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Ep. 135 Turning Pain into Bliss with Dr. John Douillard

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Katie here with a VERY special podcast guest on how we can take our life's greatest challenges and extract the bliss (yes, for real bliss).

Don't miss this episode where I sit down with Dr. John Douillard - former Director of Player Development for the New Jersey Nets NBA team, author of 7 health books including his newest bestseller Eat Wheat, a repeat guest on the Dr. Oz show, and founder of the LifeSpa Ayurvedic Clinic, the 2013 Holistic Wellness Center of the Year in Boulder, CO.

In this episode you’ll hear: 

~ What is conscious aging?

~ Embracing the vata stage of life

~ Our modern information age and our nature of satisfaction

~ Benefits of the ‘longevity hormone’ 

~ Practical ways to support yourself for longevity

~ The incredible benefits of pranayama

~ You can connect with Dr. Douillard and learn more at LifeSpa.com

~ Level 1 Ayurveda School is open for early bird registration! Get in now before prices go up by $500 after September 30

~ Click here to book a free coaching call about Ayurveda School

~ Send a screenshot of your rating and review of Spirit Sessions Podcast to [email protected] to receive a special gift!

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Q: “Do you cover all phases of women’s health? Q: “Do you cover all phases of women’s health? I’m not in my 20s or 30s anymore… is this program still for me?”⁠
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A: Ohhh yes, beautiful woman. Let’s clear this one up because it comes up a lot.⁠
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Shakti School is NOT a program just for women in their reproductive years. In fact, some of our most devoted, powerful students are in their 50s, 60s, 70s… even their 80s. This is a space where every phase of womanhood is honored, supported and celebrated: maiden, mother, queen and crone.⁠
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Menopause, perimenopause and post-menopause are very much covered in our Level 1 training. We have an entire 3-hour class on menopause with the incredible acharya Mary Thompson, plus hormone-balancing teachings woven throughout the year. Ayurveda has some of the most profound tools for this entire midlife transition, physically, emotionally and spiritually.⁠
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And when you get to our Women’s Health Module, it’s truly a portal of empowerment at any age. We’ll cover women’s vitality, how stress impacts women’s bodies, the endocrine system, hormones, womb care at every stage of hormonal life, Ayurvedic perspectives on thyroid and so much more. ⁠
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And because feminine wellness touches every part of our lives, we also explore themes inside Module 7: Sacred Sensuality like Ojas, Soma and developing a healthy relationship to your sensuality (at any age).⁠
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For those interested in supporting others (or yourself) through fertility, conscious pregnancy and postpartum, we also dive deep into the Ayurvedic teachings for the sacred threshold of motherhood.⁠
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So yes, this is a whole-woman, whole-life, whole-journey education. Not a one-phase curriculum.⁠
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🌹 Want to learn more about the magic of feminine-form Ayurveda?⁠
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🌙 Comment WISDOM for our free Women’s Wisdom & Ayurveda course.⁠
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This is actually one of our central-most values that makes our feminine-form school different:

We don’t do dogma. No one-size-fits-all food lists. We teach you how to listen to your own body’s wisdom.

Ayurveda doesn’t belong in dusty books. It belongs in your life. That’s what we teach. And that’s why our program centers around YOU connecting back to YOUR own inner wisdom.

There’s less than 4 weeks until our 2026 Ayurvedic Wellness Coach Certification Training begins. We start on January 14th - so get in the door now.

🌙 Begin your study of feminine-form Ayurveda today👇🏼
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🕯️Come join us for a free live solstice event 🕯️Come join us for a free live solstice event on Sunday 12/21 - Winter Solstice Initiation: Your Wound Is the Way. 

This is a space to:

🌑 Name what this year asked of you
🌑 Honor the wounds that shaped you
🌑 Rest the nervous system
🌑 Reclaim the medicine inside your story

Come as the healer.
Come as the one still healing.

They are not separate.

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What were your biggest soul-lessons from 2025? 👇🏼⁠
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Now is the time for reflection on the most deep, heart–truth lessons learned from 2025. It’s also time for sacred seed planting for 2026. ⁠
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This is the season of descent, when the invisible roots grow stronger and the unseen realms speak more clearly. ⁠
⁠Join me for a free upcoming class where I’ll be sharing about the spiritual and energetic currents of this time of year and the lessons of heartbreak, grief and rebirth. Together we will explore how the very places we feel most broken often hold the spark of our greatest awakening.⁠
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Our Winter Solstice Initiation: Your Wound Is the Way is happening on December 21st (the solstice itself) from 2-3pm Eastern US Time⁠.
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🌙 Comment DARKNESS to get the link and save your spot now.⁠
We would love to have you at our FREE live Winter We would love to have you at our FREE live Winter Solstice Initiation this Sunday December 21st at 2pm US Eastern time. This class is a sanctuary for anyone walking through darkness who is ready to discover the light within it. Comment DARKNESS for the link 👇🏼❄️🌑🕯️❤️‍🔥

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