Rachel Rickards

Rachel is a powerhouse creator. She loves facilitating groups with an intentional focus on growth and intimacy. After earning a degree in Event Production 15 years ago, she got her feet wet with the Golden Globes Awards. But her passion soon led her to producing festivals around the world working with notable organizations like SoulPlay, School of Tribal Tantra, IntimacyFest and Polypalooza. Her stellar organizational skills have birthed countless workshops, retreats, trainings and conferences for grateful teachers and participants. In 2014 she co-founded Embodied Intimacy, a thriving community dedicated to hands-on relating, honest emotion, and always coming back to love. She brought David Cates and Belly2Belly to Europe, along with upgraded practices for regulating our nervous systems and creating safe space in groups. With partner Buster Radvik, she’s championed much-needed awareness about the influence of trauma in sex and relationships. An outspoken advocate for open relating, Rachel is insistent that we all care for each other, hold ourselves accountable, speak our truth, and develop the relational skills to keep growing together. Her fans and followers love that she lives what she preaches, sharing by video and in person the intimate real-time details of how she leans into her edges, sometimes falls, and always keeps on loving.