Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care

In this episode, Katie illuminates how denying our sensuality and sexuality can repress it, and in turn show up in insidious ways. She also discusses the polarization around tantra and sex, and how this can be limiting. Tune in to learn how tantra can help us find a place of rest amongst the chaos and how this can support a healthy intimate relationship with ourselves and others. In this episode y...

What if instead of just resolutions, we committed to a spiritual practice that would actually help us get clear on our Heart's Deepest Longings ? What if instead of constantly looking to the outside world as a mirror, we cultivated an inner reservoir that could nurture us in ways we only dreamed possible? This episode is from a webinar led by Katie on infusing spirit into your new year. Katie lead...

We have another special guest-led episode this week with author, Ayurvedic counselor, and Shakti Ayurveda School teacher, Lisa Marie Rankin . Lisa hosted this 'author talk' featuring Katie and Healthy, Happy, Sexy . Tune in to the discussion on a myriad of topics and some practical ways for supporting yourself spiritually and emotionally. In this episode you'll hear:  ~ How our lineage roots infor...

This is a special episode hosted by the lovely and amazing, Eden Garcia Thaler, originally aired on her podcast who has generously given us this audio recording of our conversation on her podcast Field Notes from the Spiritual Journey Podcast with Eden Garcia Thaler . Eden is a Shakti Ayurveda School graduate, a shadow alchemist, helping highly sensitive beings liberate their true selves, connect...

This is a podcast for any of you out there feeling like you need a reminder that magic still exists. And that the Spirit of the Season is alive and well. And that it's also totally okay and normal to feel sad, nostalgic, lonely or just plain weird during the winter solstice.  In this episode you'll hear:  ~ Winter as a sense of deconstruction ~ Tension of opposites as it relates to ancestral meani...

The fall to winter transition is here, and now is the time to tune inward and take advantage of this winter energy. It's time to understand our external dynamics and get in alignment with them. After all, that is what Ayurveda is all about. In this episode, Katie shares with us her hot tips on building winter immunity, and ways to thrive in the wintertime. If you aren't a fan of these darker month...

This episode is a lecture from Spirit Sessions workshop on self-love and thought patterns, along with actionable ways you can make shifts in your life today. In this episode you'll hear:  ~ To be seen and loved just as we are as our deep, innate human desire ~ The approaches broken down in this session are derived from Bruce Tift's book, Already Free ~ Fruitional and developmental paths ~ How our...

In this episode, Katie shares a breathwork practice that she does consistently for grounding. When we speak of breath work or prana, we aren't only talking about bringing air into our body, oxygen, carbon dioxide, although of course those physical things are important, but we can also think of breathwork as a way of training ourselves to be able to tune to the inner. To be able to humble our intel...

In this episode, Katie shares a shocking new article and scientific studies about how some of the largest workout retailers are using harmful chemicals in their workout apparel. That's right, our beloved leggings may be contributing to deleterious health consequences, especially for women. Tune in to get the scoop, plus learn about alternative options that are chemical-free. In this episode you'll...

This extra-special episode features The Shakti School's Coaching Team and graduates of Ayurveda School, sharing their personal journeys into the depths, spirituality, healing, wellness and self-acceptance. In this episode you'll hear:  ~ Malia shares her beautiful experience of how Ayurveda School found her ~ TaKisha shares about tapping into her intuition and inner-knowing and finding her gifts w...

Does your life have a deeper meaning than going through your same routine every day? If you are anything like Katie, the modern era of tech and linear time can be a straight-up straight-jacket sometimes. We need to return to the animal. The instinct. The wildness within that is ENCHANTED by the world around us. So, what do we do? Quit life and buy some land? Start a farm? Scream and run naked in t...

Today's episode is all about letting that sh!t go. Katie dives into the single most important spiritual practice for so many of us, surrender. Surrender is about admitting that we are actually not in control. When we can commit to the one spiritual practice that is to keep our hearts open, we are touching into the grace of surrender.  In this episode you'll hear:    ~ What is surrender? ~ The impo...

Katie sits down to talk about all things skin care with a naturopathic doctor, Dr. Trevor Cates, also known as The Spa Doctor . Dr. Cates shares about her own personal skin care journey and how it led her to create a clean, yet powerful, skin care line. Skin health, chemicals to watch out for, and of course, plenty of radiant skin care tips are shared in this fun and informative episode. In this e...

Katie here with a VERY special podcast guest on how we can take our life's greatest challenges and extract the bliss (yes, for real bliss). Don't miss this episode where I sit down with Dr. John Douillard - former Director of Player Development for the New Jersey Nets NBA team, author of 7 health books including his newest bestseller Eat Wheat, a repeat guest on the Dr. Oz show, and founder of the...

Katie speaks with authors of the new book, Reckoning , Kimberly Johnson and Stephen Jenkinson in this heart-felt, heart-broken edition of Spirit Sessions.    Come for insights and honest conversations that don't really figure anything out, but speak to what Stephen Jenkinson calls a willingness "to be heartbroken together."  In this episode you'll hear:    ~ A taste of the polarization and cruelty...

Today's episode is an explanation of the traditional roots of the Dragon Kriya meditation practice being shared and how it can activate the parasympathetic nervous system. Katie then moves into the guided meditation practice, which is a little over 15 minutes long and will leave you feeling relaxed and blissed out. In this episode you'll hear:    ~ An explanation of the traditional roots of the me...

We have a very exciting episode today as Katie is joined by the one and only Dr. Steven Gundry. Dr. Gundry is a cardiothoracic surgeon, a heart surgeon, a medical researcher, and a New York Times best-selling author. Tune in to hear Katie and Dr. Gundry discuss what led Dr. Gundry from being a heart surgeon to where he is today, the reason young adults are suffering from gut issues and chronic fat...

This week, Katie dishes real and raw on being a Recovering Love Hustler. Only listen to this podcast if you wanna' genuinely get some inspiration on finding the only true inexhaustible source of L.O.V.E. which is YOU.    In this episode you'll hear:  ~ How hustling can be a way to avoid being with ourselves, alone and quiet ~ Self-love and how deeply we need it  ~ August is the month of SELF-LOVE...

In this episode, Katie dished with spirit-infused dating expert Lisa Holden, who is here to make dating fun! When she's not writing up her dating experiences for outlets like Popsugar and Marie Claire, she offers 1:1 dating hype sessions to light up your single life and help everyone make the most of their dating adventures.    In this episode you'll hear:  ~ All about Lisa's fascinating backgroun...

Who doesn't love sleep? And let's be real, none of us experience perfect sleep 100% of the time. If you struggle with insomnia, experience daytime fatigue, or simply want better sleep, this episode is for you. Hear Katie discuss the two main types of insomnia, what to do to help yourself go to sleep or get back to sleep, and a simple yet effective breathwork practice to calm your mind during those...

Join Katie as she sits down to speak with Micah Mortali, the author of Rewilding: Meditations, Practices, and Skills for Awakening in Nature and founder of the Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership . This fascinating discussion dives into how nature and rewilding are directly connected to spiritual teachings.   In this episode you'll hear:  ~ How rewilding is where meditation comes from ~ M...

This special episode features a conversation with Holistic Child Psychologist Dr. Nicole Beurkens. Dr. Nicole is a psychologist, nutritionist, educator, and mom who provides parents with super simple, effective research-based strategies to help people get to the root of their children's anxiety, attention issues, mood, and behavioral challenges. Tune in to hear Katie and Dr. Nicole discuss the man...

It's natural and healthy to want to be as juicy and nature-plumped for as long as possible. But something may be lurking in the shadows of the beauty industry - Botox and its effects on your emotional and social regulation system. Just how far are we willing to go to keep that eternal plump of youth? What are we willing to sacrifice? Here Katie speaks openly about natural living fundamentalism, em...

We're back with another episode of the new series 'Katie Talks with Smart Dudes' where Katie sits down with the renegade in the realm of medicine and self-healing, Dr. Harry Adelson. This talk dives into the superhuman powers of stem cells, why all men should get an oxytocin injection, and how everyone, regardless of your financial situation, can benefit from Dr. Harry's treatment.  In this episod...

Join Katie in this tender topic we can all relate to: Self-Talk. We will dive into defining "self-talk," and learning how to differentiate from it. Katie discusses easy methods you can use to neutralize, transmute and work with these inner voices. We will explore neurobiology, cognitive shifts, mythology and awakening the inner spiritual parent.  In this episode you'll hear:    ~ What is self-talk...