About Me
My name is Rachel Sandage.
I am 37 years old, born and raised in Houston, TX in the US, and have been living in Copenhagen with my husband, our two cats, and our twin daughters for nearly 8 years. The pleasures of life I enjoy most, besides yoga, include quality time with friends/family, gardening, travel, music, arts, and nature.
I also love to laugh and not take myself too seriously!
I graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelors degree in
Hotel & Restaurant Management, with an emphasis in Event Planning. Thus, my professional background is found in management within hotels, restaurants, and event venues. This is where my love grew for creating enjoyable and meaningful experiences for others.
My experience as yoga teacher began over 8 years ago, while my practice of yoga started about 12 years ago.
During these years, I have learned more deeply about the Vinyasa, Hatha, and Yin styles. I enjoy the balance of working with flowing, dynamic movement, strong, powerful alignment work, and calming, meditative deep-release. Every style seeks support from the body's breath and the mind's intention to maintain the practice of presence and contentment.
Before and after becoming a mother to my twins in 2024, I learned even more deeply how much yoga can support during such a tremendous transition in life. It helped me maintain strength, flexibility, stamina, and to ride the waves of emotion (and hormones!) throughout my pregnancy. It also significantly prepared me, both phsyically and mentally, for the challenges of recovery due to a 24-hour labor, eventual cesarean section, and intense introduction to motherhood with two little infants. Of course not every day is sunshine and daisies in the life of being a parent, but yoga practice helps me more naturally revert to the healthy habits and methods to regulate my nervous system and reset when needed.
It is important to me that yoga is accessible and enjoyable to every body, no matter their ability, disability, flexibility, age, or size. Depending on the style, my classes provide energy and strength or calm and relaxation.
I focus on integrating movement, breath, and meditation to achieve a feeling of overall physical and emotional wellness.
Experience & Training
200-hr Yoga Teacher Training in
Power Vinyasa (Baron Baptiste method)
from BIG Power Yoga (Houston, TX)
February - June 2018
50-hr Yin Yoga Teacher Training
from Angela-Jervis Read
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
March 2021
80-hr Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training (with additional Pelvic Floor Health Training)
Bliss Baby Yoga
(Online)
2026
Plus over 8 years (1000+ hours)
teaching experience of group classes,
private lessons, workshops, retreats, and events.