Mind Body Gem

• Rokki and Asegedech shared their journey of applying and being accepted into Echoing Green.• Applying for the fellowship was a long process that challenged both of them mentally and emotionally.• Rokki had to tell her story authentically, which caused a shift in the way she saw herself and why they began this work.• The two took a break after the application process to volunteer with Reform Alliance in Philadelphia and went to New York and New Hampshire.• While in New Hampshire, they appreciated nature, reconnected, and were reminded of their capability to achieve goals.• They finally got the call from Echoing Green with the news that they made it through the application process.

• In this episode of Let Me Get My Life, creative producer Renee Dion discussed her journey of weight loss.•Renee Dion struggled with her weight her whole life and saw herself as always being heavy.•In 2020, Renee decided to focus on herself and her mental health during the pandemic. She started going on daily 45-minute walks to release emotions.•Renee started incorporating at-home workout videos and buying weights to continue her progress. She lost over 80 pounds through this gradual process.•Renee received positive and negative attention after losing weight, including harmful comments about her past weight. She continues to struggle with body dysmorphia but has support from her husband.•Renee wants to become a trainer to help others through their journeys. She believes in a mind, body, and gem approach to health.•Renee's first sessions with her trainer, Rokki, focused on walking, stretching, and talking. Rokki provides a listening ear and helps clients purge emotions.•Rokki believes training is about the whole person, not just the physical. Moving the body can help move negative thoughts out like waste.•Rokki went through her journey with an autoimmune disease and realized the importance of health over aesthetics. She previously did bodybuilding but now focuses on what is healthy for her.

Mind, Body, Gem – Season 6, Episode 2 Part 2 Dancing With Each Other Demons: Cohost: Rokki and Asegedech are joined by creative Producer Renee Dion continues to share about their relationship. Make sure to check out part one. Unconditional Love:"We can’t afford Not to record" Renee join the conversation: Newly single Rokki:Put a bug in your ear: Follow this work at www.fittonavigate.com.Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigatekeywords: fitness, life, culture, motivation, rokki, asegedech, heart work, performance, people, personal growth, family, health, science, opportunity, wisdom, brain, plan, impact

Mind, Body, Gem – Season 6, Episode 2Dancing With Each Other Demons: Cohost: Rokki and Asegedech are joined by creative procedure Renee Dion sharing insight about the beginning of Rokki and Asegedech’s relationship. In this episode, we get in-depth about relationships. What does it mean to Dance with Each other Demons: As Rokki and Asegedech share in relationships, often pain shows up, and past hurt shows up, and how you deal with that is the dance of demons. Rokki shares the importance of an emotionally safe space to share and show that hurt without the risk of the person using the information to use your words against you. To have the emotional intelligence not to match your loved ones’ energy when you see them operating out of pain. We can’t afford not to record: Renee joins the conversation: Renee asks  Rokki and Asegedech to share a mindset when starting their relationships. Rokki shares how they have been in each other lives without physically meeting for many years and how the timing was everything for them to be in a relationship. Rokki recalls how, as early as Asegedech was in middle school and her being in college, they might have had the opportunity to meet. Asegedech would go to college across the street and work next door to her business, but they wouldn’t meet in any of those settings. Asegedech would take classes at Rokki gym without ever running into Rokki. Asegedech shares how one year before meeting Rokki, she would attend a fitness event to connect with Rokki’s girlfriend and sister but never met Rokki. Newly single Rokki: Rokki shares how she was physically single but wasn’t emotionally available when she first met Asegedech. During a Fitness and wellness event, Asegedech decides to try the Rokki group fitness class after a day of taking other people’s fitness classes. Rokki would kick Asegedech out of the fitness class, leaving Asegedech upset and needing to approach Rokki about her actions and attitude. Asegedech would go on to give Rokki feedback and ask to connect with her about her fitness profession. The initial conversation would end with a meaningful connection. Later Rokki would invite Asegedech to a fitness event she was putting together. Put a bug in your ear: While I was healing, Rokki would get a DM from Asegedech about connecting with her. Rokk, at the time, had a few people messaging her to spend time with her, but she instead decided to entertain Asegedech’s message. Asegedech would use the time to learn more about Rokki’s success in the wellness industry. It wasn’t till walking to the car and sharing a hug that they felt romantic feelings for each other. Rokki and Asegedech didn’t have much in common other than both not being ready for a relationship. Rokki shares how Asegedech tells her she’s there to heal her heart. Follow this work at www.fittonavigate.com.Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigatekeywords: fitness, life, culture, motivation, rokki, asegedech, heart work, performance, people, personal growth, family, health, science, opportunity, wisdom, brain, plan, impact

Mind, Body, Gem – Season 6, Episode 1Asegedech & Rokki - Who are we again? Cohost: Rokki and Asegedech take a moment to share their back story and why they started this podcast. Asegedech and Rokki Bonner discuss their journey from being professional health and wellness professionals to finding themselves inside a women’s prions leading wellness programming. People want to knowthat Asegedech and Rokki share their backgrounds, where they come from, and how they ended up on this wellness journey. Asegedech shares how going by her name has become her way of reclaiming her identity and culture. Asegedech shares that she is done making things easier for other people. Rokki shares how her name has nothing to do with fighting, but for this life, she’s lived and is grateful that she’s had to fight for it. Keeping a soft heart and strong bounders. Rokki shares that you think you can have a soft heart, which means you allow people to do things, run over you, and take advantage of you. The learned lesson of life is that you have to have boundaries, which is a vital form of self-care. Rokki shares in her younger life that, though she had to assimilate and bow to obligatory relationships, she now sees her uniqueness and God-given talents bestowed upon her through God.“I'm here to self actualize, self-realization, but also to heal so I can heal my lineage”=RokkiThe power of choice.  Asegedech shares that the power of choice is like taking care of yourself, working out, and doing things that manifest well in this world. How the power of choice led the cofounder to start  Fit To Navigate and begin to care for their health. While then, I met you with someone in the professionals caring for your health. At the same time, incorporating mindfulness, the meditation aligned with like-minded women who happened to be in prison. Nothing leads to something. Rokki shares how she didn’t have a plan and didn’t know what would come from going to prison. How providing programming for people serving longer time wasn’t done before. She accredits the woman who is still teaching inside to grow the work. Asegedech shared a stat around the growing recidivism rate for why they decided to stay focused on women. Today Fit to Navigate women have 0% Recidivism and 100% employment rates. Follow this work at www.fittonavigate.com.Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigatekeywords: fitness, life, culture, motivation, rokki, asegedech, heart work, performance, people, personal growth, family, health, science, opportunity, wisdom, brain, plan, impact

Episode NotesMind, Body, Gem – Season 5, Episode 5Alicia Spark - A Fit to Navigate graduate and change warrior Special guest: Alicia Spark – A true champion for change, Alicia has embraced the tenets of the Fit to Navigate and is the embodiment of the FTN goal of developing and inspiring relationship entrepreneurs.In this podcast, Alicia Spark and Rokki Bonner have their second Mind Body Gem discussion, where we learn more about the journey Alicia has taken since graduating from FTN. Alicia has physically, emotionally, and mentally moved leaps and bounds and is thriving as the owner of a kennel for specialized breeds of dogs.  Follow your heart After being diagnosed with cancer, Alicia re-evaluated her life and, with the support of her son, Jackson, and her longtime love, moved to Oklahoma and to open a dog breeding business, Tornado Alley Kennels. Resilient navigator and entrepreneur Armed with the tools she learned as a Fit to Navigate graduate, Alicia understands the importance of being not just an entrepreneur but a relationship entrepreneur! As someone who has been justice-involved, Alicia believes it’s important to commit to new things that keep you busy, accept what’s happened, and accept life on life’s terms.  Focus on quality Alicia is focused on more than being a breeder. She researches each dog and ensures that her customers get quality and best-in-breed from her dogs. This sets her apart - she loves and cares for the dogs from conception to their forever home. Establish healthy lifestyle habits It’s not just about fitness; for Alicia, she stays true to what she learned in the Fit to Navigate program and ensures her whole well-being is the focus. Mental health maintenance is essential, along with enjoying the small things: a beautiful sunset or the beauty of the stars.Follow Alicia’s work: Instagram @tornadoalleykennelz; Facebook Tornado Alley Kennels; TikTok #tornadoalley580Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigatekeywords: impact, life, social impact, motivation, rokki, Alicia, Tornado Alley Kennels, Tornadoalley580, Cane Corso, Presa Canario,  learning, people, personal growth, family, health, opportunity, wisdom, plan, incarcerated, dog breeding, cancer