About
Healing isn't linear 🧡
Healing isn't linear 🧡
Rebecca "Sunny" Sunshine ☀️
Rebecca "Sunny" Sunshine ☀️
Hey! I’m Sunny by name and sunny by vibe.
she/her
MSc, LMT, E-RYT, YACEP, RCYT
My mama always said that I was a dancer before I could walk and my dad was a disco dancer in the 70’s, so it’s no surprise that I build community through dance, yoga and authentic self-expression.
Dancing was my gateway drug to Yoga and meditation. Fascinated by the physical body and all its feels, I became especially curious about how aligning mind, body, emotions and innate wisdom could lead to bliss, healing and self-actualization.
I’m a licensed massage therapist, experienced trauma-informed yoga teacher, interdisciplinary movement coach and biomechanics nerd residing in Portland, Oregon. In a past life, I was the director of publicity for Strand Releasing, co-founded a tech start-up in Berlin, consulted ad tech companies around Europe and Asia, and lived between the States, Tel Aviv, Germany and Cambodia through all of my 20’s and early 30’s.
My core values are authenticity, balance, community, healing and love.
My mission is to inspire humans to feel, heal and be real through yoga, dance and massage so that they feel free and at peace in their mind, body, heart and soul.
I am based in Portland, OR and curate local and international classes, workshops and retreats. I love collaborating with like-minded folx especially when it has to do with amplifying femme, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ people and causes.
Training (by year of pursuit)
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June: Biomechanics and Neuroscience - 28 hours with Jules Mitchell and guest faculty at the Graduate Gathering in Las Vegas, NV
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LMT - Oregon School of Massage
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June: Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher 90 hours w/ YogaEd
January: Science of Stretching webinar w/ Jules Mitchell
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October: RYT 35 Yoga for All w/ Dianne Bondy and Amber Karnes
August: Dissection livestream sessions - fixed male cadaver w/ Gil Hedley
May: Dissection livestream sessions - unfixed female cadaver w/ Gil Hedley
January - March: Core Yoga Teacher at Hariharalaya in Cambodia
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RYT 300 - Yoga Biomechanics (Las Vegas) w/ Jules Mitchell, Greg Lehman, Shelly Prosko, Todd Hargrove, Melissa Smith-Wilkinson, Chelsea Danae
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RYT 35 - Somatic Restorative Yoga (Oslo) w/ Ateeka
Level I Thai Yoga Massage (Berlin) w / Jorge Márquez Graffigna
Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) Training (Berlin) w/ Jemma Moody
Axis Syllabus Intensive (Hamburg) w/ Francesca Pedullaon
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3-month Vinyasa Apprenticeship (Berlin) w/ Victoria Larsson
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RYT 200 - Zen Yoga by Dynamic Mindfulness (Berlin) w/ Tatjana Mesar
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Masters of Science in Business Management at New York University (Tel Aviv)
Bachelors of Arts in Communication at California State University, Fullerton