Welcome back to a new podcast episode! So happy you're here. We discuss the magic of live performance at Carnegie Hall and traveling around the world with Classically Trained Pianist Benita Rose! She shares her story and journey of growing up with selective mutism, playing piano, and finding a deeper passion to perform later in life which is a testimony of true talent, desire, and artistry. Here are the topics discussed in this episode:

- Listen to your inner yearnings and desires

- Rediscovering passion and overcoming fear

- Navigating social anxiety and building confidence

- Favorite piano pieces + memorable performances

- Carnegie Hall, European tours, World tours including Norway & Spain

- Live performance magic

- The gift of music & Performing arts: talents motivation, just do it!

- Working with composers: from practicing to live performing

Benita Rose (@BenitaRosePianist on Instagram) is a concert pianist, former college professor of piano, several time international competition winner, who will be performing at Carnegie Hall for the second time this year, going on her fourth international concert tour, and recently released her album “Libre, Free at Last, (music of Marcos Fernández-Barrero). She was featured by Pianist magazine with rave reviews of her Chopin playing, and was recently a guest on “Inspired Lives” with Ciara Lawless, out of Ireland. https://benitarose.com

Ari https://youtube.com/shorts/Ac2YwtV4emE?si=2Yq53B4VJm3TNyoC is the host of the Growth, Grace, and Gratitude Podcast! She is a pre-med/psychology graduate, a professional ballerina, lifestyle columnist, and author who grew up performing ballet at Lincoln Center with New York City Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and at Madison Square Garden. Her poem book "Long Distance Love" is out now! Her unique upbringing has inspired her to open up the conversation with experts in their field for the purpose of growing in self-development. We cover themes pertaining to spirituality & astrology, relationships & dating, mental health & career, and more. From everyone’s favorite Astrologer Valerie Mesa to ADHD Mental Health Coach Brooke Schnittman, to Board-Certified Neurophysiologist Toby Pasman and International Renowned International Spiritual Teacher Guy Finley, our guests are diverse and motivational in their approach to lending their expertise in the form of offering practical daily mental health guidance for our listeners. We celebrated over 50 inspiring guests and counting in a few months. I look forward to continuing the conversation to inspire all generations towards achieving authentic happiness and success! Connect with us for daily & weekly inspired content & conversation on:

The Podcast: Growth Grace Gratitude

YouTube:@GrowthGraceAndGratitudePodcast

Instagram: @growthandgracemindset

Ballet YouTube: @BalletDaily

Join us for our weekly Zoom ballet barre classes and learn the art of ballet and classes range from beginner to advanced in pointe work and variation! https://youtube.com/shorts/Hel9n8WXBwo?feature=share

And get your typewriters, dance class sign ups, paintings, empath awakening poem books, emotional support guidebooks, essay help & tutoring services via ⁠: growthandgracemindset@gmail.com⁠⁠ Share, comment, & rate 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Thanks for tuning in!! 🤗

Welcome back to a new podcast episode! So happy you're here. Discover the path of clarity through integrity journaling with special guest Kate! Some audio/video issues might be seen in the video but overall turned out best as edited! Here are the topics discussed in this episode:

- The power of journaling for clarity and calm

- Intro to plant based living

- Connecting with nature and creativity

- Habit of self coaching through journaling

- Values and integrity for personal development

- The Plant Positive Journal version 2 is available NOW!

Kate is a Master Personal Trainer, Health Coach, NLP Practitioner and has completed the eCornell Plant Based Nutrition Certificate program. She first got into fitness as a way to transform her body and confidence. She has spent 19 years helping 1,000's of individuals sculpt a body and life they love and over the past 9 years has focused on Vegan Health Coaching as one of the most powerful ways to advocate for the animals is to be fit, strong and healthy. On an actionable level Kate's intention is: to help you create the Clarity, Confidence and Consistency to Thrive with Plants. http://www.strongbodygreenplanet.com

Ari https://youtube.com/shorts/Ac2YwtV4emE?si=2Yq53B4VJm3TNyoC is the host of the Growth, Grace, and Gratitude Podcast! She is a pre-med/psychology graduate, a professional ballerina, lifestyle columnist, and author who grew up performing ballet at Lincoln Center with New York City Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and at Madison Square Garden. Her poem book "Long Distance Love" is out now! Her unique upbringing has inspired her to open up the conversation with experts in their field for the purpose of growing in self-development. We cover themes pertaining to spirituality & astrology, relationships & dating, mental health & career, and more. From everyone’s favorite Astrologer Valerie Mesa to ADHD Mental Health Coach Brooke Schnittman, to Board-Certified Neurophysiologist Toby Pasman and International Renowned International Spiritual Teacher Guy Finley, our guests are diverse and motivational in their approach to lending their expertise in the form of offering practical daily mental health guidance for our listeners. We celebrated over 50 inspiring guests and counting in a few months. I look forward to continuing the conversation to inspire all generations towards achieving authentic happiness and success! Connect with us for daily & weekly inspired content & conversation on:

The Podcast: Growth Grace Gratitude

YouTube:@GrowthGraceAndGratitudePodcast

Instagram: @growthandgracemindset

Ballet YouTube: @BalletDaily

Join us for our weekly Zoom ballet barre classes and learn the art of ballet and classes range from beginner to advanced in pointe work and variation! https://youtube.com/shorts/Hel9n8WXBwo?feature=share

And get your typewriters, dance class sign ups, paintings, empath awakening poem books, emotional support guidebooks, essay help & tutoring services via ⁠: growthandgracemindset@gmail.com⁠⁠ Share, comment, & rate 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Thanks for tuning in!! 🤗

Welcome back to a new podcast episode! So happy you're here. Embrace authenticity to have a happy dating and social experience with special guest Shawn! Here are the topics discussed in this episode:

- Unlearning fear-based programs to feel worthy: Mindset Shift From Fear to joy

- The importance of self-worth in men’s lives

- Grounding practices for inner alignment

- The model of alignment: understanding thoughts and actions

- Dating tips and communication challenges

- The role of relationships in confidence

- Letting go of people-pleasing

Shawn (@sheshn94 on Twitter/X) is a Confidence & Overcoming Anxiety Coach for over 3 years. Shawn helps men become confident, secure and powerful in who they are in areas of Self-Mastery, Relationships, Dating, Social Circle, and Wealth. His mission is to empower men and heal the collective, to heal the western world from how disconnected we’ve become from ourselves. Using a more balanced approach than what a lot of online gurus and influences nowadays don't talk about, the self-improvement space online has gone too extreme from one ideology to another. His long term mission is to help harmonize opposing forces into one. The founding fathers created such a phenomenal system (that is also spiritual) for us to be able to work together and not divide!

Ari https://youtube.com/shorts/Ac2YwtV4emE?si=2Yq53B4VJm3TNyoC is the host of the Growth, Grace, and Gratitude Podcast! She is a pre-med/psychology graduate, a professional ballerina, lifestyle columnist, and author who grew up performing ballet at Lincoln Center with New York City Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and at Madison Square Garden. Her poem book "Long Distance Love" is out now! Her unique upbringing has inspired her to open up the conversation with experts in their field for the purpose of growing in self-development. We cover themes pertaining to spirituality & astrology, relationships & dating, mental health & career, and more. From everyone’s favorite Astrologer Valerie Mesa to ADHD Mental Health Coach Brooke Schnittman, to Board-Certified Neurophysiologist Toby Pasman and International Renowned International Spiritual Teacher Guy Finley, our guests are diverse and motivational in their approach to lending their expertise in the form of offering practical daily mental health guidance for our listeners. We celebrated over 50 inspiring guests and counting in a few months. I look forward to continuing the conversation to inspire all generations towards achieving authentic happiness and success! Connect with us for daily & weekly inspired content & conversation on:

The Podcast: Growth Grace Gratitude

YouTube:@GrowthGraceAndGratitudePodcast

Instagram: @growthandgracemindset

Ballet YouTube: @BalletDaily

Join us for our weekly Zoom ballet barre classes and learn the art of ballet and classes range from beginner to advanced in pointe work and variation! https://youtube.com/shorts/Hel9n8WXBwo?feature=share

And get your typewriters, dance class sign ups, paintings, empath awakening poem books, emotional support guidebooks, essay help & tutoring services via ⁠: growthandgracemindset@gmail.com⁠⁠ Share, comment, & rate 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Thanks for tuning in!! 🤗

Welcome back to a new podcast episode! So happy you're here. Whether you’re a new writer or just appreciative reading, enjoy this informative episode on the writing process with published author Samantha Christopher! Here are the topics discussed in this episode:

- From Rough Draft to Novel: The joys and challenges of writing

- Debut Novel: The Spark Within, over 200 preorders

- Writing tips: escaping to another world

- Vivid dream space: inspiration behind the story

- Navigating the publishing landscape

- Traditional vs self publishing

- Marketing strategies for authors

- Editing: the good and the bad

- Advice for aspiring authors

Samantha Christopher (@SamCAuthor on Twitter/X) is a mother to three boys and lives in Southern Oregon. When she's not wrangling her wild children or two dogs, you can usually find her hiding in her bedroom with a bag of Sour Patch Kids and a good book or typing away at her next story. She also loves the outdoors, watching movies, and traveling. The Spark Within is Sam's debut novel and the first in an upcoming trilogy!

Ari https://youtube.com/shorts/Ac2YwtV4emE?si=2Yq53B4VJm3TNyoC is the host of the Growth, Grace, and Gratitude Podcast! She is a pre-med/psychology graduate, a professional ballerina, lifestyle columnist, and author who grew up performing ballet at Lincoln Center with New York City Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and at Madison Square Garden. Her poem book "Long Distance Love" is out now! Her unique upbringing has inspired her to open up the conversation with experts in their field for the purpose of growing in self-development. We cover themes pertaining to spirituality & astrology, relationships & dating, mental health & career, and more. From everyone’s favorite Astrologer Valerie Mesa to ADHD Mental Health Coach Brooke Schnittman, to Board-Certified Neurophysiologist Toby Pasman and International Renowned International Spiritual Teacher Guy Finley, our guests are diverse and motivational in their approach to lending their expertise in the form of offering practical daily mental health guidance for our listeners. We celebrated over 50 inspiring guests and counting in a few months. I look forward to continuing the conversation to inspire all generations towards achieving authentic happiness and success! Connect with us for daily & weekly inspired content & conversation on:

The Podcast: Growth Grace Gratitude

YouTube:@GrowthGraceAndGratitudePodcast

Instagram: @growthandgracemindset

Ballet YouTube: @BalletDaily

Join us for our weekly Zoom ballet barre classes and learn the art of ballet and classes range from beginner to advanced in pointe work and variation! https://youtube.com/shorts/Hel9n8WXBwo?feature=share

And get your typewriters, dance class sign ups, paintings, empath awakening poem books, emotional support guidebooks, essay help & tutoring services via ⁠: growthandgracemindset@gmail.com⁠⁠ Share, comment, & rate 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Thanks for tuning in!! 🤗

Welcome back to a new podcast episode! So happy you're here. Find your own creative spark and restful sleep with the inspiring Sia Silk Eye Mask creator Evalee Gerz! Here are the topics discussed in this episode:

- Better sleepwear from an artist - Introduction to artistry and wellness

- The creative journey to creating Sia Silk eye masks

- Defining luxury and self care

- Creativity for well being

- Embrace the creative process & the imperfection in creativity

Evalee Gertz (@siasilk on Instagram) is an artist, performer, and wellness advocate whose rich and diverse background has shaped her approach to health and self-care. As a painter she creates large-scale series to exhibit. She built a career as a dancer and performer in the film and music industries, and producing and starring in her own cabaret show after moving to Los Angeles at just 17. Evalee’s journey into wellness began as she sought ways to sustain her energy and appearance in such a competitive industry. In 2022, she launched SIA Silk, a brand that blends luxury, wellness, and artistry to promote better sleep and healthier living with their unique luxury silk sleep masks and other sleep aids. With her unique perspective as an artist, performer, and wellness expert, Evalee continues to empower others to embrace health, creativity, and balance in their lives!

Ari https://youtube.com/shorts/Ac2YwtV4emE?si=2Yq53B4VJm3TNyoC is the host of the Growth, Grace, and Gratitude Podcast! She is a pre-med/psychology graduate, a professional ballerina, lifestyle columnist, and author who grew up performing ballet at Lincoln Center with New York City Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and at Madison Square Garden. Her poem book "Long Distance Love" is out now! Her unique upbringing has inspired her to open up the conversation with experts in their field for the purpose of growing in self-development. We cover themes pertaining to spirituality & astrology, relationships & dating, mental health & career, and more. From everyone’s favorite Astrologer Valerie Mesa to ADHD Mental Health Coach Brooke Schnittman, to Board-Certified Neurophysiologist Toby Pasman and International Renowned International Spiritual Teacher Guy Finley, our guests are diverse and motivational in their approach to lending their expertise in the form of offering practical daily mental health guidance for our listeners. We celebrated over 50 inspiring guests and counting in a few months. I look forward to continuing the conversation to inspire all generations towards achieving authentic happiness and success! Connect with us for daily & weekly inspired content & conversation on:

The Podcast: Growth Grace Gratitude

YouTube:@GrowthGraceAndGratitudePodcast

Instagram: @growthandgracemindset

Ballet YouTube: @BalletDaily

Join us for our weekly Zoom ballet barre classes and learn the art of ballet and classes range from beginner to advanced in pointe work and variation! https://youtube.com/shorts/Hel9n8WXBwo?feature=share

And get your typewriters, dance class sign ups, paintings, empath awakening poem books, emotional support guidebooks, essay help & tutoring services via ⁠: growthandgracemindset@gmail.com⁠⁠ Share, comment, & rate 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Thanks for tuning in!! 🤗

Welcome back to a new podcast episode! So happy you're here. Find your own intuitive psychic spark through meditation with our very special guest Liisa Rapp! Here are the topics discussed in this episode:

- Trusting Your Intuition, Clairvoyant Vibes

- The role of meditation in developing intuition

- The influence of belief systems & breaking free from people pleasing

- Navigating the dating scene as an empath

- Yawning: Not Always Tired?

- Present Yourself as You Want to Be Perceived

- Overcoming Failure: Liisa’s advice

- Exploring mediums, psychics, & Liisa’s spiritual journey

Liisa Rapp (@mediumratewithliisa on Instagram) is a podcaster where she discovers the realms of mediums, psychics, astrology, and all things spiritual!

Ari https://youtube.com/shorts/Ac2YwtV4emE?si=2Yq53B4VJm3TNyoC is the host of the Growth, Grace, and Gratitude Podcast! She is a pre-med/psychology graduate, a professional ballerina, lifestyle columnist, and author who grew up performing ballet at Lincoln Center with New York City Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and at Madison Square Garden. Her poem book "Long Distance Love" is out now! Her unique upbringing has inspired her to open up the conversation with experts in their field for the purpose of growing in self-development. We cover themes pertaining to spirituality & astrology, relationships & dating, mental health & career, and more. From everyone’s favorite Astrologer Valerie Mesa to ADHD Mental Health Coach Brooke Schnittman, to Board-Certified Neurophysiologist Toby Pasman and International Renowned International Spiritual Teacher Guy Finley, our guests are diverse and motivational in their approach to lending their expertise in the form of offering practical daily mental health guidance for our listeners. We celebrated over 50 inspiring guests and counting in a few months. I look forward to continuing the conversation to inspire all generations towards achieving authentic happiness and success! Connect with us for daily & weekly inspired content & conversation on:

The Podcast: Growth Grace Gratitude

YouTube:@GrowthGraceAndGratitudePodcast

Instagram: @growthandgracemindset

Ballet YouTube: @BalletDaily

Join us for our weekly Zoom ballet barre classes and learn the art of ballet and classes range from beginner to advanced in pointe work and variation! https://youtube.com/shorts/Hel9n8WXBwo?feature=share

And get your typewriters, dance class sign ups, paintings, empath awakening poem books, emotional support guidebooks, essay help & tutoring services via ⁠: growthandgracemindset@gmail.com⁠⁠ Share, comment, & rate 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Thanks for tuning in!! 🤗

Welcome back to a new podcast episode! So happy you're here. Find Your Own Spiritual Inner Captain with comedian, actor, writer, and traveler, Andres Schabelmen as he talks about his new book ‘Captains Wanted.’ Here are the topics discussed in this episode:

- Journey of self discovery: Intersection of business, acting, and spirituality

- The boardroom within: Honoring all parts of collaboration and team dynamics in business /sole proprietor ideas as multiple personalities working for a common goal

- Heart vs brain leadership book chapter dive in

- Embracing emotions in acting and life via the true masculine polarity expression of truth

- Message of Captains Wanted: empowerment of discernment

- Embracing uncertainty & finding clarity in relationships

- Happiness: beyond surface joy, reclaim your power

A successful tech entrepreneur, Andres Schabelman (@schabelmania on Instagram) was one of the first thirty Airbnb employees. He built a successful career helping expand businesses internationally, culminating with him being on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the VP of International Expansion at Fiverr when they went public in 2019. He has a Masters Degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a BA from Williams College. These accolades, among others, matter less to him now than his current dream of showing the magic and power of human connection around the world through nomadic travel. Born and raised in New Orleans to Argentine-Jewish parents.

Ari https://youtube.com/shorts/Ac2YwtV4emE?si=2Yq53B4VJm3TNyoC is the host of the Growth, Grace, and Gratitude Podcast! She is a pre-med/psychology graduate, a professional ballerina, lifestyle columnist, and author who grew up performing ballet at Lincoln Center with New York City Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and at Madison Square Garden. Her poem book "Long Distance Love" is out now! Her unique upbringing has inspired her to open up the conversation with experts in their field for the purpose of growing in self-development. We cover themes pertaining to spirituality & astrology, relationships & dating, mental health & career, and more. From everyone’s favorite Astrologer Valerie Mesa to ADHD Mental Health Coach Brooke Schnittman, to Board-Certified Neurophysiologist Toby Pasman and International Renowned International Spiritual Teacher Guy Finley, our guests are diverse and motivational in their approach to lending their expertise in the form of offering practical daily mental health guidance for our listeners. We celebrated over 50 inspiring guests and counting in a few months. I look forward to continuing the conversation to inspire all generations towards achieving authentic happiness and success! Connect with us for daily & weekly inspired content & conversation on:

The Podcast: Growth Grace Gratitude

YouTube:@GrowthGraceAndGratitudePodcast

Instagram: @growthandgracemindset

Ballet YouTube: @BalletDaily

Join us for our weekly Zoom ballet barre classes and learn the art of ballet and classes range from beginner to advanced in pointe work and variation! https://youtube.com/shorts/Hel9n8WXBwo?feature=share

And get your typewriters, dance class sign ups, paintings, empath awakening poem books, emotional support guidebooks, essay help & tutoring services via ⁠: growthandgracemindset@gmail.com⁠⁠ Share, comment, & rate 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Thanks for tuning in!! 🤗

Welcome back to a new podcast episode! So happy you're here. Celebrate the upcoming Spring Season with a beautiful ballet inspired collaboration with Houston Ballet! We are honored to have a Q + A with professional ballet dancers Neal Burks and Allison Whitley as they share their overall ballet journey and performance experience with Houston Ballet and in the upcoming production of ‘ The Sleeping Beauty Ballet!’ Enjoy!

Q & A in article format: https://blueblisscoach.wixsite.com/website/post/spring-awakening-sleeping-beauty-q-a-with-houston-ballet-s-company-dancers

Neal Burks Bio, Corps de Ballet

A Jacksonville, FL native, Neal trained at The Florida Ballet, Next Generation Ballet, and Houston Ballet Academy before joining Houston Ballet in 2021. Some of his most cherished roles include Petruchio in Romeo and Juliet and Trumpet in The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra—a role that marked a full-circle moment from his early days at Houston Ballet Academy to performing on the Wortham stage with the Company. @nburks12 on Instagram

Allison Whitley Bio, Corps de Ballet

Allison joined Houston Ballet as an Apprentice from Houston Ballet Academy after two seasons in Houston Ballet II and one season in the professional division. She was promoted to Corps de Ballet in July 2024. Whitley trained at The Dallas Conservatory before attending Houston Ballet Academy’s Summer Intensive Program. @allydancer_123 on Instagram

Ari https://youtube.com/shorts/Ac2YwtV4emE?si=2Yq53B4VJm3TNyoC is the host of the Growth, Grace, and Gratitude Podcast! She is a pre-med/psychology graduate, a professional ballerina, lifestyle columnist, and author who grew up performing ballet at Lincoln Center with New York City Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and at Madison Square Garden. Her poem book "Long Distance Love" is out now! Her unique upbringing has inspired her to open up the conversation with experts in their field for the purpose of growing in self-development. We cover themes pertaining to spirituality & astrology, relationships & dating, mental health & career, and more. From everyone’s favorite Astrologer Valerie Mesa to ADHD Mental Health Coach Brooke Schnittman, to Board-Certified Neurophysiologist Toby Pasman and International Renowned International Spiritual Teacher Guy Finley, our guests are diverse and motivational in their approach to lending their expertise in the form of offering practical daily mental health guidance for our listeners. We celebrated over 50 inspiring guests and counting in a few months. I look forward to continuing the conversation to inspire all generations towards achieving authentic happiness and success! Connect with us for daily & weekly inspired content & conversation on:

The Podcast: Growth Grace Gratitude

YouTube:@GrowthGraceAndGratitudePodcast

Instagram: @growthandgracemindset

Ballet YouTube: @BalletDaily

Join us for our weekly Zoom ballet barre classes and learn the art of ballet and classes range from beginner to advanced in pointe work and variation! https://youtube.com/shorts/Hel9n8WXBwo?feature=share

And get your typewriters, dance class sign ups, paintings, empath awakening poem books, emotional support guidebooks, essay help & tutoring services via ⁠: growthandgracemindset@gmail.com⁠⁠ Share, comment, & rate 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Thanks for tuning in!! 🤗