Hana Clare Raftery
M.S. in Occupational Therapy - Yoga Teacher - Ayurvedic Health Counselor - Breathwork Facilitator - Reiki Healer - Safe & Sound Protocol Provider
My Story
As a recovering perfectionist, stereotypical overly responsible and incredibly hard-working eldest daughter, highly sensitive toddler-mom and multi-passionate solopreneur, I know burnout well.
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I’ve burned out in all the ways you can imagine. I’ve burned out from sensory overwhelm and overstimulation. From people-pleasing and over-giving emotional support to friends. From perfectionism and incredible amounts of internal and external pressures in my academic life. I've burned out from vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue in community mental health work. I’ve burned out from over-working at multiple jobs to pay the bills while following my dream to start my own business. Then I burned out from starting my own business. Most recently, I’ve burned out from the sleepless nights and endlessly overwhelming and overstimulating challenges of early motherhood.
​Throughout my life I’ve experienced digestive issues, hypersensitivity, anxiety and panic attacks, low libido, challenges with sleep, fatigue, pain flare-ups, disconnection in my relationships, lack of inspiration and creativity as a result of nervous system collapse and burnout.
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By necessity, I have been on a life-long journey of figuring out how to care for my body without giving up on my big dreams.
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My work combines my lived experience of healing from burnout and navigating life with sensory sensitivities, plus my 15+ years of practice and advanced studies in yoga, ayurveda, breathwork, reiki energy healing, meditation, life coaching, occupational therapy, polyvagal theory, mental health, teen wellness, pre and postnatal care, sensory processing science, and trauma-informed somatic healing. I am also a certified Safe and Sound Protocol Provider, an evidence-based therapeutic listening program designed to help you think, feel, and connect better through nervous system regulation.
It is an honor and a privilege to bring my decades of study and lived experience to others as they navigate a pathway out of burnout. My goal is that you leave our work together with a clear path forward on how to go after your dreams without sacrificing your own pleasure, creative aliveness, and vitality.
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Some fun facts about me:
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Birth Order: Eldest Daughter
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Astrological Birth Signs: Aries Sun, Libra Rising, Libra Moon
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Ayurvedic Dosha: Pitta - Vata Predominant
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Myers Briggs Personality Type: INFJ
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Enneagram: 2
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Human Design: Projector
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My Resume
Formal Education
B.S. in Exercise Biology, U.C. Davis, 2012
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M.S. in Occupational Therapy, San Jose State University, 2015
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Certificates & Training
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Avalon Yoga Center, 2008
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Massage Therapy Training, Massage Therapy Institute, 2009
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Art of Yoga: Using Yoga and Art to Empower At-Risk and Exploited Teen Girls Teacher Training, Mary Lynn Fitton, 2013
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Prison Yoga Project Teacher Training, James Fox, 2013
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Advanced Yoga Teacher Training for Special Populations (Aging, Prenatal, Cancer, Youth, and Trauma-Informed Populations), Niroga Institute, 2014
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MBSR: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training, Stanford University, 2014
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Trauma, Memory, and the Restoration of Oneself, Bessel Van Der Kolk, 2016
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Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Mentorship, Rolf Gates, 2016
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Y12SR: Yoga for 12-Step Recovery Training, Kyczy Hawk, 2018
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Reiki Level I/II Training, Arda Ozdemir, 2018
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Mamayurveda: Ayurveda for Women's Health Training, Sunny Rose Healey, 2019
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Breathwork Facilitator Training, Michael Brian Baker, 2019
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Yoga Nidra Teacher Training, Scott Moore, 2019
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800-Hour Certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor, Radiant Living School of Ayurveda, 2020
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Ayruvedic Postpartum Doula Certificate Training Program, Sacred Window Studies, 2020
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Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training, Bliss Baby Yoga School, 2020
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500-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Rolf Gates, 2020
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Integrative Somatic Parts Work Certificate, The Embody Lab, 2022
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Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders, The Embodied Recovery Institute, 2022
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Safe and Sound Practitioner Certificate, Unyte Integrated Listening Systems, 2023
My Teachers
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My Point of View on Healing From Burnout
1) Healing from burnout is not your fault and is about more than better "self-care."
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Burnout is not your fault. You aren’t "doing it"wrong. We live inside exploitative external systems like capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy that make it nearly impossible to get what we need for body systems to thrive (especially for marginalized bodies). We are taking in 24 hour global news cycles, addictive social media feeds and fluorescent lights instead of morning sunlight, home cooked seasonal meals, and the nourishment of friendship. We live in isolated nuclear families and many of us don't have the support we need. We don't have time or space to process our emotions. In many cases, we are stuck working long hours in a role that doesn't allow us to express our creativity or offer our gifts to the world. Healing from burnout is not all about better self-care, it's about better community care and system change.
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2) Your dreams and desires create the map for another version of life that is filled with more pleasures, creativity, and vitality (for you and for the collective!).
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I believe in working hard towards goals that light you up. My approach to healing from burnout is not necessarily about resting all day, but about helping you uncover your desires and going after them with all the energy you’ve got. As you uncover what lights you up and start going after what you really want, you will come back to life. Not to mention the collective really needs you working towards your big goals! Your non-profit, your healing business, your parenting, your teaching, your creative work – the world needs more people offering up their soul’s calling as we all do our part towards creating a collective future that’s just a little brighter.
3) Your body sets the pace and acts as the compass as you move towards your desires.
