Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care

A special Christmas bonus episode! This is a lovely meditation from my Body Yantra™ practice.   Happy Holy-Days!   Learn more: Shakti Ayurveda School Lineage of Love Community   HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS   This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:   Subscr...

You don't want to miss this episode about the anxiety epidemic in the modern world. We end with a sweet little Body Yantra practice that you can use to reset yourself.   In this episode I discuss:   ~My journey with anxiety and depression ~The power of naming something ~Anxiety is not a disease ~A PTSD Culture ~Why mental health is such a big deal in today's world ~The Kali Yuga/the Time of a Quic...

Coming to you from snowy Virginia. Feel the healing power of hibernation and cozy up with this new episode… you're more than worth it. In this episode I talk about: ~Winter hibernation  ~Ancestral connection and deepened understanding ~Aspects of the whole ~Inheritance and our roots ~Ritual and practice ~HEALING ~How to honor ~Gratitude ~Resolving and dissolving patterns ~Intuition ~Book: It Didn'...

BONUS Episode! Thanksgiving surprise with special guest Vera Silcox ~Dating ~Popcorn ~ Sweet spicy tea we love – our wine alternative ~On changing patterns ~On mothers and daughters ~Constant growth   Happy Thanksgiving!   Ayurveda School Lineage of Love

Excitement for the winter is percolating. I love the way it gives you permission to be a bear and just hibernate. Enjoy this episode as you lay around like a fat beautiful tigress.  In this episode, I talk about: ~Parasympathetic Nervous System ~SLEEP ~How the body heals, detoxes, and regulates hormones ~Immune System  ~Healthy Brain Processing  ~Obsessions of the Mind ~Insomnia  ~How to Sleep Bet...

{Bootleg} Broadcast LIVE from Shakti School's OJAS training. All things love, self care, ayurveda, and feminine archetypal wisdom. Stay til the end for a juicy writing prompt, the podcast ends at a place where you can meditate over the words that come up for you.. comment and let us know what came up!  In this episode I talk about: ~Self Love and Oil Massage ~Less DOING, more BEING ~Feminism ~Wome...

Mother nature is so beautiful, she's the biggest flirt. Fall is radiating right now. This everyday ecstasy we recognize in the changing seasons is also right within us. In this episode I talk about: ~Ecstacy  ~Tantra and Practices for Bliss ~Our Nervous System and Overall Health ~Mother Nature ~Death ~Supporting Your Life ~Joy and Connection ~Aphrodite / Athena / Lakshmi ~Sexuality, Beauty and Del...

Let's talk about the Fall season. The more that you understand the laws of nature, and the qualities there in, the more you can understand what's going on in your own body.   In this episode I talk about: ~Macrocosm + microcosm  ~Nature's impact on our body ~Dealing with change + transition ~Power in vulnerability  ~Vata elements ~Flu, cold, sickness  ~Seasonal CLEANSE ~Rest + digest ~The witching...

Tantra Talks Part 3    In this episode I talk about:   ~Debunking some of the myths around TANTRA ~Bringing unconsciousness into consciousness ~Wave of the feminine ~Intuition, imagination, and creativity ~Archetypes: Venus, Aphrodite, Sacred Prostitute ~Psychic conflict ~Queen archetype + the slave girl ~Goddesses of sexuality, vitality, passion ~Balance + Mother Nature   Shakti  Ayurveda School...

Finding Peace in Chaos + Rad Lil' Bones Meditation   There is a lot shifting culturally right now. How can we remember there is a part of us that is always at peace with nothing with we need to FIX in order to recognize?   In this episode I talk about: ~ Working with and meditating in the bones ~ Feelings and self worth ~ Relating to the macrocosm ~ Wanting to "fix" our feelings ~ Peace ~ Uncoveri...

Winter is coming. The air is changing, there is a sense of snuggling up and being held, hibernation. We can and we will always be reborn. Let's talk about being triggered, when feelings light up how can we hold, hear and soothe ourselves?   In this episode I talk about: ~ Triggers and our Nervous System ~ Winter Transitions   ~ Connection to Self + Spirit ~ Social Media & Triggers   ~ Yoga and the...

Holy Shit, How To Become A Tantric House-Witch! Dive into this new moon, tantra, and how to make life a lot more fun by keeping your house clean. How we can best align ourselves with the laws of nature is the path of humility. The matrix of your body is designed to do BEST when in line with humble intentions. Now is the time to release and just let go! What does your heart really long for? In this...

{Bootleg} Broadcast LIVE from Shine Yoga in Cincinnati! I got up on my Ayurveda and Yoga soapbox. This is a long lecture so brew a pot of tea or save this one for a long car ride. In this episode I talk about: ~How Ayurveda is different than Yoga ~Ayurveda & Yoga cannot be practiced in isolation ~Yoga: A fire practice for death and nonreactivity ~Classical Yoga vs Tantrik Yoga ~How we can use the...

Pulsing Fiery Devasting Love, Tantra Talks Part 2   In this episode we explore: ~Devotion to Reality ~Anthropomorphizing of physics ~Mysticism in Tantra ~Spanda, pulsation ~Longing to be free, longing to know ~The Creation Story ~Yoga as a subtraction Process ~Giving from the Heart   Learn more: Shakti Ayurveda School Lineage of Love Community   HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS   This show is a passio...

Tantra Talks Part 1  I dive into: ~What is Tantra ~My journey with Tantra ~The principle beliefs of Tantra ~Enlightenment per Tantra ~Sacredness and getting WOKE ~Our paths through darkness ~Biology learns through strife and adaption ~What's Power got to do with it? ~Everyday ecstasy ~Importance of our bones ~Divine Will ~Sensuality and Spirituality ~This is not "just a bridge", can it be heaven o...

Detox – The Ayurveda Way In this episode I discuss: ~The core practice of my spiritual life: food sadhana ~What's it means to detox? ~What's it have to do with our nervous system? ~Why you need to more warm and wet to get clean ~It's about LOVE ~Products I use in my cleanses: mung beans-Kitchari Kit , Ghee , Triphala ~Download:  Ayurvedic Cleanse Guide   Summer (Pitta-Reducing) Kitchari Recipe: Us...

{Bootleg} Broadcast LIVE from Ashville Yoga Festival! A lecture on the basics of Ayurveda // including a love story of how the Universe was created. Understand the five elements, Doshas and how you can return to your own true nature through detox, metabolic integrity and building your natural state of wellness, sexuality and immunity.  This broadcast includes a little practice you can follow along...

In this episode I dish on the next thing you're falling in love with: ~Better butter 😉 ~What is Ghee ~How we MAKE Ghee ~Why it's referenced so much in vedic texts ~What's it means to Ayurveda ~How we use it in Ayurveda ~How YOU can use it and why you should   Learn more: Shakti Ayurveda School Lineage of Love Community   HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS   This show is a passion project that I produce...

In this episode I cover: ~A secrets of great digestion ~How to not feel bloated ~Feeling awesome in your belly ~Poophoria, getting your elimination down (pun-intended) ~My story with my intolerant, bloated tummy ~Why your body needs to know that You Mean Business ~What's AMA and what happens in your body's digestive system ~Your state of mind matters! ~The First Burp Yogini Principle   Learn more:...

In this episode.... ~My current obsession: Summer Date Shake Recipe ~You'll need a blender, milk, and SPICES!   Learn more: Shakti Ayurveda School Lineage of Love Community   HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS   This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:   Subscribe...

Let's dive into the morning: ~A short grounding ritual ~The sacred quality of daily flow ~Sunrise/Sunset as microcosms ~Why routines are important ~Why we rise with the sun ~Ayurveda morning rituals ~ About Triphala ~ Delicious Massage Oil   Learn more: Shakti Ayurveda School Lineage of Love Community   HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS   This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sh...

In this episode I discuss: ~What is Shakti, why I named my school Shakti School ~The Laws of Nature and how they transcend healing paradigms ~What is Ayurveda ~What does Ayur-Veda mean ~You ARE Mother Nature ~My Ayurveda journey ~Feminine Form Movement ~Feminine/Masculine Medicine   Learn more: Shakti Ayurveda School Lineage of Love Community   HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS   This show is a passion...

Welcome to Spirit Sessions! This podcast is your one-stop shop for all things sex, spirit, and shakti-infused self-care (with a spoonful of Southern belle).  Join me, Katie Silcox, New York Times Best-Selling author and Founder of The Shakti School, for your weekly self-love sound bite. This podcast is full of fun and deep real-talk from your fave Ayurveda gal-Friday on Ayurveda, Tantra, and anyth...