How it works
Discover new ways to elevate the quality of your life.
“Your thoughts, feelings and sensations are the waves of the ocean – coming and going. There are big strong waves and there are soft gentle waves; they are all water and all part of the ocean.” Rose-Marie Sorokin
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Self-Paced Learning
We know how busy people are therefore we tailor our courses in a way they can be done in your own pace. Individual lessons are kept short which helps with keeping track even if you have very short windows of time for learning.
Video Lessons
Our courses are video based. You can watch them at your own pace and come back to previous lessons whenever needed. Indyvidual videos are kept short to make learning as digestible as possible.
Wellbeing
Our courses are design to help people improve their well-being. They promote mental and physical health.
Dr Rachel Formella – founder and director of Mindful Raft
Meet Dr. Rachel Formella, a dedicated mindfulness teacher, meditation guide and breathing coach. With a wealth of experience and an academic background, Rachel combines expertise with a warm and approachable demeanour. Her work reflects a commitment to excellence. Rachel got her Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Trained Teacher Certificate from Oxford. Her MBCT teacher training curriculum was created at Oxford Mindfulness Centre which is part of the esteemed Oxford University and delivered by the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation. She also has PhD degree in animal science which showcase nerd part of her personality as well as compassion and empathy for all living beings. Rachel has vast experience in all sorts of education from teaching at University and presenting her work at scientific conferences, through leading breath work workshops to leading mindfulness courses. She has been working with adults, adolescents, children and even animals. With nearly two decades of teaching experience, Rachel has devoted her life to enhancing the well-being of others through mindful practices, meditation, and breath coaching. Her approach is secular, research-based, and firmly rooted in the neuroscience. She is ensuring that her teachings are professional, accessible and grounded in scientific understanding. Through her profound insights and compassionate guidance, she creates a nurturing environment for growth and self-discovery. Committed to improving the lives of those around her, Rachel inspires individuals to embrace mindfulness as a new way of being.
Online courses
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Mindful Breath
This course will teach you variety of breathing techniques. Breathing exercises can minimize stress & anxiety, help us fall asleep, manage our heart rate and blood pressure, improve digestion, stabilize our emotions and increase endurance or simply bring balance to our mind & body.
Biggest benefits coming from regular breathing exercises are:
- Learning how to affect nervous system in our advantage, balancing sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. Most importantly learning how to come back to relaxed state by stimulate our vagus nerve and activating parasympathetic nervous system.
- Strengthening and coordinating respiration muscles – the diaphragm and intercostal muscles located between our ribs.
- Improved, optimized gas exchange by balancing Oxygen and Carbon dioxide (CO2).
Duration
To be determined.
Availability
This is a self-paced course available to start at any moment.
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Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
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Duration
This course is divided into eight modules and is designed to go through it no faster than one module per week. You can go slower if you need to. It is not advised to rush throgh the course because experiential part is very important and each module requires at least a week of practice until we can move forward.
Availability
This course is offered twice a year.
Stay tuned for upcoming dates!
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Mindfulness can transform your life. Here’s what people are saying about my courses and collaborating with me:
