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Ep. 243 Navigating Postpartum, Loneliness and Loss with Christine Eck of the Center for Sacred Window Studies

Spirit Sessions Podcast Ep. 243 Navigating Postpartum, Loneliness and Loss with Christine Eck of the Center for Sacred Window Studies

Today on the podcast, Katie is joined by Christine Eck to explore feminine spirituality, postpartum care and life’s sacred transitions. Christine is an Ayurvedic Health Consultant, a Birth and Postpartum Doula and founder of the Center for Sacred Window Studies. Katie and Christine share how our most vulnerable moments can become portals for deep transformation.

The next cycle of our Level 2 Ayurvedic Health Coach certification program begins on April 21. Email us at [email protected] to enroll today!

In this episode about transitions and postpartum, you’ll hear:

~ Releasing the pursuit of perfection

~ The Vedic concepts of shakti, sundariah, hridaya, rasa and soma

~ Understanding energy, change and surrender through Tantra

~ Embracing vulnerability

~ What are the sacred windows in our lives?

~ Postpartum experience as a sacred portal

~ Cultural gaps in postpartum care

~ Reclaiming inner wisdom

~ Navigating emptiness, loss and loneliness

~ The alchemy of collective healing

~ The work of Tich Nach Han

~ Have questions about our Level 2 program? Click here to book a FREE call with us.

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Check out these related episodes:

~ Ep. 192 Revolutionizing Pregnancy and Postpartum Care with Ashlee Sakaishi Wilkin

~ Ep. 226 The Night My House Burned & What Truly Saved Me

Connect with Christine and the Center for Sacred Window Studies:

~ Follow the Center for Sacred Window Studies on Instagram and Facebook

~ Sacred Window Podcast and Blog

~ Conscious Postpartum Care programs

Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

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

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ Read Katie’s latest book, Glow-Worthy!

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This smoothie is a little love letter to pitta sea This smoothie is a little love letter to pitta season. 🌿🥥 Bananas, coconut, mint and coconut water all help replenish fluids, soothe excess heat and nourish the tissues, while spinach adds additional minerals and cacao nibs bring in a hint of richness. 

I love to drink this as a mid-morning snack or afternoon pick-me-up on hot summer days. A cooler smoothie like this can dampen digestion if you have slow agni, so it’s best to drink it during peak pitta hours and avoid first thing in the morning or too late at night. 

This recipe is especially supportive for those experiencing classic pitta signs like feeling overheated, irritability, acid reflux or inflammatory skin flare-ups.

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Vata is the wind of change in the body: creative, Vata is the wind of change in the body: creative, enthusiastic, inspired... and occasionally running on caffeine, adrenaline and pure optimism. 💨✨🌀⁠
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If you've ever wondered why you do what you do or why you are the way you are, Ayurveda offers a beautiful roadmap for understanding your unique constitution and bringing yourself back into balance.⁠
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Lady, did you know that your nervous system is listening to every thought, every breath and every moment of presence (or lack thereof!)?⁠
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Join us for a FREE class on Tuesday, August 25th a Join us for a FREE class on Tuesday, August 25th at 10am US Eastern (the replay will be sent out to everyone who cannot attend live!⁠
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This talk bridges ancient wisdom and modern physiology to explore how deeper states of coherence, vitality and conscious presence emerge through the restoration of our relationship to body, breath, sensation and subtle awareness.⁠
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Participants will explore:⁠
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My 30 years of study have taught me that Ayurveda must also meet the time, the place and the people in which it is living. ⁠
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My Ayurveda is imperfect because it’s alive, it’s real and that’s what makes it holy.⁠
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In August, the heat and fire of pitta that built u In August, the heat and fire of pitta that built up in June and July starts to rise to the surface, especially as moisture in our body begins to dry out. 🌞🍂 ⁠
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Ayurveda invites us to focus on foods that are cooling, hydrating and slightly grounding. It’s time to soothe the lingering fire of summer while gently preparing our bodies for the cool, dry, vata winds of fall.⁠
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Here’s your shopping list:⁠
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• Mint: Cooling and calming, balances Pitta heat and soothes digestion.⁠
• Peaches: Helps balance dryness with juiciness and hydration!⁠
• Grapes: Sweet, cooling, lightly grounding and ojas-building.⁠
• Pears: Moistening, helping combat late-summer dryness.⁠
• Cucumbers: Cooling and deeply hydrating for your tissues.⁠
• Jicama: Crunchy, sweet and grounding, perfect for balancing rising vata.⁠
• Sweet Potatoes: Nourishing and help stabilize the body ahead of fall.⁠
• Yellow Squash: Moistening and light, supports digestion and balances pitta.⁠
• Apples: Astringent and cleansing, they gently clear excess summer heat.⁠
• Quinoa: Light yet grounding, ideal as we transition from summer to autumn.⁠
• Milk: Especially organic + warm! Nourishes and lubricates as dryness sets in.⁠
• Coconut Oil: Cools pitta, lubricates tissues and calms inflammation.⁠
• Carrots: Sweet and earthy, they ground airy vata and prep digestion for fall.⁠
• Ghee: Builds ojas, lubricates tissues and strengthens agni without heat.⁠
• Tomatoes: For kaphas, their acidity and lightness help stimulate digestion, but avoid for pittas + vatas.⁠
• Mung Beans: These light legumes balance pitta and gently detoxify the digestive system.⁠
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If you're joining us from the Southern Hemisphere, choose foods that balance vata right now. As always in Ayurveda, the best medicine is what's fresh, local and in season where you live.⁠
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