Episodes
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In the season finale of The Class Podcast, Jaycee and Soeuraya are joined by Cautious Clay (Josh Karpeh) from New York via Zoom.
Cautious Clay is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer based in Brooklyn. His music is well loved by The Class, and Josh is the latest artist to be featured in our Class Collaborations Collection. His debut album, Deadpan Love, releases June 25th.
In this episode, Josh shares about vulnerability, communication, and how he creates music.
To connect with Cautious Clay, you can follow him on Instagram @cautiousxclay or via his website cautiousclay.com. His music is available on Spotify or Apple music.
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To keep up with the hosts of this episode: you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Soeuraya @rawbabysugar. -
Jaycee and Tia are joined by Dr. Maya Kuczma from her home in Vancouver.
Dr. Kuczma is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor at the Integrative Naturopathic Medical Center in Vancouver. She has a special interest in a functional medicine approach to treating autoimmune diseases. She emphasizes identifying the root cause of disease and sourcing life-style based tools like nutrition counseling and nervous system regulation.
In this episode, Tia shares her story about living with auto-immune diseases and Dr. Kuczma shares her wealth of wisdom about environmental stressors, how our emotions can give us insight into creating health boundaries, and more.
To connect with Dr. Kuczma, you can follow her on Instagram @drkuczma or read her Clinic's blog posts at integrative.ca/blog.
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To keep up with the hosts of this episode: you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Tia @tspowart. -
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Trigger Warning: this episode contains subject matter that may be sensitive to some. We share openly about addiction, depression, and suicidal thoughts. If this subject matter is delicate for you, please take good care.
Jaycee and Genieve are joined by Adam Kallen via Zoom from his home in Brooklyn.
Adam is the co-owner of Jane Motorcycles and helps men find sobriety. He also happens to be married to our very own Jaycee Gossett.
In this episode, Adam shares about honesty, asking for help, and what it means to feel whole. Adam tells his story with addiction and Genieve shares about her own within her family and her personal struggle with depression.
To connect with Adam, you can follow him on Instagram @adamkallen or connect with Jane Motorcycles at janemotorcycles.com or @janemotorcycles.
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To keep up with the hosts of this episode: you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Genieve @drgenieveburley.
Resources from our hosts and guest:
From Adam:
https://aa.org/
https://aa-intergroup.org/
https://evryman.com
From Genieve:
bcwomensfoundation.org
nami.org
cmha.ca
From The Class Podcast Team:
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
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Jaycee and Pixie are joined by Lo Bosworth via Zoom from her home in New York.
Lo is the founder and CEO of Love Wellness, a clean total body care company for women that works to diminish the stigmas around women's health and wellness.
In this episode, Lo shares about shifting perception, being your own advocate, and sharing your journey as a part of the healing process.
You can connect with her on Instagram at @lobosworth and learn more about Love Wellness at lovewellness.com.
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To keep up with the hosts of this episode: you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Pixie @purposefulpixie. -
Jaycee and CJ are joined by Nicole Ponseca via Zoom from her home in Miami.
Nicole is a strong, courageous female in the restaurant world paving the way for Filipino women, bringing awareness to Filipino cuisine, and doing it on her own. With a background in advertising, she arrived in NY with $75 and a big dream. She found her true calling upon discovering a lack of authentic Filipino food in the city and deciding to do something about it. She now owns Jeepney, a restaurant in NYC and Miami and is the author of the cookbook I Am Filipino: And This Is How We Cook.
In this episode, Nicole shares about vulnerability in self, double standards and how to break them, and the key to staying young.
You can connect with her on Instagram at @nicoleponseca and learn more about her restaurants at jeepneyny.com.
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To keep up with the hosts of this episode: you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and CJ @cjfrogozo. -
This week, we are turning the tables on The Class Podcast and interviewing our very own host, Jaycee Gossett- Kallen. Executive producers Mallory and Soeuraya sit down with Jaycee via Zoom from her home in New York.
Jaycee is a lover of movement, spirit and connection. Jaycee traveled around the world studying movement, discovered a passion for ballroom competitive dance and worked in television and film where she hosted and produced series' on The Travel Channel, Z Living TV, and Amazon Prime. She is a founding teacher of The Class and VP of Teacher Training.
In this conversation, Jaycee shares how she got to where she is today, about trusting process, and following your own timeline.You can connect with her on Instagram @jayceegossett.
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To keep up with the hosts of this episode: you can follow Soeuraya @rawbabysugar and Mallory @mallorymeeks.
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Jaycee and Natalia are joined by May Lindstrom via Zoom from her home in Los Angeles.
May is the creator and formulator of the beloved skincare company, May Lindstrom. May's intention behind her line is to help restore connection to your skin while igniting recognition of your unique beauty.
In this conversation, May shares about the importance of prioritizing pleasure, prioritizing ourselves, and the connections we can uncover when we follow what we need.You can connect with her on Instagram @maylindstromskin. To view more about May, her business, and her luxurious products, you can visit her website maylindstrom.com.
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To keep up with the hosts of this episode: you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Natalia @itsnataliatoyou.
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Jaycee is joined via Zoom by Caleb Spaulding and Levina Li.
Caleb is a social entrepreneur, percussionist, and storyteller who brings 20 years of rhythm expertise into his offerings. Levina is the founder of the course Creative Courage, where she helps creative entrepreneurs build their businesses.
Together as a couple, Caleb and Levina created A Sex Journal for Couples, a tool for exploring and expanding intimacy. You can purchase it through our retail shop, linked here.
In this conversation, Caleb and Levina share how they met, how The Sex Journal came to be, and the little things that are important to remember for a happier, healthier relationship.You can connect with them on Instagram @csspaulding and @levinasays or @asexjournal.
You can also learn more about them through their websites calebspaulding.com and levina-li.com.———
To keep up with the host of this episode: you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett.
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Jaycee and Brooke sit down with Dr. Mark Rosengarten in his office in Vancouver.
Dr. Rosengarten (nicknamed Dr. Love) is a celebrated OBGYN of 26 years out of B.C. Women's Hospital and St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver.
In this conversation, Dr. Rosengarten speaks about pregnancy, infertility, and labor. He shares his advice, breaks down some stigmas, and instills hope for anyone looking to conceive.
You can connect with him through drmrosengarten.com.
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To keep up with the hosts of this episode: you can follow @jayceegossett and @brookieroth10 on Instagram.
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Jaycee and Erin sit down with Mychal Prieto via Zoom from his home in LA.
Mychal is a yoga instructor and a functional strength training coach. He also happens to be Erin's fiancé.
In this conversation, Mychal shares about masculine and feminine energies, the effects of early childhood on relationships, and the power of the mind.
You can connect with him on instagram @mychalangelo or through mychalangelo.com.
You can join his yoga classes via innerdimensiontv.com. Mychal and Erin will be leading a New Year's Retreat in Costa Rica, you can learn more about it on his website.———
To keep up with the hosts of this episode: you can follow @jayceegossett and @erin_rose_ward on Instagram.
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In this episode, Jaycee and Raj chat with Jennifer Rudolph Walsh via Zoom from her home in San Francisco.
Jennifer is celebrated as one of the most powerful women in publishing. She was the first women to ever be on the board of WME, where she served as the head of their worldwide literary, lectures, and conference division. She has represented some of the biggest names, like Oprah Winfrey, Brene Brown, and Sue Monk Kidd. She founded Together Live in 2016, a traveling tour sharing diverse female voices and building community through the enchantment of storytelling.
In this conversation, Jennifer shares about the power of storytelling, what it means to follow your breadcrumbs, and how we can move from scarcity to abundance.
Her new book, Hungry Hearts is a series of essays on courage, desire, and belonging. You can find it wherever books are sold.
You can follow Jennifer at @jenniferrwalsh.
To keep up with the hosts of this episode, you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Raj @rajbarker. -
In this episode, Jaycee converses with Sara Agah Franti via Zoom from her home in San Francisco.
Sara began her career as a nurse in global relief work. She co- founded Do It For the Love with her husband, Michael Franti, a wish-granting non-profit that brings those with severe illnesses or challenges to live concerts. Together, Sara and Michael also started a wellness hotel and retreat center in Bali, called Soulshine Bali, where they've stayed through the majority of the pandemic.
In this conversation, Sara shares about authenticity, activism, relationships, motherhood, and what it means to stay human.
You can connect with her on instagram, @saraagahfranti or at saraagahfranti.com
To keep up with our host, you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett. -
Jaycee and Natalie sit down with Brandon Goodman via Zoom from his home in LA.
From being in Modern Love on Amazon to writing for Big Mouth on Netflix, Brandon is an actor and screen writer with a captivating voice. Last year, he became a vital voice in the Black Lives Matter movement and has since created two podcasts of his own: Black Folx and Do The Work.
In this conversation, Brandon shares about representation in media, the difference between performative versus authentic racial justice work, healthy boundaries, and being powered by purpose.
You can connect with him on instagram @brandonkgood or brandonkylegoodman.com.
To keep up with the hosts of the episode, you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Natalie @thisisnatalie. -
Jaycee and Soeuraya are joined by Suleika Jaouad.
Suleika is a writer and motivational speaker best known for her Emmy-award winning column, Life, Interrupted, in The New York Times and her TED Talk, "What Almost Dying Taught Me About Living".
Suleika shares the story of her diagnosis, her cross-country road trip on the other side of it, and the connective powers of writing.
Her new best selling memoir, Between Two Kingdoms, is out now wherever books are sold. You can find her Isolation Journal Prompts and Studio visits here and keep up with Suleika on instagram @suleikajaouad.
To keep up with the hosts of the episode, you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Soeuraya @rawbabysugar. -
Jaycee and Natalie sit down with Niki Morrissette.
Niki is a performer, a writer, and a singer. Niki delights in helping others uncover and develop their expressive selves. Using a blend of both traditional pedagogy and more subtle body/intuitive modalities, Niki teaches people of all ages and experience levels to express from the soul.
In this conversation, Niki shares about using sound and song as a healing form of expression, about the beauty of being more than one thing, and the power of our voices- both collectively and individually.
You can connect with Niki through her website: https://www.nikimorrissette.com/ or Instagram @venika.music and look out for her upcoming EP release.
To keep up with the hosts of the episode, you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Natalie @thisisnatalie. -
Jaycee and Mallory sit down with Brooke Baldwin, who joins us via Zoom from her office at CNN.
Brooke is a journalist who hosts CNN News Room with Brooke Baldwin. She has reported on some of the most historic national events over the years and has just written her first book, Huddle, releasing in the spring of 2021.
In this conversation, Brooke shares her about how she balances professionalism and being human, her journey to self love, and why a huddle of women is powerful and necessary.
You can preorder Huddle here and keep up with Brooke on instagram @brooke_baldwin or weekdays at 3pm ET on CNN.
To keep up with the hosts of the episode, you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Mallory @mallorymeeks. -
Jaycee and Hannah talk with Mikaela Rubin, who joins us via Zoom from Maui, Hawaii.
Mikaela is a culinary nutritionist and the creator of the recipes within our most recent Cleanse program.
In this conversation, Mikaela shares about reimagining our relationship with food, listening to the body, and what happens when we make the time to truly nourish ourselves.
You can follow her on Instagram @mikaelarubin or through her website, https://www.mikaelareuben.com/
To keep up with the hosts of the episode, you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Natalie @itshannah_shelly.
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Tempeh Tacos
2 servings—either 4 bigger tacos or 8 small
INGREDIENTS
2 tbsp avocado oil
½ cup finely diced red onion, ½ tbsp grated, divided
1 tbsp ginger, peeled micrograted
1 ½ tbsp tamari
2 cups crumbed tempeh—approximately 1-250g pack
½ tsp chili flakes
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
2 tbsp lime juice, divided
½ + ¼ cup grated carrot, divided
¼ cup chopped mint, divided
1 tbsp tahini
1 head green cabbage
Cilantro to garnish—optional
1. In a sauté pan, heat avocado oil.
2. Sauté ½ cup red onion for 4 minutes.
3. Add ginger and tamari and cook for 30 seconds,
then add tempeh and chili flakes.
4. Sauté for 5 minutes then turn heat off. Add 1 tbsp toasted
sesame oil, 1 tbsp lime juice, ¼ cup grated carrot, 2 tbsp
mint, and reduce to low and cook for another 3 minutes.
5. Make the topping by adding 1 tbsp tahini, 1 tbsp lime juice,
½ tbsp red onion grated, ½ cup carrot grated and 2 tbsps
mint to a small bowl, mix well. Try a bite of topping with
tempeh. Season with salt if needed.
6. Cut ½ inch off of the bottom of a green cabbage.
7. Immerse the cabbage in boiling water for two minutes in
order to detach some leaves. Place back into the water to
soften the next layer to get as many leaves as desired.
8. Cut hard stem off leaves if they don’t feel pliable enough,
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Jaycee and Soeuraya sit down with Alison Sinatra via Zoom from her home in upstate New York.
Alison is a yoga teacher who has been a beloved part of The Class' extended family for years. She has co-led some of the past Retreatments and is the thread of connection through which Jaycee and Taryn originally met one other.
In this conversation, Alison shares about her friendship with Jaycee, plant medicine, listening to intuition, and what spirituality means for her.
You can follow her on Instagram @alisonsinatra or through her website, alisonsinatra.net.
To keep up with the hosts of the episode, you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Soeuraya @rawbabysugar. -
Jaycee and Taryn sit down with The Class Podcast's first official guest, Jon Batiste.
Jon is a musician, an activist, the band leader on The Late Show with Stephen Cobert, and just had a major role in composing the music for the Disney movie, Soul.
In this conversation, Jon talks about what music is for him and what his sources of inspiration and creativity are. Jon shares how the Love Riots from his Juilliard days prepared him for his powerful protests in the 2020 BLM marches and how he approached making the music for the movie Soul.
You can listen to his music on Spotify or Apple Music, or watch Soul on Disney+.
Follow him on Instagram @jonbatiste or through his website jonbatisteofficial.com.
To keep up with the hosts of the episode, you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Taryn @taryntoomey. -
Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Class podcast. Every week, Jaycee Gossett will be joined by one of our teachers to have conversations with those that inspire us and who we can learn from. Our conversations will be rooted in curiosity, vulnerability, and authenticity in order to deepen our mental and emotional toolbox. In this episode, Jaycee shares a little about herself and The Class Podcast before guiding us through a brief meditation that can be done anywhere you are.
