Igniting Shakti

Welcome Back! In today's episode it's all about showing your liver a little more love. The liver is this workhorse of the body with many functions that keeps our immune system and health in tip top form. I take a look at some of the functions of the liver, as well touch on some Ayurvedic actions that can assist in keeping the liver healthy and happy. When we are looking at creating bette...

We're well into the summer and it's time to look at how to take care of  our skin with ease. The most important thing to remember here is to keep your cool on and this goes for the skin as well.  In today's episode I look at several practices as well as great plants that can be used on the skin to keep inflammation  and redness in check. As well I offer a few facial masks that can b...

I have the true pleasure of having Lena Dolter as my special guest on today's episode. We are taking a look at how overwhelm shows up in the body, mind and emotions. We also have a conversation on the cyclical nature of our being and how this can benefit us more when we are more attuned to the cycles of nature. When we are more aware and observant of our cycles it can give us information that...

Summer within the Ayurvedic lens is also known as the Pitta Season. In today's episode I look at the Pitta doshas and keeping your cool in the season of Pitta. When we understand the how to nourish and nurture ourselves through the different season and take the approach of knowing how the doshas work within us and with the seasons, we can make conscious choices that bring a lot more ease and...

Welcome to today's episode which I take a look at the power plant Aloe Vera. Aloe is such an important plant that we can use daily especially during the summer months or the Pitta season. Aloe with it`s cooling properties allows healing not only from topical applications but also from an aspect of the digestion and other tissues in the body. Aloe is easy to grow and is an amazing plant to inc...

I am so honour to have another special guest this week. Today`s episode is with my very special guest Alison Foy. I have had the true pleasure to work with Alison recently in her extremely successful program Money Magic. The way Alison shares her unique story and wisdom is so powerful and empowering I just had to have her on this week. Her programs truly bring impact and life changing transformati...

Happy Happy Summer Solstice! I hope this Sunday is finding you celebrating Father`s Day and the Summer Solstice or the official first day of summer. The summer solstice is the day that celebrates the peak of the light as we are at the midway point in the year. In today`s episode I share some practices that you can incorporate on this day as well throughout the summer months. I also have included a...

Super excited to have the brilliant and amazing Katie Silcox on my podcast. Katie is the author of the best-selling book Healthy, Happy, Sexy - Ayurveda Wisdom for Modern Women. Katie is also the Founder of Shakti School an online Ayurveda Program that teaches embodiment, Ayurveda, spiritual wisdom and empowers women to be their authentic selves. Katie is an internationally recognized teacher, men...

It is a great honour to have Dr. Sherry Price on todays episode to share her story and how she is helping women with their relationship with alcohol. Like the hundreds of women Sherry has helped, she realized that she had an overdrinking habit that she just couldn't break. She would try all the common tactics (Dry Januarys, making rules like not having it during the week, or not allowing it i...

What is emotional intelligence? I go into this wisdom of the heart that looks to the emotions as a way to build a stronger relationship with ourselves and to bring more self-awareness to who we are. It is through emotional intelligence that we become better leaders, become more interconnected with our whole self, as well more connected with family, friends, co-workers and loved ones where we give...

Hey there. Hope this week is finding you well and joyful. In this episode I look at how nature truly nourishes us. From the plant world to just being within the cycles of nature and the understanding behind Ayurveda is this goal to become more attune to nature and the natural world. How does the plant worlds underlying frequencies and vibration contributes to our own well-being and health. With mo...

Hope your having an awesome week so far. In today's episode I go into aging gracefully. We all age it is a natural part of living and it can be done with an essence of ease, grace and flow. Aging well is our responsibility in how we choose to take on this journey. Yes, through diet, movement and mindfulness practices we can bring in a more conscious aging process and allow for our health to b...

I was so inspired to record this episode after hearing a really cool conversation in regards to our NO's and our YES's. As well as how building a relationship with SELF is truly the best SELF-CARE and SELF-LOVE that we can do for ourselves. So...I decided this needed to be shared to empower us all to begin this powerful relationship that will allow each one of us to observe more from thi...

Hope your having an awesome week so far. In today's episode I take a look at ways you can support and nurture yourself through menopause this transitional time of your life cycle. How can you nourish yourself and support the adrenals and adrenal function, so you don't go into that state of imbalance and depletion. Find that out here in this episode and give yourself the tools to allow yo...

Welcome to this weeks episode. This episode I look at the ability the doshas Vata, Pitta and Kapha have to adapt to the everything within and around us. It can be more than just the doshas being in a state of balance or imbalance, but a state of how the dosha adapts. When the dosha has the space and allowed to adapt to the internal and external forces. This is the place that ease, harmony and a da...

I am so honored to have Mer Hogan today as my very special guest. Mer is sharing in this episode her shamanic path, being a Earth Keeper, channel for Spirit and so much more. Mer has an incredible membership called "The Beauty Way" which she will be sharing all the details and why she created this membership for all to enjoy. Mer also has a "Space Clearing" course available tha...

Welcome to today's episode which I go into the use of herbs and spices as food or if you are interested on taking on a more therapeutic level. Herbs and spices have many benefits that assist in bringing more balance, ease and harmony into the body, mind and soul. There is this deep intelligence within the herb that allow healing on many levels. Today I share some basic herbs and spices  you m...

Embodying the Divine Feminine is this balancing aspect of the opposite of the Divine Masculine and when these two are interwoven with each other we bring the next level of harmony within our whole self. It's this beautiful dance of love and power, of structure and freedom, and it's this place that we thrive in being and doing. In today's episode I go deeper into bringing in the Divi...

Welcome! Bringing in the feminine qualities or the feminine aspect to our daily practices, routines and rituals is a way to also bring in more balance, ease, grace, adaptability and flow into our lives. We need both the feminine and the masculine to guide us to those next levels of evolving, expansion and self-healing. We hold both the feminine and masculine within us as well as these exist in eve...

Welcome to Spring!!! Today I was inspired to share something I been playing with in my daily yoga and Ayurvedic practices by blending these two together. It`s been a creative, interactive and evolving journey that has changed many aspects to my now evolved yoga practice. Ayurveda and Yoga are sister practices that were meant to be interweave and integrated together. When we do it allows for expans...

Today I'm sharing some tips around caring for the Kapha skin and how to bring and keep balance for our skin. Kapha is comprised of the elements of earth and water and this shows up on the skin as well as the rest of the body. When caring for the skin it always starts with the diet and lifestyle choices we are making daily, all of this is connected to how soft, radiant and glowing our skin app...

With the first day of Spring coming up and nature herself rebuilding, rebirthing and cleansing herself, so should we be looking to support our health by giving the digestive system a reset and a much needed break to balance out. Our body is always talking to us and one way it does this is through the symptoms that may be showing up such as bloating, gas, and indigestion. Giving this much needed ti...

It`s kapha season that time of transition of moving from the cold dryness of vata into the cool, moist and heaviness of kapha. Moving into the spring brings with it new beginnings and possible imbalances that when we use practical tools from Ayurveda we can ease into the spring weather with ease, vitality and radiant health. In today`s episode I go over what it means to us to go into the kapha sea...

Ayurvedic cleanses during kapha season is an optimal time to receive all the benefits of performing a cleanse to assist in removing ama (toxins) and geting a head start on new beginnings for yourself. An Ayurvedic cleanse is safe for most of us and is something you can do within the comfort of your own home. The beauty of Ayurvedic cleanses is each time you perform one it`s an unique experience as...

The new moon this March is upon us and a great way to connect deeper to nature is connecting with the cycles of the moon. I share today a beautiful and simple way to get started with being more present and intentional with the moon cycle with a special and simple new moon ritual that you can practice by yourself or with loved ones. Moon Rituals are a great way to tune in and to take in the potency...