Rachael has been deeply engaged in hiking and pilgrimage as a spiritual practice for over 20 years. Starting Red Monkey Walking Travel over 10 years ago, she has guided over 40 trips of pilgrims along the Camino and listened to countless hours of Camino lore in Spanish and French. Visiting hard to find megalithic and Roman sites around Iberia has helped piece together a deeper history than what is commonly available. Red Monkey trips focus on people in grief, women’s trips and people simply looking to reconnect to themselves. Rachael was raised Tibetan Buddhist and “rebelled” by dropping out of college to meditate in India for a year. Since then, a great part of her life has been dedicated to balancing Eastern and Western meditation practices. Walking the Camino helps her do just that. Rachael is a lay historian, Camino nut, and skilled facilitator. She is a certified yoga instructor, teacher of Bharata Natyam, and has walked over 4,500 miles on the Camino de Santiago.