Katie Silcox

Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care

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Spirit Sessions 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 Shakti School, for your weekly self-love soundbyte. This podcast is full of fun and deep real-talk from your fave Ayurveda gal-Friday on yoga, Ayurveda, Tantra and anything else we wanna' dish about. This is about me having authentic conversation with YOU on everything I'm currently madly in love with. That includes recipes, body movement practices, health-boosting herbal love, and a slew of a...

Author

Katie Silcox

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Health

Podcast website

www.theshaktischool.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Ep. 73 History and HERstory of Ayurveda 18.02.2020

In this episode you'll hear: ~The subtlety of dual philosophy ~The place of symptom-based allopathic medicine ~The definition of what I call Feminine Form Medicine ~The psychospiritual origin of so many of our dis-ease ~A brief history of Ayurveda in India ~Ayurveda today in India and internationally ~The HERstory of Ayurveda   Save 15% on Banyan Botanicals Nasya Oil by visiting banyanbotanicals.c...

Ep. 72 Want Health? Get Wet! 11.02.2020

In this episode you'll hear: ~How we don't get hydrated ~What we can learn from desert dwellers and hunter/gathers about hydration ~The newly discovered 4th stage of water! ~How to get deeply hydrated ~Taking stock of your water contaminants ~ Get to know your tap water, read the blog article about the importance of water   ~ The BEST trace minerals that are easy to add to your water ~The best way...

Ep. 71 Haters Gonna Hate: Working with Critics Mindfully 28.01.2020

In this episode you'll hear: ~My experience with online trolls ~The internet's flaw ~Conduct over content ~Who has earned the right to criticize you? ~There is no effort without error and shortcoming ~Charged vs In charge ~The Tantra of feedback and learning ~Processing our wounded patterns ~Video: Brené Brown Talk   Save 15% on Banyan's Stress Ease by visiting: banyanbotanicals.com/katie . And if...

Ep. 70 The Words Before All Else 20.01.2020

In this episode you'll hear: ~A ritual to begin meetings ~The importance of The Words Before All Else ~Thanksgiving Address for $6 from Mohawk Craft Shop at Kanatsiohareke , (518) 673-2534 ~Thanksgiving Address from The Tracking Project ~ Thanksgiving Address on Amazon   Save 15% on Banyan's Stress Ease by visiting   banyanbotanicals.com/katie     This episode is also sponsored by the Ahara Ghee f...

Ep. 69 The Power of SUBTLE Pleasure 11.01.2020

In this episode you'll hear: ~The importance of the five senses from an Ayurvedic/Tantrik perspective ~Addiction vs Pleasure ~The treasure of subtle pleasures ~Tips for attuning to your own subtle pleasure ~ 2020 Ayurveda School Starts January 15. Join the next crew of courageous and wonderful women. ~If you have questions about Ayurveda School you book a call with Amaury or Lyndsay   Support a gr...

Ep. 68 Tantra Talks #5 07.01.2020

In this episode you'll hear: ~Tantra as a weaving technology ~Tantra as an expansion science ~How it relates to relating to people ~The paradox as Presence ~Tantrik view of meditation ~Children as a spiritual practice ~The mundane aspects of living as holy ~The essence of Tantra throughout many spiritual practices ~Less than 1 week to get into 2020 Ayurveda School ! Join the next crew of courageou...

Ep. 67 Want 2020 Magic? Craft Heart-Centered Goals 28.12.2019

In this episode you'll hear: ~The goal is to keep the goal the goal ~Smarana: remembering our wisdom ~Paradox and reality: throwing who we are now into the fire ~What maladaptive behavior is and how to leverage it ~The role of surrender and self-care ~Less than 3 weeks to get into 2020 Ayurveda School ! Join the next crew of courageous and wonderful women. ~If you have questions about Ayurveda Sch...

Ep. 66 You Can't Be Yo'Mamas Guru 21.12.2019

In this episode you'll hear: ~How to talk to your family about your lifestyle choices ~Techniques for teaching Ayurveda  ~A blessing song for before meals ~Why it's hard to teach your family ~Less than 3 weeks to get into 2020 Ayurveda School ! Join the next crew of courageous and wonderful women. ~If you have questions about Ayurveda School you book a call with Amaury or Lyndsay   This episode is...

Ep. 65 Why the Yoga Teacher Model Won't Support THRIVING 16.12.2019

In this episode you'll hear: ~My experience teaching yoga in the Bay area ~The yoga industry today ~Yoga as a calling ~Why spirit workers need to get paid ~How yoga teachers get paid for classes ~How to thrive as a yoga teacher ~Less than 4 weeks to get into 2020 Ayurveda School ! Join the next crew of courageous and wonderful women. ~If you have questions about Ayurveda School you book a call wit...

Ep. 64 How to AyurVeda Biohack Your Holiday Travel 07.12.2019

In this episode you'll hear: ~How to prepare in order to avoid stress ~Getting ready the night before ~Food to bring with you ~What herbs I take with me ~My recipe for hydrating water ~My earthing/sun practice ~The flow of prana when we travel and how to regulate it ~Less than 6 weeks to get into 2020 Ayurveda School ! Join the next crew of courageous and wonderful women. ~If you have questions ab...

Ep. 63 Object Permanence—A Sun Practice for Safety and Ease 30.11.2019

In this episode you'll hear: ~ A short and powerful meditation experience that may come in handy over the holidays in the swirl and whirl of nuclear family dynamics. What is in me that is eternal? That I can trust? That will NEVER leave me?!  ~Lineage of Love 2020 News ~Learn about the Lineage of Love ~ Lineage of Love Gift Cards ~Less than 2 months to get into 2020 Ayurveda School ! We're filling...

Ep. 62 Don't Work for Free with Chef Meredith Klein 23.11.2019

In this episode we discuss: ~Working for exposure or for free ~Women in entrepreneurship ~Valuing the time and wisdom of women ~Why energy must flow otherwise there will be friction ~An exchange of value ~Being asked for free advice and "brain picking" ~How Meredith got her start in her career ~Meredith's book: Kitchen Ritual ~Meredith's website pranaful.com ~Marie Forleo's video on 'Brain Picking...

Ep. 61 Pleasure Activism—Do It Now! 13.11.2019

In this episode I discuss: ~Pleasure - the buzz word we're all talking about ~What Pleasure has to do with the ancient teachings of Tantra ~Tantra as a tool for expansion of awareness ~Tantra speaks to the paradox of reality ~Desire and pleasure as a pathway to our deepest spirituality ~Priming our body to receive what's already here ~A women's power to feel good is within her ~The book I've been...

Ep. 60 The Emotional Body: A Portal into Vulnerability & Authenticity 31.10.2019

In this episode I discuss: ~ Butter up your coffee or tea with ghee ! ~What does Rasa mean? ~Rasa as blood, lymph and vitality ~The concept of energy-in-motion: emotions ~What does Rasa have to do with our emotions? ~Working with emotions holistically ~Responding versus Reacting  ~Releasing the cosmic and recent past ~Only 2 more months to get into 2020 Ayurveda School !   This episode is sponsore...

Ep. 59 Happy Hungry Horny: 3 Hot Tips for Fall 28.10.2019

In this episode I discuss: ~Why autumn and fall are magical seasons ~Ayurveda fall tips ~What does it mean to have good Ojas in the fall? ~What we should eat in the fall ~ Mate Straw I mentioned ~The important Ayurvedic routines for fall ~Breast as the spiritual life-force of giving ~ Breast Balm I mentioned ~ Neti pot and nasal oil (you can put the oil in your neti water along with the neti salt...

Ep. 58 Being a Force in the Ayurveda World with Cate Stillman 22.10.2019

In this episode we discuss: ~How we've become discounted in the name of science and rationality ~Navigating spirituality and modern life demands ~Signs of auto-immune trouble ~Releasing stress from our structure  ~Modernising Ayurveda for today ~Is raw food anti-Ayurvedic? ~What does it actually mean to move from a place of love and joy? ~How to receive - the law of reciprocity ~Vulnerability in b...

Ep. 57 Is the Yoga You're Doing REALLY Ancient? 15.10.2019

In this episode I discuss: ~What I learned about yoga history ~Where the standing poses of yoga came from ~The beauty of cultural transmigration ~The women behind what became modern day yoga ~The relationship we've ALL been in    Books I used for research: The Great Oom by Robert Love The Subtle Body by Stefanie Syman The Science of Yoga by William Broad The Roots of Yoga by James Mallinson, Mark...

Ep. 55 Vitamin B.S. - Sunlight + Forest Baths 01.10.2019

In this episode I discuss: ~ Yummy Ghee Recipes Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for $5 off your Ghee! ~What is Vitamin B.S.? ~Sunlight as informationational download ~The science behind sunlight ~Foresting bathing  ~Science of nature therapy   This episode is sponsored by the Ahara Ghee family ! They churn their butter in small batches. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for $5 off your order....

Ep. 54 Interview with Brodie Welch 22.09.2019

In this episode we discuss: ~What is Yin & Yang ~How to embody Yin in a Yang obsessed world ~Cultural implications of contemporary life on women ~How we embody self-respect ~What is the erotic? ~How women can connect with their eroticism ~How do we get our heart aligned with our dharma ~Self-care as a radical act of feminism ~Being a change-maker and having confidence in our knowledge ~Traditional...

Ep. 53 Our Ancestors Are In The Soil 13.09.2019

In this episode we discuss: ~The first spiritual practice ~Our relationship with food ~Mother as our first Guru ~The balance between giving your body fuel and giving your digestive system a break ~Developing relationship with Goddess through food and eating ~Let's make it a conversation, drop us a note on Instagram and Facebook : What insights and thoughts did you have with this episode? ~Interest...

Ep. 52 Interview with Ragaia Belovarac, Founder of Blue Sage Ayurveda 07.09.2019

In this episode we discuss: ~ Ahara Ghee's recipes ! Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for $5 off your order. ~How Ragaia found Ayurveda during his healing journey ~What is Ayurveda and Ayurvedic living? ~Elemental theory ~The connection between elemental theory and shamanic & pagan roots ~The role of self-care and self-love in Ayurveda ~Presence as a self-care practice ~The balance of the femini...

Ep. 51 Intermittent Fasting—Giving the Gut a Break 30.08.2019

In this episode I discuss: ~ApotheKary's Classics Set ~Why do we need Ayurveda's perspective? ~What is intermittent fasting? ~A quick history of fasting ~When to do a fasting ~Different styles of fasting ~Different types of adipose tissue ~Where we store toxins ~Who should note fast ~Benefits of fasting ~Interested in Ayurveda school? Book a free coaching call with Amaury here   We love our lady b...

Ep. 50 Sex, Lover and Becoming Your Ecstatic Self 23.08.2019

In this episode I discuss: ~ApotheKary's MACA Root ~How coming together as women allows us to live the life we love ~Where the word and concept of Ecstasy comes from ~What does it mean to stand outside oneself? ~The One thing that the whole world is permeated by ~A women's health is linked to how satisfied she is ~The discernment of the spiritual journey ~Interested in Ayurveda school? Book a free...

Ep. 49 How to Polish Your ♥️ Heart 19.08.2019

In this episode I discuss: ~What does it mean to gather our attention? ~Everyday Tantrik contemplation ~Falling in love through the gateways of the senses ~ ApotheKary's Better Pre-Workout Pudding ! ~ Book a free coaching call with Amaury here !   We love this lady biz ApotheKary! My friends started an ayurvedic wellness store! Our discount code is GHEESPOT10 for 10% off.   Get the full show notes...

Ep. 48 Interview with Alicia Fajardo 13.08.2019

In this episode we discuss: ~What is the Fajardo Method ~How Biomechanics effects psychology ~What is functional movement? ~The relationship between the nervous system and our structural body ~Alicia's experience healing pain and a dislocated sacrum ~How our brain maps our body ~What happens in the body when we're in a Fight-or-Flight nervous system ~The problem with modern exercise and even moder...

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