ABOUT RAQUEL
My work is about connection—to body, breath, land, and community.
The Journey:
I didn't set out to build a nonprofit in Panama or operate an off-grid pizza restaurant. I set out to help people heal.
For over 20 years, I've worked as an integrated wellness practitioner in Nashville, Tennessee. I've guided thousands of clients through structural integration, breathwork, energy healing, and somatic practices. I've written books, hosted a podcast, and developed a deep understanding of how bodies heal.
But somewhere along the way, I realized: healing isn't just personal. It's communal.
Three Locations, One Mission:
Nashville, Tennessee My home base for over two decades. This is where I see clients, where I've built deep relationships, and where my wellness practice is rooted. Nashville taught me that healing happens through long-term relationship and trust.
Eastern Montana The high plains. Wide open spaces. Solitude and land connection. Montana reminds me that sometimes healing requires silence, space, and return to the natural world.
Loma Partida, Panama Where I learned that healing extends beyond the individual to the community. Where I discovered that partnership—not charity—creates lasting change. Where I fell in love with the Ngäbe people and committed to building something that would outlast me.
My Philosophy:
​Connection to Body Your body holds wisdom. My job is to help you access it through breathwork, bodywork, and somatic awareness.
Connection to Breath Breath is the bridge between conscious and unconscious, between body and mind, between you and the present moment.
Connection to Land We are not separate from nature. Healing happens when we remember we're part of the earth, not apart from it.
Connection to Community True wellness includes the wellbeing of those around us. We heal in relationship.
What I Believe:
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The journey toward wellness begins on the path of self-love
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Consistent, varied movement is integral to healing
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Partnership creates more lasting change than charity
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Regenerative models are possible—in business and in life
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Your body already knows how to heal; sometimes it just needs support
Professional Background:
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20+ years as integrated wellness practitioner
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Specializations: Structural Integration, Breathwork, Energy Healing, Frequency Medicine
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Author: Stretch Your Dog Healthy (Penguin, 2009) and Heart Seed Movements
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Former host: Wynn With Dogs podcast, Pet Life Radio
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Founder: UMeUs Live 501(c)(3) nonprofit
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Retreat Leader: TrulyWell1 Panama Retreats
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Social Entrepreneur: Papi's Pizza, Loma Partida Eco-Lodge
Personal:
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I live between three worlds by choice. Nashville gives me roots and community. Montana gives me solitude and space. Panama gives me purpose and partnership.
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I believe in work that matters. In businesses that create jobs, not just profit. In tourism that regenerates rather than extracts. In healing that extends beyond the individual.
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This is my life's work: helping people reconnect—to their bodies, their breath, the land, and each other.