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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. 190 What is Feminine-Form Ayurveda?

    Here at The Shakti School, we're all about embodying feminine-form Ayurveda, but what does that actually mean? What is feminine-form Ayurveda and why do we love it? In this podcast...

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    Ep. 189 Finding Meaning in Heartbreak and Time to Fall Apart

      Whether you're going through a breakup, divorce, job loss or grieving a loved one this episode is for you. Sometimes when we think we're at our breaking point life throws...

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      Ep. 188 Your Fall Ayurvedic Kitchari Cleanse Guide

        As the seasons change so do our body and spirit! According to Ayurvedic tradition, fall is a sacred time of year when we can experience deep clarity and insight into...

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        Ep. 187 I Had No Other Choice Than Spirituality with Elaine Glass

          Does it feel like something is missing from your life? Often what we're missing is a connection to our soul and spirituality. In this episode, Katie is joined by author...

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          Ep. 186 Menopause Made Me Look Like My Mother with Mary Thompson

            If you're perimenopausal or know someone in menopause, this episode is for you! Unfortunately, much of the mainstream conversation around menopause shames women for experiencing symptoms, but in this episode,...

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            Ep. 185 How to Be an Ayurveda Beauty Bombshell

              Today we go back to the ancient, time-tested Ayurveda beauty basics! According to Ayurveda, true beauty radiates from the inside out. It begins with digestion, hydration, and emotional health. An...

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              Ep. 184 Psychic Secrets Held in Your Skin

                Our culture is obsessed with having youthful, juicy skin! While there's nothing wrong with wanting beautiful skin, we've been sold a lie that only youthful skin is beautiful. In this...

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                Ep. 183 The Deep Spirituality of Agni

                  In this special episode, we're giving you a sneak peek inside our Ayurveda School! Katie teaches about the Ayurvedic concept of agni in this lecture from our 2023 program. Agni...

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                  Ep. 182 Hot Girl Summer Self-Care

                    If you're feeling hot and bothered this summer you're not alone! In today's episode, Kate shares summer self-care practices and Ayurvedic recommendations to keep you cool! In Ayurvedic philosophy, summer...

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                    Ep. 181 Ayurveda Fundamentalism & Why We May Wanna Avoid It

                      In today's episode, Kate dives into a topic that's been on her heart for years, Ayurveda Fundamentalism! Many of us live in polarized cultures and have a fundamentalist mindset that,...

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                      Ep. 180 Manifestation and Eight Feet of Nothing with Summer McStravick

                        Are you ready to align with your wildest dreams and invite more magic into your life? In this episode, Katie is joined by personal growth coach, author, and manifestation maestro,...

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                        Ep. 179 The Three Doshas: Are you a bullfrog or an orchid?

                          In this episode, Katie takes us back to Ayurveda 101! She shares how the five elements of nature and the three doshas (vata, pitta, and kapha) express themselves in nature,...

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                          Ep. 178 Boundaries

                            Do you have a hard time saying 'no' when someone asks for help? Maybe you want to do all the things now that spring has sprung! Unfortunately, when we lack...

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                            Ep. 177 The Subtle Energetics of Spring with Lisa Marie Rankin

                              As the spring weather oscillates between cold and warm, wet and dry, it's no surprise that many of us experience confusion in our lives, relationships, and careers at this time....

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                              Ep. 176 Kapha Mama! How to Release the Heavy

                                If you've been feeling a little out of sorts, heavy, and lethargic you're not alone! According to Ayurvedic wisdom, we've entered into the kapha season when the wet, muddy environment...

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                                Ep. 175 Channel Joy Amidst the Chaos with Brett Larkin

                                  If you have trouble staying consistent with your yoga practice, or if your daily routine has become rigid and uninspired today's episode is for you! This week Kaite is joined...

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                                  Ep. 174 Explore Your Inner Child with Nicole Frolick

                                    Are you doing everything you're "supposed" to do to create the life of your dreams, but still can't break free from self-sabotaging patterns? Your inner child may be trying to...

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                                    Ep. 173 Be Your Luminous Self with Tracee Stanley

                                      Tune in this week for a centering, guided yoga nidra practice from Tracee Stanley. Let Tracee's melodic voice guide you into a deep, restful, grounded state. In her latest book,...

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                                      Ep. 172 Embodied Nutrition with Claire Ragozzino

                                        This week Katie chats with certified Ayurveda Counselor and yoga teacher Claire Ragozzino about all things embodied nutrition. They go beyond the typical Ayurvedic food rules and Dosha food lists...

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                                        Ep. 171 Claim Your Erotic Nature with Deborah Kagan

                                          This week Katie chats with author and sexuality mentor Deborah Kagan about how to connect with your mojo and tap into your innate power! Whether you're single and navigating the...

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                                          Ep. 170 The Prodigal Daughter – We Start January 17th!

                                            This quickie episode is a love-note from Katie to your heart. Enjoy this bite-sized episode, and pull out the tissues before you hit play! In this episode you'll hear:  ~...

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                                            Ep. 169 A New Year for Awakening to Your Inner Feminine

                                              This episode is a special broadcast from The Shakti School's most recent webinar, A New Year for Awakening to Your Inner Feminine. In today's crazy world of do-more, achieve-more and...

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                                              Ep. 168 Ayurveda & Tantric Herbalism with Brooke Sullivan

                                                In this episode, Katie is joined by tantric herbalist, yoga therapist, and educator Brooke Sullivan. Brooke and Katie explore the parallels between Tantric Herbalism and inner energy work, and share...

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                                                Ep. 167 Creating Sacred Ritual for the Winter Solstice

                                                  In today's solo episode, your girl Katie talks about the spiritual meaning of the winter solstice. The longest night of the year doesn't have to be a dark night of...

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                                                  This is me at just a few years shy of 50 years old This is me at just a few years shy of 50 years old. I’ve never been stronger. I’ve never slept this deep. I’ve never liked myself more and appreciated my life more. And guess what? My dreams didn’t all come true. In fact, some of them did and they still didn’t quell the pain and thirst inside me for more. There is absolutely no herb, supplement, injection, diet, shampoo, face cream, red light therapy, or food elimination that really moved the needle for me. The biggest shift towards the healthiest, happiest year of my life was in my mind, emotions and perceptions of reality. What if we all made the commitment that in 2027 we were going to awaken the endogenous chemicals in our body that know how to make us feel strong and happy by starting with our INNER voice and INNER beliefs? In 2026 my whole life burned down, but I made the commitment to maintain my non-negotiables in life. This meant appropriate exercise, my daily meditation, sleep and a wild commitment to always being willing to do the deep shadow work required to AWAKEN. It is my honor to guide you (among with our 25 teachers!) into Shakti’s next year-long spiritual Ayurveda training. Wanna start now for free with me? Comment “LUNCHTIME” to get the link to my Free cooking class next week! I’ll teach you how to make the one meal that I go to when life gets complicated. Xox, kt
                                                  My mama Vera has a friend named Martha who once to My mama Vera has a friend named Martha who once told me that her meditation was getting into a hot bubble bath every night, pouring a big glass of Chardonnay and watching TV surrounded by hot, fragrant bubbles.⁠
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I remember thinking, “What? That’s not meditation!”⁠
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And now, well into my forties, the bathtub has become a sacred meditation for me, too. 🛁⁠
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I've joined the ranks of my mother and her bathing (and privileged-to-be-aging) beauties in an absolute CELEBRATION of our baths as something so much more than a tub to scrub clean.⁠
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Think Cleopatra soaking in whole milk, honey and rose petals. 🌹⁠
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For me and Cleo (and probably Martha), bathing has very little to do with just getting our bodies clean. Baths were a place for women to gather, gossip, luxuriate and tend to the sacred business of being alive in a HOT woman's body.⁠
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So, how can we come home to our inner Cleo?⁠
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🌸 Decide to be naked, wet and fabulous.⁠
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🌸 Pour milk, honey and rose essential oil into your bath. Add a little of your favorite organic oil.⁠
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🌸 Get in and massage your body with the oily milkyness. Rest your brain.⁠
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Want more inspo, ma’ queen? Here are a few of my favorite bathing rituals:⁠
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🍯 The Milk & Honey Goddess Bath: Whole milk (or coconut milk), honey, almond or jojoba oil and fresh rose petals for soft, silky, deliciously nourished skin.⁠
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🍌 The Banana Beauty Queen Mask: Mashed banana, honey and full-fat yogurt for a little facial nourishment while you soak.⁠
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🌹 The Ayurvedic Rose & Oat Bath: Ground oats, dried rose petals, coconut milk and honey for those evenings when your whole being is begging for softness.⁠
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Now tell me, what bath rituals am I missing out on from your culture or self-care practices? 💗⁠
                                                  Fall and early winter remind us that all of life m Fall and early winter remind us that all of life moves in cycles of creation, dissolution and renewal. The season is windy, emptying, rough and dry. If we are listening, we may feel ourselves naturally releasing what has run its course and making space for what has not yet arrived.⁠
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This is the season for intuition, stillness and the sacred art of dying before beginning again. ⁠
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Our creative life-force asks this of us now: not more striving, but surrender. Through devotion, meditation and the courage to turn inward, we discover that every ending prepares the ground for new life.⁠
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🌬️ Comment ENERGY to get my FREE class, Somatic Ayurveda: Balancing the Nervous System with Ancient Embodiment to learn how to deeply ground and regulate this season.⁠
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                                                  Join Katie Silcox LIVE from her kitchen for a nour Join Katie Silcox LIVE from her kitchen for a nourishing, hands-on introduction to Ayurvedic cooking! ⁠
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In this free, one-hour workshop, Katie will prepare a simple, delicious one-pot meal for the whole family while sharing the ancient wisdom of Ayurvedic nutrition. Discover how everyday cooking can become a practice of mindfulness, nourishment and connection. Plus, how bringing a little more intention into your kitchen can transform the way you care for yourself and those you love.⁠
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Together, we'll explore:⁠
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🍴Ayurvedic cooking and nutrition basics: How digestion, seasonal eating and the qualities of food influence our well-being.⁠
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🍴One-pot nourishment for the whole family: How to create a simple, delicious meal using Ayurvedic principles and everyday ingredients.⁠
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🍴Cooking as a spiritual practice: How chopping vegetables, stirring a pot and preparing food can become acts of mindfulness and meditation.⁠
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🍴Food as medicine: How spices, ingredients and cooking methods can support digestion, balance and vitality.⁠
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🍴Bringing Ayurveda into everyday life: Simple, practical ways to make your kitchen a place of nourishment, presence and connection.⁠
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Link in bio or comment “LUNCHTIME” and we’ll send you the link to sign up directly! ⁠
                                                  In North America (and all around the globe) the us In North America (and all around the globe) the use of sweets in celebratory events has been a historical tradition. Though the cultivation of sugar dates back to 8,000 BC, we see the use of sugar in celebratory events as early as 2,400 BC (!) where there is evidence of beekeeping and the collection of honey for honey cakes found at a religious temple near present day Cairo, Egypt. (Hippocrates Health Institute - The Sugar Timeline)⁠
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We also see this in the Hindu/Yoga tradition where bringing sweets to the temple as an offering to the Gods is commonly practiced. Traditionally, before industrial sugar cane manufacturing, sweets were more of a luxury item and were considered “sattvic,” or pure. Of course, this is in reference to sugar in the form of dates and honey which aren’t nearly as taxing on the body as the chemically refined sugar we most commonly use today.⁠
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So, how do we go back to making sugar sacred?⁠
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It all comes back to eating whole foods and preparing food at home. If we all made an effort to only eat sugar when we could prepare our own sweet treats, it would likely lead to much healthier options (no matter if you’re cooking with white sugar or not). ⁠
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If you want your family to be blown away, show up to the holiday dinner party with this amazing (and healthy) pumpkin pie! It’s not going to spike your blood sugar, it’s going to make everyone in the room happy and eating it might even be a sacred act.⁠
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This no-bake pie sweetened with dates and maple syrup is the perfect nourishing dessert to enjoy with those you love. You’re not gonna regret making it. 🥧  And shout out to my sister @marymcquate who inspired us with the recipe. ⁠
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🍁😍 Comment PUMPKIN below and we’ll send you the recipe!

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