Rachel Jesien

After moving to New York City to pursue a career in Musical Theater and Dance, Rachel Jesien’s path changed dramatically when complications arose due to her Scoliosis. She came to the Yoga Union Center for Backcare and Scoliosis to find relief and improve her alignment. After being so positively influenced by Alison West and Deborah Wolk, she decided to turn her attention to a career in teaching with the hopes of spreading the newfound knowledge and clarity from her own practice. Rachel’s teaching focuses primarily on the individual needs of her students, both in group classes as well as private yoga lessons in Manhattan and New Jersey. She is a Yoga Union 200 hour RYT with certifications in both Backcare as well as Wall-Rope use. Rachel is also excited to become an Elise Browning-Miller certified Yoga teacher for Scoliosis. Her approach to teaching is incorporating all of the structural and subtle benefits to both Vinyasa and therapeutic classes. By applying her extensive dance and performing background as well as ever-curious attitude towards anatomy and therapy, Rachel constructs playful and integrated sequences that strive to promote joy and focus within all of her students. Follow Rachel on Facebook at Yoga with Rachel Jesien.