Space Whispering: Design + Soulful Tools

My first and most vulnerable episode, I recorded it on the first anniversary of the podcast.Thank you so much for listening from around 35 countries and counting. Check out my freebie: https://rhayni.co/voice

Elizabeth Armistead is a Feng Shui expert and spiritual empowerment coach with over fifteen years of experience.This is a conversation about using space as a tool for becoming.Not decorating tips. Not Feng Shui rules.This is about who you're becoming and how your space either supports or sabotages that transformation.Topics we whisper in our conversation:Clutter isn't laziness—it's stuck energy, unprocessed emotions, and identity confusion.Intentional object selection: does this reflect the life I'm creating or leaving?Small shifts, big ripples: you don't need to gut-renovate to transformElizabeth: "You can't step into the future version of yourself if your space is still holding the past."☎️Guest Contact Info:www.elizabetharmistead.comMore about R H A Y N I: https://rhayni.coYour space is talking to you. Are you listening?Every object, every corner, every color is either supporting your transformation or keeping you stuck. You can't become who you're meant to be in a space that reflects who you were.Interested in working with RHAYNI?Start with the Space Whispering Session:rhayni.co/sws

This is a conversation about the collapse of old paradigms.Norbert Hrunevics guides conscious entrepreneurs who are ready to move beyond systems that deplete them. Born in the USSR and raised in Hungary, he has moved through cruise ships, corporate Dubai, and back home at 31. He knows what it feels like to rescue everyone while abandoning yourself.Then he learned something: when you're connected to your soul, you don't need to get energy from outside. You become the energy.We talk about what happens when you move from your soul center instead of pushing through depletion or hustle culture. We explore communication that occurs without words—sensing what people need before they say it. We discuss kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with gold. The cracks aren't damaged. They're where the gold comes in.Your sensitivity isn't your weakness. It's your medicine.📞Guest:https://www.threads.net/@norbert.hrunevics https://x.com/hrunevicshttps://substack.com/@norberthrunevicsRemember to download Norbert's free ebook called: From Hidden to HeardHOLISTIC SPACE ASSESSMENTUncover the Hidden Potential of Your Space and Align It with Your Soul’s Purpose: https://rhayni.co/hsa

Cristina is a visual design expert, art historian, and curator of experiences that celebrate rather than compete. We talked about living between worlds. The magical pull of home. The friction of New York. How she went from competitive art spaces to building something collaborative and real. And that's where the actual work happens—in the in-between.Listen to Cristina process it all out loud.cristinasamperc.com | @cristinasamperc.arteYour space speaks. Are you listening?The psychology of space reveals that our relationship with our home directly mirrors our relationship with ourselves. Upload 2 photos of any area in your home + answer 2 questions. I'll send you a personalized voice note revealing what your space is trying to tell you.This isn't about perfect design; messy rooms are welcomed.Start here: rhayni.co/voice and let your space speak.

We met a year ago at KU. I was visiting and at one point filling in for Jae Chang's design studio, where students were designing a food hall for the future of KC. I sat down with each student individually and asked them to look at me. Not the computer to show me their design because I want to hear them, look into the person who was designing first, not the computer or their creations.That conversation with Drew and his classmates stayed with him. He came back a year later to talk about why.Because here's what he discovered: architecture is really embodied. It's building space. It's locations for our bodies to exist, move, see, hear, and taste. And once you see that—once you actually feel it—you can't design the same way again.Drew quilts. He's been quilting since he was seven. His mom, grandma, and great aunt, all quilters. He didn't understand the labor until he made one himself. The hours. The care. The intention is embedded in every stitch. That's when it clicked: this is what embodied work looks like. And it changed how he thinks about architecture.We talked about AI. What happens when the data shaping our design tools carries bias? What does that mean for the spaces we build? But more than that, we talked about whose stories buildings tell. Whose are erased. Because architecture isn't neutral. It's deeply tied to gender identity, to race. It really is a humanities field now.I shared a story about visiting land in the DR. One development, completely leveled and bare, I got sunburnt in minutes. Less than a minute away, totally different. Cooler. Softer. You could hear nature again. It's not just about cutting trees. But native soil develops over centuries. It manages water, supports root systems, and regulates temperature. When you bring in fill from outside, it doesn't know how.Drew understood right away. He said something I needed to hear: we don't know better. We know differently.That's the shift. That's what changes how you design. Not having all the answers. But respecting the other. Asking who this is for and who it's built on top of. Designing with communities instead of for them. That's the shift. That's the work.Referenced:Citizen Architects: Other Ways of Doing Architecture — on citizen experts vs. expert citizensBell Hooks — Killing Rage: Ending Racism (on rupture and transformation)Glenn Murcutt — architect drawing from Aboriginal Australian principlesPhenomenology & biopolitics — frameworks for understanding how spaces encode power📞 Connect with Drew:Drew Graff is an architecture and design student exploring subversive spatial practices, phenomenology, and biopolitics. Portfolio: https://indd.adobe.com/view/1258482a-c0f0-450b-9132-f5bd295bd83e🔗 Work with Rhayni: bio.site/rhayni

"What is your vision with money?"That question stopped me in my tracks.In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Alejandra Rojas—entrepreneur, Forbes contributor, and founder of Brown Way to Money—who helps women of color overcome financial trauma and build profitable businesses.And here's what hit me: we talk about vision boards, manifestation, business goals... but how many of us have actually asked ourselves: What is my vision WITH MONEY?Alejandra breaks down her BROWN Framework—a system that addresses what traditional financial education completely misses: the emotional baggage, the generational conditioning, the cultural beliefs that keep us small.🎧 The Whispers We Shared:Why ambition is seen as a "bad thing" for women of color (and how that triggers everything)The carpenter and the hammer: why you can't use financial tools if you haven't healed your relationship with money firstHow "Calladita te ves más bonita" shapes our money stories (and keeps us quiet about wealth)The difference between a $47 offer and your BIG VISIONWhy underpricing is a financial trauma response, not a strategyHow owning your voice = growing your income streamsBuilding a business while being a mom: the real motivation behind showing up every day🌬️ Soulful Tools Featured:The BROWN Framework (Big vision, Remove trauma, Own your voice, Will the right questions, Normalize success)Rapid Resolution Therapy (RRT) for healing financial traumaVisualization exercises: 10x your vision until it feels uncomfortably BIGWriting your big vision everywhere (room, desk, LinkedIn posts)Neuroscience-based approaches to rewiring money beliefsAlejandra's work isn't about budgets and spreadsheets. It's about healing the relationship between YOU and money—so you can finally build the wealth you deserve.☎️ Connect with Alejandra:Podcast: Brown Way to Money PodcastWebsite: brownwaytomoney.comLinkedIn: Alejandra RojasNewsletter: Subscribe for her upcoming book!🔗 Create with R H A Y N I: rhayni.co✨ Your space is speaking to you—are you listening?

Can you do a mini session with me?That's what I asked Michaela during our recording.And what she told me landed so deep—My Leo moon needs light. Warmth. Creative space that feels alive. I've been designing this way for years without understanding why. It's just what my body & intuition knew.My Virgo creativity wants perfection. Wants structure and rituals. Wants to control the whole process from start to finish.But then she said this: "Creativity is divinity. You are a channel for God's divine creator energy. And while you're trying to control it, God is like, hello, let me in."I felt that in my chest. In my throat. In the exact place where I've been holding everything so tight."Let yourself not finish something. Let yourself click publish without it being perfect."My heart got lighter.Like someone just opened a window in a room I didn't know was closed.Sometimes you need someone to see the parts of you you're fighting, you know? To name what you've been gripping so hard your knuckles are white. To give you permission to open your hands and just create.That's what Michaela does with her offerings. That's what I do with space.We help you see what's already there. What's been waiting. What knows the way even when you don't.She's saying: You can't force what wants to emerge. You can only create space for it. Trust the timing. Follow what wants to move through you. Have faith even when the path is invisible.If you've been feeling stuck or scared or like you're waiting for permission—This conversation will remind you that the void isn't empty.It's where everything begins.Connect with Michaela:@michaelaburke_More about R H A Y N I: https://rhayni.co

"I have zero regret. Of no kind."That's what Gerardo Pérez told me on the latest Space Whispering episode. And he didn't say it from ego. He said it from someone who almost died at 20 and decided time was the only currency that mattered.At 25, Gerardo designed a 32-story tower in Piantini—the kind of project most architects dream about their whole career. And then he walked away. Sold his car. Gave away his clothes. Became a backpacker for a year and a half.Why? Because he knew he didn't deserve that project ‘yet’. It was luck, not mastery. And he refused to let a stroke of luck define his life.Gerardo lives like life is temporary. Because it is. And that doesn't scare him—it frees him.🗞️Show Notes:The Whispers We Shared:Why legacy isn't about what you build—it's about what remains when you're goneThe difference between pride and peace with your pastHow a near-death experience at 20 taught him that time is the only real currencyWhy did he quit architecture after designing a 32-story tower at 25The moment he realized being a "super architect" was a trapArchitecture as business, not art—and why romanticizing design keeps you brokeHow Luxia Labs grew by forgetting to be an architecture firmThe ego trap: why architects think they're the center of the universe (and why that's dangerous)Living temporarily—and why he's okay with everything endingWhat keeps him grounded when labels don't stick📞Connect with Gerardo:Www.luxialabs.com@cualquierperez🔗 Create with R H A Y N I:📅 Book a 1:1 Free Discovery Call:bio.site/rhayniTransform your Space & Self✨Your space is speaking to you—are you listening? I help founders & creatives design spaces that bring clarity & flow.About Guest:Gerardo Pérez is an architect, entrepreneur, author, and professional adventurer. At 25, he closed his business, threw on a backpack, and traveled to over 20 countries—coming back with the certainty that he didn’t want a normal life. He wanted one designed by him.Today, he’s the CEO of Luxia Labs, one of the Dominican Republic’s leading architecture firms, and a partner at Travieso Capital Partners, developing tourism and residential projects. He’s also a life coach, hosts two podcasts, and is about to publish his first novel—a raw exploration of psychology, drama, and human duality.Gerardo lives with purpose, but never forgets the flow. He surfs, reads obsessively, loves philosophy, and says out loud what most people only dare to think in silence.A short Musing: Tengo muchas. Hmmm En Vietnam daba clases de inglés con un inglés nada correcto para dar clases 😅… en Venecia casi me da hipotermia… en Islandia una tormenta de nieve casí hace que perdamos el vehículo…. Así puedo seguir país por país 😂Uncover the Hidden Potential of Your Space & Align It w/ Your Soul’s Purpose ⁠https://rhayni.co/hsa

"When people can really see you and know you, maybe they've experienced the same thing and they were hiding it too. But then when you open up about it, they're feeling safe to do so too." --Shannon TomascakWhat happens when the fear of success becomes more paralyzing than the fear of failure? When does your authentic voice feel too vulnerable to share with the world?In this soul-stirring conversation, I connect with Shannon Tomascak, founder of Soul Flow with Shannon, a spiritual and somatic coach, workshop facilitator, and podcast host of Windows to the Soul. She blends science and spirituality to help others break free from fear, anxiety, and limiting beliefs.The Whispers We Shared:How abandoning parts of ourselves keeps us stuck in old patternsWhy combining the mystical with the practical creates lasting transformationThe magic that happens when you meet people willing to share their authentic storiesWhy boundaries are actually personal policies that honor your valuesHow traveling alone opens portals to deeper connections and self-discoveryThe entrepreneurial journey from safety to soul expression—and why we toggle between bothHow fear of success can be just as paralyzing as fear of failureThe power of consistency in content creation to prove to yourself what's possibleKey Insight: "I see myself in every person that comes to me. I see either this was a year ago, five years ago, 10 years ago—like I've felt that. So it's so beautiful to kind of just pay it forward."Soulful Tools Featured: NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Somatic Therapy, Movement Practice, Guided Meditation, Hypnosis, Trauma-Informed Yoga, Personal Policy Setting, Content Creation ChallengesConnect with Shannon: Website: https://soulflowwithshannon.systeme.io/ Instagram: @soulflowwithshannon Podcast: Windows to the Soul Your space is speaking to you—are you listening?Connect with RHAYNI: ✨ Website: rhayni.co 📅 Book a Free Discovery Call: [email protected] 📸 Instagram: @rhayni_

You know that feeling when someone speaks and your whole body says, "YES"? That's what happened when I sat down with Samantha Bove. This isn't just another conversation about healing - this is about remembering that love isn't something we find, it's something we ARE.But here's what hit me most: I've been in this beautiful expansion of love lately, and Samantha's words felt like permission slips I didn't know I needed. Permission to feel magical in a business meeting. Permission to let my body lead. Permission to trust that the love flowing through me isn't too much - it's exactly what the world needs.🌸 In This Episode We Whispered:How names carry our spiritual purposeReiki as remembrance of who you really areThe power of women creating agenda-free sacred spacesTrusting intuition even when it means difficult endingsIntegrating both protective and receptive energiesBeing authentically yourself in every room you enterWhy joy is our natural state, not an achievement✨ Key Insights:"Love is everywhere - in trees, flowers, the hands of friends, the smile you give a struggling mother at the airport.""You're not a burden, you're a blessing. Go be."Samantha's work spans three tracks: Love (manifesting romantic partnership), Light (Reiki healing and intuitive development), and Legacy (building soul-led businesses). She hosts transformative retreats worldwide and teaches the Japanese art of Reiki for deep healing and spiritual connection.📍 For Single Queens Ready to Manifest Love:Program: Date Like a QueenWebsite: samanthabove.com/datelikeaqueenDiscount Code: QUEEN (saves $100)"Your single season can be one of the best seasons of your life. I'm passionate about helping you see dating as a spiritual practice of self-discovery and empowerment." —Samantha Bove🍒Connect with Guest:https://samanthabove.com/datelikeaqueenhttps://www.instagram.com/samantha.bove/https://samanthabove.com/retreats🔗 Create with R H A Y N I: ✨Website: rhayni.co📅 Book a 1:1 Free Discovery Call: bio.site/rhayni🎙 Podcast: bio.site/spacewhispering