Sonia Ratto
MA, MBA, RYT
I am a yoga educator and somatic practitioner with over 20 years of experience in yoga and conscious movement.
I specialize in working with adults navigating emotional healing, recovery from illness or injury, and periods of transition. My work supports those experiencing stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, grief, hormonal shifts, insomnia, or simply a sense of disconnection from themselves.
Through intimate group settings and one-on-one sessions, I offer a highly personalized approach that integrates yoga, somatic awareness, expressive arts, and connection to nature. My teaching invites students to move beyond performance and into deep listening—where the body becomes a pathway for regulation, insight, and transformation.
I have been teaching since 2011, guiding classes, workshops, and retreats internationally, including in France, the United States (Denver, Sedona, Tucson), and Mexico. I have been recognized in the Marquis Who’s Who in America for my professional accomplishments.
My work is rooted in a simple yet powerful intention: to offer practices that help people reconnect with their bodies, navigate life with greater resilience, and access their own capacity to heal and evolve.
My approach weaves together:
Yoga
Somatic awareness
Expressive arts
I don’t teach large, fast-paced classes where you disappear in the room.
At Ocotillo Moon, I work with individuals and very small groups so that each person can be seen, guided, and supported with care.
My approach weaves together yoga, somatic awareness, breath and sounds, expressive arts, and connection to the natural environment
This integration allows the work to go beyond stretching or strengthening.
It becomes a process of listening, releasing, and reorganizing—physically, emotionally, and mentally.
You don’t have to be flexible.
You don’t have to be “advanced.”
You only have to be willing to begin where you are.
Certifications & Credentials
Registered Yoga Teacher since 2015
Extensive yoga studies since 2009 in Ashtanga, Iyengar, Vinyasa, and Yin Yoga. Master and root teachers: Danny Paradise, Cat de Rham, Annie Carpenter, Biff Mithoeffer
Conscious movement and somatic practitioner since 2015. Master and root teachers: Visuddha de Los Santos, Vincent Martínez-Grieco
Extensive shamanic studies and visions quests since 2012 with Renna Shesso (Sandra Ingerman lineage) and Clay Lomakayu (The Medicine of One)
Authentic Movement practice with Leslie McCormick
Voice Dialog Training (level 1) with Tamar Stone
Tamalpa Life/Art process® - 3 years professional training - in progress
Smartflow® Yoga Certification with Annie Carpenter - in progress
Master in Business and Administration
Master in Public Laws
Bachelor of Art in Political Science
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