Ep. 228 The Art of Letting Go and Divine Surrender with Brett Larkin

Today Katie welcomes back the incredible Brett Larkin - author, teacher, and one of the most influential modern voices in yoga - for a heartfelt conversation about Ishvara Pranidhana, the art of surrender and devotion to a higher power. They explore what letting go truly means and share practices that you can use to release control and connect more deeply to spirit. They share wisdom from decades of energy work and study of the Yoga Sutras and other ancient Vedic teachings.

This episode is a reminder that enlightenment isn’t about detachment; it’s about expanding our capacity to feel, trust and love fully! Tune in for soulful insights, grounding practices and a deep invitation to surrender into the magic of life.

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In this episode about letting go and surrender, you’ll hear:

~ Sign up for our free mini-course about Women’s Wisdom and Ayurveda!

~ What does surrendering to a higher power actually look like?

~ The concept of Ishvara Pranidhana

~ Why Katie loves using the word God

~ The important differences between Goddess and God

~ Why most of us are in a constant state of constriction

~ Releasing control and letting go as a pitta person

~ The most important thing we need to truly surrender

~ How to relinquish control more in your daily life

~ What's the difference between meditation and prayer?

~ Why we need both prayer and meditation

~ Powerful lessons from Brett’s recent somatic trauma trainings

~ Common misunderstandings about yoga and enlightenment

~ Our negativity bias AKA “what’s wrong attention”

~ Dr. Rick Hanson Taking in the Good meditation

~ Your golden shadow

~ A meditation practice to aid you in letting go

~ Katie’s recent, powerful insights into the chakra system

~ Brett and Katie walk you through their current favorite energy work practices

~ What to do when someone’s annoying you