Hana Raftery
Yoga Teacher | Life Coach | M.S. in Occupational Therapy
Online & In-Person. Based in the California Bay Area.
I am a yoga teacher and life coach with an M.S. in Occupational Therapy.
I specialize in supporting teens and adults with sensory sensitivities to experience less burnout and more creative flow.
Begin to heal your nervous system from the impacts of chronic overwhelm and overstimulation (i.e., burnout).
Set up your life and career in a way that allows your sensitivity and creativity to be felt and expressed.
My clients are...
1. People seeking relief from the physical, mental, and emotional impacts of chronic sensory overwhelm and overstimulation (i.e., burnout). Some of the signs your sensitive system is overloaded:
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digestive issues and changes in appetite
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sleep problems
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fatigue
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chronic pain flare-ups
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hypersensitivity or numbness
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low libido
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anxiety and mood changes
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feeling of disconnection in relationships
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lack of motivation, focus, inspiration, and creativity
2. Highly sensitive and neurodivergent teens and adults looking for a more fulfilling and sustainable home, work, school, and family life.
3. Creative entrepreneurs (yoga teachers, holistic healers, artists, etc.) growing their own business in a way that works for their unique nervous system needs.
My work combines my lived experience of mothering, entrepreneurship, healing from burnout and navigating life with sensory sensitivities, plus my 15+ years of practice and advanced studies in yoga, ayurveda, breathwork, reiki energy healing, meditation, life coaching, occupational therapy, polyvagal theory, mental health, teen wellness, pre and postnatal care, sensory processing science, and trauma-informed somatic healing. I am also a certified Safe and Sound Protocol Provider, an evidence-based therapeutic listening program designed to help you think, feel, and connect better through nervous system regulation. You can read more about my background and education HERE.
In our work together you can expect to...
1. Begin to heal your nervous system from chronic sensory overwhelm and overstimulation (i.e., burnout).
Burnout is what happens when our nervous systems are exposed to chronic overwhelm and overstimulation. When our nervous systems get overloaded in this way, there are physiological and psychological symptoms such as:
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Digestive issues and changes in appetite
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Sleep problems
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Fatigue
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Chronic pain flare-ups
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Hypersensitivity or numbness
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Low libido
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Feeling of disconnection in relationships
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Lack of motivation, focus, inspiration, and creativity
NOTE: Burnout is not your fault. You aren’t "doing it" wrong. We live inside exploitative external systems like capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy that make it nearly impossible to get what we need for body systems to thrive (especially for marginalized bodies including neurodivergent folks and those with highly sensitive nervous systems). We are taking in 24 hour global news cycles, addictive social media feeds and fluorescent lights instead of morning sunlight, home cooked seasonal meals, and the nourishment of friendship. We live in isolated nuclear families and many of us don't have the support we need. We don't have time or space to process our emotions. In many cases, we are stuck working long hours in a role that doesn't allow us to express our creativity or offer our gifts to the world.
In our work together, we will first uncover your unique nervous system needs. Next, we will use a variety of personalized healing modalities including yoga, breathwork, and the Safe and Sound Protocol to support your nervous system to begin to recover from the impacts of chronic overwhelm and overstimulation.
2. Set up your life and career in a way that allows your sensitivity and creativity to be felt and expressed.
Highly sensitive and neurodivergent folks think and feel differently than the majority of folks, and need a lifestyle that reflects their nervous system needs. We will explore what life could look and feel like when your sensitivity is honored as the strength that it is, and your creative gifts are able to be expressed.
In our work together, we will uncover what a more fulfilling and sustainable home, work, school, and family life looks like for you and make an action plan to work towards this vision (with extra care for understanding your unique nervous system needs so you don't end up back in burnout).
