Meet Laura Rose | Vocal Embodiment Faciliator & Creative Mentor

We had the good fortune of connecting with Laura Rose and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Laura, how has your work-life balance changed over time?
I am passionate about work-life balance. When I started my business in 2010, fresh out of college, I lived and breathed it. I stayed up late playing music gigs and woke up early to see music therapy clients. I thought my heart was full, making a living doing what I love.

Barely 2 years into my career, I experienced deep existential burn out. Like, inexplicable hives all over my body, burn out. Something needed to shift.

I got curious and started to study how experienced, successful professionals were managing their lives. I learned that I needed better boundaries. How was I going to serve the amount of people I am here on this planet to serve, if I did not honor my boundaries.

Work life balance for me, comes down to boundaries. If I’m experiencing resentment in my business it’s because I have not adequately honored my boundaries. Today in my business, nearly a decade later, my body comes first. Mornings are my time to recenter, reflect, move my body and set the tone for the day. I don’t take meetings before 11am and I close my computer down at 6pm. Time is a clear measure for me to honor this balance.

Another way I keep this balance in check, is to schedule in break time, transition time, and PLAY! Work efficiently, play wildly.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I consider my artistry to be getting out of my own way, to allow sound to flow through me. My voice is my art. This frequency shows up in many ways. Whether I am singing a sacred mantra, performing with a bluegrass band or guiding others in a workshop, my voice invites others into their hearts to feel. I get so turned on, witnessing other people unfold in the presence of my voice. It’s as if they receive an invitation to exhale, lean back and be more themselves.

I used to be so afraid of this power. Singing can be a vulnerable gift to share. Society has a lot to say about what is considered good and what is considered embarrassing. The risks of sharing your voice are high, especially when a core human needs to belong and feel loved may be threatened if you say the wrong thing. I am here to heal the wounds of our voice and embrace the human experience through creativity.

The deeper I go into my own creative process, the more I can hold space for others to meet the rejected parts, the favored parts, the taboo parts.

Since I was young, music has been a source of connection and regulation for my nervous system. It was how I accessed my aliveness. How I transported to alternate realms. My mother reminds me to this day, how I would wake up singing.

I decided to get my degree in music therapy from the University of Iowa. Upon graduating, I drove cross country to San Diego where I would complete the clinical internship hours required to sit for the board certification. One thing led to another and I enrolled in my first 200-hour yoga teacher training. This was a missing piece in my professional world. I then took a pilgrimage to India and bought my first harmonium. The world of devotional and spiritual singing opened my heart and I began singing kirtan. I released my first concept album in 2018, called ‘In Essence.’ The album illuminates the vibrational energy of the chakras. My hope for people listening is that this album serves as a reminder for your unique vibration.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.

Welcome friend. Here’s what I’m thinking,

First, we’d take a trip to the beach, duh. Windansea, Coronado, La Jolla. Pick your vibe. Tacos from La Playa taco shop in Pacific beach. Enjoy mama ocean.

I’m a sucker for Balboa park, see a show at the Old Globe, Dinner at Panama 66. We could even visit the Zoo if you’re into it.

We must go see some live music, some of my favorite spots are the Casbah, The Music Box and the Belly Up.

A visit is not complete without a trip to the YU day spa and the pink himalayan salt room.

And my FAVORITE all time restaurant in San Diego is Muzita Abyssinian Bistro where you eat with your hands and all the injera you can eat.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I have a long list of people who have helped shape me into the artist/teacher/entrepreneur that I am today. The first person who deserves a shoutout is my current teacher, Dawn Cartwright. I have been studying with her for over two years the intricacies of neotantra, relationships and intimacy. The transformation I have experienced during her year-long intensives have been paramount to this next phase of my career.

I must also shoutout my biz coach and mentor, Jolie Dawn, who has held the vision of my success and invited me to see it for myself. With her guidance I have had the biggest launch of my career in 2021 .

Website: https://www.sitarose.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sitarose_yoga/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraandersonmtbc/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laura.r.anderson

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMpDnL4CtWunyBfHN70dPKA

Other: Upcoming Free 10-day Immersion for Women to UNLEASH YOUR VOICE www.unleashyourvoice10day.com

Image Credits
Darci Fontenot John Hancock Aaron Dressin