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Ep. 128 Katie Talks with Smart Dudes Series #3 with Micah Mortali

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

~ Micah’s journey to discovering yoga, meditation, and the connection to nature

~ The rewilding of life is based on connecting back to nature as humans have become domesticated and typically spend most of their time indoors

~ How living in nature versus living mostly indoors can effect the nervous system responses

~ Micah shares a presence practice that we can do daily to overcome ‘species loneliness’

~ Biophilia, the love of life, and the innate love of other life forms that exists in each of us

~ How a hands-on experience in nature can be a ‘right of passage’ for young people

~ Fire as the ultimate community-building tool

~ You can connect with Micah Mortali and learn more about his offerings at micahmortali.com

~ Register for Level 1 Ayurveda School here: theshaktischool.com/ayurveda-school Sign up in the month of May and receive a FREE YEAR of Spirit Sessions Membership to start studying live with Katie now

SPONSORED: This episode is brought to you by PAAVANI Ayurveda. PAAVANI Ayurveda is a female-owned and family-run health and skincare company based in Northern California.

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Ep. 127 Holistic Parenting and Childcare with Dr. Nicole Beurkens

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 many realms of parenting, styles of parenting, and how all systems in a child’s life contribute to their emotional and physical well-being.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~ How holistic psychology is about recognizing that what goes on in people's minds and their mental and emotional and behavioral experiences in life are completely connected to everything that is going on in their physical body

~ The importance of children’s roles within family systems and how children are a mirror for what’s going on around them

~ How we can examine what’s happening around the child and the systems in order to better understand their challenges

~ The family system and how it incorporates lineage patterns

~ How children can reflect to parent the unresolved issues within them that may need to be addressed

~ How the stories we tell ourselves about parenting can have deleterious effects on children and the relationship

~ An overview of the types of parenting attachment styles and the pros and cons of each

~ How to take into account all the systems that could be contributing to undesirable behaviors and ways to address them

~ You can connect with Dr. Nicole Beurkens through her website: www.drbeurkens.com or via Instagram @drnicolebeurkens

~ To learn more about LIVE or VIRTUAL Body and Soul Training, click here: theshaktischool.com/body-soul-event

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Ep. 126 What’s Botox Got To Do With It

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, embodied cognition, our social nervous system and what all of this has to do with Botox injections.

P.S. This is a NO-JUDGMENT zone over here at Shakti School. We 100% support a woman’s right to make her own beauty decisions and support our Botoxed Beauties as much as anyone. In fact, thousands of years of history show us that women will go to great lengths to beautify themselves. And while beautification methodology is very much a personal choice, women deserve to be educated on the effects of Botox on their social nervous system. So whether you are a Botox-queen or a natural-only mama, let’s release judgment and dive in deep in this not-to-be-missed pod.

In this episode you’ll hear:

The idea of embodied cognition

~ The importance of our social nervous system and the ventral vagal complex

~ What natural living fundamentalism is and how it relates to wellness culture (p.s. We love a Vitamix ;))

~ The importance of our micro musculatures for regulating mood states

~ How botox can not only affect the way other people perceive your emotions, but also impact the emotional experience of the person who had the injection

~ Studies can be found at the following links: https://academic.oup.com/asj/article/40/4/430/5418602?login=false

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20515231

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3379579

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25694806/

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Parsley Magic, Moon Gazing and Dream Yoga – Yes, Please!

As the spring equinox arrives in the Northern Hemisphere, we shed the cold, dry, dark of winter to welcome spring’s 🌼 blessings🌷— rejuvenation and rebirth, promising seeds and unfurling leaves, euphoric birdsongs and glorious blue skies.

I hope this finds you dancin’ into spring with joy in your mind, body and spirit.

Or… maybe spring is kinda kickin’ your booty!

While the transition of vata to kapha season brings incredible abundance and beauty, this rtu sandhi (seasonal juncture) can carry with it an intensity that’s as challenging as it is euphoric.

Just as nature is thawing and cleansing the toxins and heaviness accumulated during winter, so are our bodies. And, not every sexy goddess’s body moves gracefully into new phases of the year. Mine included!

You may feel unbalanced, lethargic and blah as your body pushes out of hibernation mode to make room for the lightness of spring. Allergies, congestion and colds are common. And, with the rise in spring’s water element, your emotions (hello, anxiety!) can feel OUT OF CONTROL.

Sound familiar? Spring can be darn HARD on your body, y’all.

My dear friend, use this time of dynamic renewal to tune DEEPLY into yourself. Observe the exuberance of spring, and enjoy this sense of thawing and awakening. Set judgment aside to breathe deeply, turn your face to the sun and receive the melody of nature with open arms.

I’m excited to share our April content to help guide you in seeking harmony and balance with kapha this spring. This month’s newsletter offers some simple Ayurvedic wisdom — like sipping parsley water and meditating by moonlight — to help you get the wellbeing you crave.

P.S. I’m thrilled to announce that my second book, Holy, is set to be released in Fall 2023. Look forward to a spirit-infused, sensual guide on how to connect with and 💗love your body.

Reduce the Springtime Imbalance of Kapha on Your Body

~gentle, time-tested methods for resetting~

Come kapha season, receive the abundance of spring with your fullest self by bringing balance to your internal systems with Ayurveda activities, spring diet and self-care rituals.

✨ Wake up with the sun

✨ Get outside for a walk, reconnect with nature as it
flourishes

✨ Eat your largest meal at noon when your digestive
fire🔥 is strongest

✨ Consume less meat and dairy

✨ Eat light, easy-to-digest foods: broth-based soups and
whole grains like amaranth, millet, buckwheat

✨ Favor foods that are bitter, pungent, and astringent:
lemon, dark leafy greens, chilis, mung beans, radishes

✨ Use spices and herbs: cayenne, ginger, turmeric,
black pepper, fennel, parsley, nettle

✨ Protect your immune system with 🌿parsley water🌿
(yes, parsley offers extraordinary health benefits!!)

✨ Indulge in garshana (dry brushing)

✨ Cleanse a cluttered mind by journaling

✨ Be playful, dance, invite newness and freshness into
your daily routine

Click here for more Shakti School wisdom on how to clear away kapha this spring.

Parsley is Spring Magic

~power up your health and immune strength with parsley~

I love 🌿parsley🌿. It’s the perfect spring herb. With several times the vitamin C of citrus and packed with flavonoids, chlorophyll, calcium, vitamins A, K and E, sodium, magnesium, iron, and loads of other minerals, nutrients and antioxidants, parsley is a powerful source of nutrition with incredible medicinal potency.

This potent, bitter wonder herb improves digestion, reduces inflammation, controls blood sugar and helps dry excess mucus. And, parsley’s magical green goodness can improve liver, bladder and kidney health by promoting urination, reducing urinary infections, and treating kidney and bladder stones. Yep, all of that and more!

Plus, come springtime, parsley helps drain excess kapha by flushing out winter’s heaviness and toxins — ‘cause, we all overindulged a little this winter, right?

I’m excited to share a super cleansing parsley water recipe from my friends at Blue Sage Ayurveda. It’s easy to make and crazy affordable… like $2 a day!

Click here for my simple parsley remedy and to listen to my Spirit Sessions Ep. 102 Parsley is Spring Magic podcast.

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It’s Time To Start Moon Gazing

~add this mind-body practice to your spiritual routine~

Did you know that lifting your gaze to the moon can calm an anxious mind, reduce anger and irritation, and soothe inflammation? I was recently featured in InStyle Magazine, sharing how the timeless practice of moon gazing has been used for healing all over the globe.

Moon gazing is simply soaking in the calming energy and effusive glow of our celestial gift.

The moon’s liquid-like energy is feminine in nature and has long been associated with women’s health, vitality and spiritual wellbeing. Basking in the moonlight cleanses, replenishes and EMPOWERS our Divine Feminine force. And, it activates our sex and bonding hormones, too!

By incorporating moon gazing into your practice, you can add a level of internal peace that transcends what you achieve with your regular meditation routine. With the promise of warmer evenings ahead, why not schedule intentional time with the Earth and cosmos?

How to meditate while moon gazing:

✨Go outside and sit or lie down where you can see the moon. Connect to your breath as you softly let your eyes move to the moon’s light and shape.

✨Gaze at the moon as an object of meditation. Become curious about its shape and contours as if you were observing something you really loved.

✨As you breathe and observe, begin to gently pull the cooling qualities of the moonlight into you, filling your body with this healing light.

Check out the full InStyle article on moon gazing. Then head outside and soak in the silvery energy of this benevolent light source. Let me know how it goes!

Ep. 125 Katie Talks with Smart Dudes Series #2 with Dr. Harry Adelson

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 episode you’ll hear:

~ What stem cells are and why they are important in our healing

~ Dr. Harry’s experience around the role of doctor and patient in the realm of the heart

~ How cowboys played an integral part in Dr. Harry’s career

~ When it’s important to use conventional medicine vs. using your body’s own ability to heal itself

~ The magic of projecting love in everything you do

~ Dr. Harry’s top pieces of advice for surviving this crazy world

~ You can find more and connect with Dr. Harry at docereclinics.com

SPONSORED: This episode is brought to you by PAAVANI Ayurveda. PAAVANI Ayurveda is a female-owned and family-run health and skincare company based in Northern California.

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Katie’s Spring Time Ice Cream

Katie’s Spring Time Ice Cream

“Oh my horror of Ayurveda horrors! Ice cream in the spring is a big no-no Katie Silcox!”

Yes, yes. But you still wanna’ eat it, right?

You, see I don’t believe in dogmatic Ayurveda food rules. (I ditched all fundamentalism a few years ago :-))

But what I DO think is really cool is using the principles of Ayurveda and the seasons to adapt and work with my cravings and desires. Ice cream in the spring included.

So, how do I do that in the spring? In this season there is a domination in the heavy, wet and unctuous qualities. And what’s so weird about imbalances in our system is that when we have imbalance, we will often crave things that are exactly the opposite of what we need.

Which is why, before I got way healthier, I craved lounging about with an ice cream bowl on my belly exactly in the Kapha season.

End result - mucous, sad-face, lethargy and a lack of getting s%$t done.

So, my hot little healer-woman, here’s a GREAT spring ice cream replacement that will totally douse your cravings, but also keep Kapha at bay.

It’s fruit-only sugar. A powerful protein and healthy-fat punch. As well as chock full of mind-tonic herbs that will keep you sharp all day. The secret ingredient is that it replaces the dairy of ice cream, which is super heavy and mucus producing with a wonderful Kapha-reducing replacement. Cauliflower! And I don’t even like cauliflower.

Give it to me, Silcox:

2 cups frozen cauliflower

One cup frozen blueberries

One scoop of any good bone broth protein. My favorite is this chocolate kind from Ancient Nutrition.

One scoop Anima Mundi Qi Energy powder

One scoop Anima Mundi Shroom mocha milk

Add in 1/2 tsp ginger, cinnamon cardamom to spice it up and further reduce the kapha

2 cups water- add a bit more if needed

Blend in a blender til’ creamy smooth.

Ep. 124 From Negative Self-Talk to TRUE Self

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 and when do we hear it?

~ How this negative self-talk correlates with shame

~ Difference between Samskara and Vasana

~ Our parts and how they have their own self-talk and how it helps to personify them

~ Helpful ways to differentiate these parts

~ How we take on external voices and appropriate them as our own

~ Ways we can neutralize negative self-talk

~ How not identifying with these thoughts can help with inner peace and overall well being

~ Connect with us on Instagram and let us know what you thought of the episode

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Ep. 123 Katie Talks with Smart Dudes Series #1 with Sean McCormick

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 of our own healing journey

~ What biohacking is and some of Sean's favorite technologies for deeper alignment with health and soul

~ Sean's "most important" lifestyle alterations that upleved his life

~ Katie and Sean get real on what men can do to come into deeper alignment with their true self ~ Open and vulnerable conversation on men and emotions, alcohol, pot and porn addictions

~ Sean's advice on how a man can return to his most powerful self

~ You can find more and connect with Sean at SeanMcCormick.com and on Instagram at @realseanmccormick

~ Schedule a free 45 min coaching strategy session: calendly.com/seanmccormickcoaching

About Sean McCormick:

Sean McCormick is the host of the Optimal Performnce Podcast and a certified life and performance coach with clients like NFL and MLS players, CEOs and Television stars.

Sean is an expert in performance biohacking. Having tested, studied and applied hundreds of health and performance approaches for himself and his clients - Sean knows how to get the most from the least. More productive thinking, faster recovery techniques, sleep hacking, lifestyle hacking, habit and routine creation - Sean helps people improve rapidly, with the least amount of work. Sean is also a father, husband and explorer of consciousness.

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Ep. 128 Katie Talks with Smart Dudes Series #3 with Micah Mortali

Ep. 127 Holistic Parenting and Childcare with Dr. Nicole Beurkens

Ep. 126 What’s Botox Got To Do With It

Parsley Magic, Moon Gazing and Dream Yoga – Yes, Please!

Reduce the Springtime Imbalance of Kapha on Your Body

Parsley is Spring Magic

It’s Time To Start Moon Gazing

Ep. 125 Katie Talks with Smart Dudes Series #2 with Dr. Harry Adelson

Katie’s Spring Time Ice Cream

Katie’s Spring Time Ice Cream

Ep. 124 From Negative Self-Talk to TRUE Self

Ep. 123 Katie Talks with Smart Dudes Series #1 with Sean McCormick

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