The Heart Behind It All

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Tami & Rachel, The Co-Founders

Why We Created Rise Gatherings


When we strengthen our own light we are able to shine it brighter and have the impact we desire in our lives and our world. Rise Gatherings is a community. We come together to explore topics and experiences, connect more deeply with ourselves and others, and receive what we need to be all of ourselves. 

Now is the time to Rise.

The Dream Team

There are many wonderful team members working behind the scenes to bring every Rise Gatherings experience to life with real passion!

Tami Astorino

Co-CEO

Tami Astorino



Tami brings people together for meaningful shared experiences to empower themselves and each other. She combines the skills and passions she’s gained as a School Counselor, Education Specialist, Retreat Leader, Yoga Instructor, and Non-profit Consultant to co-create Rise Gatherings! 

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Rachel Rainbow

Co-CEO

Rachel Rainbow

Driven by her desire to inspire self and collective love, Rachel creates spaces for people to connect more deeply with themselves and each other through Rise Gatherings. Her favorite modalities to lead are movement/mind-body classes and self-reflection workshops. 

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Jill Severino

Operational Lead

Jill Severino

Jill is a retired special education teacher and co-owner, along with her daughter Abby, of Studio 323 in Phoenixville, PA.  A Rise Gatherings alumnus, Jill keeps things running behind the scenes. 

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Diana Hochman

Impact Director

Diana Hochman

Diana nurtures Rise Gathering’s partnership with Days for Girls; an organization that empowers girls and women with access to menstrual care and education. She currently works with immigrant children and is passionate about traveling, spending time with her nephews, volunteering, hiking, and photography.

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Amy Patsalides

Website and Design

Amy Patsalides

Amy has worked as a designer since 2010, beginning her career client-side as an art director for an ecommerce business. After 5 years in this role, expanding the brand internationally, she realised that her heart wasn’t in the corporate world, and left to start her own studio. Around this time, she also left the UK for Bali, did her yoga training, and completed her reiki level 2. As she slowly became more heart-led and intuitive in her life, she found herself more drawn to working with clients with a similar intention. Her freelance portfolio and experience centres on heart-led businesses and individuals, and she remains passionate about helping their gifts be recognised.

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Abi Tasker

Marketing

Abi Tasker

Abi has worked within the digital world for around 10 years now, living the hectic London life; enjoying the vibrancy, the buzz, and the culture. She worked with some huge corporate clients, and embraced the male-dominated world of corporate digital communications. However, becoming a yoga teacher, looking inward, and listening to the desire for adventure, she pressed the parachute button and made it over to the Island of the Gods, Bali. Here she balances the slow island life, with a passionate love for all things digital, supporting clients where there's genuine connection and a match of purpose.


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Amanda Evans

Videographer

Amanda Evans

Amanda utilizes her passion for content creation to empower and inspire women through the art of digital storytelling. When she isn’t working, she’s getting back to nature through hiking, camping or spending time in her garden. 

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Tatianna Muniz

PHOTOGRAPHER

Tatianna Muniz

Born in California and raised in New York, Tatianna has two passions in life - hospitality and photo & video. For years Tatianna lived for the hustle and grind of having her own photography business all the while working in fine dining restaurants throughout New York City. Working 7 days a week to support herself and her rescue pup Julie, Tatianna is an established NYC photographer shooting proposals, engagement sessions, weddings, lifestyle shoots, luxury fashion, and events. Outside of running Ghost Edits, Tatianna spends her time living in Puerto Rico creating a permaculture farm on family land. 

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The Pillars of Rise Gatherings

Immersion in Nature

Experience the evidence-based benefits of time spent in nature; a calm mind, renewed energy, boosted creativity and a groundedness you can reclaim at home. 

Spend time with mother nature.

Freedom to Explore

Learn new ways to look at life and to listen to the desires of your heart. We offer an expansive array of workshops and activities on our retreats to support the many aspects of womanhood! 

Choose what is right for you!

Supportive Community

Feel the delight of a like spirited community. Everyone is embraced just as they are by the women that surround them at Rise Gatherings. We honor our common threads and celebrate our unique stories. 

You have a place here.

How We Give Back

Making a difference for women and girls everywhere.

We are thrilled to be an Impact Partner with Days for Girls to help create a world with dignity and opportunity for all through sustainable menstrual care solutions and health education. We are committed to spreading awareness and raising dollars for this important cause.

So far the Rise Gatherings Community has raised over $6,000 via our events and website and an additional $3,400 on Facebook! We are almost at our goal of $10,000 which = 1,000 Days for Girls Kits!

For every ticket purchased to our Weekend Getaway, Rise Gatherings will fund one Days for Girls kit – which supplies a girl with reusable menstrual supplies that last for 3 – 4 years.

join us for the retreat of a lifetime.

Rise Gatherings Weekend Getaway

Relax in nature, spark up conversation with fellow retreaters, explore, try something new. The Weekend Getaway offers many opportunities for learning, connecting, playing and resting.