Soul Salon with Ayandastood

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. Register here. ✨ GO DEEPER WITH ME: 👉🏾 FREE MASTERCLASS ON CREATIVE KINSHIP THIS SUNDAY 6/30: https://ayandastood.substack.com 🚀 Book a 1:1 Creative Activation Coaching Session to unlock & unblock your creativity: www.ayandastood.com/coaching⁠ 📖 Buy my ebook of creative catalysts for a JUICY supply of creative inspo: : ⁠⁠Creative CataList⁠ 🧘🏾‍♀️ Buy my creative meditations album to move from fear to flow: ⁠⁠Creative Activations⁠⁠ Sources mentioned: Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner

“comparison is the thief of joy” they say, a quote originally from Former US President Theodore Roosevelt (random!). but what does the idea that we just "shouldn't" compare ourselves to each other ignore, and in turn, normalize? find out in this soul session and learn: How this idea can reproduce individualism How we are made to glorify our own alienation What another way of seeing comparison could be How thinkers like Bayo Akomolafe⁠⁠, Gabor Maté, and Byung-Chul Han can help us make sense of all this... Time stamps: (02:46): Shame & comparison(03:49): Individualism  (06:28): Crisis Response (Bayo Akomolafe) (09:08): The Myth of Normal (Gabor Mate)(14:25): Atomization & Authenticity (Byung Chul-Hun) (22:06): Collective path (25:11): Social structures  (26:42): Comparison as a cultural cold(33:36): Reimagine social systems (34:40): Essay: Comparison as Symptom (Me) (34:54): Thank you for being here  Sources Mentioned: Philosopher: ⁠Bayo Akomolafe⁠  Podcast: Jung and the World Podcast: One to One with Bayo Akomolafe Book: The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté YouTube: Dr. Gabor Maté: The Myth of Normal & The Power of Connection | Wholehearted Book: The Disappearance of Rituals: A Topology of the Present by Byung-Chul Han Podcast: Philosophize This: Episode #189 ... Everything that connects us is slowly disappearing. - Byung Chul Han pt. 2  Essay: Comparison as Symptom by me on my Substack 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 ⁠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 CREATIVE RESOURCES: ✨ Work with me 1:1: www.ayandastood.com/coaching ✨ Buy my ebook of creative catalysts: Creative CataList ✨ Buy my creative meditations album: Creative Activations

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 beautiful, informative, revolutionary ⁠Cosmic Anarchy⁠ Substack. If you haven't already, be sure to catch Part 1 on Spotify here and on Apple here. Again, I am reaching imperfectly — for Palestine, for you, for this work. 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 Essay: Ethics, Risk & Apocalypse by Peter Gelderloos  Book: ⁠Imagination: A Manifesto⁠ by Dr. Ruha Benjamin Other resources: Decolonize Palestine reading list 14 Trusted Charities Helping Civilians in Palestine

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, revolutionary 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

Explore the power of embracing your unique gifts for the collective benefit, while navigating the conflict between ego and soul. Break free from societal expectations and fear, embrace creativity, and contribute to collective healing. Tap into your creative power, be in loving service, and reimagine a nourishing world. Embrace the shift in collective consciousness and reciprocate creatively, spiritually, and physically.

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

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

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

Listeners are invited to challenge their worst-case scenario mindset by considering the opposite perspective. The host shares personal examples to illustrate how assumptions can be wrong, such as thinking strangers don't want to talk or fearing conflict will ruin relationships. Embracing self-empowerment and authenticity is emphasized, highlighting the transformative power of overcoming fears and embracing love and connection.

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, breaking it down to its roots and paradigm shifting our understanding. connected to nature and service. In this episode you will learn: Why self-promotion feels so uncomfy How we can reframe “pro-motion” by breaking it down Why pro-motion is key to nature How refusing to promote our work can block other people's expansion My current experience with fearing promoting my coaching services Time stamps:  (01:04): the evolutionary roots of our shame (03:42): reframing pro-motion  (08:06): nature & motion (10:45): my own example of coaching (16:00): blocking motion  (17:43): what you seek is seeking you I hope you enjoy today’s soul session. stay tuned for more, and share it with a friend <3  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 mentioned: Morning pages essay 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