Rachael Santiago

Owner, Instructor

Downtown Yoga Center

I was thirteen the first time I tried yoga - I spent most of the class feeling awkward and confused, but then I experienced my first savasana and I was hooked. I remember feeling peaceful in a way that I hadn’t experienced before, and I wanted more.I practiced on and off for the next several years, and finally began attending classes regularly when I signed up at Downtown Yoga Center as part of my New Year’s resolution. Only a few months later, I decided to enroll in teacher training.Fast forward about six years, and I’m now (along with my husband Nick) a very proud owner of DYC. It was an opportunity that came along at the perfect time, and I couldn’t be more grateful for how things worked out.When I’m not at the studio or lounging around the house with our two three rescue dogs, I love hosting dinner parties for our friends and family.