Hana Raftery
yoga teacher | M.S. in occupational therapy | online & in-person offerings for women healing from burnout | based in Palo Alto, California
I am a yoga teacher with an M.S. in Occupational Therapy.
I work with women healing from burnout and longing for a deeper sense of aliveness in their life.
I especially love working with moms, neurodivergent folks, and people with sensory processing sensitivities.
Restore your nervous system.
Realign with the rhythms of your body and the natural world.
Reconnect to your innate creative aliveness.
My clients are seeking relief from the physical, mental, and emotional impacts of chronic overwhelm and overstimulation (i.e. burnout).
Some of the signs your nervous 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
My clients are longing to feel more ALIVE in their "one wild and precious life." -to quote the one and only Mary Oliver, of course
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, 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.
At the end of the day, what I am most interested in is our connection to the creative life force (eros, shakti, creativity, vitality, nature, spirit, whatever you want to call it is fine with me!) and anything and everything that brings us closer to that feeling of actually being ALIVE in this lifetime. Thank you for being here!
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 women, moms, and those in 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 use a variety of personalized healing modalities including yoga, breathwork, ayurvedic wisdom, and the Safe and Sound Protocol to support your nervous system to begin to recover from the impacts of burnout.
