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Code Switch

Self-Care Laid Bare

Code Switch

NPR

Society & Culture

4.614.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

"You can't meditate yourself out of a 40-hour work week with no childcare and no paid sick days," says Dr. Pooja Lakshmin. But when you're overworked and overwhelmed, what actually can you do? On this episode, host B.A. Parker asks: What are your options when a bubble bath won't cut it?

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, you're listening to Code Switch.

0:02.3

I'm BA Parker.

0:04.6

So, safe space.

0:06.6

I do rakey.

0:08.4

And not just any rakey, virtual rakey.

0:11.7

We're still in the pandemic people.

0:13.4

So once a week, I meet a lady over Zoom

0:16.5

and she sends energy into my shockers.

0:19.1

So we are slated to do 30 minutes together.

0:22.9

I sit on my couch, like my candle, and place my crystals.

0:28.2

And then this nice woman on the screen

0:31.0

angles her hands towards the camera, setting an intention.

0:36.2

While I feel this warm static, travel through my crown

0:41.7

and down my back.

0:43.5

A lot of energy, just rush through.

0:47.7

Rakey, you know, is actually an ancient healing technique.

0:50.9

It was popularized in Japan, but it has reached

0:54.6

in many other cultures.

0:56.3

And even though a lot of people in the US think of it

0:59.1

as kind of woo-woo, I guess with all of the madness

1:04.1

in the world that half an hour feels nice.

1:09.0

It's nice to get my energy cleansed, ignoring my neighbor's

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