Self-Care Daily with Rachel Brathen

I am so happy I found this podcast. It’s part of my morning ritual now. So uplifting and relevant and based in yoga philosophy and mindfulness. Great short, sweet and powerful practices. I highly recommend this one

Too many ads now, they should all be at the very beginning or very end

I love Rachel. I listen to her longform podcast weekly. I like the idea of these bite-sized moments of practice, but unfortunately, as others have noted, the execution is not soothing at all. There are simply so many ads that it makes the practice feel like merely a vehicle for delivering ads. I don’t find myself able to sink in and internalize the depth of these practice moments, because the meditation is immediately interrupted by sound effects and ads which take me out of the moment and leave me feeling lost ):

but the ad placement is jarring and truly a shock to the nervous system—ironic for a wellness pod. So I fast-forward until both ads are done, as my wellness would be a net-negative if I endured ad #2’s slam on my nervous system. Otherwise outstanding!