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Soul Salon with Ayandastood Ayandastood
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pov: you're obsessed with paradigm shifts, aha moments, expanding your consciousness, de-colonizing, and seeing beyond the current paradigm. you believe love, community, interdependence, joy, rest & creativity are our birthright, and you are seeking more ways to find y(our) way home. you are the Wise Friend who listens deeply, but often feels unheard or unseen. i am here to walk beside you. let's paradigm shift together, guided by your host, Ayanda, also known as @ayandastood on TikTok and IG.
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47: Palestine & the words I’m reaching for — Part 1
hello soul siblings 🥰, I have MISSED YOU! 🫶🏾 as we bear witness to genocide and support and uplift the student and other protests in response, today I want to share and amplify the work of the WONDER-MAGIC-FUL Dr Ayesha Khan who writes the beautiful, informative, radical Cosmic Anarchy Substack, which I am entirely obsessed with. I am sharing their work imperfectly, reaching for these words, and reaching for you. I send you my love, today and always. Thank you for being here. 🥺💛
ESSAYS mentioned:
Subscribe to Cosmic Anarchy Substack
Learn more about Dr Ayesha Khan website + Follow on IG @thewokescientist
Our boys & men deserve to live, not just our women & children (focus of today’s episode)
Effective activism will never be 'peaceful' & we should stop using that word
How do we keep hope alive in our movements?
We keep us safe by fighting back & taking collective risks, not by being pacifists
Poem: If I Must Die by Refaat Alareer
Palestine Is a Story Away: A Tribute to Refaat Alareer by Mosab Abu Toha
Book: Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine edited by Refaat Alareer
Subscribe to Cosmic Anarchy Substack
Learn more about Dr Ayesha Khan website
Follow Khan on IG at @thewokescientist
Other sources mentioned (in order):
Book: Necropolitics by Achille Mbembe
Book: In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love: Precarity, Power, Communities: Precarity, Power, Communitie by Joy James
Book: Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown
Soul Salon episode: 7: viral justice ft. Ruha Benjamin podcast episode on Spotify and Apple
Book: Viral Justice: How We Grow The World We Want by Dr. Ruha Benjamin
Book: Imagination: A Manifesto by Dr. Ruha Benjamin
Essay: How the Universe resembles a human brain by Paul Ratner
Essay: Heavy, difficult emotions are important to face & only overwhelming when carried alone by Dr. Ayesha Khan
Other resources:
Decolonize Palestine reading list
14 Trusted Charities Helping Civilians in Palestine
Time stamps
(01:00): Intro to Dr Ayesha Khan & Cosmic Anarchy
(05:04): Overview of 3 takeaways
(13:46): Deconstruct & Reconstruct
(15:38): #1: Dehumanization of Palestinian men & buys
(31:09): Reflections & Resources
(34:30): The importance of in-person community
(40:26): Poem: If I Must Die by Refaat Alareer
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46: you have these gifts for a reason 💛
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 gifts for a REASON.
This episode will get you fired up, calling you back into your power and ACTIVATING you to be brave in the face of the fear we all experience as we face our goals and dreams. You are someone’s cheat code.
You are here to UNLOCK something powerful in the collective. NOT keep your gifts to yourself, hiding and playing small when you know that there is something bigger calling you, longing for you just as much as you long for it.
You are not here to be silent and convenient for the status quo or those who don’t support you. You are an EXPANDER. You are here to break rules and break the mould that has been given to you, to truly make it your own, and to support the collective in our collective healing journey.
What if: you have these gifts for a reason. And the reason is NOT simply your own self-actualization, but the realization of more love, healing, community, creativity (insert what you are here to help cause) for ALL of us. We need you in your power, bestie! We love you. I love you.
Time stamps:
(00:49): Collective consciousness
(03:18): Who does it serve?
(04:42): There’s a reason
(06:11): Ego vs. Soul
(10:00): Creative Power
(13:50): Soul resonance
(15:44): You are the cheat code
(18:04): Two choices in the face of fear
Book a one-on-one coaching session with me to support your creativity and unlock your next level of brave expression: www.ayandastood.com/coaching
Sources mentioned:
Essay: Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference by Audre Lorde (in the book Sister Outsider)
Book: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Quote: “We’re all just walking each other home” — Ram Dass
ADVICE COLUMN:
☎️ seeking advice and want to PHONE IN with a question? submit a voicemail here.
📩 OR WRITE IN an advice question anonymously at the ASK Ayanda form here.
JOIN THE COMMUNITY:
my muse-letter: ayandastood.substack.com please join me here!
follow me at @ayandastood on TikTok and @ayandastood on IG and @ayandastood on YouTube
visit my website at www.ayandastood.com
Work with me 1:1 www.ayandastood.com/coaching
I hope you enjoy today’s soul session. stay tuned for more, and share it with a friend 💛
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45: there'll always be more to say 🌻💛 | perfectionism & creativity
hi precious beings! if you're battling with perfectionism, this episode is for you. earth angel, consider this your permission slip to declare your unfinished work FINISHED because completion is a myth maybe?! find out... i love you all, thank you thank you for being here!
I hope you enjoy today’s soul session. stay tuned for more, and share it with a friend 💛
ADVICE COLUMN:
☎️ seeking advice and want to PHONE IN with a question? submit a voicemail here.
📩 OR WRITE IN an advice question anonymously at the ASK Ayanda form here.
JOIN THE COMMUNITY:
my muse-letter: ayandastood.substack.com please join me here!
follow me at @ayandastood on TikTok and @ayandastood on IG and @ayandastood on YouTube
visit my website at www.ayandastood.com
Work with me one-on-one in coaching to unlock your authentic expression and face your fear of being seen online: www.ayandastood.com/coaching
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44: collectivist vs. individualist dreams
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 being seen, there are people dreaming of seeing you.
if you dream of teaching, there are students dreaming of being taught by you.
your dreams are dreaming you back. even more: the collective is dreaming THROUGH YOU. Question for you: Who might be dreaming you back?
book a one-on-one coaching session to step into your fullest expression and power, on- and offline: www.ayandastood.com/coaching
Time stamps:
(00:35): Individualistic vs. collectivist dreams
(02:02): Example of my (our!) podcast dream
(03:09): Who will expand through you?
(05:11): Against perfectionism
(06:37): You are a representative
(07:41): The other side of desire
(08:05): What you seek is seeking you
(08:26): The beauty of surrender
(09:24): Please follow & subscribe :)
ADVICE COLUMN:
☎️ seeking advice and want to PHONE IN with a question? submit a voicemail here.
📩 OR WRITE IN an advice question anonymously at the ASK Ayanda form here.
JOIN THE COMMUNITY:
my muse-letter: ayandastood.substack.com please join me here!
follow me at @ayandastood on TikTok and @ayandastood on IG and @ayandastood on YouTube
visit my website at www.ayandastood.com
Work with me 1:1 www.ayandastood.com/coaching
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43: become the energy you crave (or envy)
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 with perfectionism, i bring you this offering. let's call it a SOUL SNACK if you will.
topics include: envying someone's success, listening to yourself, embodying what you seek, and the energetic messages of the universe. i love you, sunshines & soul siblings!
i hope you enjoy this experience. stay tuned for more, and share it with a friend if you resonate 💛
TIME STAMPS:
(00:51): Are you listening?
(01:38): Reframing envy
(05:50): Who I'm drawn to
(06:33): Energy is a spectrum
(07:09): Collective healing
(09:55): Unity consciousness
(10:23): What are you calling in?
Work with me one-on-one in coaching to unlock your authentic expression and face your fear of being seen online: www.ayandastood.com/coaching
ADVICE COLUMN:
☎️ seeking advice and want to PHONE IN with a question? submit a voicemail here.
📩 OR WRITE IN an advice question anonymously at the ASK Ayanda form here.
JOIN THE COMMUNITY:
my muse-letter: ayandastood.substack.com please join me here!
follow me at @ayandastood on TikTok and @ayandastood on IG and @ayandastood on YouTube
visit my website at www.ayandastood.com
Work with me 1:1 www.ayandastood.com/coaching
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42: what if the opposite is true?
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 assuming the worst — not only in terms of what's possible, but also in our relationships and friendships.
in this soul session, i share examples of times when i assumed the worst and the exact opposite happened. i invite us to ask ourselves this question the NEXT time we find ourselves stuck in a worst case scenario mindset. you will (re)learn how holding onto the worst case scenario to protect ourselves becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy: we align our actions to what could go WRONG instead of RIGHT, thereby making the former more likely.
you will hear me walk through common examples where we assume the worst and are often "wrong", such as:
assuming strangers don't want to talk to us...
assuming old friends don't want to hear from us...
assuming everyone online will certainly HATE or cancel us...
assuming conflict will RUIN our relationships/friendships... and more!!
let me say that i applied the lesson of this episode in the PROCESS of making, editing, and sharing it. here's how:
my inner critic said (repeatedly): "what i'm saying is nothing ✨revolutionary✨ therefore it's not worth sharing this episode". or "i'm not adding anything new here!"
the underlying assumption is A) we get our value from our uniqueness (individualism) and B) no one wants to hear and re-integrate the same lesson again from ME specifically.
WHAT IF THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE? A) What if collective wisdom becomes more potent the more people share it? and B) What if people actually LOVE hearing and re-integrating wisdom they already know and feel to be true, and they love hearing it from ME (not exclusively but in a particular way)
i love the feeling of applying a lesson i am sharing with you, because it makes me feel very aligned and like i'm sharing my life's wisdom with you. with that being said, I hope you enjoy today’s soul session. stay tuned for more, and share it with a friend 💛
Time stamps:
(01:00): Reframe the worst case scenario
(05:11): The energetics of possibility
(06:33): Creativity & Rick Rubin
(07:37): Approaching strangers
(08:08): TikTok, cancellation, & judgment
(14:00): Texting responses
(15:19): Cancelling plans
(17:22): Conflict
(19:07): Reaching out to old friends
(20:12): It's always going to be this hard
(20:48): Valuing your opinion
(22:33): Self-doubt
(23:38): Summary
Work with me one-on-one in coaching to unlock your authentic expression and face your fear of being seen online: www.ayandastood.com/coaching
SOURCES:
Book: The Creative ACT: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
Episode: 35: Awakening to Possibility by me
ADVICE COLUMN:
☎️ seeking advice and want to PHONE IN with a question? submit a voicemail here.
📩 OR WRITE IN an advice question anonymously at the ASK Ayanda form here.
JOIN THE COMMUNITY:
my muse-letter: ayandastood.substack.com please join me here!
follow me at @ayandastood on TikTok and @ayandastood on IG and @ayandastood on YouTube
visit my website at www.ayandastood.com
Work with me 1:1 www.ayandastood.com/coaching
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Customer Reviews
Thank you!!!
You are inspiring. I found you on YouTube during the beginning of my self journey. I must say your delivery and your messages are in alignment with what my hears have yearned to hear and what my heart beats to love. I pray you continue sharing your gifts. It’s motivating me to one day share mine a little more. You spoke about fear and I understand it completely.
So to see you keep going knowing you feel the same fears helps me keep going in my lane even though I feel fear.
Thank you again! New Soul Sibling here 🌠
On Purpose & On Time
I know most certainly the Most High put you on my feed on purpose. Been needing and silently pleading for assurance, for comfort and the most nourishing push to action towards my callings from my family and my closest people.
And voila… Soul Salon.
Didn’t realize who I needed it from would be this flame (Ayandastood) would be who lit me up this evening.. got me in literal tears, enthusiasm, inspiration and all!
Thank you sister.
I love you already
I literally just found you on YouTube yesterday , randomly scrolling looking for something motivational
Every episode just fills my soul with so much love and joy. Most of all hope and excitement to know I’m not alone in my thinking. Thank you! I never listen to podcast but you’re changing that.
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