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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 40: ft. Rukmini Poddar on the 100 Day Project, Creative Evolutions, and Drawing Emotions

Ep 40: ft. Rukmini Poddar on the 100 Day Project, Creative Evolutions, and Drawing Emotions

Rukmini Poddar is an artist, designer, and educator. Her creative passion lies at the intersection of emotional wellness and creative storytelling. She is also a self-proclaimed 100dayproject artist …

00:48:35  |   Thu 27 May 2021
Ep 39: ft. Anne Ditmeyer on Map Making, Valuing Yourself as a Creator, and Paying Inspiration Forward

Ep 39: ft. Anne Ditmeyer on Map Making, Valuing Yourself as a Creator, and Paying Inspiration Forward

Anne Ditmeyer (@pretavoyager) is an American creative coach and workshop facilitator based in Paris, France. She pulls from her background in design, anthropology, art history, and global communicati…

00:54:42  |   Thu 20 May 2021
Ep 38: On Trusting the Process as it Unfolds

Ep 38: On Trusting the Process as it Unfolds

In this month's solo episode, Leya shares authentically about her process on learning how to trust the process as it unfolds. She also shares about duality, specificity in the details, the two antido…

00:26:18  |   Thu 13 May 2021
Ep 37: ft. Rachael Ferrera on Following the Unknown Path, The Power of Breath, and Discovering Portals to your Creativity

Ep 37: ft. Rachael Ferrera on Following the Unknown Path, The Power of Breath, and Discovering Portals to your Creativity

Rachael Ferrera is a Certified Reiki Practitioner, Life Guide, and Spiritual Teacher. Founder of the Align & Shine movement, Rachael specializes in helping ambitious artists, creatives, and multi-pas…

00:51:35  |   Thu 06 May 2021
Ep 36: ft. Alyssa Lauren on Astrocartography and Travel as a Creative Process

Ep 36: ft. Alyssa Lauren on Astrocartography and Travel as a Creative Process

Alyssa Lauren is an astrocartographer and the founder of Nomad Astrology which combines her love of travel with the magic of astrology. She helps other's align with their soul purpose and find an ene…

00:50:54  |   Thu 29 Apr 2021
Ep 35: ft. Malorine Mathurin on the Akashic Records, Developing your Psychic Gifts, and Intuitive Astrology

Ep 35: ft. Malorine Mathurin on the Akashic Records, Developing your Psychic Gifts, and Intuitive Astrology

Malorine Mathurin is an Intuitive Astrologer who uses her clairvoyant, clairsentient, and clairaudient skills in her Akashic Records, Tarot, Numerology, and Divination readings to help her clients. M…

00:41:27  |   Thu 22 Apr 2021
Ep 34: Creative Cycles & Seasons

Ep 34: Creative Cycles & Seasons

In this month's solo episode, I share all about the different creative cycles and seasons and how to determine which one you're experiencing. From creative spring to summer to fall to winter, how can…

00:16:28  |   Thu 15 Apr 2021
Ep 33: ft. Kate Lumpkin on Creativity & Capitalism, Point of View, and the Art of Personal Adornment

Ep 33: ft. Kate Lumpkin on Creativity & Capitalism, Point of View, and the Art of Personal Adornment

Kate Lumpkin (she/her) is the Founder of and Lead Casting Director at Kate Lumpkin Casting, CSA. Collectively, as a casting professional, she has worked on over 40 TV/Film productions and 80 theatric…

00:47:45  |   Thu 08 Apr 2021
Ep 32: ft. Christina Sutra on the Art of Receiving, Painting, and the Messages in Dreams

Ep 32: ft. Christina Sutra on the Art of Receiving, Painting, and the Messages in Dreams

Christina Sutra is an artist, painter, and helps women rewild themselves. She shares authentically on her social media platform with her community of over 60,000 followers.


In this episode, we talk ab…

00:51:10  |   Thu 01 Apr 2021
Ep 31: ft. Jessica Soares on Self-Sovereignty, Fear of Success, and Tarot as a Creative Practice

Ep 31: ft. Jessica Soares on Self-Sovereignty, Fear of Success, and Tarot as a Creative Practice

Jessica Soares is an empowerment and self-sovereignty coach specializing in helping women overcome the fear of success and learn how to use their emotions to build a life by design rather than defaul…

00:45:29  |   Thu 25 Mar 2021
Ep 30: Discover Your Creative Soul

Ep 30: Discover Your Creative Soul

What do dragonflies, bike rides, and sunrises in Mexico have to do with Discovering Your Creative Soul? Tune into this special solo episode where Leya announces the launch of her newest creative work…

00:21:58  |   Thu 18 Mar 2021
Ep 29: ft. Shaun Leisher on Dramaturgy, being a New Play Doula, and Redefining Regional Theater

Ep 29: ft. Shaun Leisher on Dramaturgy, being a New Play Doula, and Redefining Regional Theater

Shaun Leisher (he/him/his) is a Philadelphia-based dramaturg and producer. As a dramaturg, Shaun has worked on productions of CLYBOURNE PARK by Bruce Norris and SMART PEOPLE by Lydia R. Diamond under…

00:48:31  |   Thu 11 Mar 2021
Ep 28: ft. Kim Alexandrescu on Human Connection, End of Life Work, and Divine Inspiration

Ep 28: ft. Kim Alexandrescu on Human Connection, End of Life Work, and Divine Inspiration

Kim Alexandrescu is the owner of Sacred Space Astoria, a yoga studio and healing center created to fully support your spiritual journey.  Born in Michigan, she’s made New York City her home since 200…

00:54:02  |   Thu 04 Mar 2021
Ep 27: ft. Ashmi Pathela on Following Your Heart,  Higher Consciousness, and the Ascension Journey

Ep 27: ft. Ashmi Pathela on Following Your Heart, Higher Consciousness, and the Ascension Journey

Ashmi Pathela is an artist and writer who left her career in Silicon Valley with this intention: "Show me the power of my heart, and I will teach the world." Her travels took her all over the world, …

00:49:11  |   Thu 25 Feb 2021
Ep 26: How to Find Inspiration Anywhere & Everywhere

Ep 26: How to Find Inspiration Anywhere & Everywhere

Are you the type of creative that only creates when you're inspired? What do you do when you don't feel inspired?


In this episode, I share a mini message on inspiration and how to find inspiration any…

00:12:18  |   Thu 18 Feb 2021
Ep 25: ft. Shauna Cummins on Hypnosis, Being an Artist of Your Life, and Her New Book, Wishcraft

Ep 25: ft. Shauna Cummins on Hypnosis, Being an Artist of Your Life, and Her New Book, Wishcraft

Shauna Cummins is a Hypnosis Practitioner and Trainer, board certified through the National Guild of Hypnotists in 2012. She is the author of Wishcraft: A Guide to Manifesting a Positive Future and F…

00:44:44  |   Thu 11 Feb 2021
Ep 24: ft. Daniela Aldrich from Professional Ballerina to Farmer, What It's Like Walking Away From Your Dreams & Building a New Path

Ep 24: ft. Daniela Aldrich from Professional Ballerina to Farmer, What It's Like Walking Away From Your Dreams & Building a New Path

Daniela is a ballet dancer turned farmer living in Boston, MA. After walking away from the professional dance world and finding farming in college, she hopes to find ways to bring the two together an…

00:50:37  |   Thu 04 Feb 2021
Ep 23: ft. Amy Oestreicher on Creativity as Healing, Life Detours, and Transforming Trauma through Art

Ep 23: ft. Amy Oestreicher on Creativity as Healing, Life Detours, and Transforming Trauma through Art

Amy Oestreicher is an Audie award-nominated playwright, performer, and multidisciplinary creator. Amy overcame a decade of trauma to become a sought-after PTSD specialist, artist, author, writer for …

00:49:39  |   Thu 28 Jan 2021
Ep 22: What is a Creativity Circle?

Ep 22: What is a Creativity Circle?

In this special solo episode, Leya explains what is a creativity circle, where the idea came from, the meaning behind the "circle" and what makes it sacred, and the four pillars that guide Leya's cre…

00:36:08  |   Thu 21 Jan 2021
Ep 21: ft. Madeline Sayet on Story Medicine, Indigenous Theater, and Multi-Disciplinary Artistry

Ep 21: ft. Madeline Sayet on Story Medicine, Indigenous Theater, and Multi-Disciplinary Artistry

Madeline Sayet is a citizen of the Mohegan Tribe and Executive Director of the Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program. For her work as a theater maker she has been honored as a Forbes 30Under30, TED…

00:47:07  |   Thu 14 Jan 2021
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