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Ep. 167 Creating Sacred Ritual for the Winter Solstice

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In today’s solo episode, your girl Katie talks about the spiritual meaning of the winter solstice. The longest night of the year doesn’t have to be a dark night of the soul, but it is a time for deep inward journeying. Katie shares practical ways that you can tap into the spirit of the season by creating sacred rituals. Learn what the most solstice advice and practices on the interwebs are missing, and what to avoid on this sacred day.

From Yule alters to setting your intentions for 2024, Katie helps you create solstice rituals that are personal and sacred to you.

In this episode you’ll hear: 

~ Download Katie’s Winter Survival Guide to learn the exact products and practices she uses to stay vibrant all winter long!

~ Registration for Level 1 Ayurveda School is open for just a few more weeks! Join us to learn how to align your life with the solstice and other cycles of nature!

~ The significance of the winter solstice

~ How to tap into solstice energy

~ Why most New Year resolutions don’t work

~ The most nourishing solstice rituals

~ How to create a personalized solstice ritual

~ What to avoid on the solstice 

~ The significance of the Yule log

~ How to set up a Yule alter

Learn more:

~ Click here to register for the free webinar, A New Year for Awakening to Your Inner Feminine, on January 5th

~ Katie’s new book, Glow-Worthy: Practices for Awakening Your Inner Light and Loving Yourself as You Are—Broken, Beautiful, and Sacred is available now!

~ Join us in our monthly membership group, Spirit Sessions

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If you’re the one everyone comes to when they’ If you’re the one everyone comes to when they’re in pain…

If you’ve studied all the healing tools but still wake up wondering: “Why do I sometimes STILL feel so far from myself and my potential?”

I see you, sister.

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“Being feminine doesn’t mean that we have to be always nice and passive. Our femininity also has the power and strength in it that we don’t see everyday.” – Nicole Ronda

🎉 Nicole is a soon-to-be grad from both Level 1 and Level 2 Ayurveda School. 

She’s the founder of ADHD Ayurveda, which is dedicated to empowering neurodivergent women through personalized wellness coaching. Her approach blends Ayurvedic practices, herbalism, divination, and real-life experience. Find her at https://www.adhdayurveda.com/ 🌿

Our yearlong Ayurvedic Wellness Coach Certification Training is a year deep dive into working with your nervous system, your body and your Inner Feminine in order to unlock the Healer that already lives inside of you. 

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You can stop waiting to be healed to begin. Ayurv You can stop waiting to be healed to begin.

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