Welcome to the Rock Your Bliss podcast with co-hosts Jacki Carr and Mary Beth LaRue. This podcast is an interview series filled with inspirational conversation, self inquiry into how to rock your bliss and storytelling from inspiring humans all over the globe. The intention of each episode is to provide insight, tools and a new way of thinking to make shift happen in your days, weeks and perhaps even your life. Join us on this journey. We'd love to hear from you along the way.
In this mini-episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB talk about their favorite books from 2018. They dive into how they nerd out at the library, what their reading styles are and some of their favorite nuggets of wisdom from the books they read this year.
In this mini-episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB talk about how invested in themselves in 2018. They dive into why investing in self-care matters, how to look into the areas of your life where you need to ask for help and then gift yourself the space for connection, as well as exploring how our beliefs can keep us from investing when we need it the most.
In this mini-episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB talk about how they stayed committed to movement in 2018. They dive into how to their movement styles have changed this past year, how they organize their energy and how to find balance in the yin and yang moments of life.
In this mini-episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB talk about how they created conscious connection in 2018. They dive into how to make your time matter, how to embrace your connection style, and exploring what their inner connection feels like right now and how they want it to feel in 2019.
In this episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB talk to Shonda Moralis. Shonda is a psychotherapist in private practice with over twenty years experience, specializing in stress-related disorders and women’s issues. Trained as a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher in 2006, Shonda presents workshops and keynotes in numerous settings. Her award-winning first book, Breathe, Mama, Breathe: 5-Minute Mindfulness for Busy Moms, is a Parent’s Magazine “Mom Must-Read.” She lives in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania with her husband and two kids, loves to play outside, and is perennially fascinated by what makes people tick. We talk about creating small moments of mindfulness, navigating mama guilt, self- compassion and forgiving ourselves (over and over again).
In this episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB talk to April Gargiulo. April is the founder of Vitner's Daughter, a luxury beauty brand, that began in 2012 in Napa Valley. They talk about creating April's 'desert island' product, dive deep into our traditional definitions of beauty and what it looks and feels like heal our bodies with products that are thoughtfully created.
In this episode, Jacki and MB talk to Amber Rae. Amber is the bestselling author of Choose Wonder Over Worry: Move Beyond Fear and Doubt to Unlock Your Full Potential, the creator of the global art movement The World We Want, and a teacher and speaker on creativity, self-awareness, and personal growth. Amber believes that when we embrace and honor all of who we are — the wonder as much as the worry, the compassion as much as the shame — we build lives that are fulfilling and create work that's meaningful. We talked about how Amber cultivated space to write her dream book, how she navigates uncertainty and joy and what bliss currently means to her.
In this episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB share about how they started their dynamic partnership and how they created their online program, 7 Weeks to Bliss. They also talk about owning our choices in our friendships and business partnerships and the importance of creating a space of education & fun & curiosity and develop a practice for bliss-filled living.
In this episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB talk to Jana Roemer. Jana is a Yoga Nidra teacher, a Mystic, a mama who loves interweaving plants medicine and astrology into her soulful teaching. Jana also run moon circles, essential oils workshops and does natal chart readings.
This is a deeply soulful conversation about how we are all continuously navigating healing, how move through the world via our intuition and how to use the Yoga Nidra as a way to reset at the end of the day.
In this episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB welcome us back to the airwaves. They talk about all the changes of summer and how they are navigating their lives in this moment. They talk about learning about their bodies as women, making a commitment to dive deeper into educating themselves about how to take care of our bodies naturally and celebrating how far they've come in their healing journeys.
In the Season 4 finale, Jacki and MB recap the season and jam on boundaries, balance and finding new ways to shift in the present moment. We are so very grateful for your continued listening and look forward to sitting with you next season. If you love this show, please take a few minutes and leave us a review on iTunes. We appreciate every single comment and review. We love you. Thank you.
In this episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB interview Nicole Sciacca. Nicole is a yoga teacher, professional dancer, actress, host, personal trainer, and (most importantly) a mother to her five year-old son Beau. She is currently the Chief Yoga Officer of Playlist Yoga in West Hollywood, where she spearheads their programming and works with teachers to turn each class into the kind of unique, music-driven experiences that have earned Playlist the nickname “The SoulCycle Of Yoga.”
In this episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB interview Liz Dennery Sanders. Liz is a brand consultant, creative a director and a stylist. With 20+ years of experience in branding, marketing, public relations and influencer outreach campaigns, she is highly regarded for her ability to select the words, images and packaging that bring brands to life. She founded SheBrand at the intersection of her marketing expertise and philanthropic activities and recently wrote her book, ‘Style and Substance’ - we are honored to be featured as one of her clients in the pages of this beautifully purple book! Working with Liz was a huge turning point in our business and we are so excited to have her on the show today.
In this episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB interview Dr. Christa Schwind. Christa has a PhD in Yoga Studies from the University of Denver and teaches South Asian and Comparative Religions at the University level. She is the founder of Wind Wellness and is a nationally recognized educator of yoga asana, history and philosophy, frequently speaking and teaching at workshops and events around the United States, my favorite workshop title she has led is on Gods and Goddesses and exploring the past and present in this conversation. She is also a powerhouse Mama of two amazing boys and a badass snowboarder.
Welcome to Season 4! In this episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB talk about what this season of life looks like, right now. They explore their personal explorations of motherhood - in all it's dynamic forms. MB shares about her journey with foster adoption and what practices she is leaning into now. Jacki gets curious about our ever-changing visions and meeting ourselves in the moment to get possible and shift into a new perspective. We are so excited to this season to unravel and for you to hear from our amazing lineup of powerhouse women. Thank you for being here!
In this episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB interview Bonkosi Alyssa Horn. Alyssa's (as MB loving refers to her) life has always been a series of worlds colliding. She is the daughter of a Peace Corps father from Iowa who met a village girl in Zaire. Alyssa is a small town Iowa girl at heart, with a love for big city life (currently she is living in Philadelphia with her two kiddos and husband). She has an passion for style and design and is fueled to create by a desire to be a part of something bigger. Alyssa's life is a story of discovering what it means to be an individual and embracing the unique experience she is here to share with the world.
In this episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB interview Rachelle Tratt. Rachelle is a Los Angeles based yoga instructor, community leader, and Soulful entrepreneur who created The Neshama Project, a yoga inspired, socially conscious jewelry company that gives back.
In this episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB interview their husbands, Matt & Chris. They all talk about the birth of Rock You Bliss, how it’s evolved over time and what it’s like to be a family of four, in business and life. The husbands chat about their friendship, boundaries and what bliss means to them.
In this episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, Jacki and MB interview Megan Monohan. After working in the stressful world of the music industry for 7 years, Megan reached a breaking point in 2009 and knew that she needed to create a change. Although she was living the life she thought she always wanted, she was unhealthy, unhappy and felt burned out from life. Megan turned to The Chopra Center for Wellbeing to learn how to create life balance and manage her stress. She immediately began studying with Deepak Chopra and Dr. David Simon , the co-founders of the Chopra Center and a year later she had quit her job in music and was invited to work at The Chopra Center. After immersing herself in the teachings of meditation, yoga and ayurveda, Megan felt an unbridled passion to begin sharing these teachings in a “real way”. She is passionate about taking the esoteric nature of meditation and translating it to people in a way that empowers them to see how the benefits of a meditation practice will show up in their day to day life. Megan brings to her clients the individual, practical, and realistic tools, techniques, and motivation needed to transform their lives.
In this episode of the Rock Your Bliss podcast, MB interviews Jacki. They jam on what bliss currently means to Jacki and the elusive and ever-evolving pursuit of balance in the day-to-day. Jacki talks about her love of visioning and when to shift into a new vision for the future when it feels right. Oh, and we talk about goals, the hangovers that happen when you meet them and speaking to your future self.