What if your sensitivity isn’t something to fix… but the doorway to your power?

In this episode, I sit down with Maya Spindel – yoga teacher, tarot reader, former spiritual life coach, and now author – to explore what it really means to reconnect with the divine feminine beyond the clichés.

This conversation goes far beyond the surface idea of “softness” or “flow.” We dive into emotional depth, shadow work, and the kind of radical inner honesty that most people avoid – yet that opens the door to intuition, self-trust, and real transformation. Maya shares how creating safety within ourselves becomes the foundation for healing, allowing emotions to move instead of being suppressed, and why feeling deeply is not a weakness, but a form of strength and intelligence.

We also explore the deeper layers of feminine energy as a raw, powerful life force. From Shakti and Kundalini to the balance between feminine and masculine dynamics, this episode reframes what it means to be connected to your energy and your body. It’s not about escaping into spirituality, but about bridging the spiritual and the physical, learning to listen inwardly, and trusting what arises.

Maya opens up about her own journey – from guiding others in the spiritual space to returning to her own truth, and now channeling her experiences into a fantasy book that weaves together magic, storytelling, and the essence of the divine feminine. We talk about what it means to turn your inner world into something creative, and how intuition, surrender, and timing play a role in both healing and manifestation.

This episode is less about understanding – and more about remembering.
Remembering how to feel, how to trust, and how to reconnect with the intelligence that already lives within you.

Chapters

00:35 – Divine feminine & intuition
12:53 – Belief, perception & inner guidance
25:53 – Yoga, bodywork & emotional release
32:17 – Creating safety for healing
36:11 – Shakti, Kundalini & life force energy
47:01 – Bridging spiritual and physical reality
50:58 – Reclaiming the feminine
01:03:40 – Sensitivity, emotions & embodiment
01:10:55 – The warrior within the feminine
01:18:32 – Feminine vs. masculine dynamics
01:24:47 – Surrender, timing & manifestation
01:30:40 – Shadow work & inner truth
01:35:59 – Writing, storytelling & magic
01:40:16 – Tarot & intuitive guidance
01:48:03 – Trust as the foundation

Connect with Maya Spindel

• Instagram: @mayaspindel
• Link to Maya’s book will be posted here once it’s available

Connect with me

If you want to share thoughts, questions, or wishes for future episodes — or if you feel called to connect or work with me — you can reach me here:

• Instagram: @annehochwald
• Website: annehochwald.com

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