In this week’s episode of the Yoga Girl Podcast, Rachel Brathen shares her disciplined practice of dynamic meditation, and all the factors that led up to this new daily practice. In the midst of it now, Rachel is uncovering hidden trauma, emotions, fears – and a deep internal knowing of her own truth within. Now is the time to listen to it.
This week on the Yoga Girl Podcast, Rachel Brathen is joined by yoga teacher, writer, and body positivity activist Jessamyn Stanley. This episode will remind you of own your truth and the importance of taking care of yourself first. It all starts with being radically honest with yourself.
In a world that rewards you for putting work and the idea of success above all else, the pursuit of joy and the practice of self-care is a radical tool of resistance and liberation. These are the words from this week’s very special guest on the Yoga Girl Podcast, Latham Thomas. Tune in as she chats with host Rachel Brathen.
How many times have you thought that racism was perpetrated by a select group of ‘bad’ people or that it didn’t even exist? In this week’s episode of the Yoga Girl Podcast, Rachel Brathen humbly shares mistakes she has made as a western, Swedish, white yoga influencer, what she has learned from those mistakes, and how the process opened her eyes to the global system of racism.
In this episode of the Yoga Girl Podcast, Rachel Brathen talks on the Black Lives Matter movement from the place of a learner, an observer, and a listener. Tune in to acknowledge the pain in the world, and to use your own pain to peel away the layers, dive deep into your healing, and become who you are at your core. To heal the world, you have to start with yourself.
Today’s episode of the Yoga Girl Podcast features three guest hosts, Dianne Bondy, Maite Onochie, and Rocky Heron, all guides on the yogagirl.com platform and voices from the Black community. Coming from different global perspectives, they offer deep wisdom on everything from white supremacy, complacency and allyship. Tune in to question your own attachments to race.
In this episode of the Yoga Girl Podcast, Rachel Brathen finds herself in a place of shame after realizing she has gained weight during quarantine. But here’s the thing - she felt no shame at all, in fact she felt great in her body, until she stepped on a scale. What was it inside of her that caused that shift? This episode will remind you of the tremendous gift your body is.
In this episode of the Yoga Girl Podcast, Rachel Brathen reflects on the patterns and relationships that haven’t been serving her throughout her life. There is one common thread between them all: she played a role in the decision making. This episode will remind you that if you want a different kind of life, now is the time.
How often has your intuition warned you that the exchange (physical or energetic!) between you and another individual was unfair, unbalanced or absolutely exhausting? In today’s episode of the Yoga Girl Podcast, Rachel Brathen discusses the importance of setting and keeping boundaries for the sake of your own mental health.
We are all subjected to one ultimate truth of life: nothing is permanent. In this week’s episode of the Yoga Girl Podcast, Rachel Brathen has been watching her garden be assaulted by lizards, dogs, white flies, mildew and a multitude of other challenges, and she is suddenly hit with the realization that her garden represents a metaphor for all of life.