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Ep. 182 Hot Girl Summer Self-Care

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If you’re feeling hot and bothered this summer you’re not alone! In today’s episode, Kate shares summer self-care practices and Ayurvedic recommendations to keep you cool! In Ayurvedic philosophy, summer is known as the pitta season and is characterized by heat and dryness as the summer wears on. This can lead to excess heat in our bodies and fiery emotions. Tune in to learn Katie’s essential summer self-care practices so you can stay cool and collected this summer!

In this episode, you’ll hear:

~ Katie’s non-negotiable summer self-care practices

~ What is the pitta season?

~ The life-affirming aspects of pitta

~ What does pitta look and feel like when out of balance?

~ Characteristics of people with high pitta dosha

~ Ayurvedic remedies and foods to balance pitta

~ What is the Summer of Love?

~ Using rose in your summer self-care routine

~ Want to learn more about seasonal Ayurvedic living? Click here to learn more about our year-long Ayurveda School. Get $100 off your tuition and a free year of our Spirit Sessions membership and a love-gift from Paavani sent right to your door when you register for Ayurveda School before August 11th with code SummerofLove at registration checkout!

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~ Ep. 40: To Sunscreen or Not to Sunscreen? How About Natural?

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Ayurveda divides us into mind-body types called do Ayurveda divides us into mind-body types called doshas, which simply means “that which is waiting to go out of balance.” Through observing patterns over thousands of years, the Ayurvedic sages discovered that some of us are like delicate orchids, some of us are like big, beautiful bullfrogs, and some of us are fiery creatures somewhere in the middle. 🌸⁠
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🌀 Vata dosha is made of air and ether, and it’s the principle of movement, change and creativity. These are the people who are imaginative, expressive, quick, sensitive and full of ideas. ⁠
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→ When Vata is in balance there is inspiration, freedom and flow. And when it’s out of balance, that same movement can turn into anxiety, overwhelm or feeling ungrounded.⁠
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🌿 Kapha is the combination of the earth and water elements. Heavy, cool and damp, Kapha is the principle of stability, solidity and growth, that which builds and that which stays. ⁠
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→ Kapha types are strong, grounded, reliable and emotional in that watery, loving way. When they’re out of balance, they might hold on a little too much - to things, weight and old grievances that don’t want to move.⁠
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🔥 Pitta is made of fire with a little bit of water, and it’s the principle of transformation, of heat, of intensity, of that which takes one thing and turns it into something else. These are the fiery ones, the ones with strong digestion, strong opinions and strong focus. ⁠
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→ They are bright, sharp and driven, and when they’re in balance they’re powerful leaders and visionaries. When they’re out of balance, that fire can get a little too hot, showing up as irritability, inflammation or pushing too hard.⁠
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🦋 Ladies, Level 2 is starting in just ONE WEEK. In Level 2, we’ll take the study of the doshas to the next level, including tongue and pulse assessment, to help you and your clients find greater balance, ease and radiance. The doors are closing soon, so don’t wait.⁠
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🌷 Interested in learning more about the doshas right now? Comment “179” and I’ll send you my podcast where we explore the three mind-body types.
Ayurveda is the science of life. 🌎🌺🦋 We Ayurveda is the science of life. 🌎🌺🦋 

We can understand Ayurveda as this beautiful art and philosophy that has been held for humanity for thousands of years. It’s really a study of nature - the way the seasons move, the way the body responds, the way you are uniquely made.

And maybe most importantly, it’s about understanding how you are different. Because in this wide, wide world of nature, everything is unique. Nature created delicate orchids and big, beautiful, chunky bullfrogs. Both are perfect. But each is totally different. 🐸🌷

Ayurveda says we’re all made up of these elemental patterns, and it divides us into mind-body types called doshas, which means “that which is waiting to go out of balance.” 

We were each both with our dosha or “type”—in other words, it’s not going to change.

Kapha is earth and water. When we feel into Kapha, we feel its heaviness, coolness and steadiness. Kapha is the mud, the structure, the part of you that builds and stays. It’s the bricks, the mortar, the thing that makes life feel safe and held.

People with more Kapha tend to be strong, grounded and resilient. Kaphas hold more substance - more muscle, more softness and more presence. And emotionally, there’s that beautiful watery quality of love, attachment, bonding and deep feeling. 🌊

They gather, they hold, and they stay.

Kapha’s ability to feel deeply, to trust their inner sense, to stay connected to what’s true… that’s their medicine.

🌙 If you’re loving learning about the doshas, you’ll love our free Women’s Wisdom and Ayurveda mini-course where we’ll dive even deeper into feminine-form Ayurveda and understanding your unique nature. Comment WISDOM to access now.
Level 2 is for the healers in training. ⁠ ⁠ It Level 2 is for the healers in training. ⁠
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It’s for the women who feel called to walk the path of the healer. Not as a title or a credential, but as a deep, lived way of being.⁠
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Level 2 is an invitation into a lineage of those who have tended, listened and held others for thousands of years. The lay healers, the wise women, the ones who learned through devotion, intuition and deep relationship with life. 🪔⁠
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In Level 2, Ayurveda becomes something you live in your bones—a feminine, embodied way of healing, not just something you study.⁠
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Level 2 is a space to honor the archetype of the healer within you, deepening even further into what you tapped into in Level 1.⁠
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Becoming a healer isn’t about arriving. It’s about committing to the endless unfolding.⁠
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🪶 We begin April 21st—will you be there for our first Ayurveda Tuesday of 2026? Let us know if you’re coming. 👇🏼
On a spiritual and energetic level, getting rid of On a spiritual and energetic level, getting rid of the old heavy clutter in your life is super important.⁠
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Tantra actually says that the rhythmic quality of cleaning is very similar to the rhythmic quality of mantra, or the rhythmic quality of making love, or the rhythmic quality of a dance or yoga where you're just in this magical, physical space of repetition.⁠
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The upcoming new moon is a perfect opportunity to pour magic and intention into a task that would normally be done as a chore. ⁠
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Happy House Cleaning! 🧹✨⁠
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🕯️ Ready to learn how Tantra and Ayurveda can transform your life? Comment WISDOM for instant access to my free Women's Wisdom and Ayurveda course.
As you know, our next Level 2 training begins so s As you know, our next Level 2 training begins so soon! Year after year, upon completion of Level 2, it's deeply touching to see just how much leveling your Ayurveda School experience up for another year matters in the journey. ⁠
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Swipe for some reflections from the previously graduated Level 2 class about their experience. 👉🏼⁠
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What we hear from Level 2 graduates is that: ⁠
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👑 The smaller cohort allowed even more connection to the other women in the program.⁠
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👑 There was a deeper sense of boldness and softness, empowerment and surrender, belonging and agency.⁠
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👑 They finally felt embodied as a healer and a woman and ready to share from the heart without fear.⁠
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👑 A deep sense that the material was embodied!⁠
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👑 It helped many students to move directly from the Level 1 material into Level 2 so that they could keep momentum and continue to actively integrate the knowledge with the support of teachers, staff and fellow students in the second year.⁠
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🌹 Don't miss out - we in just TWO weeks. Comment LEVEL2 (one word) to book a call with one of our coaches to explore Level 2. Please note that these calls are offered only to Level 1 graduates.

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