meditate • write • connect

meditate • write • connect

2025 is your year.

Discover self-love and confidence in your
life purpose—no therapy required

Are you feeling stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed by the journey of self-discovery?

Do you find yourself—

  • Overthinking every decision and doubting your inner voice?

  • Constantly seeking validation from others to feel “enough”?

  • Struggling to uncover or refine your life purpose?

  • Feeling isolated as you awaken to deeper truths about yourself?

  • Unsure what to bring to therapy—or wanting a meaningful alternative?

It’s time to break free.


Write Your Self Open is a revolutionary 12-month program that blends creative expression, spiritual practices,
and group-supported personal growth—
all without the constraints of traditional therapy.

Write Your Self Open
is perfect for—

  • Self-development enthusiasts seeking an alternative to traditional talk therapy.

  • Creatives and spiritual seekers looking for a transformative approach to personal growth.

  • Individuals searching for or refining their life purpose.

  • Anyone wanting to build a stronger relationship with their Highest Self.

  • Those yearning for a supportive, like-minded community on the same path.

No previous writing experience is required—
just a willingness to dive deep into your creative center.

What makes this program unique?

Individual therapy: Access your deep inner wisdom.

Group therapy: Grow with others in a safe, supportive space.

Creative arts: Use writing as a bridge between your subconscious and conscious self.

Spiritual practice: Discover peace and clarity through guided meditation.

This isn’t just another personal development course.
Write Your Self Open combines the best of:

Here’s How WYSO Works

Bi-weekly Live Sessions

Drop in anytime for new guided meditations, to connect with the group, and to share your journey.

Guided Meditations

Designed to unlock wisdom not typically available in everyday awareness. Yours to keep through access to a private WYSO podcast.

Monthly 1:1 Sessions

Work directly with me to deepen your personal breakthroughs.

Supportive Community

Share insights, experiences, and growth with a network of like-minded individuals. Plus, get an upgrade to Rachel’s paid Substack community.

Here’s How to Work WYSO

Self-studiers

  • Listen to meditations + practice the tools via the podcast

  • Write in your journal

  • Enjoy Foundation of Self posts on Substack

  • Schedule monthly 1:1 sessions with me for guidance as desired

Community-seekers

  • Join the bi-weekly Zoom sessions

  • Listen to meditations + practice the tools via the podcast

  • Write in your journal

  • Enjoy Foundation of Self posts on Substack

  • Schedule monthly 1:1 sessions with me for guidance as desired

Why Meditation, Writing, and Discussion?

  • Guided Meditation

    Gently access the wisdom of your subconscious, where your deepest insights reside. It’s like holding a flashlight in the darkest corners of your mind and soul.

  • Writing

    A powerful tool to bridge the subconscious and conscious, helping you process, clarify, and take action on your deepest truths.

  • Group Discussion

    No one should navigate the path to self-discovery alone. Share and grow in a safe, supportive environment that encourages authenticity and connection, guided by a seasoned therapist.

Why connect with your Highest Self?

When you unlock your Highest Self, you unlock clarity, confidence, and inner peace.

Say goodbye to—

  • Overthinking and second-guessing yourself

  • Constantly needing approval from others

  • Feeling isolated or lost on your path

  • Therapy that doesn’t feel aligned or fulfilling

Instead, experience—

  • Confidence in your decisions and life purpose

  • A deep sense of self-worth, rooted in your inner truth

  • A creative spark that lights the way forward

  • Connection with a supportive community of kindred spirits

YES! I definitely recommend this course. Rachel is a skilled, authentic, generous guide who offers helpful insights. The guided meditations and related reflections are so revealing and helpful; sharing with others feels validating and inspiring. This course feels like a beautiful gateway to writing and reflecting more, trusting and merging with Higher Self and Inner Guide—and realizing and savoring wisdom within, in the world, and in others.

Erika M. Schreck

I attended the Write Yourself Open course to dedicate time to work on myself. One of the best parts of this class was the fact that we do guided meditations; I don't meditate on a regular basis, so "forcing" myself to do it was amazing because I was able to discover things about myself and my work that I wouldn’t have discovered otherwise. What's really special is that in each session, we have the chance to reflect and share openly. There is something magical in the act of sharing and listening to others' experiences and perspectives.

Gloria Ortega Abarca

Rachel is exceedingly knowledgeable, supportive, and personal. She gave us spiritual and practical ways to apply our gifts.

Jane D.

What You Get: The Full Breakdown

Biweekly Sessions

Our live Zoom calls are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT. Live attendance is ideal. Session recordings will be made available.

Monthly 1:1 Sessions with Me

Schedule monthly 30-minute phone calls with me to discuss a specific topic. This is completely optional and designed for those who want to fine-tune their inner work.

Guided Meditations

You’ll have access to a private podcast that hosts each guided meditation, plus a few of my popular healing meditation practices, including the Self-alignment Meditation and Diamond Meditation.

Paid Substack Subscription

Get a free year of the paid subscription to my Substack, Foundation of Self. Enjoy more direct support on your journey to Self—and an even larger community of like minds.

Supportive Community

Our individual inner work is essential, yet it thrives most fully in the container of a like-hearted community. Each session we offer time to share and elevate one another. This is group therapy on a whole other level.

The Details

Once you register, you’ll receive an onboarding email with all the program links and information about scheduling your private sessions.

Meet Your Guide

Rachel Astarte

Holistic Psychotherapist, Transformational Coach, Author, Educator, and Professional Voice-over Artist

With years of experience guiding creatives and spiritual seekers, I specialize in helping people break free from emotional burnout and reconnect with their true selves.

Through a blend of coaching, creative tools, and mindfulness practices, I’ve supported hundreds of individuals in finding confidence, clarity, and purpose. In 2012, I created Write Your Self Open to offer a revolutionary alternative to therapy that’s as dynamic and creative as you are. Since then, I’ve taught it in person and online, and I can’t wait to share it with you.

Ready to begin?

Transform emotional burnout into self-love and confidence in your life’s calling.
We begin Tuesday, January 14, 2025.

Rolling admission. Join anytime.

Monthly

$197

$97

for 12 months
founding member rate

Save $167

Annual

$1997

$997

one-time payment for the year
founding member rate

Please note: We offer a 14-day refund period. After that, payments are non-refundable. Optional renewal at the end of one year.

Any questions?

  • Our live sessions are where the real magic happens—collective meditation and the community energy of writing, sharing, asking questions, and receiving support and guidance.

    Honestly, not being there live is like watching a replay of the New Year’s Eve ball-drop in Times Square on January 2.

    But I get it. Sometimes life gets in the way and you’ll need to miss a session. Or maybe you live in a part of the world where the timing doesn’t work for you. (If that’s the case, email me at support@writeyourselfopen.com. We may be able to add a class.)

    Recordings will be provided so that you can catch up on your time.

    Whether you plan to be there or not, always feel free to send questions for the Q+A to the above address.

    1. If you’ve ever come to a therapy session thinking, “I don’t know what to talk about,” Write Your Self Open is the cure for that struggle. Every time we meet, we’ll cover new topics, meditations and discussions, determined by the issues that are important to you now. Whether it’s self-love, confidence, overcoming people-pleasing, learning to trust your decisions, creating healthy boundaries, or discovering your true calling, we’ll work with it. You can also suggest topics for the class anytime.

    2. Many of my clients have expressed that their former therapists were great listeners, but didn’t offer much in the way of insights or vision for a path forward. WYSO is designed expressly to offer innovative tools and deep reflections that support ongoing growth.

    3. Let’s face it. Ongoing therapy costs a lot of money. With WYSO, you’ll have the benefits of individual therapy, group therapy, spiritual practice, and creative expression rolled into one incredibly supportive package.

  • To better understand how you’ll save, here’s a quick breakdown of the two main elements of the program:

    • Weekly Therapy: $100/session x 50 weeks = $5,000

    • WYSO classes: $47 each x ~24 classes (minus holidays) = $1,128

    TOTAL: $6,128

    That’s an annual savings of $5,131 if you select the annual plan and $4,964 if you select the monthly plan.

  • Once you purchase, you’ll have 14 days to to cancel. After that, there are no refunds. You can still enjoy access to the private podcast and book individual sessions with me at my standard rates. There are a limited number of sliding scale spots available based on need.

  • You’ll have the opportunity to renew your year package at the original founding member rate of $97/month or $997 for the year. There’s no obligation to continue.