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Ep. 235 Why Ghee Is the Quiet Psychedelic: Expanding the Mind Without Breaking It

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Ghee is the ultimate nervous-system–safe psychedelic. It's soma, the sacred nectar of immortality, in a spoon. It's butter, not breakdown.

Drawing from her personal Panchakarma experiences and modern neuroscience, Katie shares how this ancient Ayurvedic superfood gently expands consciousness, processes stored trauma and restores emotional and spiritual resilience. If you’re looking for a path to embodied awakening, tune in to hear Katie’s thoughts on this safe psychedelic and the potentially dangerous plant medicine fads that are sweeping the globe. 

The 2026 class of our Divine Feminine Ayurveda School starts in just four weeks! Click here to learn more and enroll today!

In this episode all about ghee, you’ll hear:

~ An invitation to book a FREE call with one of our coaches

~ Lessons from Katie’s recent panchakarma experience

~ Ghee as a lunar, mother remedy

~ The Ayurvedic concepts of Soma and Ojas

~ How ghee supports the nervous system and emotional safety

~ The science of ghee: fat, myelin, gut health and the brain

~ The health benefits of ghee

~ How ghee compares to other plant medicines

~ Katie’s view on Ayahuasca

~ Trauma, memory and consciousness stored in fat

~ Ghee’s effects on intuition and dreams

~ Using ghee for grounding, embodiment and long-term self-care

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Check out some of our favorite ghee products!

~ Trataka Ghee Candle from our friends at Paavani Ayurveda. Use the discount code SHAKTIPOWER for 10% off all Paavani products!

~ Classic Grass Fed Ghee from Banyan Botanicals. Use the discount code KATIES15 for 15% off all Banyan products!

~ Liver Detox Ghee and Brain Boost Ghee from Banyan Botanicals

Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

~ Sign up for our free mini-course about Women’s Wisdom and Ayurveda!

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ 2026 Chakra Yoga Nidra Retreat: Deep dive into the chakras with Katie as your guide in the Bahamas in spring 2026!

~ Read Katie’s latest book, Glow-Worthy!

Related episodes:

~ Ep. 172 Embodied Nutrition with Claire Ragozzino

~ Ep. 05 What Is Ghee? How We Use It?

 

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Ep. 234 Turmeric Magic & Midlife Messiness with Dr. Shivani Gupta

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Are you living an Ayurvedic lifestyle, but still missing your spark? Today on the podcast, Katie chats with Dr. Shivani Gupta - author, turmeric researcher, and new teacher here at The Shakti School - about why so many women in midlife feel disconnected from their spark.

Dr. Shivani and Katie open up about navigating life as high-pitta entrepreneurs and the power of embracing the mess. Dr. Shivani shares how turmeric has changed her life and why so many of us suffer from inflammation in the body and “mental inflammation." Tune in for behind-the-scenes book-launch stories, mom-entrepreneur wisdom and our first-ever Ayurveda girl-power lightning round!

Ready to truly live Ayurveda? The 2026 class of our Divine Feminine Ayurveda School starts on January 14th, 2026! We’d love to chat with you if you have questions about the program.  Click here to book a FREE call!

In this episode about turmeric, midlife and so much more, you’ll hear:

~ Why so many women in their 40s and 50s feel like they’ve lost their spark

~ When living the perfect Ayurvedic lifestyle doesn’t make you feel better

~ The Fusionary Formulas turmeric supplement and herbal tea that Katie swears by!

~ Taking care of your inner world

~ The voice of self-doubt and self-criticism

~ What is mental inflammation?

~ Navigating life as a high-pitta person

~ Behind the scenes of Dr. Shivani’s book launch promo

~ Balancing motherhood and business

~ Allowing life to be imbalanced and messy

~ Are you running from your true nature?

~ The health benefits of turmeric

~ Herbs first vs. lifestyle first

~ The music of Snatam Kaur

~ Sign up for our free mini-course about Women’s Wisdom and Ayurveda!

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Connect with Dr. Shivani Gupta and The Shakti School:

~ Read Dr. Shivani Gupta’s new book, The Inflammation Code

~ Listen to the Fusionary Health Podcast

~ Connect with Dr. Shivani Gupta on Instagram and Facebook

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ 2026 Chakra Yoga Nidra Retreat: Deep dive into the chakras with Katie as your guide in the Bahamas in spring 2026!

~ Read Katie’s latest book, Glow-Worthy!

Related episodes:

~ Ep. 193 Triphala: The #1 Ayurvedic Herb I Keep Coming Back To

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

 

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Ep. 232 Regulating the Nervous System with Somatic Ayurveda

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Do you feel like your nervous system is running the show? Tune in to learn simple, nurturing Ayurvedic practices to regulate your nervous system and bring your body into balance this fall.

In this episode, Katie shares how stress and unprocessed emotions affect your body through the lens of Ayurveda. She shares grounding self-care rituals, herbal allies, foods and a guided mindfulness practice to help you regulate your nervous system and feel more at ease in your body.

This podcast is a recording of the free live webinar Katie hosted last week. Make sure you don’t miss next month’s live webinar by signing up for our newsletter here on our website! 

Registration for the 2026 class of our Divine Feminine Ayurveda School is open! If you have questions about the program, we’d love to chat with you. Click here to book your free call!

In this episode about nervous system regulation, you’ll hear:

~ Why you’re not meant to be calm and at peace all the time

~ The difference between anxiety and fear

~ What is anxiety, really?

~ The true essence of fear, anger and sadness

~ Releasing unrealistic expectations

~ What does “nervous system regulation” actually mean?

~ How we store past emotions and experiences in our body

~ What the nervous system requires for health

~ The energetics of fall

~ The relationship between vata and your nervous system

~ Fall self-care practices and remedies to balance your nervous system

~ The importance of ritual and routine in the fall

~ Nervous system regulating foods and herbs

~ A guided mindfulness practice for nervous system regulation

~ Download the accompanying e-book here!

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Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

~ Sign up for our free mini-course about Women’s Wisdom and Ayurveda!

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ 2026 Chakra Yoga Nidra Retreat: Deep dive into the chakras with Katie as your guide in the Bahamas in spring 2026!

~ Read Katie’s latest book, Glow-Worthy!

Related episodes:

~ Ep. 212 Soothe Your Nervous System and Get Pumped!

~ Ep. 226 The Night My House Burned & What Truly Saved Me

 

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Ep. 231 From Artificial Intelligence to Ayurveda Intelligence

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What does artificial intelligence have to do with Ayurveda? In this episode, Katie explores the fascinating intersection between human nature and technology, beginning with her own experience in AI and her reflections on the fear it can stir within us.

Drawing on Ayurvedic wisdom, Katie distinguishes between fear that protects and fear that limits. While AI may mimic aspects of our mental body, Ayurveda teaches that this is only one of seven layers (Koshas) that make up our full being. Tune in for an honest and uplifting conversation about embodiment, creativity and why our human heart and soul will always remain irreplaceable.

Registration for the 2026 class of our Divine Feminine Ayurveda School is open! If you have questions about the program, we’d love to chat with you. Click here to book your free call!

In this episode about artificial intelligence, you’ll hear:

~ The fear of artificial intelligence

~ Katie's experience working in AI

~ How our human bodies perceive and receive reality

~ An Ayurvedic perspective of AI

~ What Katie does and doesn’t fear about AI

~ Can artificial intelligence replace human creativity?

~ AI’s “soulful” version of Ice Ice Baby

~ You are more than your mental body

~ The Ayurvedic concept of the Koshas

~ Embodiment is more important now than ever

~ Why you are irreplaceable

~ An invitation to join us in the Spirit Sessions Membership to learn how to work with, purify and awaken each of your Koshas

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Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

~ Sign up for our free mini-course about Women’s Wisdom and Ayurveda!

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ 2026 Chakra Yoga Nidra Retreat: Deep dive into the chakras with Katie as your guide in the Bahamas in spring 2026!

~ Read Katie’s latest book, Glow-Worthy!

Related episodes to help you cope with fear and the unknown:

~ Ep. 212 Soothe Your Nervous System and Get Pumped!

~ Ep. 133 Dragon Tiger Kriya: A Meditation

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Ep. 225 Tea with Your Shadow Self: From Self-Sabotage to Self-Compassion with Carly Banks

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What if you invited the parts of yourself that you dislike the most to tea? At The Shakti School, we believe that part of our purpose here on earth is to learn how to truly, fully love ourselves and others. In today’s episode, Katie discusses how we can embody the teachings of Ayurveda, Yoga and Tantra in order to shine a light on our shadow self and become a true yogini, aka a woman who is whole and complete unto herself.

This recording is from a recent session hosted by Carly Banks. Carly is an incredible Ayurveda educator and founder of The Habit Ayurveda!

Learn with Katie LIVE! Join us for a free online workshop called Divine Feminine Ayurveda 101, on Monday, October 6th, at 11 am ET. Click here to sign up!

In this episode about the shadow self and much more, you’ll hear:

~ An invitation to join our Ayurveda School! Click here to learn more and enroll.

~ The deeper meanings of the Sanskrit word Yoga 

~ Living disconnected from the heart 

~ The Ayurvedic definition of health 

~ Ways we continuously abandon ourselves 

~ Opening to our suffering and shadow self 

~ Why peace is not the goal of spiritual practice 

~ The Vedic concept of Karuṇā 

~ Avoiding common misunderstandings and misuses of Ayurveda 

~ Why we often self-sabotage any time we try to better ourselves

~ Learning to have your own back

~ Why dignity is your superpower

~ Life-changing questions to ask yourself 

~ What is a yogini? 

~ How working with your energy can radically affect your health 

~ Identifying your reactivity patterns

~ Getting to know your shadow self

~ What are Shakti and Shiva?

~ How the feminine flows in cycles

~ The three-legged stool of health

~ Our relationship to food is our relationship to mothering 

~ A guided grounding meditation practice

~ Sign up for our free mini-course about Women’s Wisdom and Ayurveda!

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Connect with Carly Banks and The Shakti School:

~ Check out Carly’s community, The Habit Ayurveda

~ Follow Carly Banks on Instagram

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ 2026 Chakra Yoga Nidra Retreat: Deep dive into the chakras with Katie as your guide in the Bahamas in spring 2026!

~ Read Katie’s latest book, Glow-Worthy!

~ The Shakti School Membership

Other episodes about the shadow self:

~ Ep. 160 Courage in Facing the Shadow

~ Ep. 124 From Negative Self-Talk to TRUE Self

 

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Sacred Cycle Sweets

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Cooling, grounding and hormone-nourishing, these Sacred Cycle Sweets weave together shatavari, fennel and cardamom to support women’s cycles while offering a naturally sweet treat for body and spirit.

Here's How to Make My Sacred Cycle Sweets:

Ingredients (makes ~10):

  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • ½ cup cashews, soaked 2 hrs
  • 6 Medjool dates
  • 1 tsp shatavari powder
  • 1 tsp cardamom
  • ½ tsp fennel powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch pink salt
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil

Instructions:

  • Blend cashews + coconut into a paste.
  • Add dates, shatavari, spices + vanilla. Process until dough forms.
  • Roll into balls, coat with extra coconut. Refrigerate.
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