You are probably familiar with the cacao plant if you like chocolate. But cacao has some pretty amazing qualities that go deeper than a tasty treat. It can induce feelings of euphoria, it brings more blood into your core, and it energetically and emotionally opens your heart center. In today’s self-care practice, you are going to make yourself the most delicious cup of hot chocolate and then enjoy it in ceremony. Rachel shares what you need, how to make it, and how to honor it so it does its purpose. Tune in to begin.
 
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A Cacao Ritual to Open Your Heart Center

Welcome to Self-Care Daily, a spin off of From the Heart with Rachel Brathen. In this series, Rachel, New York Times Bestselling author, podcast host, and serial entrepreneur, is offering nuggets of wisdom, guidance and clarity every day of the week. From Monday to Friday, each episode offers self-care tips, guided meditations, heartfelt advice and a moment to ground into your body, lead with purpose, set intentions and take action in your day-to-day life. On the path toward self-love, each day counts and five minutes can make all the difference.

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We’ve been building up to this all week, so now it’s time to dive in, get your hands dirty, and clean up! Go all in for your cleaning practice, and use it as a cathartic way to release something messy on the inside as well. In this episode, Rachel will show you how to connect your inner and outer world, and how to turn this into a spiritual practice. Tune in to begin.
 
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A Self-Care Practice to Clean Up Your Inner and Outer World

Consider the messy area in your home. What could that space be if it was clean and organized? Similarly, consider the mental load weighing on you. What could you create in your life without those judgemental and negative thoughts holding you back? In this episode, you will visualize the potential your life has. Rachel offers two journaling prompts to get you started. Tune in to begin.
 
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What Could You Create with More Free Space?

What have you been keeping inside? What feelings are bottled up within you? In today’s meditation, you are going to arrive and settle into your body. Move away from the thinking mind and drop into what feeling comes your way. You’ll work through it once you stop resisting it. Tune in to begin.
 
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A Meditation To Stop Resisting Your Feelings

We tend to avoid the messy places in our homes - and we do the exact same thing with difficult emotions. But if we keep everything bottled up, eventually it will all overflow. In today’s episode, you are going to journal on the junk drawer of your internal world. What is something painful and hard that you prefer not to think about? What is brimming at the surface and ready to overflow? Grab a pen and paper, then find a safe space to give this issue the air it deserves. Tune in to begin.
 
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Something That Pains Me That I Prefer Not to Think About Is…

Think about the messes you have scattered throughout your life. Some are physical - closets and junk drawers - while others are mental clutter, blockages and limiting beliefs. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to tackle both at once. What does the mess in your life represent in your emotional world? As you make your way through it, can you embrace the parts of you that you keep hidden and let everything go? Tune in to begin.
 
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A Cacao Ritual to Open Your Heart Center

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