Ray of Light

Ray of Light Rachel Nokes - Yoga philosphy mentor & sacred travel guide. šŸŖ” Join me in India Janurary 2027. The Becoming ~ An online collective for seasoned yoga teachers

YOGA THERAPY:
A one-on-one yoga therapy session with Rachel is a great way to tailor your practice to your specific needs and to work towards your health goals in a holistic way. This therapeutic combination of ancient wisdom and modern biomedical knowledge can be used to address a number of health complaints or simply increase your health and vitality. After a thorough health assessment and pract

ice instruction you will feel confident in starting your personalised daily practice from the comfort of your own home. AYURVEDIC CONSULTATIONS
Discover and understand the underlying causes of your health imbalances and learn steps to correct them. Ayurvedic consultations with Rachel direct specific dietary and lifestyle changes, herbal medicines, yoga therapy, therapeutic treatments to strengthen your constitution, improve your digestion and sleep and steer you towards long-term health. BALI RETREAT
Experience the beauty of North Bali for five nights with Rachel and Rebecca as your hosts. With twice daily yoga sessions, daily philosophy and meditation, delicious vegetarian meals and plenty of time to explore and relax on your own you will see the sights as well as recharge and reconnect to your own centre. SEASONAL RETREATS
Our seasonal day retreats are perfect for those who canā€™t get away overnight though still desire the inner nourishment of an immersive retreat style yoga experience. Experience a seasonal yoga practice, Ayurvedic lunch with take home recipe and seasonal self-care practices for rediscovering your best self. INDIA RETREATS
We invite you to journey with us to India and take your experience of yoga and Ayurveda back to the source. Our fourteen-day immersions include daily rooftop yoga practices. Experience the power of sacred sites, temples and culture, witness Vedic rituals in this fascinating country with the support of experienced guides and facilitators. TEACHER TRAINING LEVELS 1 & 2
Ray of Light offers a unique and complete teacher training experience that is firmly rooted in the tradition of the practice. You will leave our training feeling confident in the practical aspects of yoga as well as the practical application of the philosophy. As you go deeper with our level II, you will discover the richness of the ancient texts and how to apply them to your own life and share them with others. Teacher Mentoring is also available for new and existing teachers.

26/08/2026

The voice can be revealing. Lately my voice has been soft and tender, like my heart. Through the pain of my heart I chant the divine names. Grief offers a window into the deep tenderness of being human. Isnā€™t that what it means to practice yoga to alchemize and offer it to source šŸŖ”

Chanting to Kį¹›į¹£į¹‡a opens the doorway to prema the great source of divine love that is available. Bhakti yoga practices can lead us into the depths of the heart, back to love.

So grateful for the Bhakti yoga practices that hold me.
āœØ Bhakti Sessions begin September 6āœØ
Four sacred festivals. Four invitations into devotion however you arrive, whatever mood youā€™re carrying.

Bhakti doesnā€™t ask you to feel a certain way before you show up. It meets you exactly where you are grief, joy, exhaustion, wonder and offers a way through, together, in sound and prayer. Enrol today and join us for the journey. šŸ™

25/08/2026

Home after two weeks of beautiful, full-hearted travel through Europe with family and the landing back into the UK has felt like all of me is dissolving. These last couple of days have brought a bus-load of grief, exhaustion, and loss. My voice is tired. My heart is vulnerable.

I sat with some teachings on Lalitā from .rose Katie on Lalitā TripurasundarÄ« ā€œthe beautiful one who reigns over the three worldsā€. She is Śakti itself, the beauty and power moving through everything even through days like these.

After a full Bhakti journey, join me on pilgrimage ā€” through South India. šŸ‡®šŸ‡³

January 9ā€“23, walking the sacred ground of Śiva and Śakti together, in temple and in community.

12/08/2026

Every single time I talk about this trip, I get goosebumps and waves of wonder at the prospect of sharing this journey with you.

Sitting with it again, I found myself re-living the whole journey. The soft landing of Chennai. The holy mountain Arunachala rising over Tiruvannamalai. The little cafes and the smell of the cooking class in Pondicherry. The sounds of the temple with the ancient well trodden stones under my feet. The waft of rose and jasmine as you pass the flower stalls and the warm welcome at Chidambaram. The sheer enormity of the temple at Thanjavur. And the embrace of the great mother Meenakshi in Madurai.

If youā€™d like to join the pilgrimage, I have a few spaces left for those seeking to journey with an open heart.. to wander ancient temple corridors, sit in the presence of the sacred, taste, listen, learn and let this extraordinary land reveal something back to you.

I would love to hear from you! šŸ’•

Life latelyā€¦Grief comes in waves, consuming me some days. Iā€™ve been sorting through my mumā€™s things reading the letters ...
04/08/2026

Life latelyā€¦

Grief comes in waves, consuming me some days. Iā€™ve been sorting through my mumā€™s things reading the letters she wrote to her own mother while travelling with my dad just after they married, hitchhiking through Europe and overland by bus from Turkey into India. Amongst it all, small wonders keep surfacing like a hotel receipt from Rajasthan, 1971.

ā€œThe journey itself is the home.ā€ ā€” Matsuo Bashō

Iā€™ve also been spending precious time just being with family and dear family friends. Iā€™ve felt so grounded by the connection of ā€œhomeā€ a community that knows you as part of a wider family unit. Thereā€™s something beautiful and nuanced in the difference between that and building community somewhere new. Both hold their own kind of richness.

Iā€™ve been held in the caring arms of the teachers šŸŒ³ Madara Yoga šŸŒ³ Rooted in Love šŸŒ³ enjoying slow sweet practices to soothe my heart. So grateful for the love held in these walls by Charlotte Gallagher and her team.

Iā€™ve been listening to the birds here a soundscape so different from home in Eurobodalla and spending slow hours in my favourite local cafĆ©s, people watching. Life feels slow right now, held between grief and the blessing of my work, which still brings me so much energy and purpose.

In devotion to life
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