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. 65 Why the Yoga Teacher Model Won’t Support THRIVING
I spent years working as a yoga teacher in the San Francisco Bay area. I was teaching upwards of 15 drop-in yoga classes a week but I wasn’t thriving. I...
Ep. 64 How to AyurVeda Biohack Your Holiday Travel
Traveling soon? Learn Katie’s favorite hacks from Ayurveda and holistic health so you can be sure you stay sane and healthy when you’re on the go. In this episode you'll...
Ep. 63 Object Permanence—A Sun Practice for Safety and Ease
Tune into this special meditation from our private membership the Lineage of Love. This is an immersive episode you’ll want to star or save for future use. A short and...
Ep. 62 Don’t Work for Free with Chef Meredith Klein
One of our Ayurveda School teachers Meredith Klein shares her experience of being asked to work a big job in LA for free. We discuss being a woman entrepreneur and...
Ep. 61 Pleasure Activism—Do It Now!
Make the most of this incarnation, find the love and bliss that’s endogenous to us. Tune into this quick and uplifting note from Katie that you NEED to hear if...
Ep. 60 The Emotional Body: A Portal into Vulnerability & Authenticity
What did the ancients mean by Rasa—our body’s sap and essence? Tune into this short but uplifting love note/nudge from Katie. Learn about the Vedic concept of Rasa and how...
Ep. 59 Happy Hungry Horny: 3 Hot Tips for Fall
The freedom and joy of letting go in the fall. Three things you can do this fall to celebrate and make the most of this magical season. In this episode...
Ep. 58 Being a Force in the Ayurveda World with Cate Stillman
Join Cate and I as we talk all things modern Ayurveda, being a trailblazer and her new book. In this episode we discuss: ~How we’ve become discounted in the name...
Ep. 57 Is the Yoga You’re Doing REALLY Ancient?
Is downward dog really ancient? When did modern day yoga start to take form? In this episode I get into a little bit of the research I’ve been doing around...
Ep. 56 Ayurveda School FAQs with Amaury
Join our program manager Amaury as she answers your FAQs with a bit of wit and her silly humour. In this episode she answers: ~What’s the structure of the program?...
Ep. 55 Vitamin B.S. – Sunlight + Forest Baths
Contemplation on nature and sunlight as medicine. In this episode I discuss: ~Yummy Ghee Recipes Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for $5 off your Ghee! ~What is Vitamin B.S.? ~Sunlight...
Ep. 54 Interview with Brodie Welch
In this conversation Brodie and I unfold the effects of contemporary living on women’s health, eroticism, connecting to our dharma and Traditional Chinese Medicine perspectives on living and loving. In...
Ep. 53 Our Ancestors Are In The Soil
Some thoughts and insights on a topic that almost every woman I’ve ever known struggles with: Food. In this episode I discuss: ~The first spiritual practice ~Our relationship with food...
Ep. 52 Interview with Ragaia Belovarac, Founder of Blue Sage Ayurveda
Ragaia is a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist, Panchakarma Specialist, and Founder of Blue Sage Ayurveda. In this episode I get to interview one of my favorite teachers and people in the...
Ep. 51 Intermittent Fasting—Giving the Gut a Break
What’s hype? What’s good? Ayurveda’s perspective on this trendy topic of fasting. In this episode I discuss: ~ApotheKary’s Classics Set ~Why do we need Ayurveda’s perspective? ~What is intermittent fasting?...
Ep. 50 Sex, Lover and Becoming Your Ecstatic Self
Everyday ecstasy for the everyday woman! Let’s dive in together. In this episode I discuss: ~ApotheKary’s MACA Root ~How coming together as women allows us to live the life we...
Ep. 49 How to Polish Your ♥️ Heart
A reminder that you can fall in love everyday. You just need to train your Whats-Right-Attention. In this episode I discuss: ~What does it mean to gather our attention? ~Everyday...
Ep. 48 Interview with Alicia Fajardo
A fascinating interview with one of my favorite holistic biomechanics teachers (and dear friend) on movement and the nervous system. In this episode we discuss: ~What is the Fajardo Method...
Ep. 47 HOW You Eat May Be More Important Than WHAT
How Ayurveda teaches us that How we eat is more important that What we eat. In this episode I discuss: ~Food as communion with God ~What the wellness and diet...
Ep. 46 Poophoria: Getting Perfect ?!
A short and fun episode on getting the perfect poo (aka elimination and detoxification basics) and identifying imbalance using Ayurvedic tri-doshic theory. In this episode I discuss: ~The deal on...
Ep. 45 Senses Meditation
An immersive meditation on the senses. Plus, how we can learn to make meditation work for us, and how it impacts the social fabric of our lives. In this episode...
Ep. 44 We All Need Self-Love Training Wheels
An exploration of being present to our gifts and loving ourselves like we love others. This is an immersive lecture I recorded in my garden. In this episode I discuss:...
Ep. 43 Chillax Ayurveda Style – What are the Gunas?
Reflections on the subtle aspects of ourselves through the lens of the Gunas. Triguna theory has its roots in the Bhagavad Gita and is used in Ayurveda. In this episode...
Ep. 42 What Does Ayurveda Say About Allergies?
Ayurveda doesn’t think allergies have to be recurring or permanent. Ayurveda teaches you how to work with your immune system to reduce the allergic inflammatory response. In this episode I...