Just Warm Spaces

Hi there- In this episode Rona and I sit down to talk about our favorite fall things, how to boost our mood when the days are shorter, and share some thoughts about what transparency + trust could do for our communities. We hope you enjoy it. Thank you so much for supporting this podcast. Please stay in touch via email [email protected] or @neginejasmine / @theronalisa on IG. Also follow @spaceforusjournal on IG for updates. Much love, Negine & Rona

In this episode, I sit and talk with my dear friend Zayna Usman. Zayna is a wellness coach and has so much good stuff to share about living life beautifully, being considerate to our past and future selves, desire, and what it means to say "yes". Thank you so much for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode!  much love, Negine

Hi, I recorded this episode with Hawa almost two months ago while I was staying in New York City. I am finally able to release it into the world. So much has changed since then but this conversation with my dear friend still offers so much. It's slow, warm, and resonant. Hawa feels like a golden hour, a slice of cake topped with floral decoration, and a friend who's shoulder would offer immense comfort in on a long + twisty drive. I hope you enjoy this episode and that you've been well.  All my love, Negine 

In this episode, Rona and I discuss self-improvement: when we realize it, how to detect it, and the beauty that comes from realizing that we're continuously blossoming. We also talk about staying soft in a world that feels like being mean propels you towards your dreams - we think that as a collective, that can be changed! Thank you for listening & Nowruz Mubarak! Please consider supporting out Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/neginejasmine Thank you so much for supporting this podcast. Please stay in touch via email [email protected] or @neginejasmine / @theronalisa on IG. Also follow @spaceforusjournal on IG for updates. Much love, Negine & Rona

In the episode, Rona and Negine talk about food and secrets. They discuss all of the energies that are shared, expanded, and created over meals. The first half is available for all listeners, while the full episode is available on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/neginejasmine  Thank you so much for supporting this podcast. Please stay in touch via email [email protected] or @neginejasmine / @theronalisa on IG. Also follow @spaceforusjournal on IG for updates. Much love, Rona & Negine

Welcome to Season 3 of Just Warm Spaces! I'm so happy that you're here. In this special episode, I sit down with writer, organizer, and beauty-lover, Hoda Katebi. We talk about the greatness/complexities of friendships, connecting with our spirituality through observation, doing work that excites us, navigating relationships + the dating world as Muslim women, and much more. The first half is available for free, while the full episode is available on my Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/neginejasmine Thank you so much for listening and for supporting this podcast! Please stay in touch via email [email protected] or @neginejasmine on IG. Also follow @spaceforusjournal on IG for updates.  Much love, Negine 

Hi. It's been a while! I just wanted to check in and read some Bell Hooks to you. It's been a beautiful, wild, and exhausting year but I'm feeling light + excited for new beginnings on this Shab e Yalda. Mentioned in the episode:  All About Love by Bell Hooks With the Heart in Mind by Mikaeel Ahmed Smith  Reality Steaming by Hawa Alex_Shams on IG Thank you so much for being here.  @neginejasmine @theronalisa @spaceforusjournal [email protected]

This episode of Just Warm Spaces feels so close to my heart as I talk with Amina Hassan about the moment when you realize you've overcome a hard part in your life, how to navigate relationships as a Muslim woman, and the power of being present. Tune in to hear us chat about finding joy in simplicity and cultivating a relationship with God that feels healing.  @aminaurl @neginejasmine @theronalisa @spaceforusjournal [email protected] Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes: https://anchor.fm/negine-jasmine

This is an episode calling for urgent action to prioritize the lives of Afghans who are in Afghanistan and who are fleeing their homes to seek refuge abroad. Please support Afghans during this heartbreaking and pivotal moment, a couple resources we mention are listed below. This is our time to come together and fight for those who deserve everything good this world has to offer.  Donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/resettleafghans Sign this petition: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/president-biden-must-support-the-most-vulnerable-in-afghanistan-as-part-of-the-withdrawal-plan?source=social Look into fostering: https://helptheafghans.org/ @neginejasmine @theronalisa [email protected] Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes: https://anchor.fm/negine-jasmine

Hey, it's been a minute! It was important for us to take a step back and rest, especially since resting is a central theme in our episodes. It's good to be back though, we missed you. In this episode, we discuss the route to confidence, exploring everything that peaks your interest, and the power of believing in what you truly want out of this life.   @neginejasmine @theronalisa [email protected] Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes: https://anchor.fm/negine-jasmine

Is jealousy poison? Or information that shows you where you need to work on yourself? We explore jealousy—romantic jealousy, platonic jealousy, creative jealousy and what happens when we feel it (or don’t). @neginejasmine @theronalisa [email protected] Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes: https://anchor.fm/negine-jasmine

This episode of Just Warm Spaces is truly special as it is graced by Maya June’s presence & wisdom. Negine sits down to talk to her about freedom; whether it be financially, spiritually, or physically. Our beings are wrapped up gracefully around the tree barks of ones cycle - fluidly manifesting our childhood desires. Tune in to hear this tender conversation on the seasons of the body, healing our younger selves, and knowing our worth through the voices of our intuition.  @neginejasmine @theronalisa [email protected] Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes: https://anchor.fm/negine-jasmine

In this episode, we reflect on the past year while bringing up some of our favorite things like: the book Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, the hot girl walk, high vibrations, and the ability to love our bodies fiercely. The song "Dead To Me" by Kali Uchis is really about us killing the voices in our heads that have the audacity to think we're not good enough to live however we feel like living.  @neginejasmine @theronalisa [email protected] Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes: https://anchor.fm/negine-jasmine

In this episode, Negine is joined in conversation with cultural anthropologist and creative director Hawa Arsala. They discuss evolution, gentleness, and shedding parts of oneself in feeding the journey towards oneness. Hawa’s musings on nurturing intergenerational connections while leaning on integrity is one that’ll stick with ya. @neginejasmine @theronalisa [email protected] Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes: https://anchor.fm/negine-jasmine

Happy Valentine’s Day. ❤️ This episode is all about love. What does healthy love look like? What can love and heartbreak teach us about ourselves and others? Throughout our lives, as our mothers’ daughters, we were taught by example the boundlessness of love. Whether you’re a caterpillar or butterfly, we all deserve healthy love in all stages of our lives. @neginejasmine @theronalisa [email protected] Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes: https://anchor.fm/negine-jasmine

To celebrate our tenth episode, we (virtually) sat down with the indomitable and iconic Mitra Jouhari. Comedian, writer, performer, ceramicist and organizer—she is the shining example of a talented woman who transcends labels and boxes. In the conversation, we discuss slowing down during the pandemic, the traps of productivity culture, ceramics as meditation, organizing PPP kits for the unhoused community, asking for what you want, and speaking your will into the universe. Thank you for joining us on this sonic journey so far. @neginejasmine @theronalisa [email protected] Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes: https://anchor.fm/negine-jasmine

Every day we wake up and do our silly little tasks while daydreaming about our silly little obsessions. Photography, plants, records, makeup, crushes…this episode is a shrine to shrines. The worlds we build in our heads and how they steep us into the present, fill us with life, and the sword’s other edge—reeling us out of our reality and sucking our attention up like vampiric social media fiends. Mentioned in the pod: Little Weirds by Jenny Slate, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell, Luster by Raven Leilani. @neginejasmine @theronalisa [email protected] Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes: https://anchor.fm/negine-jasmine

Too dramatic, too needy, too loud, too...much. This episode is about relationships of all kinds, the expectations around them, and how at the end of the day, we’re okay with choosing ourselves. @neginejasmine @theronalisa [email protected] Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes: https://anchor.fm/negine-jasmine

We each recorded snippets from our day-to-days and merged them together for this conversation centered on celebration. Listening is an essential foundation to collective care. And when we listen to nature, we listen to each other. @neginejasmine @theronalisa [email protected]

For many young Afghan girls, leaving the house and striving for independence is not as simple as the western practice of turning 18 and doing whatever you want. In this episode, we ruminate and reflect on how it feels to carve out space for ourselves when the generational script for us guilts and shames us otherwise. Home is fluid and ever-changing but somehow feels permanent in the heart and soul.  Thank you Joshua Hill from The Hill in Mind for creating the lovely tunes played throughout the episode! Thank you to Zarlasht Zia for the beautiful cover art! And thank YOU for listening! To follow along, here are our socials: Space for Us Journal Negine Jasmine Rona Akbari Email us: [email protected]

In this episode, we talk about how we stay connected to our souls during the pandemic. We discuss the practice of letting go, listening to our bodies, and finding joy. -- Thank you Joshua Hill from The Hill in Mind for creating the lovely tunes played throughout the episode! Thank you to Zarlasht Zia for the beautiful cover art! And thank YOU for listening! To follow along, here are our socials: Space for Us Journal Negine Jasmine Rona Akbari Email us: [email protected] Support this podcast

In this episode, we talk about confronting our multiplicity as artists and women. How do we deal with the desire to live parallel lives? How do we remember what Islam taught us while listening to our higher selves? How do we tune out the voices that want us to stay on the ground when our true home is up in the clouds? Mentioned in the pod:  Islam and the cultural imperative Protecting Ourselves From Creative Wet Blankets The Magician by Martha Graham -- Thank you Joshua Hill from The Hill in Mind for creating the lovely tunes played throughout the episode! Thank you to Zarlasht Zia for the beautiful cover art! And thank YOU for listening! To follow along, here are our socials: Space for Us Journal Negine Jasmine Rona Akbari Email us: [email protected] Support this podcast

In this episode, we talk about perfectionism. From early childhood blueprints of the “perfect woman” to the pressures of high school, striving for perfection in a deeply flawed human world can leave lasting imprints on the soul.  Thank you Joshua Hill from The Hill in Mind for creating the lovely tunes played throughout the episode: https://www.instagram.com/thehillinmind/  Thank you to Zarlasht Zia for the beautiful cover art: https://www.instagram.com/zarlashtzia/ And thank YOU for listening! To follow along, here are our socials: Space for Us Journal: https://www.instagram.com/spaceforusjournal/  Negine Jasmine: https://www.instagram.com/neginejasmine/  Rona Akbari: https://www.instagram.com/theronalisa/  Email us: [email protected]

If a friendship is like a plant, how do we water and nourish it properly? When is it time to say the season is over? In this episode we explore the challenge of friendships, how they act as mirrors to ourselves, and when to know if a friendship is no longer serving you. Thank you Joshua Hill from The Hill in Mind for creating the lovely tunes played throughout the episode: https://www.instagram.com/thehillinmind/ Thank you to Zarlasht Zia for the beautiful cover art: https://www.instagram.com/zarlashtzia/ And thank YOU for listening! To follow along, here are our socials: Space for Us Journal: https://www.instagram.com/spaceforusjournal/ Negine Jasmine: https://www.instagram.com/neginejasmine/ Rona Akbari: https://www.instagram.com/theronalisa/ Email us: [email protected]

Exploring teenhood as a Muslim girl was hard, especially when sports were involved. In today's episode, we discuss the hardships we faced as we were navigating our bodies in relation to physical activity in school. We also discuss our relationship to exercise now and how it has grown in tremendous ways.  Thank you Joshua Hill from The Hill in Mind for creating the lovely tunes played throughout the episode: https://www.instagram.com/thehillinmind/ Thank you to Zarlasht Zia for the beautiful cover art: https://www.instagram.com/zarlashtzia/ And thank YOU for listening! To follow along, here are our socials: Space for Us Journal: https://www.instagram.com/spaceforusjournal/ Negine Jasmine: https://www.instagram.com/neginejasmine/ Rona Akbari: https://www.instagram.com/theronalisa/