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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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Browse Episodes of Spirit Sessions:

Ep. 100 Why Love and Light Are Still Alright With Me

    It's cool to dismiss "love & light" these days as "toxic" - But what does that really mean? And is there still a place for authentic love & light in...

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    Ep. 99 The Most Radiant: Deep Rest with Tracee Stanley

      Tracee is not only a dear friend, but also an important emerging spiritual teacher in the realm of feminine-form Tantra. She's the Founder of Empowered Life Circle and shares teachings...

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      Ep. 98 The essence of SOMA with Indu Arora

        Indu Arora teaches in Level 1 and 2 of our Ayurveda Certification. Indu has been sharing about Yoga philosophy, Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda since 1999. She is inspired by and...

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        Ep. 97 Inside a Human Design Reading

          Join Katie and Erin Claire Jones, Leadership Coach who specializes in Human Design, inside Katie's Human Design chart. Human Design sheds light on your emotional, psychological and energetic makeup, giving...

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          Ep. 96 Becoming Receivers: A Taste of Shakti School

            After the season of giving, can we talk about receiving? In this episode Katie talks about The Art of Receiving, nurturing your inner healer, getting out of the trauma vortex...

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            Ep. 95 Pleasure Pathways + Erotic Embodiment with Chris Muse

              In this episode I talk with Somatic Sex Educator and Shakti School teacher Chris Muse. Chris is devoted to helping people quiet their voices of doubt and get comfortable taking...

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              Ep. 94 2021 Vedic Astrology Insights with Dr. Katy Jane

                Join Dr. Katy Jane and Amaury for this year's eagle eye vision from the stars. Dr. Katy Jane is a Sanskrit and Vedic Scholar, and a trained Jyotishi (Vedic Astrologer)....

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                Ep. 93 There Is Only ONE Thing You Are Meant To Do In 2021

                  There is only ONE thing you are meant to do in 2021, and I hope you will find much comfort in it. Tune in to hear my end of the...

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                  Ep. 92 Attachment Theory & The Science of Life with Vanessa Durrant

                    Vanessa Durrant is a licensed psychotherapist, reiki master, yoga teacher, public speaker and graduate level adjunct professor. She's a graduate of our Ayurveda training and teaches in our Level 2...

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                    Ep. 91 Inner Light for Outer Dark – A Solstice Practice with Katie

                      Katie discusses the most important tenet of spiritual practice and the winter solstice: removing the overlays and shining light. This episode includes a brief practice at the end for connecting...

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                      Ep. 90 How We Move Forward Spiritually

                        We're moving into the season of contemplation. Winter is a potent time for spiritual practice. These dark days lend themselves to subtle energy work, to contemplation, to thoughtfulness, to gratefulness,...

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                        Ep. 89 Holding Dark and Light with Dr. Scott Blossom

                          Join Katie and Scott where they will go deep and wide into how we can hold both our anger/fear/grief as well as great love and transformation at this time. Dr....

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                          Ep. 88 5 Layers of Healing & Reality with Dr. Kirsten Mackey, DO

                            I’m joined by one of my dearest friends Dr. Kirsten Mackey for a sweeping discussion about healing, the current climate and the nature of reality. Kirsten teaches the Eastern-Western connection...

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                            Ep. 87 Fall Routine + Hopefulness

                              Another sneak peek into an Ayurveda School lecture on fall Ayurveda routines and this momentous moment. In this episode you'll hear: ~What practicing Ayurveda looks like in this moment ~Sutika...

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                              Ep. 86 The Power of Scripture with Nidhi Pandya

                                I’m joined by Nidhi Pandya this week. Raised in Mumbai with her grandfather who was an Ayurvedic healer, Nidhi is a 3rd generation Ayurvedic healer. She teaches in Level 2...

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                                Ep. 85 Intuition as a Life Guide with Dr. Siva Mohan

                                  I’m joined in this juicy, real-talk episode by Dr. Siva Mohan. Siva began her path to healing in neuroscience, and this sparked her interest in the mind-body connection. In medical...

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                                  Ep. 84 Your Boobies Are Magic

                                    A sneak peek into our Ayurveda training! Discover your breasts from the Ayurvedic and Tantric perspectives. In this episode you'll hear: ~Reviving and adapting Ayurveda ~Breast health as womb health...

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                                    Ep. 83 A Moment with Mary Magdalene

                                      I love working with archetypes and one of my favorites is that of Mary Magdalene. She represents the feminine, worldly, spiritual, kind, everyday wife, mother and partner. She’s a powerful...

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                                      Ep. 82 Bootleg Broadcast with Nidhi Pandya: Emotional Digestion

                                        This is a recording of an Instagram live I did with Nidhi Pandya, a third generation Ayurvedic healer and a teacher in Shakti School's level 2 Ayurveda certification. Join us...

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                                        Ep. 81 Divine Contractions with Yolonda Coles Jones

                                          Yolonda is an expansive creatrix, coach and teacher. Join us in this conversation about spirituality, relationship, creativity and identity. In this episode you'll hear: ~Yolonda's journey through spirituality ~Feminine aspects...

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                                          Ep. 80 The Women of Shakti School Pray

                                            Prayers for you. We think of you. We love you. We share in our collective wisdom. We share our prayers and blessings. Uplift uplift uplift. In this episode you'll hear:...

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                                            Ep. 79 2020 Vedic Astrology with Dr. Katy Jane

                                              I'm joined in this episode by the brilliant Dr. Katy Jane. She's a yogini, Sanskrit & Vedic Scholar and a skilled Jyotishi (Vedic Astrologer). With the boon of Fulbright-Hayes and...

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                                              Ep. 78 5 Body Based Mini-Meditations for This Time

                                                In this immersive, experiential episode Katie takes you through 5 practices we've been doing in Shakti School to tune in and foster deep resiliency. In this episode you'll hear: ~A...

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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:...

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                                                  I’m fifteen, the sun is setting behind the Bapti I’m fifteen, the sun is setting behind the Baptist church across the street, and I’m having my first kiss. I’m clutching a cherry Slurpee from 7-Eleven. My hands frozen, but my stomach warm with the butterflies of anticipation.

I’ll spare you the full awkward glory of it. Just know: it was thrilling only because it was my first kiss…but it was a little icky. The moment felt more like a nervous science experiment than a cinematic love scene.

And yet for years, I had fantasized about this kiss. I’d built altars to it in my Lisa Frank rainbow notebooks, baptized it in hot pink dolphin dreams. I prayed to the feeling of it—of being wanted, of being chosen, of being seen.

That imagined kiss? It was electric, perfect, Divine.

The real one? A little wet and weird. But also sacred in its own way.

Here’s what I know now: Desire isn’t the problem. It’s the path.

Our work is not to shut down desire, but to refine it.

To redirect it - not toward perfection or external validation - but toward our innermost self. 

Toward the Source.

Toward what is most true.

C.S. Lewis said it best about our desires (what a shocker): “It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”

It was always about your heart.

And it’s unstoppable, holy ache to remember who you truly are.

That ache? That’s the curriculum of our school.

Shakti Ayurveda School is a soul community. A real-talk, no-BS, deeply feminine journey into healing, desire, laughter and transformation.

Our Summer of Love sale is ending in just 4 days (lowest price + tons of free gifts when you join Ayurveda School).

Ready to go deeper?

→ Comment AYURVEDASCHOOL (one word) to sign-up + claim your bonuses. Just use code ‘summeroflove’ at checkout.

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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 starts to rise to the surface, especially as moisture in our body begins to dry out. 🌞🍂 ⁠
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🌿 Mint: Naturally cooling and calming, balances Pitta heat and soothes digestion.⁠
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🍑 Peaches: Juicy and hydrating, helping balance dryness (which is key this month).⁠
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🍇 Grapes: Sweet, cooling, lightly grounding and Ojas-building.⁠
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🍐 Pears: Moistening and light, they combat late-summer dryness and calm heat.⁠
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🥒 Cucumbers: Cooling, detoxifying and deeply hydrating for tissues.⁠
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🥔 Jicama: Crunchy, sweet and grounding, perfect for balancing rising Vata.⁠
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🍠 Sweet Potatoes: Earthy and nourishing, they stabilize and prep the body for fall.⁠
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💛 Yellow Squash: Moistening and light, supports digestion and balances Pitta.⁠
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🍎 Apples: Astringent and cleansing, they gently clear excess summer heat.⁠
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🍚 Quinoa: Light yet grounding, ideal as we transition from summer to autumn.⁠
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🥛 Milk: (Organic + warm!) Nourishes and lubricates as dryness sets in.⁠
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🥥 Coconut Oil: Cools Pitta, moisturizes tissues and calms inflammation.⁠
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🥕 Carrots: Sweet and earthy, they ground airy Vata and prep digestion for fall.⁠
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🧈 Ghee: Builds Ojas, lubricates tissues and strengthens agni without heat.⁠
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🍅 Tomatoes: For Kapha types, their acidity and lightness help stimulate digestion, but avoid for Pittas + Vatas.⁠
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🌱 Mung Beans: Light, cooling and detoxifying, they balance Pitta while remaining easy to digest.⁠
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                                                  When I first discovered Ayurveda, I internalized a When I first discovered Ayurveda, I internalized all of the rules: No smoothies. No raw veggies. No coffee.

But as my journey evolved, I learned what the ancient texts themselves say: 

Ayurveda must evolve with time, place and people in which it exists. 

In other words, Ayurveda isn’t just a monolithic set of guidelines. It’s also a first-principles approach to navigating radiant health: for body, mind AND spirit.

Ayurveda does not have to look like living in a monastery, grinding spices by hand or working in the kitchen for hours a day (although these things CAN be beautiful expressions of Ayurveda).

Subtle Ayurveda is about tuning into the quiet voice of your animal body and reconnecting with your own inner wisdom.

Here are 4 signs you might be practicing Ayurveda the hard way:

1. You feel anxious about what’s “allowed” to eat.
2. You’re constantly second-guessing if you’re doing it “right.”
3. You’ve lost touch with your own intuition or your body’s cues.
4. It feels more like homework than healing.

Ayurveda is a living, breathing relationship between you and nature. 

When practiced through the lens of our direct experience, rather than just dogma, Ayurveda becomes adaptable, sensual and freeing.

Are you ready to immerse yourself in an approach that’s simple, intuitive and wildly expanding?

🎙️Comment DOGMA and I’ll send you the link to my full podcast episode, Ep. 181 Ayurveda Fundamentalism & Why We May Wanna’ Avoid It.
                                                  Let’s be real, sometimes we wait for a sign.⁠ Let’s be real, sometimes we wait for a sign.⁠
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That nudge. That feeling in our gut that says, go for it.⁠
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If you’ve been dreaming of diving into the world of Ayurveda, of healing your body and reconnecting with your purpose, this is the moment.⁠
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Right now, Shakti Ayurveda School Level 1 is open for enrollment at the lowest tuition it will ever be. No joke. This is our once-a-year, best-ever offering.⁠
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We’re celebrating summer the only way we know how...with a whole lotta LOVE! Right now, get the lowest ever tuition with the discount code SummerofLove and all the BONUS GIFTS! ❤️‍🔥⁠
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When you sign up during our Summer of Love Sale (just TEN days left!), you’ll get:⁠
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🌿 A FREE Paavani Summer Sampler Kit (cooling spritzer, body oil and digestive blend)⁠

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👉🏼 Just use code SummerofLove at registration check out to receive the discount and ALL the gifts! ⁠
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We did this because we believe this work, this feminine, embodied, radically real Ayurveda, should be accessible for as many women as possible. ⁠
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That’s why our team is ready to work with you one-on-one to customize a payment plan that works with your financial flow. We’re not a big corporate university, we’re real women who’ve walked this path too, and we get it.⁠
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This school is more than a certification. It’s a calling. A homecoming. A space where you get to learn how to truly care for your body, heal your heart, and awaken your spiritual power, and share that with your family, your clients, your community.⁠
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You don’t need to have it all figured out.⁠
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You don’t need to be perfect or “ready.”⁠
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You just need to trust the spark that brought you here.⁠
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🌹 Let us help you take the next step. Learn more and book a complimentary call with our team at the link in our bio.
                                                  Okay, I think we can all laugh at how TRUE this me Okay, I think we can all laugh at how TRUE this meme by @natashalevinger is. 🤣💃🏽 

Sometimes it really feels like while we’re over here having endless emotional processing sessions with our therapist, our parents are enjoying nonstop vacations and home remodelings. 😜  

But here’s a deeper reflection for us all – part of healing is realizing that our parents, siblings, friends (and yes, every human on the planet) also has their wounds. We are all just doing the best we can with what we’ve come into this life with.

The good news about uncovering our wounds is this: When we work with our wounds and are willing to hold space for our inner child, we free up an immense reservoir of untapped energy. 

The things that hold the most pain in our lives have the potential to show us our life’s purpose and help us find the deepest meaning.

Meme by @natashalevinger

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