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Ep. 05 What Is Ghee? How We Use It?

In this episode, Katie dishes all about her favorite food and self-care secret, ghee! Ghee is referenced over and over again in ancient Ayurvedic texts, but you might be asking yourself, "What is ghee?" Tune in to learn the significance of ghee in Vedic traditions, why it's becoming so popular in the West and how to make it yourself!

In this episode all about ghee, Katie shares:

~ Better butter 😉

~ What is Ghee?

~ How to MAKE Ghee

~ Why it’s referenced so much in Vedic texts

~ Why is ghee important in Ayurveda

~ How we use it in Ayurveda

~ How YOU can use it and why you should

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Ep. 04 Get Great Digestion & Poophoria

Are you tired of feeling bloated, sluggish and heavy after meals? Having great digestion and elimination are incredibly important to our overall health, so in this episode Katie shares time-tested Ayurvedic tips and practices to help you get great digestion!

In this episode about getting great digestion, I cover:

~ Ayurvedic secrets to help you get great digestion

~ How to not feel bloated

~ Feeling awesome in your belly

~ Poophoria, getting your elimination down (pun intended)

~ Katie's story with my intolerant, bloated tummy

~ Why your body needs to know that You Mean Business

~ What goes on in your body’s digestive system

~ What is ama?

~ Your state of mind matters!

~ The First Burp Yogini Principle

~ How to get great digestion

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Did you love these tips to help you get great digestion? This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:

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Katie

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Ep. 03 Summer Date Shake! OMG Love!

Here in Virginia, we're in the middle of a heat wave. So in today's mini-episode, Katie shares her favorite date shake recipe to help you stay cool and feel amazing!

In this episode, you'll hear:

~ Katie's current obsession with dates!

~ The importance of milk in Ayurveda

~ The benefits of cardamom

~ Summer Date Shake Recipe (see below)

~ All you need is a blender, milk, dates, and SPICES!

Summer Date Shake Recipe

~ 2 cups milk of your choice

~ 1 or 2 dates with pits removed

~ Cardamom to taste

~ Optimal: crushed rose petals for topping

Put everything in a blender and mix for about 30 seconds. Pour into your favorite glass and sprinkle with crushed rose petals. You can drink the date shake straight away, put it in the fridge to enjoy with your tea or coffee later or heat it up and sip before bed.

Enjoy!

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Did you try this summer date shake recipe? This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:

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Katie

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Ep. 02 The Power of a Woman with a Morning Ritual

Everyday wellness starts the moment we wake up! Learn about Ayurvedic morning rituals to keep your body and mind grounded and in balance throughout the day.

In this episode about morning rituals, you'll hear:

~ A short, grounding ritual

~ The sacred quality of daily flow

~ Sunrise and sunset as microcosms

~ The importance of morning ritual and other routines

~ Why we rise with the sun

~ Triphala

~ Ayurveda morning rituals

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Ep. 01 What is Ayurveda?

Whether you're new to Ayurveda or ready to take your understanding of this ancient tradition to the next level, this episode is for you! Ayurveda educator, founder of The Shakti School and fellow spiritual seeker, Katie Silcox, answers the question, "What is Ayurveda?"

In this episode, "What is Ayurveda?" you'll hear:

~ What is Shakti?

~ Why is our Ayurveda School named The Shakti School?

~ The Laws of Nature

~ How the laws of nature transcend healing paradigms

~ What is Ayurveda?

~ What does Ayur-Veda mean

~ You ARE Mother Nature

~ Katie's Ayurveda journey

~ Feminine Form Movement

~ Feminine and Masculine Medicine

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Did you love this episode: What is Ayurveda? This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:

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When you anoint yourself with warm oil, you’re n When you anoint yourself with warm oil, you’re not only nourishing your skin and calming your nervous system—you’re literally bathing in sneha, a Sanskrit word that means both “oil” and “love.”⁠
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One thing I love about Ayurveda is that it reminds One thing I love about Ayurveda is that it reminds us that beauty isn’t about fancy products. 

Simple rituals and household food items and herbs turn into symbolic love-practices, providing simple ways to reconnect with yourself and the Sacred.

These are a few of my favorite DIY Ayurveda beauty care rituals, all using ingredients you probably have in your kitchen right now:

🛁 Oat Bath Soak: A handful of oats in a warm bath soothes irritation and naturally moisturizes.

🥛 Yogurt Face Mask: Plain yogurt is cooling for the skin, encouraging gentle exfoliation and glow.

🍯 Cleanse your face with honey: Raw honey has natural antibacterial properties making it a goddess-worthy, beauty-boosting au natural cleanser.

🌹 Floral Water Spritz: You can make your own at home by boiling fresh flower petals in water for a few minutes, diluting with filtered water, and chilling before spritzing to refresh skin and indulge your senses.

🧉 Coconut Oil Hair Mask: This ritual boosts shine, nourishment, scalp health and hair growth.

The key takeaway? Ayurvedic beauty is a practice of approaching our bodies with tenderness, intention and radical acceptance.

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Late summer is a wonderful time for a gentle detox Late summer is a wonderful time for a gentle detox because nature is moving from the heavy, fiery heat of midsummer toward the grounding, drying qualities of early autumn. 

Both Western natural medicine and Ayurveda agree that the liver and gallbladder can benefit from support during this seasonal transition. Here are the best late-summer foods, herbs and spices to help support the liver and stimulate bile for natural cleansing. 🌿🌞🥬

🍎  Apples and pears are rich in pectin, supporting bile flow and helping to cleanse the gallbladder.

🍋  Lemons and limes stimulate liver enzymes and gallbladder contraction.

🌺  Pomegranates are detoxifying, cooling and blood-building.

🍉  Watermelon and other melons hydrate and flush heat from the system.

🫜  Beets are one of nature’s liver tonics, improving bile flow and supporting blood cleansing.

🌼  Dandelion greens and arugula’s bitter qualities stimulate bile and liver detox.

🥒 Cucumbers and zucchini are our good old cooling, hydrating and Pitta-reducing allies.

🥦 Cruciferous veggies like broccoli, brussels sprouts and kale help boost liver detox pathways.

🫚 Turmeric’s anti-inflammatory properties support detoxification and improve bile flow.

🌶️ Coriander, Cumin, Fennel (CCF) is our go-to spice blend to help soothe digestion and reduce heat this time of year.

🌿 Mint & cilantro help cool, support blood-cleansing and your gallbladder.

🌱 Milk thistle (Western herbal ally) protects liver cells and aids regeneration.

🫒 Olive oil & flax oil (in small amounts) are good options this time of year when it comes to stimulating gentle bile release.

🥑 Avocado is also nourishing yet easy on the liver.

✨ This is just a taste of the seasonal wisdom we explore in our yearlong Ayurveda School.

Our 2026 Level 1 Ayurveda Certification is now open for earlybird enrollment—and here’s the truth: this isn’t just another course.

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Feminine-form Ayurveda invites us to remember that Feminine-form Ayurveda invites us to remember that Ayurveda is a mytho-poetic system for awakening, for transformation and for living as a soul in a body.

Here are three ways to understand this feminine, embodied approach to Ayurveda:

1. Your body is a temple of Shakti.

Ayurveda in its deepest roots teaches that the body is a vessel of light, a sacred temple where spirit lives. When we tend to our digestion, our energy, our emotions, we aren’t just “getting healthy” - we are literally infusing our tissues with radiance so that our very flesh can become a living poem, an expression of our soul’s essence.

2. You are made of the Five Elements.

Earth, water, fire, air and space aren’t abstract concepts - they are living principles moving through you right now. Your feeling of stability, the flow of your emotions, your capacity to transform your old patterns and your feeling of inspiration in your life all reflect these elemental forces. Feminine-form Ayurveda teaches us how to work with the Five Elements through our physical health, as well as on the subtle, energetic level.

3. Healing begins with presence.

Feminine-form Ayurveda is a map for learning to meet life—and ourselves—as we are. Instead of asking “what should I eat today?” we tune into “what is alive in me right now, and how can I meet it with compassion?” In our school we orient to the practice of Ayurveda from what we call “the healing climate,” a field where your body and soul can soften to remember your innate wisdom.

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Here’s the thing, my coffee-loving sister. It’ Here’s the thing, my coffee-loving sister. It’s not about the coffee. It’s about the connection.⁠
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Whether it’s a solo sunrise moment or a chat with your beloved on the porch, coffee offers us an excuse to pause.⁠
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To come home to your senses.⁠
To connect to your heart.⁠
Because the most healing part of your morning brew?⁠
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With love (and yes, a warm mug in hand),⁠
Katie 💋

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