Rachel Fearnley

Somatic Practitioner | Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator | Co-Founder of The Whole Health Project Rachel Fearnley is a certified somatic practitioner and trauma-informed breathwork facilitator with over 12 years of experience guiding women and facilitators into deeper embodiment, emotional clarity, and nervous system resilience. She has facilitated over 2,000 hours of private sessions and led 50+ international retreats and trainings across Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Professional Background

As co-founder of The Whole Health Project, Rachel co-created a Yoga Alliance-accredited 35-hour Trauma-Aware Breath Coach Training, supporting over 500 facilitators worldwide in integrating trauma-sensitive practices into breathwork, meditation, and yin yoga. Rachel’s work draws on training with leading educators in somatic therapy and nervous system regulation, including [Insert Teacher/Institute Names], and is grounded in her Embodied Breath Method™, a unique approach combining intentional breath practices, somatic processing, and nervous system repair. Her path into this work was shaped by a decade at sea as a professional yacht racer, where she learned firsthand how rhythm, regulation, and resilience are critical to human well-being—and what happens when they are ignored. Since transitioning into wellness in 2011, Rachel has dedicated her career to helping people return to their bodies, unshame their emotional landscapes, and reclaim their innate capacity for healing.

Philosophy & Approach

Rachel’s work is grounded in the belief that healing is not about striving but allowing. Her approach emphasizes slow embodiment, deep space-holding, and unshaming as pathways to liberation. She models this in her own life as a single mother raising a strong-willed daughter and prioritizing nervous system care over hustle culture. Her methods are non-clinical, trauma-informed, and designed to complement therapeutic and medical care. She does not offer formulas or perfection; instead, she holds space for the full spectrum of human experience—rage, tenderness, grief, joy—without polish or bypass. Her methods are rooted in rigorous self-inquiry, lived experience, and deep training in trauma-informed somatic practice.

Invitation

Rachel’s invitation is simple yet radical: relearn what it means to feel. Slow your mind. Come back into your body. Practice resting without guilt. Trust the signals that trauma taught you to mute. Speak your truth. Honour your capacity. Return to a life that feels real—not performative, not prescribed, just deeply and undeniably yours.