Who IS SATORA
about me.
I'm Rachael, founder of SATORA.
Before I'm a coach, I'm simply someone who has spent many years asking the same questions many of my clients now bring into our conversations.
Who am I, beneath expectation?
What truly matters to me?
How do I build a life that feels honest, meaningful, and my own?
Those questions eventually became the foundation of SATORA.
Today, I support women navigating transition, uncertainty, and personal growth, offering a calm, reflective space where they can reconnect with themselves, strengthen self-trust, and move forward with greater clarity and intention.
My role isn't to give you the answers.
It's to help you hear your own more clearly.
my story
For more than ten years, I worked as a nurse.
It was meaningful work, and I remain deeply grateful for everything it taught me about compassion, presence, and caring for others during some of life's most vulnerable moments.
But quietly, something no longer felt aligned.
Like many people, I believed the answer was out there somewhere.
In another qualification.
Another book.
Another retreat.
Another version of myself.
For years I searched.
Eventually, I realised something that changed everything.
The clarity I was looking for wasn't something I needed to find.
It was something I needed to uncover by learning to trust myself.
That understanding didn't arrive overnight.
It emerged slowly, through reflection, honest self-inquiry, and the willingness to sit with uncertainty instead of trying to escape it.
That journey eventually led me to leave nursing, train as an integrative life coach, and create SATORA.
Why I Created SATORA
I created SATORA because I believe there is another way to grow.
One that isn't built on urgency, endless self-improvement, or becoming someone new.
Instead, I believe meaningful change begins when we feel safe enough to understand ourselves honestly.
When we learn to trust our own inner wisdom.
When insight becomes something we live, rather than something we simply collect.
That philosophy shapes every coaching conversation I have.
How I Work
Clients often tell me they feel genuinely heard.
To me, coaching isn't about fixing people.
It isn't about advice or having all the answers.
It's about creating a space where you can slow down enough to notice what has been waiting to be heard.
Together, we explore your patterns, your values, your questions, and the life you're wanting to create—not with judgement or pressure, but with curiosity, compassion, and honesty.
Because I believe lasting change begins with the relationship you have with yourself.
Where i began to trust myself
One of the most defining experiences of my life was travelling to Japan alone at twenty-one.
At the time, I wasn't searching for answers or expecting the journey to change me. I simply wanted to experience a country I had admired for years—its culture, its rhythm, and the quiet beauty of a place that had fascinated me long before I ever stepped onto a plane.
What I didn't realise was that the journey would reveal something far more meaningful.
I still remember standing in the middle of Shibuya, surrounded by thousands of people, absorbing the energy, movement, and possibility of a city so completely different from anything I had known. Despite being alone in an unfamiliar place, I felt unexpectedly at ease.
I remember navigating a country whose language I didn't speak, finding my way through unfamiliar streets and train stations, and gradually discovering that I was far more capable than I had ever believed.
Then there was Mount Takao.
Standing at the summit beneath a clear blue sky, looking out across the mountains, I felt something shift within me.
Not certainty.
Not perfection.
But possibility.
For the first time, I experienced what it felt like to trust myself completely.
Looking back now, I don't think Japan changed me.
I think it introduced me to a part of myself that had always been there.
A quieter confidence.
A deep curiosity about life.
A willingness to embrace uncertainty.
A belief that I was capable of more than I had ever imagined.
For a long time afterwards, life became more complicated.
More than a decade in nursing, difficult working environments, and experiences that gradually eroded my confidence left me feeling disconnected from that version of myself. The woman who had once boarded a plane alone, full of curiosity and possibility, became quieter beneath responsibility, self-doubt, and the expectations of others.
But she never disappeared.
Creating SATORA has, in many ways, been a journey back to her.
Not by becoming someone new.
But by remembering who I had always been.
That journey continues to shape the way I work today.
Because I know what it feels like to lose trust in yourself.
To question your direction.
To feel disconnected from your own voice.
And I also know that what we are searching for is often not something we need to find, but something we need to reconnect with.
That is the space I now hold for others.
A space to slow down, understand themselves more deeply, rebuild self-trust, and create a life that feels authentic, grounded, and truly their own.
Japan still holds a special place in my heart, not only because of its beauty, but because it reminds me of a version of myself who trusted life, embraced uncertainty, and believed in what was possible.
Whenever I reflect on that time, I remember the young woman who stepped onto a plane alone and discovered she was far more capable than she had imagined.
That part of her was never lost—it simply became quieter beneath the expectations, challenges, and experiences that followed.
My journey back to myself has shaped the heart of SATORA. It has shown me that often, what we are searching for is not something new to become, but something within us waiting to be remembered.
This is the space I now hold for others: a place to reconnect with their own inner wisdom, rebuild trust in themselves, and rediscover the possibility that has always been there.
Training & Background
My practice is grounded in both professional training and an ongoing commitment to personal growth.
I continue to deepen my understanding through study, reflection, and lived experience, believing that the most meaningful learning is never complete.
ICF Accredited Coach Education - 72 hours
Holistic Coach Training Institute (July 2026).300Hr Meditation Teacher Training
Zuna Yoga - Tantric Hatha Yoga Tradion (March 2026).200Hr Yoga Teacher Training
Zuna Yoga - Tantric Hatha Yoga Tradion (March 2026).
An Invitation
If you've found yourself here, perhaps something in these words feels familiar.
You don't need to have everything figured out before reaching out.
You only need a willingness to begin.
I'd be honoured to walk alongside you as you reconnect with yourself and discover what becomes possible when insight is gently woven into the way you live.