Rachel Blackman is a Somatic Coach, Educator &Trainer. She is also a Theatre Maker, Creativity Facilitator, Ritualist and Feldenkrais Practitioner.
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Her areas of specialism include creativity, embodied intelligence and supporting her clients towards longed for change at the level of neuroplasticity.
She runs a private practice working 1:1 and with groups and also works as a private consultant.
She trains coaches to work with embodied intelligence at The Somatic School and creates theatre as Stillpoint & Tiny Failures. Her private practice is Vibrantbody & Vibrant Being.
Rachel trained and worked as an actor in Australia before relocating to England - you may remember her as Chara in The Matrix films. Since re-locating her work began to focus around theatre making and somatic education. These two influences form the source material from which many of the tools she develops for the body oriented coaching context emerged.
Rachel's work is informed by over 20 years of hands on, clinical experience as a multidisciplinary body worker and professional facilitator. She has trained in many somatic coaching techniques, bodywork and somatic modalities including Feldenkrais and Comprehensive Resource Model. She has devoted many years to working with teachers who hold lineages of practice connected to Plant, Animal, Elemental and Ancestral medicines - including Sankan Usna at Onanya Joni, Dr. Daniel Foor at Ancestral Medicine & Dr Amber McZeal at Decolonising The Psyche.
Rachel’s work is continually evolving. She is passionate about continuing her education with current research and is fully insured. She is an accredited member of the ICF, Equity and The Feldenkrais Guild.
"A safe space filled with profound knowledge and gentle guidance on how to unlock parts of myself that were long forgotten. The results of some of those techniques blow my mind! So simple yet so profound!"
Ola - workshop participant
"I spend that hour between a state of physical bliss - and a kind of existential bliss, where I feel a simple but very deep gratitude for being alive and for receiving."
Caroline - client
"Time spent with Rachel is enlightening, healing and fun.
I would recommend her workshops to anyone and everyone"Harry - workshop participant
"I couldn't believe the instant, drastic change. It was phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal"
Jinni - workshop participant
"You are FOR REAL. From the heart and soul.
You gave me a space to consolidate the turning point I'm at.
Feel welcoming of life and that support is all around. So glad!"Kate - workshop participant