Rahshaana Green
Brooklyn, NY
After receiving her BA in Biophysical Chemistry from Dartmouth College and an MBA from University of Texas-Austin, Rahshaana combined her passion for science and business skills to spend 15+ years in Marketing and Business Development for medical device and life science companies. One day, a car accident helped her find her way to a yoga mat as a means of recovery and it opened her eyes to the power of embodied practices as a tool for self-discovery, self-care and self-healing. Rahshaana got trained in Forrest yoga to help bring these tools to others. She then pursued personal study in meditation, mindfulness, and compassion practices to deepen her own growth and to empower others to cultivate well-being and resilience. Rahshaana is currently the Director of Equity and Strategic Partnerships at the Nalanda Institute. There, she also directs and teaches within the Contemplative Psychotherapy Programs and she teaches Compassion-Based Resilience Training. When not teaching/coaching, Rahshaana is traveling the world with her yoga mat, exploring new methods of movement to incorporate into her body and life.
“When I think of social justice, I think of equity and resources, access, opportunities for all….[and] embodiment calls us to be present with what is. Not what has been, or what could be, or what could possibly be, but what’s actually happening in front of us. And that presences allows us to see things for what they are and make wise skilled choices and how to move towards that, that equity.”
