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Chapter 1: What is the main topic of this episode featuring Jason Caperna?
It's now time for your weekly detox with Tom Schwartz. Guys, what is up? Today on the show, Jason Caperna from the Valley, just ahead of season three. Announcement, premiere date. We're going to get a little sound bath Reiki session, but perhaps a cocktail too.
before we go in because i haven't talked to him in a while and i miss him i love jason also it's the lunar new year 2026 we're in it man there's no turning back now it's the year of the horse specifically the fire horse which not only sounds badass but according to the internet means We're stepping into a season of energy, freedom, hopefully forward motion.
That's right, we're making moves, baby. Shedding last year's skin. We're gonna be all shiny and brand new. We're bringing sexy back. I mean, it's been back, but... Anyways, I guess the horse represents strength, grace, momentum. Big horse girl energy. Confidence with the momentum. And, yeah, let's go big this year.
Chapter 2: What is the significance of the upcoming season three premiere of The Valley?
Apparently this is a once in a 60-year opportunity, which I know you're listening to this. And Tuesday's passed, but I like to think the window's still open for dreaming big, manifesting. Right? It's time for a cosmic reset, baby. I like the sound of that. My only brief exposure to sound baths have been Yeah, just like that, actually. A cosmic reset is kind of the perfect way to put it.
I've only had a few. We had the quick Reiki session on VPR, the infamous one, with me, Tom, and Jax. I think Peter was there. She was lovely, by the way. Me and Jason are going to do an hour sound bath and Reiki session, a group session. in their back room, the salt room, at Fred Parker Wellness Spa on Ventura Boulevard, which I love. Shout out to Fred Parker.
Chapter 3: How does the lunar new year influence personal energy and intentions?
I'm cuddled in the bed with the dogs right now the morning after. But yeah, we're going to do a little Reiki. If you're not familiar with it, Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that promotes healing by channeling the universal life energy. I like the sound of that. Through the practitioner's hands. To hopefully me and Jason.
And it kind of works by balancing the body's energy fields. Chakras. Which we've talked about before. To reduce blockages. Often inducing deep relaxation. It can help alleviate pain. Stress. When I did it I cried. Kind of like my quantum healing session. If you listened to my second episode. But yeah. Yeah.
So essentially, a trained practitioner acts as sort of a conduit, placing their hands lightly on you or just above you to sort of guide energy flow to where it's needed. And yeah, I just had a brief session and I loved it. I cried. Um, also we're going to do a sound bath during that too. So if you've never had a sound bath, they're awesome.
Your brain runs on electrical rhythms and when you're stressed, uh, they're kind of all over the place, you know, hopefully not manic, but you know what I'm talking about?
Chapter 4: What is Reiki and how does it promote healing?
Think like I got to pick up the skids from school after work, pay taxes, ask for a promotion, couples therapy. Oh my God, I just lost my job. Oh my God, my rent just went up $1,000. World War III, Epstein Files, you get the idea. Sometimes it's nice to just go and let the awesome, soothing sounds of a sound bath wash over you, yeah.
So it's like these slow, steady sounds can sort of gently nudge your brain into slower wave states that just chill you out. We could all use a little more chill pill. My mind has so many effing thoughts racing through it every day. Not even like an angsty or negative way, but just trying to keep up with modern day life.
In this day and age, trying to be successful and happy in this so-called life. But yeah, they just help you be more present. Like we said, wash over your nervous system like a nice warm bath for your mind. Deep relaxation. Meditation-y. And it's kind of like that. I'm nice, little floaty. I'm almost falling asleep feeling. And it can be very emotional, which I've experienced.
And I thought this would be a nice...
relaxation session before the Valley season 3 premiere is announced which I filmed and I'm very grateful for and I had so much fun and I think it's going to be a great season but yeah I'm thinking we set some intentions for this once in a 60 year opportunity I'm still learning with you guys I'm not the guru unfortunately we couldn't sit down with the Reiki teacher afterwards but that's okay
Yeah, we're going to do the damn thing with Jason. Big horse energy, new moon energy, fire horse energy. That shit sounds fire. LFG, let's fucking go. I believe in you. You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop. Yeah, that's right. Let's have a breakthrough, guys. Let's have a good effing year. Okay?
So without further ado, we're going to meet up with Jason at Granville on Ventura just down the road from Fred Parker Wellness Studio. Have a snack. Have a chat. Perhaps a cheeky little cocktail, although this is a detox episode. And then we'll drop in for the soothing sounds of a sound bath. Fred Parker Wellness. Okay, let's pick up with Jason, see how he's doing.
Dad life, husband life, being on reality TV life, lawyer life. I love the guy. All right, I'm going to shut up next stop. We'll pick it up with Jason. Jason, hello. We're at Granville, Ventura Boulevard, deep in the valley. On the cusp of the premiere. By the time this airs, season three of The Valley will have been announced. How are you feeling? The trailer will have dropped.
The trailer will have dropped. I am feeling, I'm feeling pretty good. I feel good. Yeah, I feel good about it. I feel good about the season. I do too. I was a little sloppy at times, but it was a healing season for me. You know, I spent some time weighed up. Yeah, you've been through it. You've ran the gauntlet. Yeah, I did run the gauntlet.
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Chapter 5: What can listeners expect during a sound bath experience?
It's so fun. It's like a fairy tale. Whenever I get to see Andy, that's always a great little treat because I'm a big Howard Stern fan. Love Stern. And so I've known about Andy for a long time from that, from his appearances on there. Yeah. He's a really nice guy. He's such a great guy. He comes in. He knows what's going on in your life. He's so just jovial. Yeah.
And it comes in and sometimes she'll bring me a drink. And I've done this show 15 times now. How many? 15, 16, I think. 16 times? Isn't that crazy? I'm on one. You're on one? I've been on there once. I'm in the 15 club. And it didn't go well. No, I mean, I thought it was okay, but the reaction wasn't always the best. Yeah. Do you love New York? Do I love what? Do you love New York?
Oh, I love... I'm from New York. Oh, yeah. You're from New York. I mean, I'm from Long Island, New York. Wait, by the way, you guys, we're with Jason Caperna from Nevada. If you don't know who he is, I'm pretty damn sure you do. Hey, guys. Wait, you're from New York, went to Boston College. That's right. He's a lawyer, so put some respect on his name. Thank you. Appreciate that.
And, yeah, man, we're on the, yeah, The Verge Season 3. You know, on the day we're filming, we're recording this podcast, your team, the Florida State Seminole basketball squad... Speed down my Boston College Eagles. Yes. I actually told you I didn't want to talk about it. No, it's okay. Keep it in mind. We don't have to talk about it. I know you're salty. But dude, happy Valentine's Day.
Happy Valentine's Day. What'd you guys do? What'd you and Janet do? So Janet and I like to do this thing where we do like a 28-hour staycation. Yeah. We'll check in at noon. We'll check out at 4 p.m. the next day. Yeah. And it feels like two full days of vacation. Yes. We're only getting one night. We're only away from our kids for one day. Yeah.
So we come back home, he's not too upset because we haven't been around that long. We feel fully refreshed. We feel fully detoxed. Fully detoxed. Me too. We went to the Lafayette, which is one of my favorite hotels in all of California. San Diego. Kiana single-handedly made me appreciate Valentine's Day again. Because I was always kind of indifferent to Valentine's Day.
But she loves it so much that it's contagious. And now, on the record, I officially love Valentine's Day again. So No, I was ambivalent. I was ambivalent. Like, I could care less. We still did fun stuff, my exes or whatever, but like... Exactly. By the way, how's little Cam? Yeah. Yeah. Wait, do you see more Janet or you in Cam? I see both.
I see that from the top half of his head is mine, the bottom half of his head is hers. That's how I see it. Okay, that was beautifully stated. And he's a gigantic... He is a big boy. I'm hoping he's like, you know, he's very, I see, yeah, I see a split of both of you. More so you right now. I appreciate that. Yeah, but he's beautiful. We fight to want to look like this guy.
Did he come on the staycation? He did not. By the way, we're drinking Negronis at Granville, Ventura Boulevard. Then we're going to hit Fred Parker Wellness for a new moon Reiki massage. Shout out.
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Chapter 6: How does stress affect our mental state and what are the benefits of sound therapy?
And your mom is a certified Reiki teacher? My mother is certified in Reiki. I've actually never, I've never had a Reiki experience myself. Yeah. But my mother, yeah, she like kind of discovered her spirituality, got Reiki certified, and she's like, she's doing that whole thing. Yeah. So she's practicing. You know, she's a full-time elementary school teacher. Yeah.
So she's not really practicing much, but she could if she wanted to. We're going to do, wait, let me read this from the website. We're going to Fred Parker. I love Fred Parker. Shout out to Fred Parker on Ventrilo Boulevard. You know what? They have Galentine's Day. This is like our guy, our Guy-lintans-dale. Guy-lintanes? Is that a thing? Guy-lintanes. Guy-lintanes. Yeah. This is our day.
It's date night with Jason. I haven't seen you in a while. I miss your face. I know. We've been trying to get something, to plan something to get together. It just hasn't worked out. Yeah. So a little dinner at Granville, followed by a little Reiki session. That's what I'm talking about. Okay. On the website, it says, join us. Let me turn my mic up a little bit for you guys.
Join us for a new moon sound bath meditation, immersive acoustic experience designed to deeply relax your body and mind, clear mental clutter. And promote inner peace. The new moon is a time for fresh starts, introspection, and setting powerful intentions. What kind of intentions are you setting? Powerful ones. Is that what it says? Yeah, yeah, powerful ones. Very powerful intentions.
I thought this would be a good way to decompress, de-stress before the new season comes out. Not that I'm stressed about it, but I always get a little trepidation. There's always going to, I mean, you know, we lived it. We did. And you have your own narrative of how everything went down. And, you know, we just have to wait and see how it all turns out. Yeah, let's just see how it turns out.
Like, it's supposed to, it's like a, well, you've done it. Have you done it? Done what? Reiki. I've never done Reiki. Really? Never, never been Reiki'd and I never have Reiki'd myself. You are about to get Reiki'd all over the place. I've done it one time only on Vanderpump Rules. I think it was me, Jax, and Peter, and Tom.
And that was the infamous scene where everyone thought that Jax shagged the Reiki teacher. Did he? No, he didn't. No, he didn't. Confirmed did not. He just was like, you know, I don't know if he's... Listen, he's a complicated creature, but he really opened up to her. And he did. He was extra vulnerable. And I think people perceive that as flirtation. And with his reputation, you know.
But we are confirming, breaking news right now, he did not sleep with her. No, he did not sleep with the Reiki teacher. Dude, I don't even, by the way, I was looking it up. Yeah, so I don't even know what Reiki is, but the word Reiki means universal life energy. So I guess the practitioner believes that they're channeling, they're calming energy into you.
It's like a massage without needing the muscles. You know this. Yeah, it's just, I mean, there's no, so I actually have a question for you since you've done it. Do you feel anything? No. When you were Reiki, did you feel anything at all? Yeah, I cried. I had like a little breakthrough. I cried. I don't remember what I cried about, but I remember the feeling. It was a good emotional release.
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Chapter 7: What emotional experiences can arise during a Reiki session?
But I don't know. We didn't do that when we did ours. I remember she gave us these cool crystals that she thought might... sort of be uniquely tailored to our different energies. And then, yeah, I think we did some chants, and she did some inner work with us one-on-one, and I cried. Are you going to cry today? I mean, I wouldn't mind it. You know? I could use a good cry.
I could use a good release, right? A little catharsis. Yeah, no, I mean... Come out a new man, especially before season three airs. That's what I'm saying. Yeah, by the time, I think, I don't know if I already said this, by the time this airs, they will have officially announced season three, The Valley, premiere date. And the trailer will drop. Yes. At least the first trailer.
I saw the 15 second one. Did you see it? It's a little teaser? Yeah. But that's not, that's just a little teaser. It was a good teaser. I was teased. I was teased. Well, you made it in the tease. I was titillated. I looked a little sloppy. You know, whenever they have a teaser or we're told there's a teaser trailer going to drop, I'm always getting worried.
Like, oh, man, I hope they don't show me looking bad in it. And then if I'm not in it at all, I'm like, oh, I kind of wish I was in that teaser. I know. I know. It's like a relief when you're not in it, but when you are and you're not having the best moment. Yeah. It's like, yeah. That would be worse, I guess. I get a little, you know, a little shot of dread. So how cool is this?
We're literally, for the audience out there, we're literally in Randville Restaurant on Ventura. We're deep in the valley. Well, we're not that deep. This is about as shallow as you can be on the valley. This is pretty shallow. This is Studio City. We're on the iconic Ventura Bowl. We could walk to Beverly Hills from here. Exactly. We could literally... We're drinking Negronis.
This is a detox episode. This is a detox episode, technically. But we're still having a Negroni. We're pre-gaming for the new moon, Reiki. We're warming up our bodies. So I don't even know what the new... Is it a new moon? I'm going to ask our practitioner today. There was a full moon like a week or two ago, wasn't there? Yeah. Yeah, there was.
So I feel like this is probably just like a regular moon. But to be honest, I don't know much about the moon. I don't either. But I love astrology. I just don't really know that much about it. What I do know a little bit about are podcasts, because me and my wife have a podcast as well. Shout out to the Hill Podcast. That's right. It's such a great name. You guys are so cute together.
Oh, thank you. You guys have ran the gauntlet. You know who's cute. You and Kiana are cute together. Thank you. Oh, Jason. Look at him blushing. I mean, I'm actually excited, too, for season three and the audience to get to know her a little bit. Yeah, she just left New York for 10 days, so I'm a little depressed. So this is a nice consolation.
Not consolation, but this is nice to ease the pain of her leaving for the next 10 days. Sipping a Negroni on the iconic Ventura Boulevard. We're about to get raked the fuck out. Wait, Valentine's Day, overrated or underrated? Oh, Valentine's, you know what? I think it depends on the couple. So if you're a couple, like you and Keanu, for example. Yeah.
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Chapter 8: What reflections do the hosts share after their Reiki and sound bath experience?
Absolutely. You're a romantic. You know, I'm a pretty romantic guy. We love love. We do love love. We do. We're good lovers. I don't mean in the sexual. Not that we're not. Not that we're not good at all. You know what I mean. I meant that in a tender, wholesome way. No, I mean, who doesn't love to be in love, right? Yeah, exactly. It's a great feeling, and it's unmatched by really anything else.
I've been lucky in love most of my life. Really lucky with love. You've been in love more than not in love since I've known you. For sure. Yeah, I've been very happy with love. Are you good at love? You fall in love easy. I mean, you know, I fell in love once. Yeah. And that's all that I needed. Wait, that's so beautiful.
I mean, you know, maybe I thought I was in love before, but I didn't know real love until I met my wife. When did you meet Janet again? I met Janet around the same time I met you. That's right. Probably eight, nine years ago. Yeah. Something like that. Damn, you guys have been together almost a decade. Yeah. Well, no, no, we haven't been together. We were friends for two years. That's right.
I mean, you knew her ex-boyfriend before me. Oh, that's right. Oh, my God. And I knew him, too. We were all buddies. Dude, now you're married. Jen and I were friends. I mean, she knew girls I was dating. I knew a guy she was dating. I mean, I had met her ex-husband before we started dating. We were literally just platonic friends until one day we were not. Yeah. That's usually how it works.
And it just made sense. It's kind of like, wait, what are we doing? Why are we not in a relationship? I like being friends first, like being acquaintances, and then allowing it to blossom and evolve from there. I agree. That's always been successful for me. Yeah, no, I think that's because you already have that baseline, that friendship. And we already had a ton of mutual friends.
Everything was just pretty easy. Well, dude, wait. I want to keep yapping, but also we have to go to Reiki in 20 minutes. Should we finish our cocktails, eat, and then we'll pick up after the session? I'm going to bring you guys along for the session, by the way, and let you tune in and see what it's like. So we're taking you along to the New Moon Reiki session. Me and Jason on Guy-lin-tens-day.
Guy-lin-tens-day. I can't say it. All right, brother, I love you. I'll see you at the Reiki. All right, let's eat. Let's eat. Guys, quick note. This was a group session. And I did not want to disturb the peace of others. So I set up my microphone as unobtrusive as possible. And unfortunately, I got some feedback. But if you want to listen through, it is pleasant still.
But I apologize for the feedback. Thank you, guys. Okay. Just so you can get a little taste. You can skip through it if it's too much, the feedback. But I appreciate you guys. I just wanted to give you a little idea what it sounds like. We're fresh. Fresh. Two minutes out from the Reiki new moon sound bath. First sound bath. First Reiki session. Thoughts? I thought it was extremely relaxing.
Like, I got to leave the stressful world behind for an hour, but what felt like 15 minutes. Absolutely. For me, one of the fastest hours of my life. And just super peaceful. I said in class, it felt like kind of being back in the womb. It felt like in a really pleasant adult nap.
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