About Conscious Lifestyle Coaching
Grounded somatic care, early family science, and community support in Maryville, Tennessee.
Welcome to Sanctuary
My name is Raileigh Easterling, B.S., CYT. I am a somatic practitioner, Certified Yoga Teacher, author, and the founder of Conscious Lifestyle Coaching™ LLC.
Stepping into motherhood as a self-described "spiritual orphan"—without an inherited village or local family support—I experienced firsthand the biological and emotional weight modern mothers carry when navigating pregnancy, postpartum, and early childhood in isolation.
I created Conscious Lifestyle Coaching™ because mothers do not need more advice, judgment, or rigid expectations. We need grounded sanctuary—a safe space to unbend our nervous systems, step out of survival mode, and return home to ourselves alongside our children.
Recent publications
Women Connected in Wisdom Vol II: Stories and Resources Rooted in the 8 Dimensions of Wellness
Phoenix Medicines: A Transformative Journey Through Consciousness
Science & Somatics
Compassionate Parenting Grounded in Developmental Science and Somatic Practice
My work unites multi-disciplinary academic science with embodied nervous system care.
Holding a Bachelor of Science in Family and Child Development from Florida State University, with academic minors in Psychology and Child Development, alongside foundational study in the pre-medical sciences, I examine human behavior through an integrated developmental and psychological lens:
1. Early Brain Architecture and Psychology: How the infant and toddler brain builds impulse control, executive function, and imaginative agency, alongside the cognitive frameworks that guide family relationships.
2. Autonomic Physiology: How stress pathways and nervous system states directly govern parent reactions and infant or toddler cues.
3. The Body as the Anchor: Why purely verbal reasoning fails during high-stress moments, and how physical posture and breath directly shift emotional states.
As a Certified Yoga Instructor, I translate this science into accessible physical tools. Through pranayama (breath regulation), mindful movement, and somatic grounding, I help parents and children surrender daily tension and soften into a shared sense of safety.
Guiding Principles
The Philosophy: We Cannot Teach What We Cannot Embody
Co-regulation is not an abstract concept; it is an active physical practice that begins well before a child speaks their first word. As a mother navigating the intense, beautiful demands of early childhood, I know firsthand that children do not learn emotional balance through spoken lectures. They learn by borrowing the steady, grounded equilibrium of the adults around them.
Through specialized prenatal and new parent yoga classes where infants are warmly welcomed, interactive toddler series at the Community Yoga Center, immersive retreats, and daily digital support within my coaching app, Becoming Grounded, my mission is to provide mothers with the tools to replace chronic fight-or-flight reactions with calm, confident connection.
Credentials and Professional Background
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Founder — Conscious Lifestyle Coaching™
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Creator — Becoming Grounded, a mobile coaching platform for maternal nervous system regulation and conscious parenting
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Bachelor of Science in Family and Child Development — Florida State University
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Academic Minors — Psychology and Child Development
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Pre-Medical Sciences Foundation — Academic study in human anatomy and physiology
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Certified Yoga Instructor — Specializing in prenatal, postpartum, infant-inclusive, and toddler somatic movement
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Program Facilitator — Host of conscious lifestyle retreats and community yoga series
Connect & Practice
Whether you are looking to cultivate calmer rhythms at home, connect with local mothers in Maryville, or explore somatic movement, you are so welcome here.
