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Welcome to byrachelhope, a little corner of the internet where movement, words, reflection, & creativity come together. Whether you've found your way here through yoga, poetry, or simple curiosity, I'm so glad you've made it.

I’m Rachel Hope- a certified RYT-200 + 150hr Yoga Instructor, Hudson Valley transplant, & girl who loves words & sharing her soul with strangers. Welcome to my blog, my poetry, my world, my business.

Okay, bear with me - I know this site has A LOT of images of me doing yoga & being all zen - & that is CERTAINLY one of my sides (& shining attributes). But it isn’t my only one…‍ ‍

Yoga found me about a decade ago. But words have had me since I can remember. I began writing poetry in elementary school (I have the published cringe-worthy anthology pieces to prove it), got all angsty in my teen years as one does, and ended up graduating from University of Central Florida with an Honors in the Major for Poetry & a Bachelors of the Arts in Creative Writing. I went to school to learn how to pour myself onto paper & I never looked back.

I find writing - putting it all down to paper - to be the most cathartic, beautiful, giving, healing, & terrifying things one can ever do with themselves. (Second most to public speaking, which is awful & yet I teach in front of a crowd & public speak for 60-minutes at a time multiple times a week for a living so there is that.) I hope you enjoy the writings you come across here. And if you don’t enjoy them, I hope you maybe at least resonate with them - that maybe, just maybe, they help you breathe a little easier.

& now the yoga of it all - I found yoga in 2016 when my husband’s military career moved our family overseas & the hustle and bustle of a foreign country & all the change that comes with a big move & 2 small kids is just too much. Maybe yoga found me (it does that, you know). Regardless, 7 years & a million “keep chasing your passions, baby” pep talks from my husband later, I began my YTT certification process & 350-hours later - here we are!

For those that are curious - I received my 200-hr Vinyasa & 50-hr Yin/Restorative certification from Stone Wave Yoga, & my 100-hr Hot 26 (Barkan) certification through Rooted Yoga. I teach regularly locally& LOVE IT, but decided it was time to ALSO bring the practice to people in an individual way.

You can still find me at Rooted Yoga Poughkeepsie & Wappingers Falls multiple times a week! But now I also offer Private Sessions, Virtual or in-person, Group Experience & Corporate Wellness through my business, byrachelhope! All information can be found under the YOGA tab on the menu.

In my free time I’m a house wife, a mother, a dog-mom, an herbalist, a painter, a wine enthusiast, a 90’s kid in an adult body, a little girl who loves fireflies & fireworks.

Whatever brought you here, I thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy & I honestly can’t wait to connect. Take a deep breath, let it all go & lay it all down, I’ve got shoulders for days.

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