About Rachel Lambert MA, BA
I have been teaching and facilitating for over 15 years, and have worked as a Play Leader, Environmental Educator, Workshop Facilitator, Health Promoter, Public Consultation Officer, Healthy Living Advisor, Care Worker, Performer and Professional Artist.
Throughout my life nature has been a consistent theme. Whether I've been making art from recycled and natural materials, introducing inner city children to the countryside, enjoying walking holidays, picking wild food or spend some quiet time just sitting. What's more, I have a passion for sharing this with others, helping people to connect to nature and to the land and that we live in, through an ethos of respect, understanding and enjoyment.
I have been identifying and foraging for wild food since 1996, and started leading walks in 2007. Since then, I have started to incorporate some of my other interests and skills, including meditation, nature awareness, body awareness and shamanic principles (the ancient practice of honouring the earth and seeking it's wisdom). Teaching about wild food has been a natural progression for me, having previously co-run a Community Food and Nutrition Project in London, and supporting local people to make informed choices about their health and lifestyle. During this time my heart longed for the countryside and nourishment in a more holistic way, enjoying wild food is just that; food for the body, mind and soul.
My previous training in the Arts has included studying at Dartington College of Arts (BA Hons) where I practiced dance and physical theatre (1993-95). Since then I have trained with Linda Hartley, Helen Poynor and other well-established movement teachers in body awareness and somatics. This has led to developing my 'nature within' workshops and sessions. I have been teaching movement and body-awareness practices since 2001, this has included leading relaxation classes and teaching creative movement to older people in care homes, care workers, to actors and holistic therapists.
I am passionate about working with body; assisting people to become more embodied, and more fully themselves. I bring, presence, compassion and sensitivity to my work, enabling people to embark on a journey of healing through awareness, movement and bodywork. I aim to remind you, and your body of easier ways of being and living; facilitating your healing process, and supporting you to find the resources within your own body. I am currently training in Integrated Bodywork and Movement Therapy; a holistic approach to health which supports the body in its own healing, through touch and movement. A core principle of this work is acknowledging the body's natural eco-system and learning to trust the wisdom of the body as it unfolds.
I live in West Cornwall, with a view of St Michael's Mount, and wonderful people, animals and wildlife around me.
