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Ep. 130 Can Dating NOT Suck These Days?

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In this episode, Katie dished with spirit-infused dating expert Lisa Holden, who is here to make dating fun! When she’s not writing up her dating experiences for outlets like Popsugar and Marie Claire, she offers 1:1 dating hype sessions to light up your single life and help everyone make the most of their dating adventures. 

In this episode you’ll hear: 

~ All about Lisa’s fascinating background growing up in a spiritual community and how it informed her current life’s work

~ The current state and culture of dating and how dating has been reinvented in the digital age

~ Dating is supposed to be fun! And ways to make it more fun

~ Energy work during dates as a way to more deeply get to know inner self and states that you hold

~ How coming to dates as your authentic self can attract people and creates a deep love within

~ Vulnerability and how it is earned, not a right

~ Lisa’s ultimate dating tip when you don’t have a lot of dating prospects

~ How our limiting beliefs when it comes to dating can hold you back from meeting someone amazing

~ Something every person should do before going on a date that may surprise you..

~ Ancient Tantric wisdom on how we hold sexual energy in our organs

~ Tips for gracefully exiting a bad date

~  Follow @lisaaholden across all social channels and learn more at www.lisaaholden.com

~ Level 1 Ayurveda School is currently at the lowest price it will be! Use discount code HotGirlSummer for $100 off any of the payment options at registration

 

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In partnership with the beautiful Sivananda Bahamas Ashram @sivanandabahamas, next month I’ll be offering a weekend of rest, nourishment and remembering who you really are. ⁠
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🗓 April 15-18, 2026⁠
💎 Chakra Yoga Nidra Retreat⁠
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This is not your typical yoga retreat. It’s a soulful recalibration—a chance to meet and embrace all seven layers of your energy body. Through guided restorative meditations, gentle breathwork, and intuitive movement, Katie will help you awaken the wisdom and power of each chakra, allowing you to reconnect with your true self in a profound, healing way.⁠
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💫 A visceral, embodied understanding of the chakra system as living, breathing energy centers through somatic, bottom-up meditation approaches.⁠
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Who would have thought warm water, a regular bedti Who would have thought warm water, a regular bedtime, tongue scraping and a little oil massage were what your gut (and nervous system!) was longing for this whole time… 🤠💩✨

Ayurveda returns us to what is simple: when you tend your agni and nervous system first thing in the morning, the whole body starts to move and flow differently. 

Ancient rituals = very modern glow! 🔥

Ready to learn the rhythms (aka the ancient protocols) that actually support your digestion and vitality? 

🦋 Comment WISDOM and we’ll send you the free Women’s Wisdom + Ayurveda mini-course so that you can start resetting - mind, body and soul - right now.
Ayurveda understands nervous system balance throug Ayurveda understands nervous system balance through the lens of Vata dosha, the subtle force of movement that governs the nerves, mind and sensory flow. When Vata is high, we see anxiety, poor sleep, tension and overwhelm; the goal is to warm, oil, nourish and rhythmically soothe the system so the body can return to safety and coherence. 🌀

Herbs:

• 🥛 Warm Milk with Nutmeg is a gentle sedative that calms Vata; nutmeg supports GABA activity and sleep onset� • 🌿 Ashwagandha is a classic Vata tonic; clinically shown to lower cortisol and improve stress resilience� • 🌱 Kapikacchu nourishes the nervous system and supports dopamine pathways for mood stability� • 🧠 Brahmi is a cooling, sattvic brain tonic; supports memory while reducing mental overactivity� • 🌙 Jatamansi is deeply grounding herb that quiets excess Vata and supports restorative sleep� • 🌼 Chamomile is mildly warming and relaxing; shown to support parasympathetic tone� • ☕ Cinnamon, Clove and/or Ginger Tea these spices improve circulation and reduce Vata
 • ✨ Golden Milk with Saffron - an Ojas-building tonic; saffron supports mood balance and nervous system resilience

Rituals:

• 🍯 Abhyanga (warm oil massage) oils the tissues and down-regulates the stress response; shown to reduce sympathetic activation� • 🐝 Bhramari Breath - humming vibration stimulates the vagus nerve and quiets mental agitation� • 🌬️ Nadi Shodhana balances prana flow and hemispheric activity; supports heart rate variability and calm focus� • 👃🏼 Nasya lubricates and nourishes the head/neck region; supports sinus–brain pathways
 • 🛁 A bath with ginger powder is warming and circulatory; helps relax muscles and discharge accumulated Vata tension

Consistency is the medicine. Small, rhythmic acts of warmth and nourishment teach the nervous system that it is finally safe to soften.

🌬️ Comment SOMATIC for my free class, Healing the Nervous System with Somatic Ayurveda (the ultimate toolkit for grounding and nervous system regulation).⁠
March in the Northern Hemisphere means that as the March in the Northern Hemisphere means that as the weather begins to thaw, Kapha dosha (earth + water) starts to dominate, bringing qualities that are cold, damp, heavy, slow and congestive. This is why many people notice sluggish digestion, mucus, allergies or low motivation this time of year.⁠
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To stay balanced, Ayurveda recommends lightening, warming and gently clearing the system with foods that are bitter, pungent and astringent:⁠
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🌿Asparagus: Light, mildly bitter and diuretic⁠
🍓Raspberries: Astringent and light; gently scrape excess Kapha and support digestion⁠
🌱Dandelion Greens: Bitter, liver-supportive and encourages natural cleansing⁠
🥬Kale: Drying and bitter; helps clear heaviness and stimulate sluggish agni⁠
🌾Amaranth: Light, slightly drying grain that won’t aggravate Kapha⁠
🥗Spinach: Bitter and cleansing; supports blood and gentle detox pathways⁠
🥬Arugula: Pungent and heating; wakes up digestion and clears stagnation⁠
🫐Blueberries: Astringent antioxidants that help counter spring sluggishness⁠
💦Celery: Supports fluid balance and lymph flow⁠
🫘Mung Beans: Light, digestible and tridoshic⁠
🔴Red Lentils: Easier to digest than many beans; light but nourishing⁠
🌾Quinoa: Protein-rich and relatively light (good for Kapha)⁠
💚Brussels Sprouts: Bitter and fibrous; helps move sluggish digestion⁠
❤️Pomegranate: Astringent and agni-supportive⁠
🥦Broccoli: Bitter and scraping; supports the body’s natural detox pathways⁠
🫐Blackberries: Light, astringent and antioxidant-rich for spring clearing⁠
🌿Parsley: Fresh, mildly diuretic herb that supports kidney and lymph movement⁠
🌻Sunflower Seeds: Nourishing without being overly heavy⁠
🎃Pumpkin Seeds: Grounding and supports tissues but not overly oily⁠
🌶️Mustard Seeds: Sharp, heating and Kapha-reducing; excellent for kindling agni⁠
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🌸 If you’re ready to take your Ayurveda studies to the next level, dive into our free Women’s Wisdom and Ayurveda Mini-Course right now. Comment WISDOM to access.
Meet core Shakti School faculty Sandhiya Ramaswamy Meet core Shakti School faculty Sandhiya Ramaswamy, Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist, educator, chef and retreat leader. Sandhiya is one of the beloved teachers guiding our Level 2 Ayurvedic Health Counselor Online Certification that begins April 21st. 🌿 ⁠
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For nearly a decade, through her practice Alchemy Ayurveda in Dana Point, CA, Sandhiya has helped hundreds of clients and students experience Ayurveda as a true lived wisdom through consultations, workshops, cooking classes and retreats.⁠
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In Level 2, Sandhiya deepens the classical roots of the tradition while making the teachings profoundly practical. Students study essential Ayurvedic theory including Strotamsi (the living pathways of the body) and Samprapti & Vyadhi Marga (the disease process), building the clinical lens needed to truly understand how imbalance unfolds and how healing begins.⁠
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Her fan-favorite class, Cooking with Spices as Medicine, brings Ayurveda straight into your kitchen. Here, food is honored as the first medicine, the kitchen becomes the pharmacy and the spice cabinet your daily apothecary. 🫚💫⁠
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Through hands-on tutorials and ancestral wisdom, you’ll learn how everyday spices awaken digestion, support microcirculation, build ojas and prevent imbalance - using simple “micro doses” you can apply immediately in real life.⁠
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🙏🏼 If your heart is ready to deepen your studies and become an embodied channel for the living wisdom of Ayurveda, we would love to welcome you. ✨⁠
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💚 Level 2 begins April 21, 2026. Reach out with any questions. We’re here to support you.⁠
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& don’t forget to drop Sandhiya some love below. 👇🏼💗

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