In this episode, we explore entrepreneurship as a spiritual path, the power of kundalini yoga to align us with ideas and visions, and how our earliest interests and tendencies can shape the body of work we create later in life. All the while navigating feminine business, the need for internal masculine structures, and how to listen to the pulse beneath it all as we shepherd visions, businesses, and ideas into form.

On this episode of Current Wave I’m joined by visionary designer and guide Jaclyn Hodes (Awaveawake • Dreaming Life Awake).

We trace her evolution from studying fashion, to New York styling, launching one of the first plant-dyed, sustainably made silk lines, and moving into midlife and her next venture - Dreaming Life Awake - A body of work informed by her studies in Jungian dream and archetype work, color medicine and her years studying Kundalini Yoga & Ayurveda, and own path with birthing and creating a business from the seat of the soul.

We talk about the real arc of creation: following synchronicities, riding seasons of flow and stall, and balancing the feminine (vision, receptivity, intuition) with the inner masculine (structure, systems, responsibility). If you’re building something meaningful—and want to do it without burning out—this one’s for you.

In this episode, we cover:

💫 Soul-led business: midwifing a vision vs. forcing outcomes

🧵 Sustainable fashion: plant dyes, silhouette, and storytelling as sacred craft

🧠 Jungian work: shadow, projection, and animus/inner masculine for grounded growth

🧘‍♀️ Kundalini Yoga as a catalyst for clarity, creative direction, and ethical alignment

🌈 Color medicine & embodiment: wearing frequency, tending the nervous system

📈 The necessity of structure that serves: crafting systems to support without losing your magic

🌊 Seasons of entrepreneurship: scaling back to move forward; listening for right timing

🔥 Founder realities: copying, comparison, and staying in your lane

🌱 From styling to founder to guide: evolving offers as your soul work matures

This episode is for you if you’re drawn to spiritual entrepreneurship, creative business building, sustainable design, self-growth, and embodied leadership. Whether you’re launching your first offer, refining a brand, or pivoting at midlife, you’ll leave with grounded practices for staying aligned, resilient, and creatively alive.

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CONNECT:

With our guest — Jaclyn Hodes on IG: @awaveawake

Jaclyn’s line: awaveawake.com

With our host — Ayla Wayman on IG: @inner__tide

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