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Ray of Light Rachel Nokes - Yoga philosphy mentor & sacred travel guide. 🪔 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 can’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.

28/04/2026

You are not just a body.
Remember who you are.
The Panca Maya teachings offers us a full spectrum view of the self five layers of being that your practice and teaching can speak to, all at once. Not just the physical. Not just the breath. All of it. The mind, the wisdom, the bliss body. When you hold this view, everything shifts — how you move, how you facilitate, how you guide others back to themselves.
🔥 Re-ignite. Remember.
Yoga teachers, facilitators and guides — join my free masterclass on Panca Maya. Link in bio.

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/8X9qkUkHS_WaC5gjNzpdcw

28/04/2026

Who am I?

It is an invitation one that the great Sage Ramana Maharṣi made famous, and one that the ancient text of the Taittirīya Upaniṣad offers us a map to explore.

That map is the Pañcamaya the five all-pervading dimensions of the self. Not layers stacked on top of one another, but aspects of our being that interpenetrate and contain each other. The Upaniṣad describes each dimension as a bird same form, different contents inviting us to look more closely at who and what we actually are.

The Pañcamaya is a living inquiry. And every time I return to it whether in the caves of Arunachala or in a room full of students I leave more grounded in who I am and why I practice.

I never tire of it. And I don’t think you will either.

Join me for a free webinar — The Pañcamaya
Together we will journey through all five dimensions of the self using chant, breath, mudra and reflection. No prior knowledge needed — only curiosity.
🗓 Date: 29th April 2026

🕐 SYDNEY 7:00pm – 8:30pm🕐 LONDON 10:00am - 11.30am

📍 Live on Zoom (replay available)

🎟 Free with registration

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/8X9qkUkHS_WaC5gjNzpdcw

Each year I take a pilgrimage visiting teachers, guides and friends who continue to impact my life greatly. India is the...
28/04/2026

Each year I take a pilgrimage visiting teachers, guides and friends who continue to impact my life greatly. India is the way I begin each year and you can come too!

Join my eleventh pilgrimage which I call a Yātrā a journey chosen for spiritual development. Fourteen incredible nights through Tamil Nadu Souther Indian.

If there’s a spark of interest register for the free information session 6th May 7pm@AEST / 20am BST

⛓️‍💥in bio

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5ssvCOrgRwKN-_U3bNb95w

It is said that Patañjali descended to earth because there was great suffering. He came bearing gifts a complete system ...
26/04/2026

It is said that Patañjali descended to earth because there was great suffering. He came bearing gifts a complete system to address that suffering at every level of our being.

He wrote not one treatise but three:

The Yoga Sūtras — a complete science of the mind (citta vṛtti nirodhaḥ)

Āyurveda — for healing and tending the body

Sanskrit grammar — for the refinement of our communication

Why would he go to such lengths? Because we are multidimensional beings. We act from our minds, our bodies, and our speech. Patañjali offers a complete system to support us at every level.

Whenever I contemplate this it feels so whole. So complete. I feel so blessed to have had two decades to touch into these sciences and meld them together in my own practice and teaching.

Sarvānga sādhana — to practice and learn yoga in a complete way, as it is intended.

Reflective questions I like to sit with..

Which of the three mind, body, or speech do I tend to most in your practice? And which do I quietly neglect?

Where in my practice / teaching are you drawing on all three dimensions and where might there be an invitation to go deeper?

What would it feel like to offer yourself/ students a more complete system?

The Pañcamaya is one of the most misrepresented teachings in yoga. You may have encountered it as the five kośas layers, like a lampshade wrapped around a light. I’d like to challenge that. We are not layers, we are not sheaths to be peeled back. We are multidimensional beings, and this teaching, when understood fully, changes everything about how you facilitate. Join me in this enquiry.

✨ Yoga Teachers Free Masterclass Invitation ✨ Beyond the Body: Exploring the Pañcamaya Model & the Intelligence of the Subtle Self
🗓 Date: 29th April 2026

🕐 SYDNEY 7:00pm – 8:30pm
🕐 LONDON 10:00am - 11.30am
📍 Live on Zoom (replay available)
🎟 Free with registration link in bio

See additional training opportunties also in our bio.

23/04/2026

FREE MASTER CLASS FOR FOR YOGA TEACHERS ✨
With me 👋Rachel Nokes | Yoga Teacher, Therapist & Mentor | 20 Years of Teaching

The Pañcamaya is an ancient map of the human experience, revealing the aspects of our being from the most tangible to the most subtle. This is your invitation to explore it fully.

What you’ll take away:

🌿 A clearer, more embodied understanding of the Pañcamaya and why it’s so often misunderstood.

🌀 A framework for holding space beyond the physical.

✨ A taste of multidimensional practice with the Pañcamaya in mind.

🌿 A renewed curiosity about what you are teaching, how and why.

If you’re ready to alchemise your teaching and I’d love to see you there. ✨👋

🗓 Date: 29th April 2026
🕐 SYDNEY 7:00pm – 8:30pm
🕐 LONDON 10:00am - 11.30am
📍 Live on Zoom (replay available)
🎟 Free with registration

✨ ALCHEMY IS NOW ONLINE ✨Advanced Yoga Teacher Training begins 5th June “Yoga is not something you can think your way in...
22/04/2026

✨ ALCHEMY IS NOW ONLINE ✨
Advanced Yoga Teacher Training begins 5th June

“Yoga is not something you can think your way into. It’s something you understand through experience.” Experiencing Yoga is like a mango it can’t be known through description alone. You have to taste it. 🥭

Now you can experience Alchemy from anywhere in the world. 🌏 Alchemy is designed for yoga teachers who want to:
🪷Deepen their understanding of yoga beyond the physical
🪷Strengthen and refine their personal practice
🪷Confidently share philosophy, chanting, and prānāyāma
🪷Reconnect with lineage-rooted teachings
🪷Evolve their teaching in meaningful and authentic ways
✨ Early bird pricing expires 1/5 + payment plans available
🔗 Enroll today → rayoflightyoga.com/advanced-yoga-teacher-training

19/04/2026

The 20th April is Akṣaya Tritiya one of the most auspicious days in the Vedic calendar to sow seeds of wealth and abudance.

Akṣaya means “that which never diminishes.” Whatever is offered today in love, clarity, and truth multiplies without end. These practices are yours, freely given.

Three Ways to Open to Abundance

Morning Offering

Before engaging with the world place your hand on your heart and whisper: “Today I give freely and receive gracefully.” This small act consecrates the day you become a channel.

Bless your hands before you engage in your action

Karāgre vasate Lakṣmīḥ Karamadhye Sarasvatī Karamūle tu Govindaḥ Prabhāte karadarśanam

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At the tips of the hands resides Lakshmi (goddess of abundance and prosperity) In the middle of the hands resides Saraswati (goddess of knowledge and wisdom) At the base of the hands resides Govinda (Lord Vishnu, the protector) Therefore, look at your palms in the morning and contemplate on them.

The Gratitude Seed

Write down or contemplate three things - not achievements but moments of beauty, someone’s kindness. Akṣaya Tritiya teaches us that true wealth begins in recognition, rather than accumulation.

One Act of Generous Giving

Give something away today — time, a kind word, a resource, your full attention. It can be helpful to do this annonomously. What you give on this day is said to return multiplied. Generosity it is the practice of knowing you are the source.

Invest

Invest in yourself, in something that is meaningful, gold, education, a retreat an investment that will keep giving to you and moving in your chosen direction.

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I’ve recorded a short guided meditation for you to use in pondering this auspious day. Comment abundance to receive it ✨

Love Rachel x

17/04/2026

Start your 2027 on an adventure of a lifetime This is how I love to begin my year and you can come too! I am deeply privileged to lead this intimate spiritual journey through the sacred heart of Southern India.

We travel slowly, with reverence. We study, rest, laugh, and let mā india work her not always quiet magic. It’s a deeply enriching immersion a true pilgrimage of the soul.

With a maximum of ten guests, this journey is designed for depth, connection, and space to breathe.

If your heart stirs reading this…
Join me for our Info Gathering to learn more about the Southern India Yātrā 2027.

🕉️ PM me to join my information session
Or see more via my website ⛓️‍💥link in bio

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Southern India is calling… 🐚Start your new year on a unique pilgrimage. We journey 9-23rd January 2027. India has been w...
17/04/2026

Southern India is calling… 🐚

Start your new year on a unique pilgrimage. We journey 9-23rd January 2027. India has been woven into the fabric of my life since my first trip in 2006. This is my eleventh pilgrimage. There’s something about the colour, the chaos, the devotion… it stirs the soul. And I absolutely love sharing her and my long term guides, friends and teachers with you.

No day is ever the same. Expect to:
🪷 Be awed by beauty in all forms from temple rituals to street-side flower stalls
🪷 Be met with warm, generous smiles that linger in your heart
🪷 Chant your way through Tamil Nadu
🪷 Walk barefoot across ancient stone temple floors
🪷 Join the joyful celebration of the harvest festival, Pongal
🪷 Learn to cook South Indian dishes with love and spice
🪷 Watch the sunrise over sacred landscapes that take your breath away
🪷 Connect with a lineage of teachers and recieve a personal practice from Dr Chandrasekaran one of the worlds most experienced yoga therapists

📩 Message me with questions or to receive the info package. Please head to the link in bio to learn more. ⛓️‍💥

https://www.rayoflightyoga.com/southernindia

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