Soul Salon with Ayandastood

Your body is a PORTAL, not a PROJECT | Tamara Josephine

06 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

[RE-RELEASE] 🎨 Join SoulCraft, the creative community where soul-led visionaries, artists, & dreamers stop hiding, playing small, and saying "s...

Your body wants to take up SPACE. Here's how.

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

🎨 Join SoulCraft, the creative community where soul-led visionaries, artists, & dreamers stop hiding, playing small, and saying “someday” 🫣...

Your SOUL has a UNIQUE ESSENCE they don't want you to SEE.

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

🎨 Join SoulCraft, the creative community for soul-led visionaries ready to overcome the fear of being seen, finish creative projects, and turn your...

if you struggle with social comparison, watch this.

24 Mar 2026

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🎨 Join SoulCraft, the creative community for soul-led visionaries ready to overcome the fear of being seen, finish creative projects, and turn your...

Your inner child LONGS to be SEEN.

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

🎨 Join SoulCraft — the creative community for soul-led visionaries ready to overcome the fear of being seen, share their gifts, and bring their i...

The Courage to be Seen Ft. Sno Maphosa

09 Mar 2026

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🎨 Join SoulCraft — the creative community for soul-led visionaries ready to overcome the fear of being seen, share their gifts, and bring their i...

You are TOO DELICIOUS to HIDE your gifts (and the world is HUNGRY)

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

😍 Join the FREE Born to Receive Portal on Feb 26, reclaim your infinite worthiness to RECEIVE abundance of all kinds, and get clear on what’s BLO...

90: you are the medicine we need 💚

02 Feb 2026

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👉🏾 Join the FREE Born to Receive Portal on Feb 26* & step into your birthright of infinite receiving: https://ayandastood.kit.com/56ca51a3d3...

88: be a sanctuary for your EFFORT (not EXCELLENCE) 🦋

12 Jan 2026

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✨ Join the FREE Soul Vision Portal on Jan 15 & let’s clarify and call in y(our) most aligned and abundant 2026 together.In today's Soul Se...

87: SOULGASMIC 2026

08 Jan 2026

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✨ Join the FREE Soul Vision Portal on Jan 15 & tap into the unique power of a LIVE energy gathering to plant potent seeds for the year ahead.Whe...

86: Dance your way to Freedom Ft. Tamara Josephine

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tap into the profound wisdom of your body in today's Soul Session. Today, we welcome special guest Tamara Josephine, a dance wellness teacher and ...

85: From Pain to Purpose Ft. Virginie Audrey

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

♥️ Please note that this episode includes brief discussion of suicide from minute 12:10 until 15:18. Please do listen with care and we are sending...

84: discomfort is the portal

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

👉🏾 Your fear of being seen is DONE holding you back. Get my ⁠FREE Soulful Visibility Guide now and step into the visibility you KNOW you deser...

83: creative fear as a womb — not a wall

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

🥳🎉 This was my FIRST YouTube LIVE 🥳🎉 I will be writing about this experience on my newsletter — learn about it when you sign up to get t...

82: why is it taking so long?

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this Soul Session, we are in the void. We reflect on waiting for dreams and healing to materialize, and emphasize the importance of patience, divin...

81: your visibility is destiny

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

😍🫂 If you are seeking a soul-led creative community to take aligned action on your creative dreams with, ⁠join SoulCraft now⁠. Join before N...

80: you are the perfect gift

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Soul sibling, I have missed you! 🥰🥺 In today's Soul Session, we delve deep into the importance of recognizing, honoring, and sharing your un...

79: (un)conditional love

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

💥 You're ready to align your daily actions to your HIGHEST visions. But how? Join my LIVE workshop, the Dream to Reality Portal, NEXT WEEK, on ...

78: 👁️ the power of y(our) vision

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, soul sibling! 😍🥰 In today's Soul Session, we delve into the profound power of vision and its role in manifesting possibilities and br...

77: cultivate y(our) gifts ✨

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's Soul Session, we discuss the collectivist understanding of Soulful Visibility, and we tap into the vibration of who we, the collective, get...

76: aligned action creates magnetic attraction 🧲

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome, divine soul! In today's Soul Session, discover the profound concept of natural magnetism and refusing to dim your light or conform. Learn...

75: energetic partnership

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello soul siblings! In today's Soul Session, we explore the concept of energetic partnership and divine co-creation. Learn how our interactions with ...

74: creative devotion ✨

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this Soul Session, we dive into the concept of devotion and how it contrasts with discipline. We explore how discipline has been weaponized against...

73: choose connection over perfection 🥰

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's Soul Session, we explore the profound power of choosing connection over perfection. We delve into how perfectionism can stifle not only our...

72: how to alchemize creative envy

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello soul siblings! 🦋 Perfectionism tried to stop this from ever reaching you and very nearly succeeded! I recorded this many weeks ago and felt i...

71: it's already happening ✨

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Soul sibling, this is your loving reminder, that whatever you are calling in is not "going to happen" — it's ALL already happening, be...

70: you are an instrument of love 🎷

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello divine soul! Today we affirm YOU as and each of us as instruments of love. What if: love wants to speak and express through you? To sing, dance,...

69: fear of making 'mistakes'

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The fear of making mistakes blocks our collective expression, by design. In today's Soul Session, we dive into deeply-rooted childhood fears of ge...

68: this quote on fear changed me forever ✨

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

👉🏾 Your fear of being seen is DONE holding you back. Get my ⁠⁠FREE Soulful Visibility Guide⁠ now and step into the visibility you KNOW you...

67: neutralizing the fear of judgment

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

👉🏾 Your fear of being seen is DONE holding you back. Get my⁠FREE Soulful Visibility Guide now.The fear of judgment can be punishing, and it ho...

66: create through fear 🐉

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

👉🏾 Your fear of being seen is DONE holding you back. Get my ⁠FREE Soulful Visibility Guide: https://ayandastood.com/ This finds you ready to ...

65: what you need to know as a visionary

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we explore the profound journey of the visionary — those who are a bridge to the next paradigm. 👉🏾 Your fear of being seen is DONE hol...

64: fear is a portal to your dreams 🪞

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are stepping through the PORTAL of transformation that is the Fear of Being Seen. You will connect with your manifestation/dream/desire — a...

63: you fear what you crave: to be seen. it's time.

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our journey on the fear of being seen continues! Today we discuss stepping out of your protective shell and embracing your fullest expression. Delve i...

62: channeled message from your dreams✨

02 Feb 2025

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Here is a gift for you, a channeled message from your dream in times of challenge or doubt, when action and vision are not aligned. Soul sibling, y(ou...

61: what if if gets to be easy? 🌻

01 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You deserve the ease you’ve been unconsciously rejecting or denying as possible. In this Soul Session, we explore how social conditioning often ov...

60: mosaic mindset

21 Jan 2025

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Perfectionists, gather! In today's Soul Session (#60!!! 🥳) I share a mindset shift that can change the game for creating and unblocking your creati...

59: you're not behind, you're divine. ✨

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's December and many of us can feel BEHIND at this time of year. (At any time of year, actually! May this message find you at the most aligned time ...

58: the spiritual role of multi-passionates

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Multi-passionates, gather! this soul session is all about the spiritual role of the multi-passionate... a love letter to my fellow multi-passionates. ...

57: fear of being seen, meet the Invitation Mindset

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

hello soul sibling! wherever you desire to be seen, there will be fear... online, on stages, in classrooms, hosting events, speaking up in meetings or...

56: you are a gift to be shared, not hidden. 💛

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A quick, loving reminder of the power of y(our) voice, art, perspective! Divine & magical being, I hope you enjoy this soul snack! Sign up for an...

56: fear is a portal from ego to soul ✨

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

hello soul sibling! in today's Soul Session, i start off by sharing how nervous i felt recording it. we discuss how fear can be a portal from the ego ...

55: you haven't missed the train, the train misses you.

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

precious being, if you feel it's TOO LATE this soul session was handmade for you. 👉🏾 get a FREE Creative Activation —a guided audio medi...

54: manifest with the law of polarity.

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My love, your dreams have sent you this message to remind you to surrender to the full experience of their pursuit. And since the collective is dreami...

53: love yourself enough to fail 🌻💛

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

babes, the IRONY of this soul session is my inner critic is telling me it is not good enough to share. that i should record it again (and the illusion...

52: fear of being seen | 3 powerful shifts to support you.

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

in today's soul session, i share three powerful shifts to overcome the fear of being seen & the fear of judgement. we get into radically accep...

51: multi-passionates: be confusing.

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

MULTI-PASSIONATES, ASSEMBLE! if you want to do a LOT of different things, but you fear confusing other people, this is your sign: BE CONFUSING! This i...

50: fear of success, awe, & reclaiming our power.

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sending love beams, soul siblings! I am hosting a FREE MasterClass on Creative Kinship on Zoom this Sunday, June 30 @ 10am-11:30am EST / 2-3:30pm UTC....

49: comparison is (not) the thief of joy

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“comparison is the thief of joy” they say, a quote originally from Former US President Theodore Roosevelt (random!). but what does the idea that w...

48: Palestine & the words I'm reaching for — Part 2

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hi my loves, this is the second and final part of my mini-series uplifting the work of abolitionist scientist Dr Ayesha Khan⁠  who writes the most ...

47: Palestine & the words I’m reaching for — Part 1

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

hello soul siblings 🥰, I have MISSED YOU! 🫶🏾 as we bear witness to genocide and support and uplift the student and other protests in response...

46: you have these gifts for a reason 💛

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you are feeling unmotivated or uninspired, if you are stuck minimizing and hiding from your natural gifts, this episode is for YOU. You have these...

45: there'll always be more to say 🌻💛 | perfectionism & creativity

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

hi precious beings! if you're battling with perfectionism, this episode is for you. earth angel, consider this your permission slip to declare you...

44: the collective is dreaming through you.

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

if you dream of writing, there are people dreaming of reading you. if you dream of singing, there are people dreaming of hearing you. if you dream of ...

43: become the energy you crave (or envy)

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

today i bring you a bite size dose of ENERGY I recorded in December but felt wasn't "good enough" at the time. in honor of breaking up w...

42: what if the opposite is true?

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

if you are a worst case scenario thinker/feeler/(anti-)dreamer, this soul session✨ is for you. let's unpack why it's time to let go of assum...

41: pro-mote your work

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

if you find it cringe or challenging to promote your own work, this soul session will SPEAK to you. today we completely REFRAME AND RECLAIM promotion,...

40: the fear of success

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

today's soul session is a spiritual perspective on why you fear your own success. if you're like me, you are both drawn to and repelled by y...

39: the wisdom of feeling lost

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

in today’s episode we talk about the deep state of consciousness that being LOST entails, rather than the inferior state it represents in the wester...

38: how to overcome the fear of being CRINGE on social media

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

we are becoming FEAR ALCHEMISTS in 2024. hi darlings! in this episode I am giving a MasterClass on moving through and BEYOND the fear of being cringe/...

37: inviting ease and pleasure into the creative process

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

in this episode we are calling in ease, flow, pleasure, and love in the experience of creating, rather than as a reward. i talk about releasing the te...

36: celebrate your soul’s garden, just as it is

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

in this episode we honor the garden of your soul AS IT IS rather than focusing on the seeds you will plant this year. we remember you’re whole as yo...

35: awakening to possibility 🌻

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

today’s episode is all about embracing POSSIBILITY as an abundant energy that can unlock itself even further. possibility, and moving through the wo...

34: beauty as alienation from the self 👽

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

if toxic, eurocentric beauty standards won’t let you rest: this episode is for you. i made a tiktok (620K views) about this idea in June that people...

33: 7 reasons why you're irreducible (Ask ChatGPT✨)

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

many of us feel plagued by a deep-seated unworthiness ingrained in us by society and culture. at a fundamental level, we are convinced there is a lot ...

32: you are irreducible: why you are an infinite, interconnected, cosmic being and cannot be reduced to ANYTHING

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

we all face a deep unworthiness and are convinced there is something (or a lot) fundamentally wrong with us. this episode unpacks why you can’t be r...

31: the paradox of being sensitive — part 1: creativity 📝🎥🎨🥹

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

if you’ve ever felt that the same sensitivity that makes you drawn to creative work also makes you TERRIFIED of starting, finishing or sharing your...

30: free Congo 🇨🇩🤎 — overview, book (Cobalt Red 📚) & how we can help

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Congo is currently undergoing a silent genocide. We are lifting our voices for the people of DRC. This episode is my imperfect attempt to amplify the ...

29: do what's sustainable 🐌🐝🦋🌺

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

hi my loves. i recorded this episode a few weeks ago. it’s all about prioritizing sustainability in your creative and life pursuits, rather than bur...

28: palestinian liberation, decolonization, resistance poems, & resources

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

as a Black South African, my existence and freedom today are only possible because of the liberation efforts of anti-apartheid revolutionaries like St...

27: romantic longing 🤎 part 2 | love poems, self-defined romance, removing barriers to love

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

welcome to ACT 2 of our convo on longing for a romantic relationship and what wisdom we can learn from this longing. In this episode, I read you a lov...

26: romantic longing 🤎 — part 1

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

today we are talking about longing for romantic relationship and what wisdom we can derive from this longing. how can we integrate rather than suppres...

25: you have nothing to prove | the myth of proving yourself

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

if you’ve ever desperately tried to prove yourself to others or to yourself, this episode is for you. today we are discussing the underlying paradox...

24: let it become | on creativity, relationships, & life 🐛🐝🦋🐣

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you obsess over planning things instead of letting them unfold naturally, this episode is for you! Join me as we explore the notion and paradox of ...

23: disposability culture & my fear of being cancelled

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

today we are digging deeper into my own creative fear — why and how I fear cancellation, my experience with it thus far, and what I tell myself in t...

22: you are not an imposter. write your spiritual resume 📝💛

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

if you ask yourself, who am I to do this thing I want to do? to write a book, start a podcast, become a songwriter.... this episode is for you. as ins...

21: the power of recommitment & return

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

pov: the shame you feel for avoiding a creative project is keeping you from returning to it. let’s discuss why we need to embrace recommitment as a ...

20: you are not a machine: why inconsistency is natural 🦋🍄🌻

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is for anyone who is struggling to stay consistent with their creative project or goals in life. I am with you! And so are  the sunsets, the fru...

19: the myth of inclusive beauty

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we unpack the prevalent myth of inclusive beauty. This episode is part of my Beauty Bites *insert chews* series, where we think against the Beau...

18: overcoming creative resistance

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I expand on a recent TikTok I created about overcoming creative resistance. The idea of resistance is based on Steven Pressfield's book The ...

17: reclaiming the erotic

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are redefining and reimagining the Erotic. What is it, why is it so powerful, and how can we bring more of it into our lives? We will hear cl...

16: industrialized vs. spiritual beauty (💡: Jessica DeFino)

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a new series within my podcast called Beauty Bites *insert chews*. This is an ode to and a home for the very many thoughts I have on Beauty...

15: showing up together & what I'm avoiding rn

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you're like me you have a bunch of scary projects or tasks or responsibilities or texts you are currently AVOIDING. you keep telling yourself t...

14: insecure creatives, gather! Part 2

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This one is for my fellow creatives facing self-doubt, insecurity, resistance, fear, anxiety. If you know you want to start, complete, or share your c...

13: insecure creatives, gather! Part 1

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you are experiencing creative fear, resistance, or anxiety, this is for you. We are on the same journey, because I face this daily as an insecure c...

12: why I love Paradigm Shifts

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why did I change the name of the podcast from "Reimagining" to "Paradigm Shifts"? Let's talk about it! An episode where I basi...

11: essay reading: "on the transformation of silence into language and action" by Audre Lorde

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

in this episode, I read an essay I refer to often in this podcast, Audre Lorde’s “On the Transformation of Silence into Language and Action”. Th...

10: on finding your voice

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

in this episode, I speak from the heart on my own struggles with finding and accepting my voice. I discuss the dual need to both be visible/seen and i...

9: connected conflict Ft. Zanele Mji

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for a fun and energetic convo with journalist, storyteller, and podcast host  Zanele Mji as we discuss connected conflict, friendship, relati...

8: white feminism Ft. Rafia Zakaria

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am delighted to be in conversation with Rafia Zakaria, an American Muslim author, attorney, and political philosopher, to discuss her powerful...

7: viral justice Ft. Ruha Benjamin

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I am so thrilled and honored to be in conversation with Ruha Benjamin, a Professor of African American studies at Princeton University, founding direc...

6: beautiful lies Ft. Kalpana Mohanty

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I am joined by Kalpana Mohanty, writer, Ph.D. Candidate and Trudeau Scholar at Harvard University. She works on disability, coloniali...

5: beauty & desirability Ft. Asherah aka @therealasherah

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another episode of Reimagining with Ayandastood. I am so thrilled to introduce our guest for today: an incredible human being, creator, sin...

4: the ugliness of beauty — part 2

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our grand tour of the Ugliness of Beauty. This will be an ongoing series. Don't forget to listen to Part 1 first! In this episode we d...

3: moving toward ugliness Ft. Mia Mingus

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hello Sunshine! Welcome to another episode of Reimagining with Ayandastood. Today, we are joined by the one and only Mia Mingus.  In this episode, we...

2: the ugliness of beauty — part 1

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The response to eurocentric Beauty standards has been to diversify and include more people of marginalized identities. But this vital response alone i...

1: welcome to my podcast!

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hello sunshines! Welcome to the first episode of Reimagining with @ayandastood– a podcast where we reframe, rethink, and reimagine everything standi...