Come and listen to Host Gia-Raquel chat with today's guest Charles Cording.

Charles Cording is an artist, entrepreneur and creative visionary known for his pioneering work
at the intersection of art, technology and culture. Over the past two decades. Charles has established himself as one of the most in-demand creative technologists and designers collaborating with founders, CEOs and frontline leaders to innovate next generation platforms and experiences at the cutting edge of new media and emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, and digital reality. In addition to launching D8NGEROUS, he founded REEVOLUTION, an award-winning agency who’s portfolio includes brands like ESPN, the NFL, and the NBA and is currently Chief Visionary Officer of DigiTrax AI, a music technology company developing cutting-edge AI applications in music.
Charles Cording represents an extraordinary convergence of conceptual depth and multidisciplinary innovation, marking him as one of the most intriguing new voices in contemporary art. His multidisciplinary background in business and technology informs a unique artistic voice that is simultaneously rooted in traditional techniques yet committed to perpetual
innovation and experimentation, allowing him to fuse mediums and techniques to create pieces of rare depth and complexity.
Situating itself at the intersection of conceptual rigor and technical mastery, Cording’s work draws from a rich history of surrealism, abstract expressionism, and digital abstraction, while pushing these traditions into new, unexplored territories. His deft use of varied mediums allows him to confront pressing contemporary issues with an urgency that feels both timely and timeless.

Charles Cording, artist and Chief Visionary Officer of Digitrax AI, shares his philosophy of creativity as a lifestyle of receptivity rather than a state to enter and exit. He describes his process as being an "antenna to the universe," remaining open to ideas and allowing them to flow naturally through him.

• Approaching creativity as receptive rather than forced, viewing oneself as a vessel for ideas
• Balancing human creativity with AI tools in a "centaur" approach that leverages the strengths of both
• Recognizing that good ideas lead to more good ideas, creating branching opportunities
• Understanding the challenge of completion and letting external factors sometimes determine when art is "finished"
• Evaluating life choices through "flow versus friction" to maximize creative energy
• Creating uninterrupted blocks of time for deep creative work
• Passing creative wisdom to the next generation earlier than we discovered it ourselves
• Remaining humble and open to the invisible world of energy that surrounds us
• Trusting intuition as a muscle that strengthens with use

For more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com

Gia-Raquel Rose, owner of Airs Above Yoga, LLC and a real estate sales associate in Tewksbury, New Jersey has had a love for horses stemming from early childhood. Growing up in “horse country” afforded her the privilege of beginning to ride from the tender age of four. It was a childhood illness, which brought her riding aspirations to an abrupt halt. It took twenty years before she was able to reunite with her long lost passion for horses and their ability to heal. In that time, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication from Arcadia University and became a twice two hundred hour certified yoga instructor in both Hatha and Vinyasa. It was the loss of her mother, Rose, to breast cancer, which ultimately shifted her trajectory from the corporate world to the internal work for which yoga, as a practice, is renowned.

We explore Ayurvedic nutrition for the upper chakras, specifically the third eye and crown chakra, as part of our ongoing discussion about creating balance in physical, mental, emotional, etheric, and spiritual health.

• Upper chakras connect to colors - indigo blue for third eye and violet/white for crown chakra
• Foods that support these chakras often match their colors - blueberries, blackberries, purple carrots, eggplant
• Third eye chakra benefits from lighter foods with high nutritional content but lower sugar and fat
• Crown chakra responds well to detoxification practices rather than specific foods
• Leafy greens, garlic, and clear beverages (without caffeine or alcohol) support cleansing
• Heavier foods, dense carbohydrates, and saturated fats can hinder upper chakra function
• Healthy fats that support brain function (nuts, seeds) can benefit the third eye chakra
• Consciousness is key - bringing awareness to what you eat creates connection with higher self
• Balancing all chakras requires different nutritional approaches for different energy centers
• Living lightly and making conscious food choices supports intuition and spiritual connection

Follow me on social media at Above the Ground Podcast and visit airsaboveyoga.com. Check out more episodes on divasthatcare.com, available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, iHeartRadio, and other platforms.

For more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com

Gia-Raquel Rose, owner of Airs Above Yoga, LLC and a real estate sales associate in Tewksbury, New Jersey has had a love for horses stemming from early childhood. Growing up in “horse country” afforded her the privilege of beginning to ride from the tender age of four. It was a childhood illness, which brought her riding aspirations to an abrupt halt. It took twenty years before she was able to reunite with her long lost passion for horses and their ability to heal. In that time, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication from Arcadia University and became a twice two hundred hour certified yoga instructor in both Hatha and Vinyasa. It was the loss of her mother, Rose, to breast cancer, which ultimately shifted her trajectory from the corporate world to the internal work for which yoga, as a practice, is renowned.

We explore the powerful connection between meditation, pranayama, and upper chakra work as tools for discovering your unique creative purpose in the world.

• Meditation as the most effective practice for stimulating the upper chakras, especially the crown chakra
• Introduction to Nadi Shodhanam (alternating nostril breathing) as a balancing practice between left and right hemispheres
• How the right side represents masculine/solar energy (activating) while the left represents feminine/lunar energy (calming)
• Pranayama as the bridge between physical asana practice and meditation for the upper chakras
• Step-by-step guidance through a powerful meditation to connect with your higher self
• Creating energetic protection through visualization of white and gold light
• Opening a channel to receive divine guidance about your creative purpose
• The importance of surrender, trust, and receptivity when connecting to higher wisdom

Visit airsaboveyoga.com and follow @abovethegroundpodcast on social media for more practices and inspiration. Find all our episodes on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, iHeart Radio and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

For more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com

Come and listen to Host Tina Spoletini chat with today's guest Scotti Moser on her podcast Confidence in Bloom on the Divas That Care Network.

Scotti Moser is a transformational coach specializing in helping women break free from the toxic effects of narcissistic parenting.

With her compassionate guidance, she empowers women to rediscover their authentic selves, regain their confidence, and reclaim their passion for life. Scotti has created proven strategies for emotional healing, boundary-setting, and building resilience, providing her clients with the tools to live with peace, power and purpose.

https://www.facebook.com/scottimosercoaching/

https://www.instagram.com/scottimosercoaching

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotti-moser/

https://www.scottimoser.com/

Scotty Moser reveals how narcissistic parenting creates patterns that follow women into adulthood, affecting their careers, relationships, and sense of self-worth. Unlike other discussions of narcissism that focus primarily on romantic relationships, Scotty helps us understand how parental narcissism creates deep-seated unconscious vows that limit our potential.

• Narcissism isn't becoming more common – we're just getting better at recognizing it
• Key traits of narcissistic parents include lack of empathy and treating children as objects that exist to serve them
• Adults raised by narcissistic parents often adopt four unconscious vows: to conform, to people-please, to be invisible, and to be perfect
• These vows serve as protection but create barriers to authentic success and happiness
• Breaking free requires both mental work (understanding narcissistic patterns) and physical work (releasing trauma from the body)
• When you begin healing, expect potential backlash from narcissistic family members who may see your growth as threatening
• Setting boundaries with narcissists often requires having clear consequences and being prepared for them to test those boundaries
• Recovery may require limiting contact with narcissistic family members who refuse to change

For more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com

Come and listen to Host Tina Spoletini chat with her special guest Valerie Owolo on her podcast Confidence in Bloom.

Valerie Owolo is a Senior Change Management Consultant with a Masters in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University who sits at the intersection of innovation and digital transformation. She’s currently growing her House of Chloe Bloom lifestyle design brand through micro activations that will help inform her holistic framework to support her clients in designing a life they love anchored in design thinking, change management and faith concepts. In a world where change happens almost daily and the speed of change with AI can cause many to feel unease, it’s the perfect time to recalibrate and understand not just how to design a life but one that you adore. One where you gently become all you are meant to be one micro step at a time. She does this already by staying anchored in her love for the arts, innovation, travel, fashion, giving back to her communities, finding ways of moving like dance, tennis, swim and golf and building a legacy that allows her to connect with others authentically. Each day is a blank canvas and she hopes to help her clients rewrite the narrative of their stories through a process that gently ushers them into the next best version of themselves.

What does it mean to design a life you truly love? Valerie Owolo, a senior change management consultant with a master's in organizational psychology, offers a refreshing framework that blends design thinking, psychology, and faith to help create lives of authentic joy and purpose.

Valerie describes her personal "creative renaissance" that began during the pandemic when she reconnected with childhood interests and asked herself what she needed to thrive. Her approach centers on human-centered design (HCD), focusing on creating an "infrastructure of support" across different facets of life. Through what she calls "micro activations" – small, manageable steps that help move us forward – we can begin transforming our lives without feeling overwhelmed.

The conversation explores the crucial role of gentleness in personal growth. In a culture obsessed with hustle and productivity, Valerie advocates for a softer approach, sharing her experience with breathwork as a grounding practice. "One of the things that I've learned over the last couple of years was realizing that breathwork is a powerful tool," she explains, describing how it helps her perform better while feeling more connected to herself.

Particularly timely is Valerie's perspective on navigating change in an AI-dominated world. While acknowledging AI as a powerful tool for transformation, she emphasizes maintaining our critical thinking skills and emotional intelligence. "If we don't get in the game," she notes, "then our perspectives, our ability to reason, won't be reflected in these systems."

Fashion emerges as another dimension of Valerie's framework, illustrating how clothing can express our authentic selves while building confidence. "When you look good, you feel good," she explains, describing how what we wear can reflect our inner state and impact how we're perceived.

Whether you're feeling stuck, seeking meaningful change, or simply curious about designing a more intentional life, this conversation offers practical insights along with the encouraging reminder that "each day is a blank canvas" waiting for your unique expression.

For more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com

Gia-Raquel Rose, owner of Airs Above Yoga, LLC and a real estate sales associate in Tewksbury, New Jersey has had a love for horses stemming from early childhood. Growing up in “horse country” afforded her the privilege of beginning to ride from the tender age of four. It was a childhood illness, which brought her riding aspirations to an abrupt halt. It took twenty years before she was able to reunite with her long lost passion for horses and their ability to heal. In that time, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication from Arcadia University and became a twice two hundred hour certified yoga instructor in both Hatha and Vinyasa. It was the loss of her mother, Rose, to breast cancer, which ultimately shifted her trajectory from the corporate world to the internal work for which yoga, as a practice, is renowned.

Have you ever felt a brilliant creative spark only to watch it fade away without action? You're not alone. The bridge between receiving intuitive inspiration and manifesting it in the world is something many of us struggle to cross.

In this enlightening exploration, we dive into how specific yoga postures can stimulate our upper chakras—particularly the crown and third eye—to enhance our connection to intuition while building the courage to bring our unique creations to life. Our chakra systems are inversely linked, with the crown connecting to root, third eye to sacrum, and throat to solar plexus, all bridged by the heart chakra.

Child's pose creates powerful contact between our third eye and the earth, fostering humble receptivity to inspiration. I share several modifications for those with knee sensitivities to make this posture accessible to everyone. Downward facing dog, when properly aligned with weight distributed through the legs rather than dumping into wrists and shoulders, creates a beautiful energetic current from root to crown—a true invitation for creative flow.

For those ready to explore deeper, we discuss safe approaches to inversions like headstand and handstand, which offer profound crown chakra stimulation while building physical strength and confidence. Alternatives like legs-up-the-wall and inversion tables provide similar benefits for practitioners with limitations.

The world needs your unique creations—those inspired ideas that come from your intuition and no one else's. By stimulating these upper energy centers through mindful yoga practice, you create the conditions for enhanced creativity, clearer intuition, and greater courage to manifest your gifts in a world hungry for your contribution.

What intuitive hit has been nudging you lately? Perhaps it's time to get upside down and let that inspiration flow from crown to manifestation.

For more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com

Come and listen while Host Gia-Raquel Rose, owner of Airs Above Yoga chats with today's guest Nick Dunbar.

Married with three young children, Nick is an avid fly fisherman and an
outdoor enthusiast. He is also a certified yoga teacher. He began his
Real Estate career in 2014. Since then he has been a top producer
completing nearly 200 transactions. He takes great pride in managing
deals effortlessly and honestly. Nick has a master's degree in
educational psychology and a bachelor's degree in music. An
exceptional musician, he has performed all over the country. Born in
California, and spending the last 15 years in Colorado, Nick Dunbar is no
stranger to the wild west and the culture that comes with it.

Nick’s captivating debut solo album “Little Country” was released in early
2022, and is stacked with some of Colorado’s finest musicians. After
playing mandolin in touring bands and pounding the pavement playing
Honky Tonks and Dive bars all over the country, Nick decided to slow
down to build a life and family with his wife. With three kids and a farm
full of chores and animals, he is finding some solace in this more

sustainable lifestyle. But Nick continues to write and perform as often as
he can. He is very entertaining and it is hard to not notice his mega-watt
smile and the sparkle in his eyes. With wheels already in motion for
another album, be sure to keep your eye on this one!

Nick Dunbar and Gia Raquel Rose explore the delicate balancing act of managing multiple passions while maintaining mental health and authentic relationships. Their conversation reveals how mindfulness practices and intentional choices create space for genuine connections in our busy lives.

• Learning to respond rather than react to life's demands through mindfulness practices
• How physical ailments often manifest as expressions of mental health challenges
• Setting boundaries in a digital world where constant availability is expected
• Finding the "flow state" in passionate pursuits like music and yoga
• The importance of community support when navigating life transitions
• Building discipline around self-care without becoming rigid or judgmental
• The profound impact of consciously choosing your life path every day
• Balancing authentic self-expression with professional responsibilities

Join us for this soul-nourishing conversation about finding your center in a demanding world. Follow Nick Dunbar and his music on Spotify under Nick Dunbar, Nick Dunbar and Sad Cowboy, and The Lazy Sky, or on Instagram @nickwdunbar.

For more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com

Come and listen to Host Tina Spoletini chat with her special guest Leisa on her podcast Confidence in Bloom.

Leisa Reid is the Founder of Get Speaking Gigs Now and CEO of the International Speaker Network. With a mission to transform public speaking into a soul-filling business growth strategy, she's the go-to "Talk Doula,” helping entrepreneurs create signature talks and secure bookings for a lifetime. Having rocked over 600 stages, authored 7 books, and graced the airwaves as a podcast host, Leisa shares her proven strategies with others so they can make an impact on the world.

When she's not empowering entrepreneurs, Leisa embraces her roles as a mom, a wife, and a devoted dog-lover, all while indulging her passion for live rock concerts and dance fitness classes.

On this episode, she will share the #1 secret she uses to get speaking gigs!

• Every speaker has a unique "fingerprint" or DNA based on their business, personality, location, and expertise
• Addressing your "speaker's kryptonite" - past experiences that trigger speaking anxiety - is crucial for building confidence
• The most powerful talks come from embodying your message rather than memorizing a script
• Today's audiences prefer authentic, prepared speakers over perfectly polished presentations
• The secret to booking speaking gigs is connecting with other speakers in collaborative communities
• When your message becomes more important than your fear, you'll move beyond avoidance
• Practice is essential for confident delivery, but avoid reading from notes which changes your voice cadence
• Virtual speaking offers significant time-saving advantages while still allowing you to reach global audiences

For more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com