HELLO

We are Rachael and Melissa - the faces behind Breath Body Earth Yoga School.

Breath Body Earth is a Yoga-Alliance Certified Yoga School and platform for expression and connection.

Born out of a strong desire to make a change in the world and bring a platform of expression to all voices, BBE is focused on providing both in-person and online trainings that awaken your inner power.

Through philosophy, practice, and self-inquiry, we encourage you to look beyond your patterns of conditioning and begin the journey to discover who you truly are.

Read about our approach here.

Rachael

500hr E-RYT

Founder

Embodiment Coach, Somatic Educator, Birth and Postnatal Doula

After experiencing traumatic events in my teen years, I was left disconnected, disembodied, and disempowered. In the years that followed I found myself confronted by a healing force that had existed deep inside me all along, it just required that I connect with an intelligence I had no idea existed; the intelligence of my body. Through dance, somatic practices, yoga, meditation, and study, I have found my way back to my self again, and again. Life is full of experiences of all qualities and textures, some more dense and difficult than others. What I have learnt, and what I endeavor to share, is how to create tools that help us exist in both light and dark without resistance. The path of yoga has helped me to meet myself exactly as I am, in a space where I have ultimate authority over my decisions. I am here to share this path with you all, in hope that you will find new freedoms and invite others to also find theirs.

Melissa

500hr E-RYT

Founder

Sound Healer, Meditation Guide, Thai Yoga & Mayan Abdominal Massage Therapist

Yoga and meditation, alongside spiritual teachings from different parts of the world have impacted my relationships, my sense of ‘Self’ and my perception of Life in such a way that I feel passionate about sharing these practices and teachings with others. I am grateful and honoured to have the opportunity to co-create spaces where everyone can feel safe and where we can explore big questions like ‘What is life?’, ‘What is death?’, ‘What are we?’ - without looking for answers but simply resting together in the silence these questions evoke. On a practical level I am also very interested in how our spiritual endeavours can enable us to contribute to a more peaceful world. I have found sharing simple practices and healing modalities to contribute to this.

Facilitators

Meet Emilie and Izzy, our facilitators in training.

They are an intergral part of the school and will be regularly supporting us at trainings and retreats.

500hr RYT, Enneagram Expert, Mindfulness Educator

Emilie Street

Hi my name is Emilie! I am 500-hr certified yoga and mindfulness teacher currently living in Little Rock, Arkansas. I came to yoga six years ago as an exercise alternative to running. At the time, I was living in Bocas del Toro, a series of islands off the Caribbean coast of Panama. The home I was living in was water-locked, and because there was nowhere to run, I picked up yoga as a stationary form of exercise I could do from my deck each day. During this time, I was also lucky enough to meet Melissa Coton, Breath Body Earth Co-Founder and my first ever yoga teacher. Little did I know that yoga would become so much more than exercise. Practicing yoga awakened something within me. Up to that point in my life, I had been “living in the head,” paying little attention to my body other than to try and make it “look good.” Yoga taught me to connect with my body on both a physical and emotional level, and it brought me back into a relationship with God and spirituality that I had long since abandoned. Since that time my yoga practice has continued to evolve, and today, my work with students goes beyond the physical aspect of yoga to incorporate elements of embodiment, self-inquiry, and meditation. My 300-hr with Breath Body Earth gave me the courage to branch out of teaching only asana, and I have since begun leading workshops and writing blogs on topics related to yoga, spirituality, and mindfulness. My greatest hope as a teacher is to offer my students a space where they feel safe to listen to their bodies and safe to be themselves. I feel so privileged and grateful to have the opportunity to support the growth of a yoga school that has meant so much to my development as a teacher and to work with Rachael, Melissa, and Izzy—all three of whom have left their own special mark on my life and my yoga journey.

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500hr RYT, Trauma-informed Somatic & Mindfulness Educator

Isabella Holder

Hey, I’m Izzy. I offer trauma-informed yoga, somatic, and mindfulness, with a focus on supporting mental health and body confidence. I'm currently based in Nottingham, UK. How did I get here? After battling with anorexia, hydrocephalus, and a brain tumour, that all reached critical points very quickly in my early 20’s to mid 20’s, the trajectory of my life completely changed. The discovery and exploration of mindfulness, yoga, and somatics supported my recoveries in ways that are beyond words. I became a gal on a mission and dreamed of creating spaces where no-one would have to feel alone in their struggles. I wanted to share the deeply healing practices that had supported me in my various recoveries, and to offer the support and healing spaces that I wish had been more available. I am now dedicated to creating safe, brave, and compassionate spaces for people to remember that they are enough, to heal their relationship with their bodies, and make friends with their mind. I love weaving together the ancient wisdom and philosophy of yoga with contemporary science. I’m very passionate about how our practice can support us to heal our relationship with the earth and how it can remind us of all the essential parts of life that we have lost, including the sacred remembering of our interconnected nature and who we really are. I’m currently starting to offer more spaces for women to connect more deeply to this remembering, to the wisdom of their bodies, to the earth, and to each other. I first met Melissa in 2022 on an absolutely magical weekend retreat (with Alice/Self Evolution Coach) in the UK. I instantly felt a sense of trust and fell in love with Melissa’s energy, her approach to yoga, and the way she held the space. It felt like her teachings had all come at exactly the right time on my journey, so I continued to join her offerings online. When Melissa mentioned that she was holding a 300YTT in Hawai’i, I knew instantly that I needed to be there. My mind came up with many reasons and exscuses why I shouldn’t do this, but I followed my intuition and made it happen. Spending a month with Rachael and Melissa and 7 other incredible women in Hawai’i was completely life changing. The training supported me to connect to the philosophy of yoga and my spirituality on a much deeper level. As someone who has been a bit of a nerd for the scientific side of things, I knew that I was very ready to connect to the practice on this deeper and essential level. I have never been in such a loving, accepting and healing space as our time at Earth Song in Hawai’i. I fell in love with their truly holistic and relatable approach to the practice. I could feel the true power of yoga and it’s potential not only for our individual healing and wellbeing, but for its potential to ease so much collective suffering for all beings and to create a more loving world. I knew in my heart that I needed to continue this journey with Rachael & Melissa/BBE, and so I have followed this feeling to continue training with them and share their mission for a more loving and peaceful world.

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