, and administered internal and topical herbal medicine

Pomona California

Volunteered weekly at a Women’s Treatment Center to facilitate creative art projects• Worked within a group of four students from Pitzer College• Created a three year art curriculum focusing on the benefits of creativity and connection• Conducted weekly two hour art projects, weaving in therapeutic components such as mindfulness, intentions, and gratitude• Many women reported looking forward to the class, having fun, with a high return rate each week

Master'S Degree, Somatic Pschotherapy

Somatic Coaching Certificate

• Study of how to work somatically with the nervous system to create lasting postive change and release held emotional and physical.

Health Coach, Health Coaching

•Holistic Health Coach certification • Completed courses in interpersonal coaching dynamics, functional nutrition, dietary theories, food.

Bachelor'S Degree, Somatic Psychology

• Self designed major. Established first Somatic Psychology Major at Pitzer College • Created an integrated education in combining.

Yoga Teacher 200Hr