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Ep. 77 Love in the Time of Covid

In this episode Katie reads from her favorite uplifting spiritual texts and shares her preventative health measure for staying healthy and grounded in these times.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~The part of you that is freaking out VS who you really are

~Katie reads from her favorite soul-reminder resources on LOVE during challenges  - The Gita, The Sutras, the Bible and poets of India

~Some practical education on vitamins, herbs and supplements we are leaning into over here at The Shakti School

~What love can do in the time of Covid

~A Lovenote from Katie from the blog

Products mentioned:

~Neti pot

~Oils to the ears and nose

~Echinacea, turmeric, tulsi* and my go-to for feeling yuck is Wellness Formula (which is incredible and full of all the good anti-virals and vitamins)

~Zinc. An abundance of evidence has shown the antiviral activity of zinc against a variety of viruses

~Reishi and Astragalus. Both very well-known adaptogens and immune-protection

Books & Media:

~The Living Gita: The Complete Bhagavad Gita

~The Heart of God

~Gregg Braden video

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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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April = the cool, damp heaviness of Kapha begins t April = the cool, damp heaviness of Kapha begins to collide with the rising warmth and intensity of Pitta. 🌿🔥💦⁠
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We’re moving deeper and deeper into spring’s awakening… which means things can feel a little muddy, a little swollen, and then suddenly hot. So, Ayurveda says: lean into the bitter, pungent and astringent tastes right now.⁠
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These tastes help dry and lighten Kapha while gently clearing heat from the blood. This supports us through things like inflammation, skin flare-ups, sore throats and that early spring “heat” in the system.⁠
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(Southern hemisphere friends: you're in autumn right now, so lean into fall grounding + warming foods instead. 🍂)⁠
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Here are some April allies + why they’re our plant BFFs right now:⁠
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🫜 Beets (bulb + greens): support liver + blood cleansing while keeping things moving⁠
🌱 Microgreens: concentrated bitter energy to cut through heaviness⁠
🍊 Grapefruit: light, drying and helps with sluggish digestion⁠
🥬 Chard: mineral-rich + gently detoxifying for the blood⁠
🌿 Dandelion greens: classic bitter for clearing heat + supporting liver flow⁠
🫙 Fermented foods: rekindle agni, aka an instant gut boost⁠
🌾 Fennel Bulb: light, slightly sweet and aids digestion without overheating⁠
🌽 Corn: drying + grounding to counter excess moisture⁠
🌰 Cinnamon: warming + stimulates circulation and digestion⁠
🌶️ Cayenne: ignites agni + breaks up stagnation⁠
⚫ Black Pepper: sharp + penetrating for clearing channels⁠
🌿 Chives: gently pungent, helps move stuck Kapha⁠
🧅 Onion: warming + liquefies congestion⁠
🧄 Garlic: stimulating + antimicrobial⁠
🌿 Watercress: peppery + clears heat from the blood⁠
🥗 Arugula: bitter + light for spring detox support⁠
🌱 Asparagus: diuretic + helps drain excess fluid⁠
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How to tell if you’re a Pitta type: you’re cur How to tell if you’re a Pitta type: you’re currently masterminding your entire next year… and knowing you, you’ll probably accomplish it all in the next six months. 💪🏼🔥

There’s something about this spring equinox energy that wakes up the inner Martha Stewart with her color-coded graph paper and 12-step strategy. 📊

Pittas: we love your drive, but remember to leave a little room for spontaneity and softness, too. 😉

✨ Calling all Level 1 Shakti School grads—if you’re feeling the call to channel your spring energy into the next chapter of your soul’s evolution, Level 2 at The Shakti School begins in just a few weeks and we would love to have you. 

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In this Level 2 class, core faculty teacher Sandhi In this Level 2 class, core faculty teacher Sandhiya Ramaswamy brings Ayurveda to life with a live demonstration of how healing can start right in your kitchen. 🫚 From crafting herbal spice blends to preparing face packs, this is where food becomes medicine.

Inside this class, Level 2 students learn:

🌿 How to cook with spices as medicine, understanding their energetic qualities on the deepest level

🌿 How to create herbal preparations like digestive blends, teas and functional spice mixes

🌿 How to customize remedies for doshas, seasons and individual constitution

🌿 How to use everyday kitchen ingredients for holistic skincare and external therapies

🌿 How to approach Ayurveda in a way that’s intuitive, adaptable and rooted in real life (not perfection - aka the core Shakti School ethos 😉)

This is just one piece of our rich Level 2 curriculum where you’ll deepen into herbalism, build a home apothecary, understand the why behind imbalance (samprapti) and learn to craft truly personalized Ayurvedic protocols for yourself and others.

If you’re ready to move from learning Ayurveda to living it… Level 2 is where that transformation happens. We begin in less than THREE weeks. ✨

🌺 Ready to explore Level 2? Book a call with one of our coaches—comment LEVEL2 (one word) to connect. Please note that these calls are offered only to Level 1 graduates.

📢 Level 2 Alumni: what was your favorite part of this class with Sandhiya or favorite herbal preparation you learned in year 2? Drop it below to share the inspo! 👇🏼🫚✨
Kapha on a life-giving, life-affirming level is st Kapha on a life-giving, life-affirming level is stability. It’s endurance and resiliency, the structure that makes us feel safe and held. But this time of year, that same energy can start to feel heavy, slow and a little stuck, which is why we want to gently bring in light, movement and awareness. ⁠
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Here are three unconventional ways that you can work with kapha-balancing this season that I personally love. 👇🏼⁠
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☀️ Get that morning sunlight or try red light therapy. I have found red light therapy to be one of the best pieces of technology for helping to wake up your system, support mood, and regulate hormonal rhythms (all important for kapha this time of year). ⁠
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🌊 Instead of pushing through or staying busy, take a moment to slow down and feel what’s actually there. Underneath the rushing activity of our lives, there is often grief, and letting yourself feel it can open the heart to create real healing. In Ayurveda, this can help us begin to clear the channels of the body (and subtle body) - by bringing the light of our attention into the heaviness, into what’s been unseen.⁠
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🥬 Finally, this is the time of year to lean into fresh, light, and yes, raw seasonal foods. Dark leafy greens, herbs and raw veggies help move stagnation and sluggishness. Just add some oil, spices, salt and vinegar to reduce the vata. I sometimes add cinnamon!  Yep! ⁠
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Ready to dive even deeper?⁠
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💦 Comment RELEASE for my podcast episode Ep. 176 Kapha Mama! How to Release the Heavy. In the episode, I dive deeper into how I incorporate these practices this time of year.

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