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Spirit Sessions is your one-stop shop for all things emergent in sex, spirituality and self-care. Join me, Katie Silcox, New York Times Best-Selling author and Founder of The Shakti School, your one-stop shop on the best of science, ancient holistic medicine and spiritual up-leveling.

This podcast is full of fun and deep real-talk from your fave Ayurveda gal-Friday on holistic health, femme-form biohacking, mysticism and anything else that makes your life a better place to live.

Mostly, this podcast is personal. It's me speaking my most authentic heart. No holds barred. No fear. Just me, you, rad guests + soulful convo.

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Ep. 164 All Things Holy, Taboo, Primal, and Sacred with Cate Stillman

    Learn more with Katie and The Shakti School: Ayurveda Certification Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini Course The Shakti School Subscription The two Kates of Ayurveda are back! Cate Stillman and...

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    Ep. 163 The Deepest Meaning of Ayurveda with Sandhiya Ramaswamy

      According to Katie, this is her favorite episode ever! This week, Katie chats with Ayurvedic Practitioner and beloved Shakti Ayurveda School teacher, Sandhiya Ramaswamy. Their conversation goes way beyond the...

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      Ep. 162 Why Is It So Hard to Talk About Money?

        Today, Katie is joined on the show by one of our beloved Shakti School teachers Lisa Marie Rankin to discuss a topic we're all afraid to talk about, money!  On...

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        Ep. 161 Fall Rituals & Routines

          This week, Katie dives into the potent energetics of fall. Learn why fall is the best time to reignite, rethink, and revisit your life vision. As the leaves fall and...

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          Ep. 160 Courage in Facing the Shadow

            This week on the podcast, Kaite chats with licensed psychotherapist and yoga teacher Ashley Turner. They share candidly about the beautiful and ugly parts of their spiritual journeys. Learn how...

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            Ep. 159 Glow-Worthy AF: A Meditation

              Katie's new book, Glow-Worthy, is OUT TODAY! Katie shares why she wrote the book, a little about the process and the deep intention behind the words in the book. Then...

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              Ep. 158 Fit Fabulous Fall: Beat the Late Summer Bummers!

                How to stay fit, fabulous, and juicy as the dog days of summer transition into fall. In this episode, Katie shares her favorite late summer and early fall anti-aging tips!...

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                Ep. 157 How We Squirm Off Our Chance to Really Love (Tantra Talks #7)

                  This episode is a bootleg broadcast from the Spirit Sessions Membership, our members-only live monthly workshop. This episode is all about self-love! Not the self-love that includes massaging our breasts...

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                  Ep. 156 Not Your New Age Mama’s Manifestation

                    Join Katie and her dear mentor and friend Cristal Mortensen for a conversation about manifestation. Manifestation is both what we do and are, so by opening more deeply to our...

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                    Ep. 155 The Susan Powter Effect

                      Learn more with Katie and The Shakti School: Ayurveda Certification Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini Course The Shakti School Subscription Learn with Katie how we can come out of the...

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                      Ep. 154 Energy Medicine 101

                        Beyond the woo! Join Katie for a discussion on energy and why we need it in our ever-more disembodied world. This podcast includes a short meditation on learning to distinguish...

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                        Ep. 153 It’s All Sound and Light with Dr. Patrick Porter

                          In this special episode, Katie sits down with one of the world's most leading brain experts, Dr. Patrick Porter of BrainTap to discuss all things brain health. Tune in to...

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                          Ep. 152 How to Apologize, But for Real

                            It's likely we have all apologized at some point in our lives, but are you doing it with authenticity? Katie delves into how we can deliver an authentic apology or...

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                            Ep. 151 The Tongue: An Unknown Key to Health

                              This special episode is the first part of a presentation by Dr. Kirsten Mackey in the Spirit Sessions Membership. Tune in to learn about connections between your tongue, nervous system...

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                              Ep. 150 The Healing Climate in Spiritual Practice (and life)

                                For the past four years, I have had the incredible good fortune to work very closely with a one-on-one mentor and therapist named Cristal Mortensen.  And today, I am so...

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                                Ep. 149 How to Listen (and be heard) Better

                                  Katie speaks to the Harvard studies on listening. We may think we are great listeners, but most of us could use some tips! Learn why being a great listener is...

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                                  Ep. 148 How to Have Hot Valentines Day Sex

                                    In this episode, Katie illuminates how denying our sensuality and sexuality can repress it, and in turn show up in insidious ways. She also discusses the polarization around tantra and...

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                                    Ep. 147 Meditate With Me

                                      What if instead of just resolutions, we committed to a spiritual practice that would actually help us get clear on our Heart's Deepest Longings? What if instead of constantly looking...

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                                      Ep. 146 Author Talk and Life as the Everyday Spiritual Practice

                                        We have another special guest-led episode this week with author, Ayurvedic counselor, and Shakti Ayurveda School teacher, Lisa Marie Rankin. Lisa hosted this 'author talk' featuring Katie and Healthy, Happy,...

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                                        Ep. 145 Goddess Work & Deep Spiritual Remembrances for Winter

                                           This is a special episode hosted by the lovely and amazing, Eden Garcia Thaler, originally aired on her podcast who has generously given us this audio recording of our conversation...

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                                          Ep. 144 Santa, Sex and Reviving the Mystic Roots

                                            This is a podcast for any of you out there feeling like you need a reminder that magic still exists. And that the Spirit of the Season is alive and...

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                                            Ep. 143 Hot Tips on Building Winter Immunity

                                              The Fall to Winter transition is here, and now is the time to tune inward and take advantage of this winter energy. It's time to understand our external dynamics and...

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                                              Ep. 142 360 Degree Love: It Ain’t All Sex, Bonbons and Roses

                                                This episode is a lecture from Spirit Sessions workshop on self-love and thought patterns, along with actionable ways you can make shifts in your life today. In this episode you'll...

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                                                Ep. 141 The Breath of Deep Grounding

                                                  In this episode, Katie shares a breathwork practice that she does consistently for grounding. When we speak of breath work or prana, we aren't only talking about bringing air into...

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                                                  Unless we connect with the deepest part of ourselv Unless we connect with the deepest part of ourselves…all the New Year’s resolutions will be futile. 

All these plans at self-improvement are just another mask we wear. 

Eventually, when we fail (because Lord knows we will…), we may feel like we are bad, unloveable…etc. And the cycle starts again.
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So, as we approach the New Year, here is my message to you (and as always, to myself)⁠⠀
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You are already inherently good.⁠⠀

From that place, you can begin a spiritual practice that supports the deeply soulful woman you already are.

Instead of setting resolutions, I like to think about beginning intentional habits that will support any goals I might have for the New Year.

The key is being connected to your higher self, the part of you that intuitively knows what is best for you and your success. 

And that requires getting quiet and connecting to your heart. This is what every woman *actually* needs more of.

❤️‍🩹 Heal unresolved wounds that are still weighing on you. Matters of the heart can be difficult to heal. And more often than not it takes a lot of time. If needed, work with a professional in somatic experience who can help you navigate that space.

😌 Manage your stress levels. Stress plays a huge role in emotional well being (which also leads to a lot of physiological effects as well). Become more familiar with the ways you disconnect so that you can best prepare yourself for when it comes up.

🙏🏼 Take time for prayer. Praying doesn’t have to be a religious act. Prayer can be mantra reciting, it can be through repetition of a positive affirmation, or it can look totally different.

📝 Keep a journal. Getting your thoughts on paper will help you to sort through your emotional hang ups or will simply help to process the day. It is in journaling when I gain some of my best inspiration.

🧘🏼‍♀️ Manage your time + make the time to unwind and relax. In our go, go, go society there can often be pressure associated with non-stop doing. Make space for doing nothing. It is in that space where your heart will have the time to heal and make peace.
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Peace and fulfillment comes from finding your center. May we all have the experience of true richness in 2026.
                                                  In folk wisdom traditions, this time of year invit In folk wisdom traditions, this time of year invites us to descend, listen and let the darkness work on us.⁠
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So, if you are still hoping to drop into your heart and uncover how this past year’s heartbreaks, hurts or life initiations can become portals to your awakening, I invite you to carve out the time to tune into our free class Winter Solstice Initiation: Your Wound is the Way before this year comes to a close.⁠
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This class explores how winter invites emotional alchemy and how you can turn your scars into wisdom and stillness into inner authority.⁠
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You’ll learn why nothing is wasted, and why the light returns only after we allow ourselves to go into the dark.⁠
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It’s not too late to embrace the transformational nature of the season and walk into 2026 seated in your soul.⁠
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🌘 Comment DARKNESS to receive instant access to the on-demand recording.
                                                  🌿 “Do you actually teach herbs and spices in 🌿 “Do you actually teach herbs and spices in Ayurveda School? I want to use plants in real life, not just read about them.”⁠
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Yes. And this is one of the biggest reasons women join us.⁠
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While The Shakti School is a certification program to become an Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, Level 1 is also designed as a deeply practical, embodied initiation into living Ayurveda. And that starts with your own kitchen, routines and daily remedies. You’ll learn how to work with plants, spices and rhythms in a way that feels intuitive, accessible and alive, not overwhelming or clinical.⁠
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In our Plant Pharmacy focused curriculum, Ayurveda becomes hands-on and woven into everyday life. This is about building confidence with herbs and routines you can actually use for yourself first, and eventually for others if you choose.⁠
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Inside our year together, you’ll learn how to:⁠
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 ✔ Work with common Ayurvedic herbs and understand their energetics and properties⁠
 ✔ Use digestive herbs and daily tonics to support Agni and immunity⁠
 ✔ Explore rasayanas and rejuvenative formulas that nourish vitality and ojas⁠
 ✔ Support the mind and nervous system with gentle herbal allies⁠
 ✔ Align your fall and spring routines with nature’s rhythms to prevent imbalance before it begins⁠
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Whether you dream of becoming a coach or simply want to reclaim your relationship with plants, food and seasonal wisdom, this module teaches you how to become your own first herbalist. Rooted, informed and deeply connected to the natural world.⁠
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The journey begins in less than three weeks. 🌼 Are you ready to learn more about feminine-form Ayurveda? 👇🏼 ⁠
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🌸 Comment WISDOM to get instant access to our free Women’s Wisdom & Ayurveda course.⁠
☎️ Comment MORE INFO to connect for a free call with our Shakti Coaching Team.⁠
🌱 Comment AYURVEDASCHOOL (one word) for the full program details.
                                                  💎 “If the cost feels big to you… that’s j 💎 “If the cost feels big to you… that’s just a mirroring, a fractal, of the immense value that is there, not only in terms of the information and the intelligence that’s offered, but also the wisdom that the teachers are able to share and the wisdom that the other sisters on the calls share.” – Greer, Shakti School Graduate Class of ‘22⁠
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Investing in our yearlong Ayurvedic Wellness Coach Certification Program is a financial commitment but it’s also an energetic, emotional and spiritual one. Saying yes is an initiation into a way of living, learning and leading that continues to pay you back for years to come. ⁠
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Inside our yearlong feminine-form Ayurveda School, you’ll:⁠
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🪷 Receive teachings that don’t just inform you, but transform how you live in your body and move through the world⁠
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🪷 Learn from Katie Silcox and a world-class faculty whose depth, integration and lived wisdom go far beyond textbooks⁠
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🪷 Gain lifetime access to teachings you’ll return to again and again as your life, health and purpose evolve⁠
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🪷 Be held in a global sisterhood where the collective wisdom of the group becomes part of the curriculum itself⁠
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Are you curious if this investment is aligned for you or are you interested in learning more about our flexible payment plans? ⁠
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📚 Comment AYURVEDASCHOOL to learn more about the certification and connect with our team.⁠
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🌺 Want to experience the wisdom before you commit? Comment WISDOM to access our free Women’s Wisdom & Ayurveda mini course and step into our world.⁠
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Thank you Greer for sharing your radiant light with us and being a part of this sisterhood! 🌟⁠
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Greer Christos is an Ayurvedic Fondness Counselor and embodiment coach who bridges the subtle medicine of Ayurveda and Vedic wisdom with the science of somatic and relational healing. You can find more info at her website at www.intimacyforcouples.com.⁠
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📱 Connect with Greer on IG and learn more over at @intimacyforcouples
                                                  There are only 3 WEEKS left to register for Ayurve There are only 3 WEEKS left to register for Ayurveda School. ✨ Ayurveda Wednesdays begin exactly three weeks from today! ⁠
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Something that makes The Shakti School experience different is that we learn and grow through not only intellectual stimulation, but the emergent experience of togetherness and belonging. ⁠
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Being in real, live connection with other women who are dedicated to returning to who they really are is a fast track to stepping into your soul’s deeper purpose.⁠
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We go deep in the most nourishing ways in Ayurveda School. ⁠
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You will wake up the wisdom of the wise woman inside of you. ⁠
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You will learn the teachings of not just Ayurveda, but of women's healing traditions from around the globe.⁠
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There has never been a better time to connect with a real, living, breathing community of heart-minded women.⁠
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Say yes to embracing the wise woman within you in 2026. 🌹⁠
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🗓️ Comment AYURVEDASCHOOL for more information on our upcoming training.

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