Spiritual Grit

“Its human for us to fluctuate, the more we practice awareness, consciousness and, meditation, our response time begins to become quicker” - Leslieann Hobayan Savor the moment. How many of us run around trying to get to the next thing before we’ve even completed the thing we’re doing? How many of us are trying to desperately to check off the to-do list that we miss the moments of sweetness in our...

“Keep in mind that life on this planet is fun and the planet is the playground” - Leslieann Hobayan This week, I talk about embodying our true selves to express what is within us. And how important it is to PLAY! How can we allow ourselves to fully experience our emotions, even if they are uncomfortable? We must first listen to what our emotions are trying to tell us. We all have moments when we f...

“Keep cultivating the life you want within you and watch the magic of the universe line up to create the thing that you want” - Leslieann Hobayan There’s all this talk about self-awareness and how it’s so important for our personal development and how practices like meditation can help. But you might be thinking: why do we even need it? What’s the purpose? Once I cultivate self-awareness, then wha...

“The words that we use fall short of the feelings that we embody.” - Leslieann Hobayan As I continue to process and integrate my experience on the Green River in Utah, more understandings are unfolding. In today's episode, I talk about how we don't need to wait for someone else to lead the way or to give us permission. We can forge our own path. We can be leaders of our own lives. But sometimes it...

A couple of weeks ago, I embarked on an adventure canoeing on the Green River in the red rock desert of Labyrinth Canyon of Utah. I was off-grid for eight days with 15 other beautiful people, including Swedish singer-songwriter, Fia (Eeee!! One of my favorite people!!). It was a big leap into the unknown for me. I've never been camping. I didn't know anyone going on this trip. I'd be disconnected...

Best of Spiritual Grit “We don’t know what we don’t know so be open to possibilities”-Leslieann Hobayan For today’s episode, I invite you to be open to possibilities. Back in the day, I worked (temporarily) at a corporate law firm in Manhattan. We all make assumptions what that was like. What I discovered was that it was possible to be creative, thrive, and enjoy that space. These days, what’s com...

In today’s episode, I talk about strength and how we can be strong through love and compassion, not by forcing our will upon others. When we force things, often the result is less than desirable. When we love, there is only ease in the strength we demonstrate. But there is also the idea of strength as in “What are your gifts to the world?” How do you know what your strengths –your gifts– are? Much...

“Whatever you declare, is the thing that happens” - Leslieann Hobayan How Do You Know What You Want? In this episode I’ve tackled about how hard it is to know exactly what you want if you don't know where you're going. What would I do if I knew I could not fail? How would my life change if I had this? What would success feel like? These are just some of the questions you may encounter if you have...

“The things that we want are not an accident. The things that we want are put there by the divine intelligence. It’s our calling.” - Leslieann Hobayan For today’s episode, I talk about identity - being your true authentic self. Is it possible to be your true authentic self and have a good life? Is there a way to break through the clutter of the world and really find yourself? This is a topic I hav...

Ep 132: Creating / Planting from the 5-part Self-Awareness August series “Plant the seeds of what you desire” - Leslieann Hobayan In the final part of this 5-part series, Self-Awareness August, it’s time for us to plant seeds, to create what we want– what our heart desires! We’ve built our self-awareness in grounding, opening, allowing and aligning. Now it’s time to clear the clutter and CREATE! I...

Ep 131: Aligning from the 5-part Self-Awareness August series “Time is a limited resource, so be mindful about how you use that time.” - Leslieann Hobayan For part 4 of this 5-part series in Self-Awareness August, I focus on alignment. Once we’ve grounded and opened ourselves up to receive, how can we build upon that self-awareness? Sometimes, we might wonder: what’s the point of self-awareness wh...

Ep 130: Allowing / Softening from the 5-part Self-Awareness August series “Allowing is also for you to move through the process of healing” - Leslieann Hobayan In part 3 of our 5-part series for Self-Awareness August, I talk about how allowing is a subtle shift from opening. What’s the difference? It sounds like the same thing. Well, we might be open to receiving, but are we allowing for that love...

“Opening is inviting us to receive what is meant for us” - Leslieann Hobayan Join me for part 2 of this 5-part series, Self-Awareness, August: Opening! Once we get grounded, our bodies can begin to feel safe enough to open up. Open up to what? you might wonder. To receiving love. To receiving messages from your Higher Self, from the Universe. To gain divine guidance. When we open ourselves, possib...

"Grounding is to be aware of the body" - Leslieann Hobayan As we work to cultivate more self-awareness, we must first begin with a solid foundation. We need to establish where we are at this present moment in time before we can understand how we got here and where we want to go from here. Grounding is key to anchoring into our bodies before we dive within. Take a listen to find out more! * Today’s...

“Connection to intuition is everything” - Leslieann Hobayan This is the final part of the 4-part series of Journey to Thrive. In this episode, I talk about connecting with intuition and its important role in your healing journey. Living in today’s society, we have lost our connection to our inner guidance, our intuition. There are so many external messages about what we’re supposed to do and who w...

“This journey does not end. Its just chapters of a very very long book .” - Leslieann Hobayan This is a 4-part series of Journey to Thrive. In this 3rd episode, I talk about boundaries and feeling safe. This is key for women of color as we work to shift out of survival mode and into thriving, as we heal the people pleaser within us so that we can say Yes to ourselves. The people pleaser is always...

“Play is anything that brings you delight .” - Leslieann Hobayan This is a 4-part series of Journey to Thrive. In this 2nd episode, I talk about PLAY. If you have experienced a traumatic event in your past or if someone you know has, PLAY can play an important role in their healing process. It might be difficult for people to find opportunities for healing and personal growth but as long as PLAY c...

“The old patterns, the old habits, the old ways of being are still rooted on you and its now time to release that, let it go.” - Leslieann Hobayan This is a 4-part series of Journey to Thrive. In this 1st episode, I talk about RELEASE. What are the things that are holding you in survival mode? It’s time to let them go. We spend a lot of time worrying about what other people think and that has to d...

“Abortion is healthcare. They take away the women’s freedom of choice over their bodies, their full sovereignty ” - Leslieann Hobayan For today’s episode, I talk about the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v Wade, which eliminates the legal right of abortion. But it’s not that simple. This is about women’s healthcare and full access to that kind of care. This episode is about what abortion...

“The things that we want are not an accident. The things that we want are put there by the divine intelligence. It’s our calling.” - Leslieann Hobayan For today’s episode, I talk about identity - being your true authentic self. Is it possible to be your true authentic self and have a good life? Is there a way to break through the clutter of the world and really find yourself? This is a topic I hav...

“Be the leader you wish you had. ” - Leslieann Hobayan Welcome to the final part of the 4-part series: Light of the World: Midlife Transitions and Spirituality. For today’s episode, I talk about reconnecting with your divine self. In this conversation, I use tarot and oracle cards to reconnect with the divine self that lives within each of us. Tarot and oracle cards are one of the great ways to ge...

“Keep holding the vision because this world needs you to step in and visualize your dream” - Leslieann Hobayan We are on our 3rd of the 4-part series: Light of the World: Midlife Transitions and Spirituality. At the start of the series, we looked at how far we’ve come. Last week, we took inventory of where we are now. For today’s episode, I ask: where do we go from here? When you’ve been living yo...

“Whatever space you make, the thing that you most desire will come to trust that the universe has your back and magic will happen as it always does.” - Leslieann Hobayan We are on our 2nd of the 4-part series - Light of the World: Midlife Transitions and Spirituality. In this conversation, we will lay out where we are right now. Midlife women are in, what I’m calling, “the threshold of change”. Th...

We interrupt our 4-part series: The Light of the World: Midlife Transitions & Spirituality to pause and take some time to digest the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas. In this episode, I offer some solace, some suggestions on ways of being, on embracing grief and understanding that it is a companion that will never leave. It’s up to you to decide the kind of relationship you want wit...

How Far Have You Come? Part 1 of Light of the World: Midlife Transitions and Spiritualities Healing has many layers, just because we think we feel one thing, doesn’t mean that we’re done, it's just this continual peeling away of layers” - Leslieann Hobayan In today’s episode, we have the 1st of the 4-part series I’m calling the Light of the World: Midlife Transitions and Spirituality. It’s my hope...