Podcast Series Self-Care Daily with Rachel Brathen

Loving Connection as Self-Care

It’s a beautiful thing to let yourself be held by someone you love. For this week’s self-care practice, you are going to have present, grounded contact with a partner, a friend, or even a pet. Rachel will guide you through the process of a conscious hug. Tune in to begin.

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Holding Loss and Gratitude Close

We all have been through loss in some shape or form in our lives. In today’s episode, you will hold space for a moment of gratitude for someone you’ve had to grieve. Remember their beauty, their presence, their personality, and bring their memory into the now. Gratitude will follow naturally. Tune in to begin.

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A Meditation to Allow the Heart to Be

Today’s meditation offers you a chance to check in with your heart and allow whatever feeling is present within you to fully come through. Rachel will guide you through a practice, hands to heart, to simply breath, feel and be. Soften harsh thoughts and judgements. Connect inward to see how these emotions manifest in your body.

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This Week, I Will Hold My Heart Gently

Sometimes something challenging comes our way - and we try to distract ourselves and move past it. But then you skip all the lessons that it holds. For this week’s intention, you will allow yourself to feel your feelings all the way. Hold your heart softly and allow yourself to dwell in vulnerable places. Rachel will help you incorporate this intention into your life.

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A Yoga Nidra for Constructive Rest

The best type of self-care is true, constructive rest. The kind of rest that settles your nervous system, supports long-term sleep, and allows you to destress. You may feel like you’re resting when you’re on the couch watching Netflix, but today’s practice will actually give both your body and your mind a break. Rachel will guide you through the steps of a Yoga Nidra.

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How to Find Gratitude in the Slow Moments

It’s Thursday today and that means it’s time for our weekly gratitude practice. Tune in to reflect on a moment you recently had where you were able to move slowly, mindfully, and presently. Rachel shares a beautiful example from her own life. There is so much intention when you move at a slower pace. That’s where the beautiful moments in life happen. Tune in to begin.

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A Meditation to Slow Everything Down

If you need a change of pace, tune in to today’s meditation. Rachel will guide you through the coziest practice that will allow you to take a few deep, slow breaths; connecting to your body, and slowing everything down. When our outer world is too chaotic, we can always go inward - making a change from the inside out. Tune in to begin.

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I Feel Stressed When…

Stress shows up in our lives in many different ways. Sometimes it motivates us in a good way and propels us forward. Other times it’s an energy suck with no known cause. In today’s episode, you will consider what is bringing you stress in your life right now. How does it show up in your life, and more importantly - what do you need when it does? Tune in to begin.

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This Week, I Will Slow Down

Are you longing for a change of pace? This week on The Daily Practice, we are taking a collective intention to slow down, as a way to take care of our minds, hearts, and bodies. Whatever part of your life is moving at a really fast pace, it’s time to check in and let some things fall away. We don’t need to move so fast. Tune in to begin.

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