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Amy and Allie Middleton are the hosts of today’s podcast. Allie Middleton is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Author, Yoga Teacher & Certified Yoga Therapist. Allie’s focus has been to help with envisioning the future of Yoga and Yoga Therapy. Amy and Allie chat with Rachelle Pean a licensed social worker, LMSW. Rachelle tells us the journey of how she left her day job and became an entrepreneur who co-founded Root3d, a wellness space in Albany, New York for BIPOC people to heal. She also specializes in EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as it relates to trauma, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

They discuss creating safe spaces for BIPOC individuals, how to move from a regular day job to becoming a full-time yoga and wellness professional, Rachelle’s background, and the importance of listening to your deeper voice and admitting to yourself what you are feeling.

They talk about the following:

• Rachelle’s background and how she got started with Yoga
• The power of listening & feeling, for self and clients
• The turning point in Rachelle’s life/career
• Early steps Rachelle took to get to where she is today
• How Rachelle felt handing in her resignation and took the leap
• How Root3d began and the vision behind it
• Finding collaborators that share the same values
• How Rachelle continues to gain the confidence to move forward
• The importance of having safe spaces for black and brown people to heal

Today’s podcasts is sponsored by:  Optimal State

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Book mentioned in the podcast

Yoga Radicals: A Curated Set of Inspiring Stories from Pioneers in the Field by Allie Middleton launching on the 19^th of August 2021

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XSGX1QF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Meet Rachelle https://www.rachellepean.com/

Meet Allie https://alliemiddleton.com/

Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com