Rachel Smith Bahadir

Rachel Smith-Bahadir is a Registered Yoga Teacher & Continuing Education Provider (RYT500)(E-RYT200)(YACEP) and Prenatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT) with the Yoga Alliance who fell in love with yoga over 15 years ago. As a former ballet dancer and a litigation paralegal, Rachel found yoga enhanced her dancing, complemented her other activities, provided balance and insight as a litigator, and relieved physical pain. Rachel was a military brat (born in the UK) but considers herself to be a Georgian (that’s Georgia, USA). She also has close family ties to Texas. However, she has been living in Istanbul, Turkey for the last 4 years and considers it home too.

Rachel is also a member of the IAYT and received her 200 hour, 500 hour and Prenatal Yoga Certifications from programs offered by Sue Hopkins, ERYT500, PYT at Etowah Valley Yoga & Yoga Etc. While completing her training and since then Rachel has attended workshops with many yoga greats like Lillah Schwartz; Marlysa Sullivan, PT, PYT; Nicolai Bachman; David Keil; Sarah Powers; Melina Meza; Michael Sitzer, Candice Goch, MSPT; Abbey Brewer; Haris Lender; Seane Corn; and Matthew Sanford. In addition to attending workshops Rachel has taken classes from many other wonderful yogis and yoginis.

In 2015 Rachel became a Certified Kidding Around Yoga Teacher and has been teaching kids in additon to adults almost every week since (at schools, gyms, community centers, private compounds & private homes).  Furthermore, Rachel trains & certifies new yoga teachers in the Middle East & Eastern Europe. Rachel loves teaching both kids & adults.  She especially enjoys teaching the therapeutic elements of yoga, the Chakras and incorporating laughter & fun into her classes.

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