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The Creative Soul Podcast

The Creative Soul Podcast is a space to uncover your creative soul. We have conversations with inspiring creatives about the transformative magic of the creative process.

Your host, Leya Van Doren shares from the heart stories about her own personal journey, and will inspire you along your path where creativity and spirituality intersect.

We explore topics on healing, self-love, relationships, expression, travel, herbalism, astrology, ancestral healing, and tapping into your own unique creativity as a form of expressing your purpose and doing what lights you up.

Tune in to be inspired to pay attention to the callings from your creative soul.

Ready to embark on your own daily creative practice? Immerse yourself in The Creative Soul Practice, a 7-day guided writing meditation series, each session just 15 minutes long. Begin your journey here.

Connect with Leya:Instagram: @leyavandoren

www.leyavandoren.com

Cover art by Torrence Browne

Intro song "Surf" by Vlad Gluschenko

Spirituality Religion & Spirituality Arts Society & Culture Places & Travel Personal Journals Education Performing Arts Self-Improvement
Update frequency
every 11 days
Average duration
50 minutes
Episodes
160
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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Ep 60: ft. Christina Irvin on Creativity and Healing the Sacral through Human Design

Ep 60: ft. Christina Irvin on Creativity and Healing the Sacral through Human Design

Christina Irvin of GlowGlowJuice HD is a creative, guide and teacher who helps others embrace their authentic selves through Human Design. She is a traveler, a self-professed weirdo, way too into Har…

00:50:31  |   Thu 14 Oct 2021
Ep 59: How Solo Travel Will Change Your LIfe

Ep 59: How Solo Travel Will Change Your LIfe

In this episode, Leya shares fun, personal stories about what she learned from the past month traveling solo through Mexico! She shares what led her to start solo traveling, the benefits of solo trav…

00:47:33  |   Thu 07 Oct 2021
Ep 58: ft. Sarah Mac on Entrepreneurship and Money Mindset for Creatives

Ep 58: ft. Sarah Mac on Entrepreneurship and Money Mindset for Creatives

Sarah Mac is a Creative Business Coach who supports creative entrepreneurs to hit 5-figure months in fun ways in their dream business. She helps her clients to share their unique gifts through powerf…

00:55:06  |   Thu 30 Sep 2021
Ep 57: On Identity, Home, and Creativity as a Practice of Presence

Ep 57: On Identity, Home, and Creativity as a Practice of Presence

In this episode, Leya shares about her travels to Mexico City, and explores the global identity crisis, finding home, and belonging, and navigating change and transition. She shares the ways in which…

00:40:53  |   Thu 23 Sep 2021
Ep 56: ft. Sydney Weiss on Navigating Burnout, True Rest, and Seek the Joy Podcast

Ep 56: ft. Sydney Weiss on Navigating Burnout, True Rest, and Seek the Joy Podcast

Sydney Weiss is a lawyer and the creator, host, and producer of Seek The Joy Podcast, your go-to podcast for heartfelt storytelling and conversations on all things self-love, joy, connection, wellnes…

01:00:07  |   Thu 16 Sep 2021
Ep 55: ft. Britt Olson on Saturn Returns, Intuitive Eating, and the MAGIC Retreat

Ep 55: ft. Britt Olson on Saturn Returns, Intuitive Eating, and the MAGIC Retreat

Britt is a certified health coach, spiritual life coach, podcast host, entrepreneur, energy healer, plant-based nutrition advocate, speaker, and integrative wellness enthusiast. She utilizes the conc…

01:14:22  |   Thu 09 Sep 2021
Ep 54: Creativity as a Grounding Practice & Guided Meditation

Ep 54: Creativity as a Grounding Practice & Guided Meditation

In this month's solo episode, Leya shares a life update and her tips for using creativity as a grounding practice. She shares two practices that have been helping her stay grounded in times of stress…

00:25:37  |   Thu 02 Sep 2021
Ep 53: ft. Jordy Alexander on NFT's, Experiments, and The Creator Economy

Ep 53: ft. Jordy Alexander on NFT's, Experiments, and The Creator Economy

Jordy Alexander aka Xndr is a director and startup addict currently based in Kauai. After creating his first viral video in 2013, "Hallway Swimming" he was blown away by the power of leveraging the i…

00:53:34  |   Thu 26 Aug 2021
Ep 52: ft. Nicole Gulotta on The Writing Life, Creative Cycles, and Yoga Nidra

Ep 52: ft. Nicole Gulotta on The Writing Life, Creative Cycles, and Yoga Nidra

NICOLE GULOTTA is the author of Wild Words: Rituals, Routines, and Rhythms for Braving the Writer’s Path and Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry, which was inspired by her b…

00:51:27  |   Thu 19 Aug 2021
Ep 51: ft. Katrina Markoff, CEO of Vosges Haut-Chocolat on Chocolate as a Medium for Storytelling

Ep 51: ft. Katrina Markoff, CEO of Vosges Haut-Chocolat on Chocolate as a Medium for Storytelling

Katrina Markoff is the CEO and Founder of Vosges Haut-Chocolat and is the recipient of numerous accolades including being named one of The Top 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast CompanyFo…

00:32:38  |   Thu 12 Aug 2021
Ep 50: Lessons On a Year of Podcasting, Finding Your Purpose, and Q+A

Ep 50: Lessons On a Year of Podcasting, Finding Your Purpose, and Q+A

In this special milestone episode, Leya shares the lessons she's learned over the past year of podcasting, the unexpected gifts she's gained, and the ups and downs that this last year has taught her.

01:00:26  |   Thu 05 Aug 2021
Ep 49: ft. Hanna Francis on Balkan Folk Dance, Songwriting, and the Power of Music

Ep 49: ft. Hanna Francis on Balkan Folk Dance, Songwriting, and the Power of Music

Hanna Francis is a singer-songwriter and Balkan folk-dance teacher who is obsessed with self-help and believes you can be a little happier *right now* with the intentional use of music (both experien…

00:51:19  |   Thu 29 Jul 2021
Ep 48: ft. Ari Afsar on Activism and The Artist's Responsibility

Ep 48: ft. Ari Afsar on Activism and The Artist's Responsibility

Ari Afsar is a singer/songwriter with placements on ABC, Disney, and Amazon. A graduate of Ethnomusicology from UCLA, Afsar just released her Concept Album distributed by Sony Masterworks, "We Won’t …

00:41:23  |   Thu 22 Jul 2021
Ep 47: ft. Kelly Collins on the Chakras and Living an Aligned Life

Ep 47: ft. Kelly Collins on the Chakras and Living an Aligned Life

Kelly Collins is a yoga teacher and your “go-to” Spiritual Coach and Trusted Advisor to women who are burnt out, uninspired in their career or relationships and feel disconnected from their true selv…

01:06:40  |   Thu 15 Jul 2021
Ep 46: How to Create Your Own Artist Retreat

Ep 46: How to Create Your Own Artist Retreat

In this month's solo episode, I share a practice that has been meaningful to me throughout the years - creating your own artist retreat! We go over what an artist retreat is, how to set intention, ho…

00:38:32  |   Thu 08 Jul 2021
Ep 45: ft. Jyoti Chadda on Moon Wisdom, Menstrual Cycles, and Yogic Philosophy

Ep 45: ft. Jyoti Chadda on Moon Wisdom, Menstrual Cycles, and Yogic Philosophy

Jyoti is the founder of My Wellness Company, a cyclical living mentor, yoga & meditation teacher and holistic wellness practitioner. She is here to guide you back home to yourself and empower you on …

00:53:03  |   Thu 01 Jul 2021
Ep 44: ft. Lucy H. Pearce on Self-Publishing, Creative Bathing, and Her New Book: She of the Sea

Ep 44: ft. Lucy H. Pearce on Self-Publishing, Creative Bathing, and Her New Book: She of the Sea

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of ten life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her writing focuses on women’s healin…

01:00:45  |   Thu 24 Jun 2021
Ep 43: ft. Oliver Butler on Hiking as a Creative Practice, Intuitive Ideas, and The Debate Society

Ep 43: ft. Oliver Butler on Hiking as a Creative Practice, Intuitive Ideas, and The Debate Society

Oliver Butler is a director and theatermaker. He recently directed the Broadway Premiere of What the Constitution Means to Me (Nominations for the Tony Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Drama League Award…

00:49:26  |   Thu 17 Jun 2021
Ep 42: Spirituality - My Personal Journey & Awakenings

Ep 42: Spirituality - My Personal Journey & Awakenings

In this month's solo episode, Leya goes deep and shares about her personal journey with spirituality. She explores religion vs spirituality, her experience living on an ashram as a teenager, how she …

00:58:28  |   Thu 10 Jun 2021
Ep 41: ft. Ashley Sondergaard on Cosmic Self-Care, Motherhood, and Yoga Magic

Ep 41: ft. Ashley Sondergaard on Cosmic Self-Care, Motherhood, and Yoga Magic

Ashley Sondergaard is a self care coach, a yoga teacher, an astrology enthusiast and host of the Yoga Magic podcast. For 9 years, she has studied yoga, meditation, astrology and mindfulness practices…

00:41:46  |   Thu 03 Jun 2021
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