The Vocal Sanctuary Podcast

Laura Rose

Here at the Vocal Sanctuary we believe singing is your birthright. Join vocal embodiment and creativity coach, Laura Rose each Sunday, as she speaks with high level creatives about their journey developing their creative voice, pivotal moments in life that led them to shine bright, and practices to awaken your authentic voice. If you’re looking for inspiration and new ways to unleash your voice, you’re in the right spot. Welcome to The Vocal Sanctuary. For more, visit thevocalsanctuary.com read less
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Episode 21: Featuring DTO Music
Nov 7 2023
Episode 21: Featuring DTO Music
DTO is an award-winning music producer, designing inspirational music that raises the vibrations of the planet.  DTO kicked off his career with a spark with his remix of “Love Me” by Grammy-nominated producer, StoneBridge.  DTO followed up with Nameless Energy, a yoga soundtrack recognized by Deepak Chopra for the kirtan project “Jai Ram” ft. Tara Devi. Nameless Energy is a music playlist guiding yoga instructors and students through a 60-minute yoga class. This album has integrated into the yoga world as an inspiring, healing, and transformational musical journey.DTO launched his 2nd album, Infinite Energy with 7 songs for 7 chakras. Featuring seven global artists singing in Sanskrit, English, Spanish, and Italian. Vocalists on Infinite Energy include Anne-Tyler, Kiyoshi, Sita Rose, Sabrina Sapal, Tamara Rodriguez, Hemalayaa, Emma Grace, and Andrea Sáenz. Infinite Energy is the second in a trilogy of albums dedicated to Energy.  Radiant Energy was launched 11.11.2019 in honor of the 5 Koshas and Veteran’s Day.DTO is passionate about creating unique multi-sensory experiences through music designed to elevate human consciousness and give back to our global communities through his work with non-profits. DTO performs his live yoga music internationally with world-renowned yogis and yoginis, including Hemalayaa and Cristi Christensen.Find, play, and share DTO’s breathtaking and awe-inspiring music on Spotify, iTunes, Soundcloud, and Bandcamp. Fans may follow DTO on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.In this Episode: From small town Iowa to global notoriety Mindset of marketing your music What shared values are important when it comes to collaborating with other artistsHow to deal with overwhelming feedback when you share your music Connect with  DTO Listen to DTO's Music on Spotify here.Visit DTO's Website  Follow him on InstagramConnect with Laura Rose:Find me on Instagram @The.Vocal.SanctuaryVisit my website thevocalsanctuary.comJoin The Vocal Sanctuary Private Facebook GroupIf you like what you hear,  consider leaving a comment. We love hearing from you.
Episode 19: Featuring Girish
Apr 28 2023
Episode 19: Featuring Girish
Girish is an eclectic artist with roots in jazz, world, and sacred music. His musical talents find expression in a wide array of instruments – including tablas, world percussion, guitar, harmonium, and voice.For as long as he can remember, Girish has created rhythm to accompany life. When he was eight years old, his parents gave him a little red snare drum as a bargaining tool to stop him from banging on everything else in the house. Drumming has always been instinctual to Girish, flowing freely from his fingers and knowing no musical bounds. In his teens, he started experimenting with pop, rock, jazz and orchestral music. His first experience of music as sacred art came in college, playing with jazz bands. "During improvisational sessions," he recalls, "there were these unexplainable moments of synchronicity and intuition that felt like magic." These moments came just as Girish was feeling pulled toward a sacred life. A college philosophy class inspired him to explore spirituality through Kundalini yoga, meditation, and the study of Eastern scriptures. By the time of his college graduation, Girish was so deep into these practices that he decided to move into an ashram in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Thus began an unexpected journey-a seeming detour that inadvertently nourished his musical artistry.  In this Episode: The irrational desire to sing "Golden lotus" moments in singingIntuitive songwriting, beyond music theory Taking the creative leap alternative to sufferingWho are you after releasing an album? Musical treat from Girish Connect with Girish! Visit Girish's Website  for information about Retreats and Upcoming Workshops Follow him on InstagramListen to his music here Get a copy of his book here Connect with Laura Rose:Find me on Instagram @The.Vocal.SanctuaryVisit my website thevocalsanctuary.com Join The Vocal Sanctuary Private Facebook GroupIf you like what you hear,  consider leaving a comment. We love hearing from you.
Episode 15: Featuring Nicole Lovince
Jan 27 2023
Episode 15: Featuring Nicole Lovince
Please stay tuned to what our incredible featured speaker Nicole has to say.Nicole Lovince is considered a multi-hyphenate talent > Actress, Singer/Songwriter,  Podcaster , Public Speaker & Certified Theta Healer. She is the creator and curator of The Goddess Bath Experience. She helps women from diverse backgrounds create and learn to sustain a ritual self care practice called "The Goddess Bath" an intentional ritualistic bath that will transform you inside and out. Nicole brings her unique gifts of performance, ritual bath experience, and intuitive healing methods to the curation of The Goddess Bath Experience. The Goddess Bath Experience also curates monthly events, group coaching programs and goddess bath subscription boxes that include the products and a process that leads women to experience inner transformation. She song writes, produces, and performs original music under the name “Free The Unicorn” in the alternative metal pop r&b genre. She has roles in such films and tv shows as Pitch Perfect and Dear White People...sharing the big screen with stars such as Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Monique, and Brendan Fraser. Inside the episode: Unleashing your voice through the felt sense of worthiness. What is the Goddess Bath Experience and what was her inspiration for creating it? Inner child/shadow work How the journey of healing informs her performances.Connect with Nicole LovinceVisit Nicole's Website  nicolelovince.comFollow her on Instagram @nicolelovince The Goddess Bath Experience: @thegoddessbathxpConnect with Laura Rose:Find me on Instagram @The.Vocal.SanctuaryVisit my website thevocalsanctuary.com Join The Vocal Sanctuary Private Facebook Group
Episode 14: Featuring Monique Benabou
Jan 20 2023
Episode 14: Featuring Monique Benabou
Listen to this inspired session with Monique. Performing artist, Monique Benabou is dedicated to creating intentional works of art, that tap us into inner strength, hope & worth as we traverse this life as one big human family!Monique first debuted on the NBC singing competition, The Voice, over 10 years ago and has since has made a name for herself as a powerhouse vocalist and transformational songwriter in the industry.She has toured internationally with her music and sound healing experiences, as well as worked with and alongside industry superstars such as; Colbie Caillat, Jason Derulo, Christina Aguilera, Preston Smiles, Adam Roa, Ndaba Mandela and brands like ABC/ Disney Network, Pepsi Cola, PTTOW, TEDx and many more.Monique’s mission is to support others through her music by spreading the messages of unity, hope, perseverance & love and inspiring as many people as she can to use their voice and honor the truth of their path!Healing lineage through unleashing your voice.Your voice as your inner agency, what happens when you're out of alignment?What does the process of self-trust look and feel like?How to nourish and cleanse your instrument from the inside out. Sneak listen to her fresh new single!Connect with Monique Benabou:Visit Monique's Website: moniquebenabou Follow her on Instagram @moniquebenabouGet her latest Single on Spotify Connect with Laura Rose:Find me on Instagram @The.Vocal.SanctuaryVisit my website thevocalsanctuary.com Join The Vocal Sanctuary Private Facebook Group
Episode 13: Featuring Madelyn Moon
Jan 13 2023
Episode 13: Featuring Madelyn Moon
Listen to the dynamic interview with Madelyn.  Madelyn Moon is a yogic intimacy and polarity teacher who specializes in teaching couples how to make art out of their relationship drama. Madelyn’s coaching programs and online courses empower people to embody both the feminine and masculine energies for the sake of love in their relationships, work, and lives. Her work and story has been featured in hundreds of podcasts as well as various publications such as BBC, The Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, Thought Catalog, Nylon Magazine, The Daily Mail, Vice, Greatist, Men’s Health, PEOPLE and ABC News Nightline. Find out more at maddymoon.com or watch her viral comedic reels at @madelynmoonUnleashing your  voice through comedy and satire. Being in relationship with the muse, our feminine and our inner archetypes Artist in Love, what it means to create art out of our emotional triggers.Madelyn's journey with her voice and creative process when creating her sensational reels with over 70K followers on Instagram.Emptying your creative projects that never see the light of day, to make space for what does go to production. Connect with Madelyn Moon:Visit Madelyn's Website maddymoon.comFollow her on Instagram @MadelynMoon Get her latest Book: Artist of Love: The Modern Woman's Guidebook to Unleashing her Creativity, Deepening her Relationships and Becoming the Leading Actor in her Own Life. Connect with Laura Rose: Find me on Instagram @The.Vocal.SanctuaryVisit my website thevocalsanctuary.com Join The Vocal Sanctuary Private Facebook Group
Episode 11: Featuring Jules Schroeder
May 28 2022
Episode 11: Featuring Jules Schroeder
Today, I’m joined by amazing visionary and experience creator, Jules.  Ranked by Inc. Magazine as #1 of the “Top 27 Female Entrepreneurs Changing the World” and one of the “Top 40 Millennials To Follow”, Jules Schroeder is a musician and visionary on a mission to inspire people to create a life by their own design.With this vision, Jules created Unconventional Life, a Forbes column and top-ranked podcast for entrepreneurs that features the stories of millennials living from this new paradigm. Unconventional Life has reached millions of people from over seventy-five different countries and has become a global community of like-minded entrepreneurs, influencers, creatives, and thought leaders. Jules herself has always been multi-passionate as an avid cross fitter, yoga teacher, musician and singer, writer, avid traveler and overall life enthusiast.  Podcast Recap:  Preparing your body for the moment to create. Jules shares a freestyle flow, inspired in the moment. Her story connecting with her voice and what it means now to live an empowered and wildly expressed life. From talking to a producer on a yacht to producing her next album in LA. How the Universe conspires in your favor and presents you with people on your path you could have never planned. Connect with Jules: Visit Jules’s Website julesschroeder.comFollow her on Instagram @julesschroederlife  Listen to her music here Connect with Laura Rose: Find me on Instagram @The.Vocal.SanctuaryVisit my website thevocalsanctuary.com Join The Vocal Sanctuary Private Facebook Group
Episode 9: Featuring Hemalayaa
May 14 2022
Episode 9: Featuring Hemalayaa
Today, I’m joined by the vibrant spiritual teacher, coach, yogini, and Ayurvedic practitioner, Hemalayaa.  As Hemalayaa currently resides in Costa Rica hosting retreats, she mentors visionary women to step into creating their spiritual businesses, being in their embodied leadership and magnetizing their clients with ease. HEMALAYAA'S SPECIALTY? Musing and mentoring badass women in upleveling their work, relationships and purpose to make a massive positive impact in the world! Hemalayaa’s magnetic energy leads all into a liberated state of being: self-empowerment, inspiration. Power and Purpose. She has been featured in numerous publications such as NY Times, Origin, Yoga Journal, LA Times, and Shape, as well as on the talk shows Ellen, and The Today Show.Podcast Recap: Transformational embodiment guide and mentor Hemalayaa will be sharing wisdom and practices to support you in taking your self care and vibrancy to the next level as you grow your business. Hemalayaa will show us how to be unstoppable in our path and not allow the inner obstacles and self-limitations keep us from rocking our lives. You will learn the three main tools that will get you into your greatest state of being; Resetting the Mindset that holds you back, Rejuvenating with ancient and modern Movements, and Realigning with your Mission. Connect with Hemalayaa: Visit Hemalayaa’s Website embodycostarica.comFollow her on Instagram @hemalayaa Listen to her music here Connect with Laura Rose: Find me on Instagram @The.Vocal.SanctuaryVisit my website thevocalsanctuary.com Join The Vocal Sanctuary Private Facebook Group
Episode 8: Featuring Miriam
May 7 2022
Episode 8: Featuring Miriam
Today we have as our guest Miriam Elyse, who found Tantric Yoga at an early age into a path that included ALL OF HER. It connected to the parts of herself that hadn’t felt safe exploring; her feminine power and sexual energy.  Through these practices I learned that sexual energy is an incredible healing force, not something to be shamed, stigmatized or used unconsciously. Miriam quickly learned that Tantric Yoga does not focus on the act of sex, but about liberating our inner power, our life-force energy. Miriam Elyse is an LA based Tantra yoga practitioner and women’s sexuality coach. Miriam found tantra yoga on her own healing - she used it to heal past traumas and to reconnect to her own power. Today she works with people to help change unhealthy patterns in relationships, break through blocks to pleasure, and reignite their inner fire. She also leads workshops, trainings, retreats around the world and speaks on panels offering her perspective on sacred sexuality, mind-body empowerment, and healing sexuality as a means of spiritual growth.Podcast Recap: What liberation and empowerment has to do with  Connecting sexual empowerment to the use of our voice. Pleasure as medicine.Mini practice to explore your own instrument.Connect with Miriam:Visit Miriam’s Website www.miriamelyse.comFollow her on Instagram @pleasureasmedicine Connect with Laura Rose: Find me on Instagram @The.Vocal.SanctuaryVisit my website thevocalsanctuary.com Join The Vocal Sanctuary Private Facebook Group
Episode 6: Featuring Saritah
Apr 23 2022
Episode 6: Featuring Saritah
Today, I’m joined by the incredible singer, songwriter, recording + performing artist, songwriting coach and advocate, Saritah. She has a gift to also empower women to discover and awaken their own true voice, and write their songs, so that they can be a greater vessel for joy, expression, love and healing in their lives and in the world. Born in Seoul, Korea, raised in Perth, Australia, and currently based in California, Saritah is on a worldwide musical mission to uplift, inspire and activate healing with her uniquely feminine blend of conscious lyrics, evolutionary reggae and acoustic soul flavors. Her songs are affirmations; revelations; invocations, and she has graced the stages of some of the most revered musical gatherings in the world. Equally dedicated to and passionate about supporting fellow women to activate their voices and songs, and knowing this work is necessary in this time of balance and birthing of a new Earth, she regularly holds workshops, programs and retreats in a container of supportive sisterhood. Her latest offering, Your Voice Is Love, is a comprehensive program for any  woman wanting to deepen her connection to and transform her experience of her own voice. She also has a new album coming this year, which you can check out from the links below.Podcast Recap: The mystical power of song and voice - some stories from my journeys The importance of women activating their voices in this timeFreedom through discipline. Having supportive sisterhood is a must. “It doesn’t matter what it sounds like, it matters that it sounds!” - Saritah Connect with Saritah: Visit Saritah’s Website www.thejoyofsong.com Follow her on Instagram @saritahmusicListen to her music here Connect with Laura Rose: Find me on Instagram @The.Vocal.SanctuaryVisit my website thevocalsanctuary.comJoin The Vocal Sanctuary Private Facebook Group
Episode 5: Featuring Ananda Das
Apr 16 2022
Episode 5: Featuring Ananda Das
Today, I’m joined by an internationally recognized musician, song composer and mantra enthusiast, Ananda DasAnanda Das has been a dedicated practitioner and teacher of Kundalini Yoga as taught by the Kundalini Research Institute since 2006.In April 2020, he also completed a 300hr teacher training in the Himalayan Yoga tradition known as Sattva Yoga. In May of 2020, he also completed an 18 day, 60 hour course on the Bhagavad Gita, both the 300hr and Gita courses we taught by Anand Mehrotra, a himalayan yogic master.In addition to his BA in international and sustainable business, he has a minor in East Asian Religions and studied yogic philosophy at the University of Oregon and the Dharmalaya (2003-2009). Ananda also completed and taught at numerous holistic yoga and leadership immersions at the Dharmalaya between 2007-2009 (a holistic yoga, permaculture and meditation center in Eugene, Oregon) under the guidance of Ravi Logan.Ananda spent 4 years learning with Viriam Singh and Kaur in Eugene, Oregon as well as studied under the guidance of master teachers Gurucharan Singh, Guru Singh, Krishna Kaur in the Kundalini Yoga tradition as taught by KRI. Podcast Recap: Singing masterclass with Ananda DasUnlock 4 key areas to sing from within the body Insights into spirituality and music  Connect with Ananda Das:Visit Ananda Das’s Website https://jayalakshmiandananda.com/ Follow him on Instagram @Anandadas108Listen to his music here Connect with Laura Rose: Find me on Instagram @The.Vocal.SanctuaryJoin The Vocal Sanctuary Private Facebook Group
Episode 4: Featuring Divasonic aka Lynda Arnold
Apr 10 2022
Episode 4: Featuring Divasonic aka Lynda Arnold
It is an absolute delight to introduce you today to Lynda Arnold, the founder of Sonic Devas Divine Feminine Sound Meditation Experience. Her passion has also lead her to be a Sound Meditation Facilitator, Vocalist & Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, Producer and seasoned Performer on a life long mission to build healthy communities through the power of sound and music. She offers sound healing workshops, private sound baths, singing for wellness sessions at some of the top meditation and yoga studios in Los Angeles and beyond. As a multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer and music producer, she has spent years collaborating with other artists and bands and touring in support of her releases as Divasonic. In 2020 she launched the Divasonic Music Academy and her first online programs, Devotional Voice, the Yoga of Piano, Native Flute Magic and Sound Meditation Design. Lynda has appeared and collaborated at Earthdance, Chopra Foundation, Bhakti Fest, Donna Karen/UrbanZen, Alex Grey’s Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, Mindvalley LA Live, The Shift Network, SXSW, Lightning in a Bottle Festival, UNICEF Events, Burning Man and Lucidity Festival among others. Her intention is to provide a gateway for people to reduce stress, transform consciousness and heal through sound and meditation.Podcast Recap: Sound Meditation Facilitation Devotional Musical Collaboration Creative Process and Unleashing the Voice through Devotional SingingConnect with Divasonic:Visit Divasonic's Website: www.divasonicmusicacademy.com/Follow her on Instagram @DivasonicListen to her music here Connect with Laura Rose: Find me on Instagram @The.Vocal.SanctuaryVisit my website thevocalsanctuary.com Join The Vocal Sanctuary Private Facebook Group