Rachael Poorman Santos, MAEd, MA, LPC & RY200, currently teaches Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and honors Psychology in Thornton Township High School District 205, instructs Yoga at Serendipity Yoga and Wellness and leads wellness workshops through Heads Up Holistic Wellbeing, LLC. Ms. Santos started teaching psychology at Thornwood High School, located in the near South suburbs of Chicago, in 2003 and has grown the psychology program to include college-level courses as well as teen Mental Health First Aid certification. She began facilitating brain-based learning programs with Quantum Learning Network in 2005 and has worked with large and small groups of students and teachers in schools across the country as well as internationally. Rachael furthered her experience in clinical psychology with a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology from Adler University in 2016, which allowed her interning experience at multiple locations in Chicagoland counseling teens, adults, children, couples and families. She was certified as a 200-hour level Christ-Centered Yoga Instructor in 2014 and began teaching at Serendipity Yoga and Wellness in 2019. Rachael established Heads Up Holistic Wellbeing, LLC in 2022 to further her offerings in wellness workshops including Mental Health First Aid certification, yoga, stress management and positive psychology. Rachael continued her discovery of wellness when she became a Certified Positive Educator through the Flourishing Center in 2023. Rachael enjoys spending time with her husband, daughters and dog, cheering on the Chicago Bulls, visiting Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, reading and deepening her faith with prayer, yoga and time in nature.