Rosie Acosta

Rosie Acosta is a best-selling author, meditation and mindfulness teacher, podcast host, and holistic health coach whose work focuses on making wellness practices accessible to a broad audience. Acosta teaches mindfulness and meditation at Headspace and has studied yoga and mindfulness for more than 20 years, teaching for over a decade. She is the founder of Radically Loved: Yoga, Health + Wellness and is a certified nutritionist, wellness consultant, and yoga teacher trainer.

Acosta's approach to wellness is informed by her personal experiences growing up in East Los Angeles. After being arrested at age 15, she turned to yoga and meditation to address anxiety and self-doubt, which became the foundation for her book, "You Are Radically Loved: A Healing Journey to Self-Love." In the book, Acosta shares spiritual practices, meditations, movement exercises, and journaling prompts, drawing from her own journey to guide readers in self-discovery and personal growth.

With more than two decades of mindfulness study and over 10 years of teaching, Acosta has led workshops, retreats, and meditation teacher trainings worldwide. Her students include members of her local community, Olympic athletes, NFL players, and veterans. As a first-generation Mexican-American, she is committed to intergenerational healing and volunteers with the Re-Evolution Prison Project. Acosta also speaks at high schools across the United States, encouraging young people to trust in themselves and embrace mindfulness practices.

In addition to her teaching, Acosta has established a strong media presence. She has hosted and produced over 1,000 podcast episodes, created wellness content for Headspace, and built a community of more than 100,000 followers across Instagram and Substack. She leads workshops and teacher trainings globally and hosts "The Radically Well Podcast," where she discusses mindfulness, psychology, women's health, and personal development. Acosta has interviewed thought leaders such as Arianna Huffington, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Deepak Chopra, reaching more than 300,000 monthly subscribers and over 3 million downloads. Her work has been featured in Yoga Journal, ABC News, CNN, Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Well + Good, and The New York Post.

Acosta has also contributed to film and television as associate producer on "Balance: A Perimenopause Journey," a four-part docuseries focused on women's health. The series debuted in the top five on Apple TV Shows and is available on Apple TV and Amazon Prime in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. The project has been featured on The Today Show, CBS, and Fox 5 New York.

Acosta is pursuing a master's degree in clinical psychology at Pepperdine University, integrating academic research with her commitment to mindfulness and holistic health. Her career centers on using personal experience to inform her work in wellness, mindfulness, and mental health.