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Ep. 22 Meditate With Me: A 15-minute Anti-Anxiety Meditation

In this special bonus episode, Katie leads you through a 15-minute anti-anxiety meditation to melt away stress. This meditation is particularly helpful during the holiday season when you're juggling family, work and everything in between but can also be used at any other time of the year.

Tune into this anti-anxiety meditation any time you're feeling scattered and stressed so you can return to your day more focused and grounded.

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Ep. 21 Overcoming Anxiety in a PTSD World

We're living in the midst of an anxiety epidemic, so in today's episode, Katie discusses her personal journey with anxiety and depression and shares the sweet practices she uses for overcoming anxiety.

Learn why struggling with anxiety is so common in our modern world, what this has to do with our nervous system state and the Ayurvedic perspective on anxiety, fear and related emotions. At the end of the episode, Katie leads you through a guided practice to help you in overcoming anxiety.

In this episode about overcoming anxiety, you'll hear:

~ Why mental health is such a big deal in today’s world

~ The power of naming something

~ Anxiety is not a disease

~ A PTSD Culture

~ The Kali Yuga/the Time of a Quickening

~ The nervous system and psychic constipation

~ States of the nervous system

~ Fear can be healthy

~ Anxiety vs Fear

~ Samsara - the Wheel of Repetition

~ Working in the Healing Arts

~ The relationship between perfectionism and anxiety

~ Pop meditation and anxiety

~ Namaha: that’s not mine

~ Constriction vs Spaciousness

~ A special practice for overcoming anxiety

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Ep. 20 Honoring Our Ancestors This Winter

Coming to you from snowy Virginia! We invite you to feel the healing power of hibernation and cozy up with today's podcast episode about honoring our ancestors. The winter season provides a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of your lineage and connection with your ancestors.

Learn rituals and practices you can use to more deeply honor your ancestors this winter while resolving and dissolving family patterns.

In this episode about honoring our ancestors, Katie talks about:

~ Winter hibernation

~ Ancestral connection and deepened understanding

~ Inheritance and our roots

~ Rituals and practices honoring our ancestors

~ Resolving and dissolving patterns

~ The importance of intuition and gratitude

~ Book: It Didn’t Start With You by Mark Wolynn

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Ep. 19 BONUS Thanksgiving Special

Join Kaite and surprise guest, Vera Silcox (aka Katie's mom) for a sweet, candid conversation about Thanksgiving, dating, and the special relationship between mother and daughter.

Topics discussed in this special Thanksgiving episode:

~ Dating

~ Popcorn

~ Sweet spicy tea we love – our wine alternative

~ On changing patterns

~ On mothers and daughters

~ Constant growth

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Ep. 18 Sleep Like a Baby this Winter…Yes Please.

Excitement for the winter is percolating! Here at The Shakti School, we love the way the winter season gives you permission to be a bear and hibernate. So in today's episode, Katie talks about all things sleep!

Learn about the systems in our body that regulate sleep including the nervous system, hormones, and our bodies natural detoxification system so you can start sleeping better!

In this episode about sleep, Katie discusses:

~ Parasympathetic Nervous System

~ SLEEP

~ How the body heals, detoxes, and regulates hormones

~ Immune System

~ Healthy Brain Processing

~ Obsessions of the Mind

~ Insomnia

~ How to Sleep Better

~ Subconscious Support Tools

~ Integrity

~ Day and Evening Routines

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Ep. 17 Owning Aphrodite – A Bootleg Broadcast

In this bootleg live broadcast from The Shakti School's OJAS training, Katie dives deep into feminine archetypal wisdom and a discussion about the goddess Aphrodite. We talk about all things love, self-care, Ayurveda and ojas!

Listen til the end for a juicy writing prompt. The podcast ends at a place where you can reflect on words that came up for you during the ending meditative practice. We'd love to hear what came up for you! How will you be owning Aphrodite in your life?

In this talk about Aphrodite, you'll hear:

~ Self love and oil massage

~ Less DOING, more BEING

~ Feminism

~ Women's power to choose

~ Inheritance and sexuality

~ Embodying the goddesses within and without

~ Aphrodite in the streets and in the temple

~ Questions from the live audience

~ Abandonment, unworthiness, neediness

~ Dating life + control + addictions

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Ep. 16 Everyday Ecstasy Aphrodite & Why The World Needs More Priestesses

Mother Nature is so beautiful and she's the biggest flirt! Right now, she is radiating through the colorful fall colors of the trees. This everyday ecstasy we recognize in the changing seasons is also right within us. In this episode, Katie helps you rediscover everyday ecstasy and awaken your inner priestess!

Topics discussed in this episode:

~ Ecstacy

~ Tantra and Practices for Bliss

~ Our Nervous System and Overall Health

~ Mother Nature & The Priestess

~ Fall & Death

~ Supporting Your Life

~ Joy and Connection

~ Aphrodite / Athena / Lakshmi

~ Sexuality, Beauty and Delight

~ Acknowledging the Sacred Priestess

~ The Feminine and Masculine Interplay

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Ep. 15 Fall Ayurveda Routines + Good Boundaries

Fall is upon us! The more you understand the laws of nature and the qualities therein, the more you can understand what's going on in your unique body. So in this episode, Katie talks about the impact of the fall season on our body and how we can smoothly navigate the changing seasons through fall Ayurveda routines.

By supporting our bodies through an Ayurvedic lifestyle and setting healthy boundaries we can stay healthy through the fall season!

In this fall Ayurveda episode, Katie talks about:

~ Macrocosm + microcosm

~ Nature's impact on our body

~ Dealing with change + transition

~ Power in vulnerability

~ The Ayurvedic concept of Vata

~ Flu, cold, sickness

~ Traditional seasonal cleansing

~ Rest + digest

~ The witching hour

~ Practicing boundaries + the middle ground

~ Building Ojas through fall Ayurveda routines

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