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

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!

I’ve been listening for years, and I am so grateful for so much of what Rachel has provided me in my own practice and growth. Thank you thank you thank you for all of it Rachel. But please please please I encourage you and your team to rethink the placement of your ads. When I’m in line with realigning it is totally unbalancing to abruptly hear you jump from the message of the episode to a message of marketing. I completely understand that making this content free comes at cost, but I think a little reconstruction of time and placement would make such a difference. I’m going to have to take a break for now. Hoping for an update to the layout soon and I’ll be back! ✌️😊✌️