The Purple Path with Ayelle

In this tender and deeply nourishing conversation with singer/songwriter Alayna, we explore what it means to stay soft in a world that often asks us to harden. We speak about the process of coming home to the body, protecting our sensitivity, life events that create a before and after, and the creative process behind Alayna's beautiful new album Set Her Free. This is a vulnerable and heartfelt epi...

How do we build sacred pause into our lives? In today's episode I am joined by Dr. Shivani Gupta in a deep dive into ayurveda, cooling inflammation, sacred pause and her new book "The Inflammation Code". Dr. Shivani Gupta is an Ayurvedic practitioner and turmeric researcher who helps women reduce inflammation, balance hormones, and boost energy with Elemental Design™, Mental Inflamma...

What does it mean to make peace with the body? In this conversation with Alice Bagley-Harrison we explore self compassion, radical acceptance, experiences with long covid, grief and how to be gentle with ourselves. In her mid-twenties, Alice Bagley-Harrison lost both her parents - their deaths changed the course of her life. Not following convention was an easy choice,  and living to prioritise he...

In this episode with return guest Novaa, we reflect on both of our journeys with chronic illness and how we're adapting to life and creativity. This is not medical advice. Novaa's previous episode on The Purple Path: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JRuhsJsIME2rKONK1voZC?si=1HZCHUG2SIKIP9mPE7reew Novaa's Instagram Ayelle's Instagram

In this solo episode I do a deep dive into my detox and gut healing journey over the last year since catching parasites in Guatemala back in April 2024. This is my lived experience and not medical advice. Don't hesitate to reach out to me if you or someone you know is going through this or something similar, I'd be happy to share resources or refer you to some of the practitioners that hav...

In this episode we dive deep into restorative yoga, nervous system regulation and Eva's incredible journey from experiencing severe anxiety and panic attacks as a teenager to then traveling the world teaching yoga, and now opening a retreat space in Portugal. Eva Maxine is a Canadian Yoga Educator specialising in the soft, supported practices of yin and restorative yoga. With her gentle wisdom...

The energetics of creative work and Raquel's multifaceted journey throughout the entertainment industry, how to stay true to your own unique path and not being afraid to do things differently, creating and pursuing our dreams from a place of abundance and flexibility rather than lack and restriction, we talk about our experiences as women dealing with hormonal imbalances and how much that can...

What happens when you combine tarot and poetry? What is an accidental altar? How can animacy inspire and nurture our creativity? These are a few of the topics covered in today's conversation with Kim Rashidi. We delve further into myth and storytelling, navigating how to deal with self doubt and so much more. Kim Rashidi is a Toronto-based writer with a soft spot for capturing the magic of the...

How do we as creatives stay anchored in the reasons why we started creating in the first place? And how can we reclaim a sense of magic in our day to day life through story, ancient wisdom and working with our hands? These are some of the questions that we dive into in today's conversation with author Genevieve Gornichec, as well as her journey to becoming a published author, the Norse Mytholo...

Inspiration and creative downloads can come in the most unlikely forms and creativity goes where you go: it has no borders, physical or imagined. In this conversation we talk about lucid dreaming, astral projection, Naji's move from the US to South Korea, cultivating more artistically divergent spaces that stand apart from the norm and so much more. Naji, a 29 year-old music artist, began his...

How can Psychedelics help us make sense of the world? This is one of the central questions Alexander Beiner covers in his brilliant book "The Bigger Picture." In this conversation, we dive deep into an exploration of psychedelics from a place of respect and reverence, covering the importance of preparation, integration and shadow work, Alexander's experience with a DMT continuous inf...

The art of slow creativity and taking the pressure off, the beauty of growing older and getting to know ourselves better. Flores gorgeous debut album “The Lives They Left” and her journey of being a mother whilst releasing music as an independent artist, protecting our right to be soft hearted creatives, finding ways to connect deeper with our roots and culture, honoring our ancestors and so much...

Why being intentional in how we create and release our art matters, striking a balance between our creative pursuits and our mental health, weaving rest into our day to day lives, music as therapy as well as the pitfalls, developing a sense of feeling that we’re enough, celebrating our wins whether they seem small or big and getting creative with that process, taking time off social media to creat...

Natalie and I talk about spiritual awakenings and alignment, how to develop your intuitive gifts, dealing with negative thoughts, exploring astrology to understand ourselves, connecting with your spirit team and your ancestors, the concept of sacred rage, alchemy and ancestral healing. Natalie Smith serves as an intuitive self-development coach specialising in guiding individuals on their path of...

TW: SA. In this episode Reece and I talk about being on a healing journey these past few years, how to stay grounded in creating the music we want to despite the outside noise, our struggles with depression as well as our healing experiences with psilocybin, and the unfiltered reality of being an independent artist. Reece is a queer artist based in Virginia. He’s been pursuing music professionally...

In this episode I talk to fellow artist and songwriter Alayna about her journey through music and in life, how softness is her super power, the ever evolving nature of this human experience, burn out and nurturing the spring of our creativity, navigating the in between space, Alayna's quest to know herself more deeply and the concept of being enough and feeling worthy. Alayna is a musician, so...

In this conversation, Amanda and I talk about what it's like to be a highly sensitive person in this world without letting it harden us, being human and messy and allowed to make mistakes, being introverted and finding the balance between putting ourselves out there and taking time to ourselves. We also talk about how Amanda started her own women's circle, her personal journey with chronic...

In this episode with Anjana Iyer we talk about how we can heal through connecting to the wild woman archetype, what it means to be an old soul, collective consciousness, using body oils and plants to come into deeper connection with ourselves, nature and spirit, ancestral healing, finding and calling in your soul family, the sisterhood wound and the concept of imperfect action. Anjana Iyer is a wi...

In this episode Cate and I talk about the art of becoming, multidimensional creativity, following your soul’s calling, connecting to your intuitive gifts, giving yourself permission to be you, belonging and opening up to receiving love, the intertwining of our creative forms of expression and healing our inner child, among many other things. Catelynn Marie Brown is a multidimensional artist who ai...

TW: SA, suicidal ideation. In this episode I am hosting a listening session for my recent project Shadowselflove - an invitation to integrate our shadow aspects from a place of curiosity, acceptance and compassion. I go into the meaning behind each song and the concept behind my two part debut album, Shadowselflove and Higherselflove. Links: Stream or Buy Shadowselflove International Suicide Hotli...

TW: SA. In this conversation with the multi-talented Novaa, we explore the concept of safer space, loneliness and connection, creativity, our experiences in the music industry, the meaning of forgiveness and so much more. Novaa is a music producer and artist based in Berlin. The center of their work is honesty and authenticity in feelings, as an artist as well as a music producer. This year she wi...