Cora Rose Hrebec (she/her)

Hi, I'm Cora

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I'm a registered yoga teacher, herbalist, and health coach with a background in physical therapy, and the founder of Cora Rose Wellness. I created this space because so many bodies get overlooked by traditional wellness spaces. Too often, care is built for people who are already well, already flexible, already resourced, and already cisgender. I wanted to build something different.

 

My story

My mother introduced me to plants and holistic healing when she took me to Kristine Brown's herbal study classes in Illinois at age 7. Around the same time, she taught me yoga and how to meditate. Primitive skills gatherings deepened my connection to nature and community, and with every plant walk, workshop, and yoga class, I knew I wanted a career that would keep me close to the land and the people around me.

After finishing my 200-hour yoga teacher training and graduating as a Physical Therapist Assistant, I moved to Georgia in 2022 and started working full time as a PTA. Soon after, I enrolled in Patricia Howell's herbal foundations course. A feral forest fairy at heart, I couldn't stay away from the plants for long. I found my passion for clinical herbalism and went on to study with herbalists Kat Maiers, Leslie Williams, Leslie Alexander, and Susan Edwards.

I love being a PTA, and my patients bring me so much joy. But full-time work left little room for herbalism, creativity, and movement, and I found myself cramming the rest of me into a few hours a week. In the fall of 2025, I left my job to build a life that could hold all of me, not just one part.

That led me to Cora Rose Wellness, where I weave together everything I've learned along the way and get to support you in doing the same.

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My own practice

I have spent over 10 years learning to tend a body that often hurts, feels weak, and feels fragile. So when I talk about pacing, patience, and meeting your body where it is, I'm speaking from experience as well as training.

My personal practice has changed a lot over time. It has moved from traditional yoga on the mat to strength and weight training, stabilization, nervous system regulation, and Pilates, along with living the eight limbs of yoga philosophy in my daily life off the mat. As I cultivate my own inner peace, I hope to offer it as a gift to the world.

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Ahimsa

The first limb of yoga is the Yamas, and the first of those is Ahimsa, which means non-violence in thought, word, action, behavior, and attitude, toward yourself and others. It's the foundation of my work. I bring it into every session with compassion and acceptance, leaving no room for judgment.

Yoga philosophy may never come up in our time together, but it feels important to share this part of me. I ask both myself and my clients to arrive with presence and honesty.

 

Rooted in community

Outside of coaching, I volunteer with Fleur and Forage Free Clinic, a 501(c)(3) with locations in Atlanta and Athens, and I work at New Earth Nursery. Both keep me connected to the plants and my community. I'm currently working toward becoming a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach and a Registered Herbalist