Yoga Girl Daily

In today's episode, you are going to identify the number one thing that helps you fall asleep, and stay asleep, at night. What impacts your quality of sleep? Rachel will share helpful advice, from taking a bath, to reading, and having a nice cup of herbal tea. It's important to have time to wind down! Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The days are getting shorter, the sun is disappearing earlier, and winter is coming. This time of year is one of rest, restoration - and getting more sleep than we normally do. In today's episode, you are going to contemplate your relationship with sleep. Do you have a hard time going to bed on time? Does your mind spin  when you're in bed? Do you have a hard time winding down? Let's figure it out. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For today's self-care practice, we are going to make a mess on purpose! Tune into your inner child and color outside the lines. Rachel will share some ideas, from baking, to making art, digging in the garden, or splashing in the mud with your kids. It's time to have some fun and remember - messes can always be cleaned. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's practice is going to take us a little deeper - and back to what it was like growing up in your household. What happened when you made a mess when you were a child? Was it tolerated? Embraced? Punished? Rachel will dive into the lessons she's learned from her own childhood, then it's time to reflect on yours. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's episode, Rachel will guide you through a gratitude practice. First, you will consider something in your life that is working in perfect orderly fashion. Then you will consider something in your life that is really messy but brings you happiness still. There can be beauty in all things, if only you look for it. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We all have that voice inside our heads telling us how we need to do things. And usually - that voice is telling us we need to be perfect. In today's episode, you will contemplate how your inner perfectionist talks to you. Where is this voice the most loud? Where is it making your life difficult? And what would happen if you didn't listen? Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is perfectionism ruining your life? It is really easy to fall into the trap of thinking everything needs to be tidy and organized. This week on the show, you will instead embrace the messiness of life. You don't have to do everything perfectly. Let your hair down, kick your shoes off, and allow things to be how they are. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is there a moment in your day that you would like to be really present for, but for some reason, you're missing it? In today's episode, you are going to make a commitment to yourself. The next time this moment happens, you will take a deep breath, bring yourself into the present, and remember your intention. This time matters to you for a reason, so let's slow it down. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's contemplation will take a bit more work. You may not have the answer immediately. Give yourself time and space to answer this question: what limiting belief is stopping you from living at a slower pace? There are so many stories we tell ourselves - which one is making you run too fast? Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A consistent meditation practice can help you quiet the mind. In today's episode, Rachel will guide you to settle deeply in your body and slow down the breath. The closer you come to the present moment, the more you will notice the space between each thought getting wider and wider. Then all you have to do is be. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is the most stressful moment of your day? Is your morning chaotic no matter how much you prepare? Is a meeting at work really unproductive? Is getting dinner on the table each night incredibly stressful? Whatever it may be, there is an underlying reason for it. And sometimes the little voice in our head is the most stressful part of it all. This episode will counter that voice and ease some of the weight. Tune in to begin.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a society, so many of us feel a sense of urgency throughout our entire lives. We wake up, we immediately feel like we are in a hurry, and that feeling doesn't stop even when we hit the pillow at night. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to slow down in ways that are realistic. It will be an exploration of the feeling of urgency, the reason you feel that way, and what you can do to change it. Tune in to begin.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We often ignore our feelings as much as we can and soldier through life. But in today's self-care practice, you are going to schedule a good cry just like how you would schedule taking a yoga class. Pencil it in, make yourself a sad playlist, and let yourself feel. Rachel will walk you through it. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's journaling practice is a very tender one that will bring your grief around the entire world. Rachel offers you different journaling prompts where you will focus on a grief you're holding from your own life, and one that you're holding for all of humanity. The comparison will help you realize that we are all connected, and we are all just walking each other home. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did you know that the simple act of noticing how you're feeling and giving that feeling a name can make you feel better? That's what today's practice is all about. Rachel will guide you through an exercise to notice what is moving through you right now, put it into words, and carry on with the knowledge that you are going to be okay. Tune in to begin.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are many different reasons why we may not let ourselves grieve. Why we may push our feelings down and pretend they don't exist. It's okay to be scared to go there - but that is what we are going to do in today's practice. These feelings are yours and they deserve to be felt. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are all grieving something. You may be grieving something big or something small, but whatever it is - it deserves space to be felt. And that is our topic for this week on Self-Care Daily. Offer the pain and sadness in your heart a little bit more space to exist. And always remember - you are not alone in those feelings. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For today's self-care practice, you are going to connect with a resource that makes you feel like yourself. Feeling like yourself is a very particular feeling. It can be hard to define - but you know it when you feel it. Rachel will share some examples from her own life. And only you know what it feels like to be you - so find what works and go do it. Tune in to begin.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It can be really hard to recognize or define who your most authentic self is. Sometimes, it's easier to notice the scenarios in your life that pull you away from your true self. In today's episode, you will take a look at one of those scenarios - something that makes you feel like you need to wear a mask, or change in some way, or fake your way through. Give yourself grace and find awareness. It will only help you move forward. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Your most authentic self knows what is true. It knows when you are faking it. In today's episode, Rachel will guide you through a meditation to land in this moment here and now. You will take this time to really assess - how do you feel? And what is really true about your feelings? Those feelings are valid - and they are the place your most authentic self wants you to live from. Tune in to begin.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When it comes down to it, you have everything you need within yourself. You have an inner wisdom that can get you through any situation. But - how do you access it? You have to be in tune with yourself! In today's episode, you are going to consider when you feel most comfortable in your own skin. When can you switch off the outside voices and listen to your intuition? Rachel will share some examples, and then it's your turn. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's topic is one that is challenging to turn into actionable practice - but it is ultimately the single most important thing you can do to feel purposeful and complete in life. And that is to return to a place of authenticity inside. To distinguish between your own voice, and all the ways we were conditioned by society or the others around us. We have never really been taught how to shift our awareness from the outside world back to ourselves - so the time is now. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Your hands are an extension of your heart - they are how we give and receive. In today self-care practice, you are going to use your hands to give your heart something it is longing for. Rachel shares some suggestions, from self-massage, to something creative, to moving your body. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The heart is a container for everything. We can hold so many different emotions - and even at the same time. In today's episode, you are going to focus on the struggle you've been carrying. What is making your heart a little bit more heavy right now? Accept the feeling and give it some space. That's the first step to alchemizing it into something new. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's practice offers you a meditation to notice how you are feeling in your heart space. You will get comfortable, close your eyes, let your shoulders drop, and soften your face. Then tune into the breath. Allow each one to unravel a layer surrounding your heart. What are you holding in your heart space? What feeling is lingering there? Whatever it is, it makes sense. And all you have to do is sit with it. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is something your heart wants you to know right now. What is it? In today's episode, you will make a simple connection to your heart. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, place your hands to your heart and listen. What needs to be said? If it's helpful, you can open your journal and watch the answer come to you. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is a lot of information coming our way at all times. Everywhere we turn we hear loud people with big opinions. We could use a little bit more guidance from our heart. This week on the show, we are going to put our ego and our mind on the back burner, and listen more to our inner voice and the guidance of love. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For our self-care practice today, we are going to take something that we normally do inside - and we are going to do it outside. It may require some planning, some packing, and some preparation. But you will be amazed that it actually makes a big difference when we do even mundane things outside. Suddenly, they feel a little more magical. Rachel will share some beautiful examples. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nature is an important resource. We are gifted something each and every time we spend time outdoors. In today's episode, you will identify what that gift is for you. Does it bring you a sense of peace? A calmness? Does it slow down time? The more you identify the benefits, the more time you'll spend connected to it. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we are combining our meditation and gratitude practice - and taking them both outside. Go to your favorite spot in nature, sit down, and find silence. What sounds do you hear all around you? The more you connect with nature, the more you will realize - you are nature, too. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nature is accessible to all of us - but sometimes it takes effort to find our favorite spots. If you live in a big city, have you explored the parks around you? If you live in a more rural area, what spots in nature call to you? In today's episode, you will explore and identify your favorite place in nature that is accessible to you every day. What about this spot makes it so special? Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a beautiful time of year! There is something magical about early fall. This week on the show, we are going to get out in nature more before it starts to get cold. So whatever weather is outside your door, Rachel will share some ideas on how to get out there and enjoy it. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You don't need a reason to throw yourself a party. So, that is exactly what you are going to do today for your self-care practice. Gather the people you love and show yourself some appreciation. Rachel will share some ideas and the world is your oyster - you can even serve them if you like! Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are taught to be humble. To not think or speak too highly of ourselves. But because of that, many of us struggle with our self confidence and self worth. Today's episode will counter that noise. It's time to notice all the things about you that are worthy of celebration - because there are many! Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You are worthy of being celebrated and seen. In today's episode, you will walk down memory lane to remember a time you felt so appreciated and recognized. When was that time for you? Can you hold gratitude for it and acknowledge that you are still worthy of being celebrated now? Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The entire point of celebration is to have an opportunity to pause and honor your accomplishments. It's to congratulate yourself on completing something. You pulled it off! And it doesn't have to be a big thing either. Life is hard and we need to take small wins when we can. Today's episode is the chance to appreciate yourself in a bigger way. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is Rachel's birthday week, so with that, let's anchor into a theme of celebration on the show. How does celebration feel to you right now? Does it feel good? Do you feel guilty? Even when life is tricky, celebrating small or big wins can help you appreciate the many blessings you have. Let's find different ways to celebrate every day. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sometimes a little goes a long way. No matter how you are feeling today, there is a small act of kindness you can give yourself that will make you feel better. What is that for you? In today's episode, Rachel provides some beautiful examples. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Life will always throw us curveballs. That's why we need resources that bring us back to equilibrium when that happens. What brings you back to balance when you lose your ground? What can you reach for that brings you back to your center? In today's episode, you will take some time to figure it out. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It can be hard to define exactly what balance is, but we know it when we feel it. In today's episode, Rachel will share how she defines balance, and then you will settle into gratitude for an area of your life where it comes readily. Tune in to begin.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One thing we all have in common - we want to feel balanced in life. In today's episode, you are going to focus on an area in your life where you are struggling to find balance, and really define the entire issue. Maybe this is something you have struggled with for your entire life, or maybe it is recent. But bringing light to it is the first step. Open your journal and tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is officially Libra season - and with this season comes a great time to strive for balance. We have to take things as they come. Balance the good with the bad, the darkness with the light, and the work with the rest. This week on the show, you will discover where you feel out of balance - and little ways you can tweak and adjust your lifestyle to bring yourself back to equilibrium. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The best part about harvest season is sharing our abundance with others. You spent this week figuring out where you are abundant. Now it's time to go out and share it with the people who need it. Rachel will discuss some beautiful examples. When your cup is overflowing is when you give. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We all have our vices, bad habits, and patterns we would like to break. In today's episode, you are going to grab your journal and see what these negative habits are bringing you. Are they leading to unintended consequences? Are you suffering directly from these choices? Sometimes, the seeds we plant unintentionally can bring us a harvest we did not ask for. Tune in to see if you can make a change. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is something that you have accomplished that started out as just a dream? What is a seed that you planted long ago that you now get to sit back and enjoy? In today's episode, we are going to find some gratitude for the hard work we have put in to make some magic. Tune in to begin.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When we think of abundance, we often think of financial abundance. But today's episode will help you recognize the many different areas where you are so blessed. Are you surrounded by loved ones? Do you have an unfaltering sense of peace? Are you really energized with a wonderful zest for life? Tune in to appreciate the magic you are sitting with right now.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To use another garden metaphor - it is harvest season right now. It's time to reap what you sow, bask in the energy of abundance, and enjoy the blessings that your hard work brought. What is that in your life? And are you honouring the seeds you planted for this to become a possibility? Have you been intentional with the seeds you are planting right now that will bring more blessings in the future? Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Having someone constantly cross your boundaries can create stress and overwhelm in your life. There is nothing more freeing than setting the boundaries that need to be set. It will help you feel safe in relationships - and it will make them less complicated. In today's episode you are going to acknowledge a boundary that you need to set with someone. What is a no that you have been wanting to say? Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Letting go is a long process. Usually, it sneaks up on us. We realize that we haven't thought about the thing for a really long time, and we start to realize, that slowly but surely, we are moving on. In today's episode, you are going to grab your journal and contemplate - what are you struggling to let go of? And what has been in the way? Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many of us know the feeling of tightness and pain, both in our physical bodies and in our minds. In today's episode, Rachel will guide you through a meditation to invite in the possibility of space. Close your eyes and ask yourself - where is there tension in my body? What am I holding onto? Then take deep breaths through it. Tune in to begin.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are working this week to let go. But what does that actually mean? This is an abstract concept that is hard to define. So, we are going to take it step by step. In today's episode, you will discover what is most urgent to you to surrender to. Rachel will help walk you through it, then take it to your journal. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices