Spiritual Grit

Leslieann Hobayan
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Spiritual Grit

Welcome to Spiritual Grit, the podcast where we talk real-talk about spirituality through the lens of activism and social justice. What happens when activism and spiritual practices collide? What sparks of change call for the grit we need to create meaningful strides in social justice. I'm your host, Leslieann Hobayan, poet, priestess, activist, professor, hip hop dancer, and bad-ass mama. Join me as we dive in to learn more about our deepest selves so that we can be better ancestors to create a stellar world for our descendants. Grab your dancing shoes and let's get groovy with the grit!

  1. 1D AGO

    Ep 262 - How to manage overwhelm when everything is crumbling

    As émpïré continues to tumble down, it's hard to avoid feeling overwhelmed and helpless. This distracts us from our work towards liberation AND from living our lives. How do we stay sane amidst it all? How do we balance between being fully present in our daily lives and fighting for collective liberation? How do we manage the range of feelings and emotions while staying grounded? Tune into to learn a few tools that can help you stay grounded, clear and focused while also creating joy.  =============== Today’s poems/ Books mentioned: Tarot/Oracle Card: The Knight of Swords  “This Sky” by Hafiz ===============  Courses / Exclusive Content / Book Mentioned: Subscribe to mailing list + community: suryagian.com/subscribe and get the 7-day meditation challenge, “Spark Joy in Chaos” Subscribe to “Adventures in Midlife” newsletter: leslieann.substack.com Instagram: @leslieannhobayan  Email: leslieann@suryagian.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxAeQWRRsSo5E7PBJdZUeoEAYXnAtuyRy Kundalini Yoga Classes: https://www.suryagian.com/anchor-amplify-kundalini

    41 min

  2. MAR 6

    Ep 261 - Best of Spiritual Grit - Listening For Your Soul’s Purpose

    How can we navigate in this very noisy world according to our purpose if we can't hear ourselves? How do we know what our soul's purpose is? Do we even need to know what it is? In this week's episode, I give you tips on how to listen deeply to your heart. I also talk about dreams and your heart’s desires. How they are a compass for you. How your purpose plays a role in the collective imagination during a time of disintegration. Tune in to find your way, your path amidst the chaos  =============== Today’s poems/ Books mentioned: Tarot/Oracle Card: Knight of Wands “I Vote For You For God” by Hafiz ===============  Courses / Exclusive Content / Book Mentioned: Subscribe to mailing list + community: ⁠suryagian.com/subscribe⁠ and get the 7-day meditation challenge, “Spark Joy in Chaos” Subscribe to “Adventures in Midlife” newsletter: ⁠leslieann.substack.com⁠ Instagram: @leslieannhobayan  Email: ⁠leslieann@suryagian.com⁠ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxAeQWRRsSo5E7PBJdZUeoEAYXnAtuyRy⁠ Kundalini Yoga Classes: ⁠https://www.suryagian.com/anchor-amplify-kundalini

    23 min

  3. FEB 26

    Ep 260 - How Softness Can Help Create Connection

    I hate to state the obvious, but we live in a divisive time. Everyone is quick to pick a fight or react with sharpness, even harm. Everyone is in hyper-survival mode. So how are we supposed to create communities of care when we're too busy cutting each other down? How can softness help us remember our common humanity? In this week's episode, I share some insights I learned while laid up in bed for two weeks with the worst case of the flu I'd ever seen, including how we might connect with the simple kindness of a smile. Tune in!  =============== Today’s poems/ Books mentioned: Tarot/Oracle Card:  The Four of Pentacles “All the Hemispheres” by Hafiz ===============  Courses / Exclusive Content / Book Mentioned: Subscribe to mailing list + community: suryagian.com/subscribe and get the 7-day meditation challenge, “Spark Joy in Chaos” Subscribe to “Adventures in Midlife” newsletter:leslieann.substack.com Instagram: @leslieannhobayan  Email: leslieann@suryagian.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxAeQWRRsSo5E7PBJdZUeoEAYXnAtuyRy Kundalini Yoga Classes: https://www.suryagian.com/anchor-amplify-kundalini

    30 min

  4. FEB 19

    Ep 259 - Best of Spiritual Grit - Digging Into Darkness

    How do you know what you don't know? How can you bring unconscious patterns to the surface if you don't even know they're there? How can you hear yourself amidst all the noise? Winter is hibernation season. A time when we are meant to get quiet and cozy. But our capitalist society does not allow for that. Between holiday sales and the pressure socialize at Christmas parties, how can we even hear ourselves think? In this week's episode, I am talking about the kind of darkness that's made for incubation. Winter hibernation. And in that darkness, we can find our true selves and work towards strengthening that light. So that come springtime, we are renewed and strengthened to take on the systems of oppression. Listen in as I talk about ways in which we can journey into the darkness to connect with our inner selves, to allow space to nourish oneself, and to rest. If we are to sustain our fight for a better world, we need nourishment and rest. Tune in! More info and to register for Dig Into Divine Darkness, a 21-day journey into mystery for women, femmes, and nonbinary folks of color, go here: ⁠suryagian.com/dig-into-divine-darkness⁠  =============== Today’s poems/ Books mentioned: Tarot/Oracle Card: The Seas of Mintaka “The Clay Bowl’s Destiny” by Hafiz ===============  Courses / Exclusive Content / Book Mentioned: Subscribe to mailing list + community: ⁠suryagian.com/subscribe⁠ and get the 7-day meditation challenge, “Spark Joy in Chaos” Subscribe to “Adventures in Midlife” newsletter:⁠leslieann.substack.com⁠ Instagram: @leslieannhobayan  Email: ⁠leslieann@suryagian.com⁠ Creative Writing Camp: ⁠https://www.suryagian.com/creative-writing-camp

    27 min

  5. FEB 12

    Ep 258 - Best of Spiritual Grit - What's at Stake When Speaking Your Truth

    So many people want to speak out for social justice and for the liberation of all. So many want to speak their deepest truths. But many don't. Because it can be scary. What's at risk when we speak our truths? What's at stake? Are we willing to contend with the results of our truth telling? Even if that includes losing friends and family? What do those consequences look like? In this week's episode, I talk about the nuances and complexities of how we can stand in our truth and still honor the very messy existence of being human. Tune in to consider how to navigate these complexities while staying in integrity with your truth.  =============== Today’s poems/ Books mentioned: Tarot/Oracle Card: The Whale “Becoming Human” by Hafiz ===============  Courses / Exclusive Content / Book Mentioned: Subscribe to mailing list + community:⁠suryagian.com/subscribe⁠ and get the 7-day meditation challenge, “Spark Joy in Chaos” Subscribe to “Adventures in Midlife” newsletter:⁠leslieann.substack.com⁠ Instagram: @leslieannhobayan  Email:⁠leslieann@suryagian.com⁠ Creative Writing Camp:⁠https://www.suryagian.com/creative-writing-camp⁠

    39 min

  6. FEB 5

    Ep 257 - Listening For Your Soul’s Purpose

    How can we navigate in this very noisy world according to our purpose if we can't hear ourselves? How do we know what our soul's purpose is? Do we even need to know what it is? In this week's episode, I give you tips on how to listen deeply to your heart. I also talk about dreams and your heart’s desires. How they are a compass for you. How your purpose plays a role in the collective imagination during a time of disintegration. Tune in to find your way, your path amidst the chaos  =============== Today’s poems/ Books mentioned: Tarot/Oracle Card: Knight of Wands “I Vote For You For God” by Hafiz ===============  Courses / Exclusive Content / Book Mentioned: Subscribe to mailing list + community: suryagian.com/subscribe and get the 7-day meditation challenge, “Spark Joy in Chaos” Subscribe to “Adventures in Midlife” newsletter: leslieann.substack.com Instagram: @leslieannhobayan  Email: leslieann@suryagian.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxAeQWRRsSo5E7PBJdZUeoEAYXnAtuyRy Kundalini Yoga Classes: https://www.suryagian.com/anchor-amplify-kundalini

    23 min

  7. JAN 29

    Ep 256 - Anchor into your body as we move through upheavals

    In this week's episode it's all about connecting with the body. How can we stay centered and clear-minded during the crumbling of empire? How can we stay focused on our task at hand for liberation? It comes down to our relationship with our bodies and with each other.  Tune in this week to learn how we can walk through the ever-growing and deepening darkness of our time. And if you need practical support, sign up for my 4-week Kundalini yoga class starting on Friday, January 31st.   =============== Today’s poems/ Books mentioned: Tarot/Oracle Card: Deep Cellular Healing “A Hole in the Flute” by Hafiz ===============  Courses / Exclusive Content / Book Mentioned: Subscribe to mailing list + community: suryagian.com/subscribe and get the 7-day meditation challenge, “Spark Joy in Chaos” Subscribe to “Adventures in Midlife” newsletter: leslieann.substack.com Instagram: @leslieannhobayan  Email: leslieann@suryagian.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxAeQWRRsSo5E7PBJdZUeoEAYXnAtuyRy Kundalini Yoga Classes: https://www.suryagian.com/anchor-amplify-kundalini

    37 min

  8. JAN 22

    Ep 255 - Growth (and evolution) hurts

    As we enter a portal into more darkness, we need to remember that change equals growth. And while nobody really talks about this, growth is painful. How can we stay steady and endure the discomfort, knowing that change is inevitable? How can we reframe challenges in order to learn from the pain? To learn that we are not being tested nor are we being punished. We are just being pushed to grow. Tune into this week's episode to learn how to stay steady in the chaos. How to be like a seed in the earth.  =============== Today’s poems/ Books mentioned: Tarot/Oracle Card: Doors are opening for you:  you decide rewards and wildcard “I saw two birds” by Hafiz ===============  Courses / Exclusive Content / Book Mentioned: Subscribe to mailing list + community: suryagian.com/subscribe and get the 7-day meditation challenge, “Spark Joy in Chaos” Subscribe to “Adventures in Midlife” newsletter: leslieann.substack.com Instagram: @leslieannhobayan  Email: leslieann@suryagian.com Writing as Resistance: https://www.suryagian.com/writing-as-resistance  Kundalini Yoga Classes: https://www.suryagian.com/anchor-amplify-kundalini

    23 min
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Welcome to Spiritual Grit, the podcast where we talk real-talk about spirituality through the lens of activism and social justice. What happens when activism and spiritual practices collide? What sparks of change call for the grit we need to create meaningful strides in social justice. I'm your host, Leslieann Hobayan, poet, priestess, activist, professor, hip hop dancer, and bad-ass mama. Join me as we dive in to learn more about our deepest selves so that we can be better ancestors to create a stellar world for our descendants. Grab your dancing shoes and let's get groovy with the grit!

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  • Creator
    Leslieann Hobayan
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    262
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Leslieann Hobayan
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