Rachel Mefferd

Rachel Mefferd is an acupuncturist, dance-movement therapist, and lifelong student of the body’s wisdom. For more than two and a half decades, she has guided people toward greater balance, resilience, and connection through the practices of Chinese medicine, therapeutic movement, and compassionate inquiry.

As co-founder of Three of Cups Retreats, Rachel creates spaces where women can slow down, listen deeply to themselves, and reconnect with what matters most. Her retreats weave together movement, creativity, nature, meaningful conversation, and restorative stillness, inviting participants to fully engage and discover the wisdom that emerges when they gather in community. She lives in Claremont California in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains.

 

Upcoming Programs by Rachel Mefferd

Softening Into Ourselves: Nourishing Spirit, Deepening Connection

Also With Sue Lembeck-Edens

November 9 - 12, 2026

Much of our lives ask us to lean forward—to respond, manage, and care for others. This retreat offers a different rhythm. Together, we will practice leaning back into support, cultivating receptivity and trusting stillness. We will explore what becomes possible when we shift from effort to presence, from yang to yin, and from holding ourselves […]