Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care

  Join Katie for her kick-off episode of the new series ' Katie Talks with Smart Dudes' where she dishes openly and honestly with Sean about his shift from feeling unfulfilled into helping people feel safe within their own bodies and his work as a biohacking life coach.   In this episode you'll hear:  ~  How we can get started on the road to our soul's calling job by listening to the inner voice o...

Keep an open mind for this one! Cate Stillman of Yogahealer and Katie discuss innovation and the friction that tends to arise when we break the rules. Cate outlines Shivambu as it's connected to the Vedas and the potential benefits of urine therapy and how to DIY.   In this episode you'll hear:    ~ Cate and Katie discuss being Ayurveda renegades and futurists ~ Culture and the creation of disgust...

This episode is from a workshop hosted by Katie and The Shakti School on exploring the 7 key steps towards creating a sacred spiritual practice that may radically alter your life. Learn how to cultivate an inner reservoir that could nurture us in ways we only dreamed possible and deeply BREATHE the belief of our dreams into our body in 2022.   In this episode you'll hear:    ~ Begin the episode wi...

Katie dishes on being an intensity addict and her journey to recovery and signs you may also be an intensity addict. The great news is that there are ways to come out of this and to help uncover the psycho emotional and energetic addictions that may be the driving force.   In this episode you'll hear:  ~ Begin the episode with a talk on Up-leveling your 2022 with Level 1 Ayurveda School ~ Sign up...

This special Christmas episode covers Christ Consciousness and the embodiment of Jesus in daily life. Katie discusses concepts of surrender, metanoia, the realm of Christ and so much more which guides us to live in the matrix of love.   In this episode you'll hear:  ~ Opening song lyrics and vocals by Meredith Hogan + guitar, mix, and arrangement by Kevin Carlisle ~ Check out Meredith Hogan at The...

Even if you don't identify as a highly sensitive person, this episode will help you biohack any hotel stay. This talk is filled with science-backed tips, tricks and recommendations for feeling your best while traveling and sleeping away from home.   In this episode you'll hear:  ~ What does it mean to be a Highly Sensitive Person? ~ HSP tend to think deeply about things and have unusual levels of...

This episode delves into Tantra within the context of meditation and the framework for better understanding who we are. Different forms of meditation can help us feel more 'real'. Seven tangible steps are outlined for crafting a meditation practice which helps deepen the connection to your spiritual life.   In this episode you'll hear: ~ The meaning of Tantra within the context of meditation ~ Tan...

This powerful and heartfelt episode welcomes special guest, Marissa Angeletti. Marissa is a movement-based trauma specialist and therapeutic movement educator working with disordered eating and holistic healing. This important discussion dives deep into emotional eating patterns, food fears, and nervous system states as they related to eating. Marissa is a teacher in Level 2 of Shakti Ayurveda Sch...

This guided meditation focuses on rewiring the nervous system and increasing the felt sense of being at home within the body.   In this episode you'll hear:   ~ How rewiring our nervous system out of states of fight, flight and freeze lies in our capacity to feel at ease, relaxed, and safe ~ Proprioception in the brain ~ Outer orientation ~ 15 minute guided meditation for feeling at home and at ea...

This heart-expanding episode addresses our human innate negativity bias and how evolutionary survival mechanisms affect our polarities. When we step into the healing vortex and vulnerability, we are able to instead grow hope, compassion, and capacity to see future dreams.   In this episode you'll hear:   ~ Our innate negativity bias ~ Evolutionary survival mechanisms ~ Growing our hope, compassion...

This amazing interview was originally featured on the Walk 'n Flow podcast , hosted by Babette, a student of Shakti Ayurveda School and outdoor coach and trainer at Walk 'n Act . Thanks to Babette and Janna for the fun collaboration on this episode! In this episode you'll hear:   ~ What is Ayurveda? ~ Katie's personal journey into this field ~ Patriarchal thinking and feminine wisdom ~ Daily routi...

In this episode you'll hear: ~ Shakti Ayurveda School helps connect you to your body's innate wisdom and true spirit ~ This meditation practice is directly from Ayurveda School teachings ~ Allow Katie to guide you through a grounding practice to balance Vata ~ The practice helps connect you to your truest, most authentic self ~ Gratitude for the spirit of Vata Dosha ~ Click here for 2022 Level 1 A...

In this episode you'll hear: ~ Trauma and states of safety within the body ~  Integration of the physical and emotional bodies ~ Role of the vagus and cranial nerves ~ The matrix of safety and support ~ Attunement of the brain and body ~ The science of safety ~ Stability as connection to the Divine ~ Click here for the Spirit and Safety course on November 7th ~ Click here to join Spirit Sessions,...

In this episode you'll hear: ~  Rasa as your first line of defense ~ The physiology of Rasa  ~ Tips for healthy, high-quality Rasa ~ Rasa's role in immunity ~ Lymphatic massage to keep lymph fluid moving ~ Spiritual qualities of lymph ~ Pulsation of life ~ Ways we stifle healthy Rasa and how to combat this ~ Earlybird pricing for Ayurveda School ends September 30th! Get the full show notes: www. T...

In this episode you'll hear:   ~  The power of the holy pause ~ The retina as a part of your brain existing outside of your body ~ How we feel is related to what we're doing with our eyes ~ Eyes as a portal into spiritual practice ~ How the retina communicates with the endocrine and nervous systems ~ The health benefits of taking in sattvic morning light ~ How sunrise supports sleep ~ Peripheral v...

In this episode you'll hear: ~  The capacity we have in our bodies to use sexual energy as a manifestation technology ~ Accessing our full magnetism and manifestation powers through the Prana body ~ How to practice communing with your body  ~ Our sexual longing and pulsation of desire to expand ~ Sexual sovereignty ~ Physical pleasure and procreative power as spiritual magic  ~ Solo sex and the re...

In this episode you'll hear: ~ How Meredith found and practices animism & shamanism ~ Dreaming and Co Creation ~ The dimension of the Serpent ~The dimension of the Jaguar ~ The dimension of the Hummingbird ~ How to drink from the nectar that SERVES ~ Moving through Reality with ceremony and wisdom ~ Mapping with story ~ Find Meredith online at https://thebeautyway.net/membership ~ Find Disco Ball...

In this episode you'll hear: ~ The disconnection from Spirituality among westerners and the ongoing existential crisis ~ Understanding the multidimensional nature of human existence and reinterpreting physical illness ~ The importance and struggle towards preserving ancient wisdom ~ The timelessness and adaptive quality of Ayurvedic wisdom ~ Placing the Ayurvedic texts in modern situations ~ The b...

In this episode you'll hear: ~The Healing Vortex vs The Trauma Vortex ~What is Spiritual Bypassing ~What's Right Attention ~Valuing our past and pain ~Rewiring Attachment ~Polarization of the mind ~Beyond duality for embodiment ~Working with Earth energy ~Find Cristal Mortensen online at https://awarealignedawake.com/ ~Book: The Great Coddling of the American Mind ~Upcoming Course: Deeper Dating &...

In this episode you'll hear: ~Why we need to be grounded ~Technology's effect on our energy ~Where feelings get processed ~Why the soul leaves the body ~How to move energy down ~A practice for getting grounded   Get the full show notes: www. TheShaktiSchool.com/podcast/   Sponsored : This episode is brought to you by PAAVANI Ayurveda . PAAVANI Ayurveda is a female owned and family run health & ski...

In this episode you'll hear: ~ What does it mean to be wild? ~ How Kimberly found her wild calling ~ How somatic work felt different ~ How her yoga practiced changed ~ What embodied somatic yoga could feel like ~ Somatic vs psychotherapy ~ Why yoga can't solve everything ~ Psychology vs spirituality ~ How to prioritize sensations over the verbal ~ Social media and the social nervous system ~ What...

In this episode you'll hear: ~Spring is abundant in Kapha ~Health benefits of parsley ~Parsley Water protocol ~ Blue Sage Ayurveda Parsley Water Recipe ~Book: Healing With Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford Parsley Water: 1 head of parsley 3-4 cups of water Strainer 2-4 quart pot Instructions: Bring water to hard boil Lower water to soft boil for 1 minute before adding parsley Put parsley head in for 3...

In this episode you'll hear: ~ Fueling late winter immunity ~ Tips for getting sun this spring ~ Avoid projecting your neurosis: Ayurveda for modern people ~ The key to learning through an ancient text ~ Nidhi's course :  Ashtanga Hridayam (Part 1): Fundamental Chapters Ashtanga Hridayam (Part 2): The Definitive Guide to Eating ~ Katie's episodes on sun and spring : Ep. 40 To Sunscreen Or Not To S...

In this episode you'll hear: ~Toxic positivity ~Authentic expression ~The misunderstanding with love ~Why we can't weaponize love & light ~Love as a tool kit for deep presence ~Spiritual bypassing ~How we use non-verbal communication ~The polarization of trauma ~How we build the healing vortex in our daily lives   Resources: ~ Maya Angelou: Righteousness and Love: https://whatittakes.simplecast.co...

In this episode you'll hear: ~ Yoga Nidra as a state of consciousness ~ Finding your true nature with Yoga Nidra ~ Embodied vs Disembodied practice ~ A practice of dissolution and Pratyahara ~ Embodying all of our levels of being ~ Digesting our lives with rest ~ The Roots of Yoga Nidra as a GODDESS energy within us ~ Find Tracee online at traceeyoga.com   Tracee's gift to all of our listeners  30...