Self-Care Daily with Rachel Brathen

Today’s practice offers you a meditation that will help you connect with your ancestors. You will visualize each generation standing behind you forming a large triangle, from your parents to your grandparents and beyond. Hold in your heart what it took for you to be here now. Let go of old stories and sense the primal gratitude just for being alive. You have so many people behind you. Tune in to begin.

We have all experienced loss in some way, shape or form. But those that have passed on that really meant something to us - they remain. In today’s episode, you are going to step into a place of feeling instead of thinking. Who do you carry with you? Whose presence do you still feel? In what ways do they live on? Rachel will share some beautiful examples. Tune in to begin.

For many parts of the world, this time of year is known for the thin veil between the realms of the living and dead. This is a time of honoring your ancestors, remembering the ones you have lost, and walking in gratitude for what they brought to your life. Wherever you may be in a grief process, this week will be a way to bask in the love for those lost - and the quiet knowing that that love never truly leaves. Tune in to begin.

It can be such a relief to stand with your shadow and look at all the things you’ve been avoiding. For today’s self-care practice, Rachel is going to guide you through a darkness walk. Right at dusk, you will catch that special transitional time between night and day and notice how your body naturally adjusts to the dark. Rachel will share some tips, and you can bask in what you feel inside. Is it scary? Is it peaceful? What does the dark actually hold? Tune in to begin.

Some feelings are really difficult to sit with. Instead, we try to shut them down, or run from them, or we turn to an unhealthy coping mechanism. In today’s episode, you are going to take the first step to acknowledging - what is that feeling for you? What feeling are you avoiding right now? What are you resisting? Give yourself a grounded place of support, then let yourself feel a tiny drop of what is present. You can do hard things. Tune in to begin.

It is so easy to judge our shadow side as something bad, or something we are supposed to change or hide. But the truth is - it’s just as important as your light. Your light can only exist because of your shadow! Today’s episode will help you find acceptance and even gratitude for the parts of you that you label as bad. You will consider a trait or behavior of yours that you label negatively, and then discover all the ways that it has protected and supported you through difficult times in your life. You are not a problem to be solved. Tune in to begin.

Interacting with other humans means that there are always reasons to feel upset by their actions or personalities. That’s just how life goes! If you don’t recognize your specific triggers, it is easy to get pushed around emotionally and feel like the world is a terrible place. Today’s episode will help you realize what irks you about other people. What makes you reactive? What gets your blood boiling? Figuring out what your triggers are, and why you have them, is the first step to noticing your patterns and not being a slave to your reactions. Tune in to begin.

We are entering Scorpio season later this week, we are turning the clocks back, and we are officially anchoring ourselves into the dark season. This week, on Self-Care Daily, we will use this time as a mirror to consider our own inner darkness. We like to pretend it’s not there, but we cannot avoid resentment, shame, embarrassment, grief, sadness, and all those feelings we label negative. So, what are you resisting? And, like nature, can you let the darkness creep in? Tune in to begin.

Most people are looking for more connection. We are wired for connection! It’s human nature. In today’s episode, you are going to contemplate a relationship that you want to take deeper. Do you have an acquaintance that you want to make a real friend? Rachel will share some steps you can take to get there. It may feel scary or daunting, but it could lead to something beautiful. Tune in to begin.

On the flip side from our practice yesterday, today you are going to touch on the relationship in your life that is bringing you some friction right now. Maybe there is some drama, or something unspoken, or a feeling that things aren’t completely aligned. Today’s practice will ask you a very specific question: is there a boundary that you should be setting in this situation that you haven’t set? Is there a ‘no’ waning to be spoken aloud? Is there a need you have that isn’t being fulfilled? Tune in as Rachel guides you to a different understanding of the situation.

There’s never a shortage of things to work on when it comes to our relationships. We are all human beings! Sometimes friction pops up, or we deal with tricky dynamics and behavior. But in today’s episode, you are going to let go of all that and consider a relationship in your life that is just effortless. Who feels like peace? Who can you be yourself around? Who makes things feel easy, natural, and safe? Not everyone has those relationships, so it’s important to be grateful for it when you do. Tune in to begin.

Our life comes alive through our relationships. It’s where we find purpose, love and connection. But of course, life’s biggest challenges tend to happen through our relationships too. In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through a journaling practice that will bring you through all the different areas of relationships you have in your life. What feels abundant and alive right now? Who has all your attention been going to? And oppositely, where do you feel like you lack relationships at this point in your life? Who are you missing right now? Bring this to your journal and tune in to begin.

Our relationships are illuminated in so many ways during Libra season. You may be feeling challenged in certain relationships right now, or you may have noticed a chance to go deeper with someone in your life. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to take stock of all the relationships you have. From your family, to your friends, coworkers, and all the people you connect with on a regular basis - how do those relationships feel? Which ones stand out right now? What challenges are you experiencing? Who are you neglecting? Do you have certain patterns or triggers with certain people? And who simply feels like peace? It’s time to go deep and look at it all. Tune in to begin.

Today’s self-care practice might make you a little bit uncomfortable - but that’s exactly why it’s so important to do! You are going to celebrate yourself with others. Pick something you feel really worthy of celebrating right now, something that feels authentic and current. Take it to a trusted person in your life (or many!), and allow yourself to be celebrated. You are so worthy of celebration, and the most important people in your life can’t wait to watch you shine. Tune in to begin.

In today’s episode, we are going to celebrate something that we don’t give ourselves enough credit for. What is a change that you’ve made in your beliefs about yourself? What is an old story line that played in your head for a long time that doesn’t exist anymore? A limiting belief that is gone? A judgement you held about yourself that you no longer hold? This is a big question. Rachel will guide you through a journaling practice to get to the bottom of it, and to acknowledge all the work you’ve done. Tune in to begin.

For most of us, there is some level of discomfort when it comes to allowing ourselves to be fully celebrated. We feel awkward and we downplay it. But you didn’t get here by chance! You’ve had to overcome and accomplish so much. In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through a meditation that will help you settle into the feeling of pride. Let yourself go there, and feel it as deeply as you can. It may just unlock something valuable inside. Tune in to begin.

It’s time to celebrate! Let’s start with something obvious - what is something you accomplished lately that was really difficult? Something you are so proud of yourself for making it through? Something you overcame! Rachel will guide you through a practice that will help you see everything you did to get yourself where you are today. You made sacrifices, you worked hard, and you pulled it off. Stand up taller knowing that you did that. Tune in to begin.

Welcome back to Self-Care Daily and happy birthday to Rachel! This week is the perfect time to make celebration the center of our lives. We are headed into the colder, darker days, and we have to hold onto all the moments of light and beauty. Rachel will share some practices that will help you celebrate yourself - even if you don’t have a specific reason. Can you celebrate yourself just as you are? Can you notice the infinite blessings in your life? Can you marinate in joy while still accepting that there is grief and sadness in the world? Tune in to begin.

Today’s self-care practice will have you spending your day with your heart a little more open, slowing yourself down, being present, and receiving all the beautiful moments that come your way. Can you find beauty in other people? In their faces? In the way they adorn themselves? In nature? Anywhere you go? The best thing about beauty is that it really is everywhere. And when you look for it, you often find it. Tune in to begin.

There’s no better feeling than stepping out into the world feeling like yourself. What makes you feel like you? In today’s episode, we are going to turn adornment into real, authentic self-care. How do you adorn yourself? Do you like to put on makeup? Wear certain clothes or jewelry? Or does the opposite of that make you feel good? This episode will help you discover what makes you feel like yourself on the outside so that it matches who you are right now, where you are in life, and what is happening on the inside. Tune in to begin.

Nature holds beauty in so many different ways. Can you notice them? In today’s episode, you are going to spend some time outside. Go for a walk, or sit in your backyard. Rachel will share a way that you can connect with nature on a deeper level and really see the beauty of fall with fresh eyes. Don’t take this season for granted, soak up everything you can. Tune in to begin.

Our kitchen table is an important part of our home. It’s where we gather! It’s where we spend important moments. But often, the kitchen table is a messy and unorganized spot. In today’s practice, you are going to take some time to make this area of your home as pleasing and as beautiful as possible. Rachel will share some suggestions, why this is so important, and the feeling it can bring in your home when your kitchen table brings you peace. Tune in to begin.

We are entering Libra season, and with it, the most vibrant and aesthetically pleasing part of fall. It is so beautiful to walk outside. Does that outer world align with your inner world? Or the feeling in your home? This week on Self-Care Daily we are going to align all our worlds. Rachel will share some practices that will help you find balance in your life, bring harmony within, and invite more beauty into your home. Tune in to begin.

We have been considering everything that we manifested in our life recently this week. For today’s practice, you are going to consider where you are headed next. When you look inside your heart, what seeds are you ready to plant? What is your next dream? Hopefully this week has reminded you that you are so capable of creating beautiful things. Tune in to start again.

We aren’t just manifesting things in our lives when we make a plan and follow through. We are manifesting the type of life we are going to live without even thinking about it. Our lives are unfolding through every single action we take, big or small. In today’s episode, you are going to contemplate the seeds you are actually planting in your life right now - maybe without realizing it. Are you moving toward the life you want to live through your small actions? Or are you planting seeds that aren’t in alignment with what you truly want? Tune in to figure it out.

No matter which way it meets you, the ending of anything can be hard. In today’s episode, you are going to take a moment to contemplate something that feels complete in your life. It can be something negative that you are done with, or it can be something positive that you are sad to see go. Either way, Rachel will guide you through a practice to notice how you are feeling about this ending, and how you can move on. Do you have more space now? Is it hard to let go? Or does it feel peaceful? Tune in to begin.

We all know that good things take time. In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through a journaling practice that will allow you to reflect on something good that you manifested in your life and recall the moment it all started. What have you accomplished lately that was the result of hard work? Something you planted a seed for long ago? You have the ability to make magic in your life - look at how many times you’ve already done it! Tune in to begin.

It is harvest season! And that can be true not just for our fall gardens but also when it comes to the more personal things in life. Did you plant some seeds long ago that you are now reaping the benefit of? What has come full circle in your life? What was only once a dream that is now tangible? This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to think about the seeds we’ve planted, the seeds we continue to plant, and everything that we have the privilege to gather from our hard work. Tune in to begin.

It’s time to put your inner perfectionist aside for a little bit. Today’s practice offers you the chance to flex your intuition muscle instead - something many of us don’t do enough. You are going to cook intuitively! Don’t follow a recipe, measure with your heart, and see where it takes you. Rachel will share some tips that will help you have fun and find presence instead of following the rules all the time. Tune in to begin.

Certain sides of you come out in certain moments - and not all of those sides may be beneficial. In today’s episode, you are going to explore where you are being too nitpicky and controlling. Where are you longing for more trust? Where do you want to let go? Rachel will share an example from her own life and help you realize that you can make a change for the better. Tune in to begin.

What kind of feeling does your inner perfectionist elicit within your body? Today’s episode will give you a few minutes to spend with yourself and feel where you may be gripping a little too hard right now physically. Where do you feel tension in your body? And can you do something to offer yourself some space there? Rachel will guide you through a practice to get to know the lingering feelings present. Tune in to begin.

Today, as you discover more about your inner perfectionist, you are going to focus on one specific area of your life. Where are you clinging too tightly to control? Where is your inner critic being too loud? Where are you trying too hard to have things be a certain way? We all have something - maybe it’s your body, or a relationship, or at work - where we are holding on too tight. This episode will help you explore where that area may be for you, and the underlying reason why. Tune in to begin.

Since we are deep into Virgo season now, we are going to spend some time considering our inner perfectionist and inner critic this week. The virgo archetype is one that helps you get things right and get things done - but it can also take you too deep into a life that is too demanding. Are you feeling overwhelmed juggling everything right now? Are you clinging to perfectionism? Are you being too harsh on yourself? This week’s practices will help you soften those edges, make some mistakes, and be more kind toward yourself. Tune in to begin.

Today is the day! We are going to find our intention and affirmation for the fall. Rachel shares her own intentions, as well as exactly how to come to that one clear sentence that will embody what you want to feel this season. After you have found it, spend some time in nature speaking that longing into being. Tune in to begin.

Today’s practice will help you feel more purposeful this fall. What is a goal or a milestone you want to reach for this season? What do you want to make happen? Why do you want to achieve it? How are you going to achieve it? What do you need to shift in your life so this can happen? Tune in to get into the small details of goal setting so you can meet your dreams this autumn.

What is a beautiful daily rhythm for yourself this fall season? If you were to think about a normal, realistic, mundane fall day, what sounds like a perfect one? What is your morning routine? How are you spending your evenings after work? In today’s practice, you will visualize that day and pinpoint the feeling that it brings you. It will move you closer toward your fall intentions. Tune in to begin.

As we set our intentions for fall, a good place to start is to recognize the things you want to avoid in your life. It will help you find clarity and bring you toward the direction of things you do want. So, what have you been struggling with lately? What isn’t fitting in your life right now? What is something you just don’t want to do anymore? Rachel shares her own experience, and then you can anchor into those things that are best to avoid this fall. Tune in to begin.

This week we are fully settling into that fall energy. And with that, we will be setting our intentions for this time of year. Do you have some clarity on what you want out of this season of life? How do you want to feel? What do you want to create? What milestones do you want to reach? Today’s episode will help you get started. Tune in to begin.

Do you have a summertime bucket list? If you do, did you cross off the most important things this summer? If not, can you make one now and see what you accomplished? Today’s episode is all about reflecting on your bucket list and seeing everything we can still squeeze out before fall arrives. Rachel shares her own bucket list and some ideas that will help you enjoy this season to the fullest, while it’s still here. Tune in to begin.

Soon the days are going to start getting darker and colder. While we still have nice weather, let’s take advantage of it! For today’s practice, you are going to move your body outside. Rachel shares some ideas, from taking your dog for an extra long walk, to rolling your yoga mat out in your backyard. Soon, you’re going to miss these activities, and the ease of them, so much. Tune in to begin.

Do you have a favorite summertime meal? Today’s episode will fuse together two practices. You will enjoy a meal that reminds you of the abundance of summer while reflecting on the gratitude you have for everything summer brought your way this year. Think of the big moments and the small moments. Let yourself bask in gratitude and remember why this season is so precious. Tune in to begin.

Summer, above everything else, is a feeling. Usually, the things we like to do the most during the summer evoke that special feeling within us. For today’s practice, you are going to reflect on your favorite part of summer that you didn’t get to do enough this year. We may romanticize this season a lot, but we have to make sure we are actually embracing it. Tune in to begin.

When we settle back into that school routine, it feels like summer is done. But we could still have many nice warm days that we should take advantage of. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to take the time to enjoy the parts of summer that we adore most - maybe the ones we didn’t get to do enough. What are you going to miss most in the dead of winter? Tune in to fuel yourself with sunshine and appreciate the beauty all around.

As a fun way to organize our lives, in today’s episode we are going to consider our intentions for the fall season. When you picture this coming season, what do you want to have for yourself? How do you want to feel throughout it? What do you want to create? Tune in to realize it.

Accomplishing the biggest mess in your house will make you feel the best when it’s done. And that is exactly what we are doing in today’s episode. Rachel will share an example from her own life and offer suggestions on how to tackle yours. You are worthy of having a clean, organized home. Let’s get to it! Tune in to begin.