Podcasts by Yoga Girl: Conversations From The Heart
Rachel Brathen, known as Yoga Girl, is an international yoga teacher and speaker, bestselling author and serial entrepreneur who inspires millions every day. Now – Rachel offers an even more intimate look into her life and the inspiring journey. Weekly episodes of storytelling and talks from Rachel (sometimes alongside special guests!) dive into topics such as love, trust, finding balance, overcoming adversity and of course, yoga and well-being. The light you are seeking is within your own heart. Join Rachel as she helps you uncover it, from her heart to yours.
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A Social Isolation Survival Guide from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Tune in today as Rachel shares more than ten of her best tips to bring normalcy to your day, to move stagnant energy, and to clear your mind of repetitive thoughts so you can get through this perio...
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Testing for COVID-19, Working Through Fear and Making Sense of a Global Pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As coronavirus has the entire world in its grip, this global energy of fear has left many of us in a place of uncertainty. Will there be a resource shortage? Why isn’t everyone self-isolating? And ...
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GaryVee Shares the Secret to Success + Why Happiness is Part of Your ROI! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are you looking to grow your business - or are you struggling to start one? Having a hard time balancing work and family life? Trying to use social media to grow your business but wondering how to ...
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Healing Childhood Wounds Through Parenthood from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How can you know yourself deeply if you’ve never touched the depths of your anger or reached the height of your joy? We have to feel our emotions to process them in a healthy way – and our ability ...
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What Life Lesson Are You Learning Right Now? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this moment - right here, right now - you are on the cusp of a major epiphany. The struggles you are moving through today are teaching you something hugely important, the way every lesson hides ...
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Marie Forleo on How To Overcome Whatever Life Throws Your Way from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are you struggling to find your purpose, looking to find genuine ways to be of service, or trying to figure out how to cultivate a fulfilling life that celebrates all of your passions? This week’s ...
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Healing Tools For Free, For Everyone, Forever - Yoga Girl x 29k from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Up until now, having the tools to heal past pain has been something afforded only by a privileged few. What if there was a way to make tools for personal development and healing accessible to every...
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To Heal, We Have to Feel from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What if we grew up with the tools we need to be able to feel the full spectrum of emotion? What if we were taught how to check in with ourselves and process the heavy parts of life? In this episode...
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Netflix, Chocolate Cake and The Cycle of Shame from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are you exhausted from battling your inner critic all day? Are you struggling with limiting beliefs leading to a cycle of numbing behaviors? In this episode Rachel shares about the struggle with he...
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Seek Discomfort - A Story About Privilege and The True Meaning of Freedom from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We are one people. We all have the same beating heart inside our chests. We are all born with the same longing to be loved and free. However, our freedom only extends as far as our privilege, and s...
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How To Stick To Healthy Habits and De-Clutter Your Life with Gretchen Rubin from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are you struggling to cultivate the habits that you intended to create in the New Year, or do you find it hard to create and stick to healthy habits in general? Maybe you just haven’t found the met...
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How To Manifest from a Place of Ease from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As we move deeper into the new decade, we have a chance to shift our lives and choose goals to work toward. This year, can you break down your intentions so that you have the ability to live a simp...
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You Are More Than What Happened To You - Identifying and Healing Trauma with Shubhaa Kassima Fisher from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
So many of us are struggling to heal from traumatic events that took place in our past. If you have suffered through loss, separation, disease, abandonment, abuse, neglect... You are not alone. Tr...
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Intention Setting Ceremony - Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Do you struggle with setting clear goals for the coming year? In the last episode of 2019, Rachel shares a powerful practice designed to get you super clear, focused and centered around what you ne...
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From Triggers to Trust - Christmas is a Time to Heal from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are you struggling with feeling like you constantly have to do more, perform better, work harder, parent perfectly, care for yourself, cultivate your relationships and maintain your career? In this...
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Calling in Authentic, Genuine Relationships (with yourself and others!) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As the year comes to a close and we reflect on the events of the past year, did you surround yourself with authentic people that really lift you up? Did you do the things that make you feel the mos...
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Get Ready For 2020 with Astrologer Debra Silverman! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On today’s episode, Rachel is once again joined by expert astrologer Debra Silverman! If you are interested in astrology but overwhelmed by the amount of information out there, this episode is for ...
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#MeToo, Yoga and Protecting Your Energetic Space from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is in Tulum on vacation with her family and trying to slow down. After receiving some interesting news and getting kicked off a magazine cover shoot after speaking up on the...
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How To Go From Hurting To Healing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are you feeling hurt? Betrayed? Upset by the actions of someone close to you (or a perfect stranger)? Wondering how to get to the root of your emotional triggers? In this episode, Rachel talks abou...
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Stop Minimizing Your Pain! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are you carrying around pain, exhaustion, or moving through life from a wounded place? Soldiering on without giving yourself permission to feel? In this episode, Rachel speaks about how minimizing ...
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Conscious Entrepreneurship - The Art of Doing Business With a Heart from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How do you find a balance between remaining authentic while manifesting abundance? Are you struggling to grow your business, or putting a lot of energy into something but not receiving the energeti...
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Turn Failure and Shame Into Success and Worthiness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What is your relationship with failure? How can we use our failures as spiritual lessons? And what are the limiting beliefs you live by that are actually holding you back? Throughout her life Rach...
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Generational Trauma: Heal Now What You Couldn’t Heal Then from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this week’s episode Rachel candidly unpacks some of her generational trauma and how it has influenced her life through her work ethic and motherhood. By becoming a mother, she is given the gift ...
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Battling Burnout - Hard Lessons and Big Blessings from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This episode finds Rachel sharing something that is really hard for her to say: lately, she hasn’t been feeling well mentally. As someone who provides healing to others in her courses and retreats,...
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Give Yourself Permission to Feel! Live from NYC from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week’s podcast is a special Live show recorded in NYC! This podcast begins with a hilarious open from Dennis, and is filled with courageous, heart centered sharing and stories from both Rachel...
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Self-Promotion as a Spiritual Practice from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this week’s episode, Rachel reflects on consciously having to make the effort to slow down during challenging weeks before diving into the delicate subject of self-promotion. It’s hard. Super ha...
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What Matters Is Who You Are, Not What You Do from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel reflects on the process of becoming an author, the importance of making the New York Times bestselling list, and the healing properties of creation. When Rachel published he...
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A Meditation For Self Acceptance from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel leads you through a guided meditation focusing on the breath. For this episode, find a quiet place to sit where you can close your eyes and bring your awareness inward. This...
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Help Heal The World (and your heart!) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel reflects on her present emotional state and the powerful tool of service. As humans, we can quickly become self-centered and only concern ourselves with our immediate proble...
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Listen To Your Inner Voice (Not To Assholes) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel reflects on the pressures of society and how it affects us creatively. We are all born with a unique gift; a way to be purposeful in life that no one else could ever mimic o...
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Turn Self-Pity Into Self-Appreciation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel gets personal about her struggle to pull herself out of a dark, fearful place. After staying up all night worrying about Lea Luna, she begins to spiral into a self-pity part...
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How To Win At Marriage with Dennis Schoneveld from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is joined once again by her amazing, slightly awkward, sarcastic and hilarious husband, Dennis Schoneveld! Getting hyped for Rachel’s upcoming US Book Tour (Find all details...
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Where Your Attention Goes, Energy Flows from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel has so many dreams on the brink of coming true. Her new book is being released, she is going on tour, the podcast is growing and taking a new spin… But how do dreams become ...
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Learn How Set Boundaries - It Will Change Your Life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel dives into the important topic of setting boundaries for your time and energy. Whether it’s friendships that don’t align anymore or work engagements that are asking too much...
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Your Healing Journey Starts NOW from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel contemplates the body and the role it plays in healing along with the patterns, behaviors, and the stories we tell ourselves. So many of us are in a constant state of stress...
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How to Practice Self Reflection (It Will Change Your Life!) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is reflecting on the true meaning of self-care: self reflection. Remaining conscious and present with how we feel, what triggers us and how we relate to others is the most i...
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How to Balance Struggle and Ease from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is immersed in her yoga teacher training and is speaking to us from a place of absolute tiredness. Reflecting on her ability to keep going no matter what (really), she ponde...
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What If Fear Is A Doorway To Healing? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is lucky she can speak after going in for emergency dental surgery! Gaining wisdom after losing a wisdom tooth, Rachel shares on her fears of the dentist, the difficult dent...
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Anxiety as a Spiritual Practice from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is in a pivotal moment of her life. She has been receiving signs from the universe - signs that she is in for BIG CHANGE, both personally and professionally. Change is often...
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Turn Resentment into Compassion from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel gets personal about an experience in her life that recently caused her to harbor a lot of resentment. When our needs have not been met, or we have been wronged, we are often...
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Be Yourself, The World Depends On It with LP from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by esteemed singer songwriter LP (you for sure know her platinum single Lost on You!). In between tours, LP is home in LA and takes the time to talk with Rachel abo...
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Be Kind To Yourself from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is going through a week of feeling unmotivated and uninspired. We all go through challenging times… while sitting with your struggles can be helpful for learning and evolvin...
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On Being Human with Jen Pastiloff from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is joined by her dear friend, writer, public speaker and teacher of all things love, Jen Pastiloff to celebrate the release of Jen’s book ‘On Being Human’. The two have an i...
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To Love and Let Go from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel finds herself in a huge moment of joy; SHE FINISHED WRITING HER BOOK! While her first book flowed out of her easily, this second book was five years in the making. She recou...
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Medical Medium on How To Take Charge of Your Health from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is joined by Anthony William, known to the world as Medical Medium. Anthony is a healer, a best selling author and the creator of the famous celery juice movement. Taking e...
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F*ck Your Abortion Ban from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week’s episode may spark some debate as Rachel joins the pro-choice versus anti-abortion discussion. Growing up in Sweden, abortion has been legal Rachel’s entire life (and her mother’s and gr...
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Who Do You Need To Forgive? (And Should You Always?) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel answers deep and personal questions from her Instagram community - ones that stirred her heart while reading them: How do you forgive someone who really hurt you? Is there ...
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How To Let Your Wounds Make You Wiser from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is on a path to let things GO. In a regular day we often swing from high to low more times than we can count. Having just been triggered by some not-great news, she shares h...
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How To Heal Your Heart from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is fresh out of a 7-day retreat leading the art of feeling your feelings, alongside her own teacher from Path of Love. She shares the experiences of her childhood that taugh...
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Female Entrepreneurship and Redefining Success with Sophia Amoruso from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is joined by an unbelievably inspiring entrepreneur known for being a leader in business (and named the richest self made woman of all time!); founder of Nasty Gal and GirlB...
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Spring Cleaning For The Body: My Cleanse Story from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel discusses her current eating and health habits. Over the past months she has not felt 100% and it has left her trying anything and everything that can bring her back to her ...
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How To Set Boundaries And Never, Ever Betray Yourself with Stephanie Birch from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is joined by Stephanie Birch, yoga teacher, writer, photographer, and play-at-home-mom. Stephanie opens up about being an introvert and her relationship with writing. She th...
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Hilary Swank on Overcoming the Burden of ‘Perfect' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is joined by two-time academy award winning actress, entrepreneur, activist, and animal lover, Hilary Swank. Rachel was one of the first people that Hilary Swank followed on...
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Navigating Marriage & Kids with Dennis Schoneveld? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel and Dennis are on a super romantic couple’s trip to Bogota, Colombia (Disclaimer: Rachel’s passport was expiring and they used this as a frantic excuse for a date night geta...
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Vulnerability Will Change Your Life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is back from Costa Rica and home to Aruba. Coming from a very vulnerable place, where she attended the burial of her best friend, she realized: we often act the way we think...
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How To Cope With Loss from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is approaching a heavy day. Five years ago, she spent Envision Festival with her best friend. She didn’t know it then, but it was the last time she would see her - she past ...
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Trusting Your Intuition and the Birth Heard Around the World with Ashley Albrand from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is joined once again by intergalactic goddess, Ashley Albrand. Ashley shares the birth story of each of her 4 children - including the birth heard around the world as she de...
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You Are Not Sick - You're Healing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel and her entire family are in Costa Rica - and super sick. Every time Rachel travels here, anything that is stirring inside her is brought to the surface. This time, becoming...
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How To Manifest Anything You Want from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is recording from Costa Rica. After living there for many years, this is Rachel’s first time back since having Lea Luna and her life is dramatically different. When Rachel l...
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Deepak Chopra Wants You To Move, Sleep and Practice Gratitude from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is joined by none other than Deepak Chopra! World renowned author, speaker and health guru, Deepak brings his wisdom and shares it with us in a beautiful episode on how to c...
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Should We All Turn Our Passion Into a Business? With Jessica Taylor from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jessica Taylor, good friend of Rachel's, joins the podcast to discuss the sate of the online yoga world and the hardships of running your own business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...
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What If We All Just Did Whatever the F*ck We Want? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rachel shares some big life challenges she's had over the past week, such as cutting out her braid that her best friend put in her hair 12 years ago, waxing her legs, trying CBD oil and completing ...
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What If Every Challenge Is a Blessing In Disguise? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rachel shares lessons her daughter, Luna, teaches her on a daily basis and how often times these "teachers" shop up through immensely challenging moments and hold the key to self realization. Lear...
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Nurturing Your Friendships with Olivia Rothschild from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is recording from NYC with her best friend Olivia Rothschild. Rachel and Olivia “met half way” in NYC for the only reason that they wanted to spend some time together and ha...
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Calm and Confident in 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Welcome to the first From the Heart episode of 2019 where Rachel shares her intentions for the new year. First, reflecting on 2018 and the challenges that it brought into her life, Rachel notices t...
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Rituals to Set Your New Years Intentions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Christmas has just ended and Rachel is feeling the relief. She realizes why people spend the holidays with their extended family - because leaving all the cooking to one person is ...
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Holidays, Trauma and the Santa Claus Problem from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel touches on an unexpected parenting issue her and Dennis have come across - Dennis doesn’t want to be Santa for Christmas. Christmas is an especially important time for Rache...
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Let Your Inner Wild Woman Roar from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel discusses the disconnect between what resonates with her inner voice versus what society tells her. She wonders what her life would be like if she fully let the wild woman i...
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Maternity Leave Schmaternity Leave from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is on her very first day of maternity leave - and it is not going well. She discusses everything that led her to this moment, from feeling burnt out and tired from work with...
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The Art Of Slowing Down from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel talks about her absolute inability to slow down. After a very intense few years culminating with back-to-back retreats and trainings, her body has started giving her serious...
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What Scares You? (Part 2) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel continues sharing with her group of yoga teacher trainees as they discuss Fear and the answer to the question, “What Scares You?” How does fear hold you back? Does it run yo...
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What Scares You? (Part 1) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is once again joined by her yoga teacher trainees for a special two-part podcast segment. The topic of this group sharing is Fear and answering the question “What scares you...
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The Family Podcast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For the first time ever, Rachel is joined by two guests, her husband and her mom! Rachel had the brilliant idea to invite them both on to take control of the show while she is sick and battling a t...
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Yoga, Judgment and Lea Luna in The Luna Shala from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is immersed in leading her third yoga teacher training while Luna is with grandma and Dennis is at an Iron Man race. Rachel reminisces on all the programs she has led since...
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The Bet with Dennis Schoneveld from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is joined once again by her husband and baby daddy, Dennis Schoneveld! Both Rachel and Dennis have big things coming up - Dennis is participating in his second Iron Man at t...
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Holding On and Letting Go from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel begins by discussing her newly launched Yoga Girl Community - a safe space for people to open their hearts online. From receiving so many deep and personal messages through e...
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Feel Your F*cking Feelings with JP Sears from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by JP Sears, the comedian, author, speaker, emotional healing coach and YouTuber (with over 300 million accumulated views!). Sharing from the heart what has been pr...
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Path of Love from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this weeks episode Rachel speaks to us from Path of Love, a retreat she has been assisting for the past week in Motala, Sweden. To begin, Rachel tells the story of her own Path of Love experienc...
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Imperfection, Self-Doubt and Grief as a Journey from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by none other than Cheryl Strayed! Cheryl is a novelist, essayist, column writer and podcast host with the Number 1 New York Times best selling memoir “Wild” (you’v...
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Everyone Can Be A Yoga Girl from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The wait is finally over. Welcome to Yoga Girl! In this episode, Rachel shares the news she has been wanting to spill forever - we have launched! All the secrets and hints are finally being reveale...
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Catching Up from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Feeling emotional, Rachel begins her first solo episode in almost a month catching up on all the recent changes that have come about in her life – from launching her YouTube channel to getting step...
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How to Be a True Ally to Women of Color with Rachel Cargle from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel introduces her community to Rachel Cargle. A writer, speaker, and educator, Rachel Cargle’s work is centered around educating white women on how they can support women of co...
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Cultural Appropriation with Susanna Barkataki from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel invites Susanna Barkataki to discuss the topic of cultural appropriation. Susanna is a teacher, inclusivity promoter, yoga culture advocate and the author of the original ar...
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Life on Tour with Nathan Connelly from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is joined by the talented, humble and down-to-earth guitarist from Snow Patrol, NathanConnolly. First discussing how they randomly ended up in LA together through the connec...
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Here, Now with Seal from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by none other than beloved international singer, Seal! True to the spirit of the From the Heart podcast, Seal begins the episode by giving a refreshingly honest ans...
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Staying in Alignment - How To Bring Yourself Back To Balance from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What does alignment mean for you? What do you need to feel good? Recognizing what is truly important for you is the first step to living a life rooted in your own truth. Rachel begins this episode...
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My Favorite Books on Yoga and Spirituality from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel shares her all-time favorite books on Yoga and Spirituality. She dives into the words that came along with her on adventures, the stories that supported her, and the passages...
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The Inner Critic (part 2) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel continues sharing with the rest of her Yoga Teacher Training group on their Inner Critic. The group shares the judgmental, disapproving thoughts they harbour when that negati...
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Cancel Culture and the Seven Stages of Grief from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rachel’s life has been turned upside down lately in a way she cannot fully describe. In today’s episode, she recounts the story that unfolded in the past week after she was ‘cancelled’ online. Alth...
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The Inner Critic (part 1) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel invites her Yoga Teacher Training group to join her in sharing a piece of what their inner critic - that judgmental, disapproving voice we all carry in the back of our heads ...
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How To Improve Your Alignment and Find A Sustainable Yoga Practice with Lara Heimann from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined once again by yoga teacher, physiotherapist and anatomy genius Lara Heimann. Currently leading a yoga teacher training together, Rachel and Lara discuss everything ...
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Moving Through Pain and Holding Space For Growth from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rachel begins this episode by sharing the immense feeling of gratitude she has carried with her lately. Currently immersed in leading a yoga teacher training, she speaks of the deep bond of sisterh...
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A Wedding Anniversary and Making Things Work with Dennis Schoneveld from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel is joined by her husband Dennis on their 4th wedding anniversary – after they both almost forgot it. They begin by diving into the intense Spring they had; traveling from co...
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Epiphanies, Self-Care and Being Alone from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel speaks of her time away from her husband and baby girl and the epiphanies that accompanied her during this time alone. She recollects on her past, and how her childhood shap...
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Project Alone Time from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel speaks on the importance of taking alone time to rejuvenate and practice self-care. With the demands of everyday life, taking time for ourselves can be challenging but is so...
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Yoga with Usher and An Emergency Toolkit For Wellbeing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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Healing by Feeling from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel discusses the need to release stored emotions and the challenges that arise within us (and later reflected in the state of all of humanity) when we don’t have space to open u...
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Triggers and Teachings from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel dives into the topic of using relationships and challenges for growth, finding ways to express your emotions no matter what society says and the beauty of letting your inner ...
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Wedding Wonders and Tough Travels from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel talks about her latest European adventures at her best friend’s wedding in the South of France. Feeling like she was taking an intermission from life for the past couple of w...
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Powering Through and Mellowing Out from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel reflects on her latest weekend trip to LA to teach a yoga class at a fitness festival. She talks about the different mindset she had being separated from her baby girl compar...
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On The Road Again from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by her husband Dennis while traveling through south of France. They talk about their adventures through Europe and their differences in terms of the kind of traveli...
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Mind, Body and Stories About Pain from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel shares her experience with training with a Naprapath for 8 straight days and learning new, unconventional ways of moving her body. She talks about how she has built a story a...
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Stress, Anxiety and Accepting The Present Moment from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How can we practice being present in the here and now when the moment we are in is particularly challenging? In today’s episode Rachel talks about her latest travels to Europe and how parents shoul...
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Movement as Medicine with Lara Heimann from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by Lara Heimann, physical therapist and anatomy genius. They talk about the dreaded P-word (P-A-I-N) and Lara gives great advice on how to deal with physical discom...
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Serenity, Now from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is experiencing a few days of serious pain and tells the story of her latest project on her path toward peace: a bathtub. After being given the advice to soak in water as a p...
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From Suicide to Sobriety from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by her mother! They talk about Rachel’s life growing up and Rachel shares their family constellation including every marriage and divorce and all the step dads, ste...
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52 Weeks of Speaking From The Heart from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This episode marks the 1-year anniversary of the podcast and Rachel celebrates 52 weeks of storytelling, epiphanies, tears and so much laughter. She shares how in a way, podcasting has become part ...
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Gratitude, Cloning and Turning a Bad Day Around from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel shares the love she feels for her dog and how the fear of losing him drove her to doing some very (very, very) irrational things (including the craziest story you’ve ever hea...
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A Perfect Storm from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this weeks podcast Rachel talks about how she deals with social media drama and how more than anything, its a reflection of our inner world and can be a great lesson in sitting with your emotion...
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Astrology - The Art of Aligning with Your Life’s Purpose with Debra Silverman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How does the full moon affect us? What does Mercury in Retrograde mean? Does each person really have a destiny? In this weeks episode Rachel is joined by Debra Silverman; psychologist and astrologe...
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Life After Death and Healing Emotional Pain from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this weeks episode Rachel talks about her experience with death and loss. After losing her best friend, her grandmother and her dog within the span of just a few months, her entire life was turn...
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Social Media Marketing and Making Money With a Purpose from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel gets into the topic of social media marketing, ads and staying authentic in how you portray yourself in social media. She talks about her frustration with big corporations th...
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Sex, Sarcasm and The Meaning of Consent with Dennis Schoneveld from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by her husband Dennis (who’s getting more candid and slightly more inappropriate for every episode!). They start off talking about a recent disagreemenGt they had a...
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Competition and Jealousy - The Business of Yoga from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel dives into the very sensitive subject of competition, jealousy and cattiness in the world of yoga and business. She shares her own stories of being on both sides of the spect...
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Believe In The Good Things Coming with Nahko Bear from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by her friend (and favorite musician!) Nahko Bear. Rachel shares the story of how she first connected to Nahko’s music and how it helped her move through the grief ...
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Magic Happens Where Your Comfort Zone Ends with Chris Burkard from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by Chris Burkard: photographer, explorer, creative director, author and speaker. Chris has gained worldwide recognition for his photography and art over the past fe...
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From Resentment to Kindness (with a Fever of 103) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel’s talks about anger and resentment. When we feel wronged or hurt, instead of lashing out, is there a way we can use challenging situations as a way to grow? As something she’...
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Turning Dreams Into Reality from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode rachel records live on Instagram with thousands of people tuning in! Over 100,000 people tuned in to listen and ask questions. Rachel starts off by sharing how she went out dancing ...
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Setting Intentions and Manifesting Love from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel shares her intentions for 2018 and invites her listeners to join in. Setting intentions for the new year is a deeply spiritual practice and to find out what we want to manife...
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The Inappropriate Husband with Dennis Schoneveld from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by her husband Dennis for what might just be the most hilarious (and politically incorrect) episode ever. They have a conversation thats both relaxed, heated and sl...
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Family Business (and A Little Bit of Politics) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel shares the story of how she left her baby for the first time ever to travel to Los Angeles for a photoshoot and how, inevitably, chaos ensued. From having an incredibly diffi...
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Best Friends Forever - with Olivia Rothschild! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel’s best friend takes over as host of the show to interview Rachel! They start off talking about Rachel’s fears about leaving her baby for the first time and Olivia asks some v...
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Hurt People Hurt People - Love Them Anyway from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Tune in to this episode and take a deep exhale as Rachel begins with a grounding meditation before diving into the topic of today: our relationships. Connecting with others lies at the root of this...
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Relatable Feminism, Anti-Bullying and Loving Yourself No Matter What with Violet Benson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by comedian and social media superstar Violet Benson, also known as Daddy Issues! Violet rose to stardom through her wildly popular meme account @daddyissues_ on In...
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Jay Shetty on How To Find Your Life Purpose (really!) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are you struggling with finding your purpose in life, staying positive, or looking for changes to make in order to improve your spiritual health? You are not alone! This week Rachel is joined by fo...
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Are We What We Eat? with Ella Mills from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by Ella Mills; creator of the insanely popular food blog Deliciously Ella. Ella healed herself from a devastating disease through plant based food and a healthy lif...
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How To Make It Through 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Today’s episode begins with a heart-centred meditation on acknowledging the feelings you are experiencing in this moment. Human beings are complex emotional creatures with the ability to feel many ...
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Healing Physical Pain, Finding Your Core and Movement As a Spiritual Practice with Lara Heimann from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by Lara Heimann; physical therapist, master yoga teacher and anatomy genius. They talk about one thing and one thing only: THE BODY. Your body is a miracle! Yet we ...
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Self-Love, Fear of Dying, Rose Quartz Spheres and a Crappy Day from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel gets real and emotional about her hardships in the midst of a particularly crappy day. She talks about her contrasting struggle with low self esteem and the huge fear she car...
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Walking Through Fire, Letting The Other Shoe Drop and Telling Your Story with Glennon Doyle from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by Glennon Doyle; #1 NYT Best-Selling author, activist, philanthropist and founder of Momastery; an online platform that changes the lives of millions through story...
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Peace, Love and Veganism with James Aspey from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by James Aspey; vegan, animal rights activist and public speaker. James replaced drugs, cancer and bulimia with veganism, surfing and meditation and his story is an...
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The Sleep Episode from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Sleep is a spiritual practice and without it, we cannot function (there is a reason sleep deprivation is used as a form or torture)! In this episode Rachel shares how she got her baby girl to sleep...
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Becoming Yoga Girl from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel shares the story of how Yoga Girl came into existence! She talks about how her Instagram account came to be and recalls the first time anyone every recognized her from social...
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The Spiritual Practice of Making Music with Trevor Hall from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by singer-songwriter Trevor Hall! Trevor shares his life story and get ready because this one comes with a TON of wisdom. He shares how a deeply rooted passion for ...
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The Flight From Hell from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel tells the hilarious story of how she flew from Stockholm to Aruba last week and how everything that could have gone wrong did (at the same time!). Prepare for some very disgu...
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The Challenges of Parenthood, Being a Stay-At-Home Dad and Becoming Iron Man with Dennis Schoneveld from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by her husband Dennis and together they dive in to an honest reflection of their challenges as new parents. They talk about their recent fights over Dennis training...
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Becoming a Force of Good In The World By Feeling Your Feelings and Choosing Your Community With Care from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel talks about the magnificent power of taking charge of your emotional well being. When we feel whole and safe, we are able to harness that energy and take charge to make a dif...
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Just a Mom - Sleep Deprivation and Other Stories from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel gets real about her in-the-moment struggles: dealing with some serious sleep deprivation. She talks about her greatest challenges as a mother, being sensitive about comments ...
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A Story of Rape and Responsibility with Thordis Elva from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by Thordis Elva; writer, journalist, public speaker and crusader for women’s rights. Thordis shares the powerful and painful story of how she was raped by her boyfr...
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Body Positivity and Finding Self-Love In a World of Non-Acceptance from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How can we find self-love in a society that constantly pushes us toward non-acceptance? In this episode, Rachel talks about body positivity and loving her postpartum body while struggling with that...
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Hard Lessons Learned and The Business of Yoga from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel opens up about feeling taken advantage of and how it's a pattern that continuously shows up in her life. She shares a few examples of some very hard lessons she's had to lear...
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Being Vulnerable, Feeling Your Feelings and Owning Your Sh*t from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel talks about a new practice she’s incorporated into her life: the art of being vulnerable. She talks about how being vulnerable and feeling your feelings right away sets us up...
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Life After Death, Facing Your Worst Fear and The Power Of A Brief Life with Amelia Barnes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by Amelia Barnes; yoga teacher, artist, designer and author of the book Landon's Legacy. In 2014 Amelia's son Landon was born. He died four days later. This episode...
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Following Your Passion, Turning Failure Into Success and Never Ever Giving Up On Love with Matt Cutshall from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by Matt Cutshall; actor, singer, comedian and social media influencer living in LA. Matt shares the story of how he started a pop/rock band and spent five years of ...
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Mindful Relationships and Making Sacrifices For Mother Earth with Waylon Lewis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by Waylon Lewis; environmentalist, meditation teacher and founder of elephantjournal.com. They talk about sustainable living, the current political climate and the ...
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Using Hardships To Fuel Your Fire with Isabella Löwengrip from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How can we transform darkness into light? In this episode Rachel is joined by entrepreneur, mom and super-blogger Isabella Löwengrip. They talk about juggling a successful career with the responsib...
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Venting: The Art of Working Through Struggles and Returning to Gratitude from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel talks about her travels to Sweden, feeling overworked, the challenge of running a business as a new mom and why trying to be "superwoman" and doing it all just doesn't work....
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From Burning Out to Changing The World with Olivia Rothschild from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by her best friend and co-worker Olivia Rothschild. They talk about going through pregnancy and childbirth together and Olivia shares the story of how a scary burn ...
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Living With Asthma, Using Meditation to Heal and Learning How to Breathe with Bee Bosnak from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Can meditation change your life? In this episode Rachel is joined by Bee Bosnak, meditation expert and yoga teacher from New York. They chat about growing up with asthma, learning how to breathe th...
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The Vaccination Debate and Social Media Regrets from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel shares her own experience with making the decision to vaccinate her baby girl, the backlash she received online when she shared it with the world and how she is navigating th...
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Quitting Sugar and Making Changes Out of Love from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel talks about her sweet tooth; something that used to mean enjoying dessert after dinner but that lately has become a full-on addiction. How can we make changes in our diet (or...
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Learning From Pain, Working Through Baggage and Learning The Art of Letting Go from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Is it possible to be so connected to another human being that their pain can be physically felt within you? What happens when we are unable to let go of emotional pain from our past? This, and much...
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Yoga Every Damn Day from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel shares how she found the yoga practice and how she started the movement that is #yogaeverydamnday. She also shares her best tips for starting up or maintaining a daily yoga p...
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Taking a leap for love with Dennis Schoneveld from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by her husband Dennis and their baby girl, Lea Luna! They talk about how they first fell in love, what it's like working together with your spouse, life as new pare...
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No Bulls**t Motherhood with Jen Pastiloff from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by writer and yoga teacher Jen Pastiloff. Listen in as they dive into topics like how to deal with social media trolls, body image and eating disorders, the power o...
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The Guilt Of The New Mom from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel shares her struggles as a new mom and the guilt and self-doubt that often comes with motherhood. She also talks about the practice of sitting with pain and finding growth and...
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Mother-Daughter Insights, Sobriety and Loving Lea Luna with Shama Persson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode Rachel is joined by none other than her mom! Together they discuss how they’ve managed to let go of the weight of a heavy past, her mom’s newfound sobriety, what it’s like living 5,...
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Overcoming Adversity, Healing Trauma and Parenting Your Own Way with Ashley Albrand from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode of From The Heart, Rachel is joined by Ashley Albrand; yoga teacher and ex-professional hip-hop dancer turned modern-day medicine woman and healer. Ashley tells her amazing story ab...
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Manifesting Abundance from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What is the true meaning of success? Is it possible to manifest financial freedom and still stay true to who you are? How can we do business with a heart? To answer these questions we dive into the...
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The Birth Story from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this first episode of "From The Heart”, Rachel gets intimate and personal, sharing her detailed birth story with the world for the very first time. On March 13, she gave birth to a beautiful bab...
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Teaser Episode from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
From the Heart: Conversations with Yoga Girl debuts Friday March 31st! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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What If You Are Feeling Lost For a Reason? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are you wondering what exactly you are here to do and what the actual F is going on in the world? Congratulations! You are not alone; we are in this together. We are ALL feeling lost and wondering ...
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You Deserve To FEEL GOOD! How To Step Out of A Negative Cycle from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Have you been having a hard time implementing day to day habits that lead to you feeling really good, throughout the day and throughout your being? We are all struggling somewhere, and there are li...
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5 Simple Steps to Process Your Emotions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Today’s episode has the power to propel your healing process to an entirely new level as Rachel shares five simple – yet radical – steps to alchemize and process your emotions. The first years tha...
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The Yoga Girl Morning Ritual (Step by Step!) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The best way to have a great day is to start your day off GREAT! On this week’s episode, Rachel shares her sacred morning routine in 10 steps, why you absolutely should cultivate a morning ritual a...
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Cancel Yoga Girl from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Following the recent Aruban backlash from a social media post of Rachel’s, Rachel and Dennis are facing a situation they have never experienced before: feeling unwelcome and unsafe in their own hom...
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The New Normal: Love (and Masks?) In A Time of Corona with Dennis Schoneveld from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are you feeling like you are perpetually living in a state of not knowing? You are not alone! As the world struggles through this pandemic, nothing is certain, and no one really has any answers. Th...
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Diversifying The Wellness Industry with Nicole Cardoza from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As students and teachers we have a responsibility to look at who is missing in our yoga classes, healing circles and retreats. Healing tools should be available to all! Making a change begins with ...
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Wherever You Go, There You Are from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Life is full of so much doing. We move quickly through our day, from working to planning to organizing to… more doing. Even as this year forced us all to slow down, we didn’t stop ‘doing’. We cooke...
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Were You Born This Way, Or Did You Learn It? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We spend so much time in our armor, protecting ourselves with layers and layers of conditioning. If we do not have our needs met as children, if we are not seen, heard, appreciated or loved, we sub...
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Healing Hurts - How To Take Your Spiritual Practice To The Next Level from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
After everything that has occurred in 2020, there is no going back to the way things were. We have to do better and be better to ourselves. The only way through is to listen to our inner truth and ...
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Radical Honesty with Jessamyn Stanley from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This is a time in history when we finally acknowledge the problems we have as a society. For as long as we live, we will remember 2020 as a year of huge change. But - is it enough? There are no qui...
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God Circled This Spot on a Map For You from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are we all going to be ok? This is one of the most heartfelt questions that Rachel answers on this week’s episode. It has been a while since she sat down to take questions from our listeners – and ...
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Diversifying the Wellness Industry and Using Joy as an Act of Resistance with Latham Thomas from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The past few months have given us a glimpse of what the world has the potential to be – a world where we work and commute less, where we have more time in our day to take care of ourselves, and mos...
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We are Part of the Problem (And How to be Part of the Solution) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How many times have you thought that racism was perpetrated by a select group of ‘bad’ people, that you were completely separate from it, or even that racism didn’t exist at all? The truth is, as w...
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How Do You Feel When Everything is Still? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With the current climate of the world, many of us may be noticing little things that we have never realized before. Little things that are actually big things, from the voices we elevate in the med...
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Black Lives Matter from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Today’s episode features three guest hosts, Dianne Bondy, Maite Onochie, and Rocky Heron, all guides on the yogagirl.com platform and voices from the Black community. Coming from different global p...
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What Helps You Remember that Your Body is Sacred? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel finds herself in a place of shame after realizing she has gained weight during quarantine. But here’s the thing - she felt no shame at all, in fact she felt great in her bod...
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You Have The Power To Change Your Life (and here is how to begin!) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Rachel reflects on the patterns and relationships that haven’t been serving her throughout her life. There is one common thread between them all: she played a role in the decision ...
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Setting Boundaries and Showing Up for Yourself from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How often has your intuition warned you that the exchange (physical or energetic!) between you and another individual was unfair, unbalanced or absolutely exhausting? More importantly, how often ha...
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A Garden as a Metaphor for Love, Loss and Life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We are all subjected to one ultimate truth of life: nothing is permanent. Plants, people, jobs, relationships, and homes – everything that surrounds us is fragile and fleeting. In this week’s episo...
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A Coming Back to Earth: How to Live a Life that Sustains You from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We are on the cusp of a major life transition. We can choose to stray away from ourselves, or we can make decisions that put us in alignment with our soul’s true calling. But how can we know what t...
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The Spiritual Path is the Human Path: Messy, Real and Raw from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Being human is messy! We are intricate, deeply emotional beings with the ability to feel so many things - and so many conflicting things - at the same time. We swing on a pendulum between productiv...
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Begin Your Path to Self-Healing Today with Dr. Nicole LePera from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are you struggling with feelings of anxiety or is your nervous system exhausted from being stuck in fight or flight? In this time of quarantine, we may have found ourselves with the opportunity to ...
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Isolation as a Spiritual Bootcamp from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How are you doing in quarantine? Have you asked yourself that question lately, and then allowed yourself to sit with the answer? Are you having a hard time being present with your surroundings? In...
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How To (Not) Kill Your Spouse During Quarantine - Our 10-Year Anniversary Episode! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week’s episode is a special one as Rachel has on the ultimate guest, her hilarious and down to earth husband, Dennis Schoneveld! Rachel and Dennis are recording from Aruba on their 10th weddin...
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