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Ep. 198 Family Archetypes: Understanding the Thanksgiving Dinner Table Dynamics

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You’ve done the inner work and matured spiritually, yet as soon as your family gathers for the holidays you feel like a little kid again and revert to the same old, dysfunctional family dynamics! Just in time for Thanksgiving, Katie shares how family archetypes affect our relationships and how you can start creating more healthy family dynamics this holiday season.

Learn how to approach your next family gathering with the mind of a yogini so you can unravel generational karma and have more compassion toward yourself and others.

Want to dive even deeper into family archetypes? You’re invited to join Katie LIVE on Friday, December 13th for our FREE Liberating Yourself from Family Archetypes webinar! Click here to register. Everyone registered will also receive the recording!

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In this episode about family archetypes, you’ll hear:

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~ What is an archetype?

~ The Ayurvedic and Jungian perspectives of family archetypes

~ How to approach your family like a yogini

~ Family frameworks as coping mechanisms

~ The ego's role in family archetypes

~ How to identify the role you play in your family

~ Common family archetypes including the Caretaker, Whipping Boy, Black Sheep, Hero and Clown

~ Shifting out of the victim mindset

~ Why understanding creates compassion

~ Book a free call with one of our coaches to learn more about Ayurveda School!

Other resources mentioned in this episode:

~ See our viral Maria Carey post here on Instagram

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

Related episodes:

~ Ep. 174 Explore Your Inner Child with Nicole Frolick

~ Ep. 160 Courage in Facing the Shadow

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Ep. 66 You Can’t Be Yo’Mamas Guru

Ever had the experience of telling a family member about a new thing you were doing, or giving them advice about something you’d spent so many hours researching only to be met with apathy, or worse, resentment? That’s the Catch-22 of family. Tune in for my insights and techniques for explaining yourself and your lifestyle choices to your family.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~How to talk to your family about your lifestyle choices

~Techniques for teaching Ayurveda

~A blessing song for before meals

~Why it’s hard to teach your family

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I have some BIG news!! ✨ I am SO excited to offic I have some BIG news!! ✨

I am SO excited to officially welcome the incredible Salila Sukumaran as one of The Shakti School’s newest teachers! ❤️

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Salila on my Spirit Sessions podcast for a beautiful, juicy conversation about feminine embodiment, the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and what it really means to come home to our bodies.

We dove into the power of Shakti, ancestral wisdom, feminine sovereignty and the importance of reconnecting with the deep intelligence and wisdom that lives within us as women.

One of my greatest passions has always been bringing the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda into the lives of modern women in a way that feels accessible, nourishing and deeply empowering.

And this is why I’m SO thrilled to have Salila joining us at The Shakti School! She brings such a beautiful depth of knowledge, a rich Ayurvedic lineage, and a unique perspective on what it means to truly EMBODY this wisdom.

There is something so powerful about women coming together to share, teach and keep these ancient traditions alive. And I couldn’t be more excited for our students to learn from her!

🎧 Comment “254” and I’ll send you the podcast link!
It was the end of our Level 2 last year, a class w It was the end of our Level 2 last year, a class where we give women time and space to really share what the two years of Shakti Ayurveda School have meant for them (yes, this can be a one or two year adventure). And a woman said something I will never forget - “I’m becoming the woman of my dreams.”

It hit me in all the right places and even made me self reflect. 

Am I the woman of my dreams? And if I had a dream woman, what would she be like? 

She would be kind, hold dignity, love her body and try to keep it safe and healthy and warm. She would give herself grace when she failed or tripped up in life. She would smile lovingly at herself when she said the wrong thing at a party or a date or a conference. She would eat good nourishing food and be OK with the fact that she didn’t look like the women in a magazine. 

But mostly, she would use this one and sacred life to learn the lessons of her soul, and feel alive in her mission to help others do the same.

We are genuinely here to support you in becoming THAT woman. Or even better said, in dusting off all the veils that block you from seeing that You Are Her Now. We truly find that the LIVE Ayurveda experience offers a magic that you will see in our classroom. And that magic translates to anyone doing the course at their leisure the rest of the month.

True. Ayurveda. Magic.

Ladies! Only a couple more weeks to get $500+ off this women-our-your-dreams year with our current early bird pricing. I will be there. And so will so many other dream seekers. Will you? 

💚 Comment AYURVEDASCHOOL for more information about our earlybird tuition! 

🪷 Ready to become the woman of YOUR dreams? Learn how to care for yourself, trust your intuition and work WITH your body instead of against it in my free Women’s Wisdom and Ayurveda mini-course. Comment WISDOM and I’ll send you the link!
The theme of fall according to feminine-form Ayurv The theme of fall according to feminine-form Ayurveda? ➡️ Major permission to start slowing down, warming up and amping up your inner mystic's rituals. Send this to a friend you wanna’ plan a fall Ayurveda self-care day with. 🕯️⁠
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🍁 Here’s your inspo: ⁠
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• Get cozy with herbal teas (and stoke your digestive fire). Make a big pot of ginger tea & sip throughout the day.⁠
• Give yourself an oil massage with warm sesame oil. Sesame is nourishing, warming & perfect for Fall.⁠
• Soak Fall-goddess style. Add 1/4 cup ginger powder & epsom salts to your bath.⁠
• Grab some warming essential oils like geranium, mahanarayan and vetiver (you can add those to the bath, too!)⁠
• Have a cozy night in. Fall is when we naturally start turning inwards—permission to stay in & get some extra sleep!⁠
• Get in the kitchen! Whip up a vata-reducing churna (spice blend) to sprinkle on your meals.⁠
• Become BFF’s with your crock pot. Bone broth, spiced stews and soups are balancing for Fall.⁠
• Light a fire. Fall is a time for dying off and letting go. Get quiet, journal and burn what you’re ready to let go of.⁠
• Unplug before sunset. Give your eyes and nervous system a break from screens and let candlelight guide your evenings. ⁠
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If you've been feeling the pull to study Feminine-Form Ayurveda, this is your reminder that Early Bird registration (save $500+ on tuition) for our 2027 Ayurvedic Wellness Coach Certification is ending this month. Now is the time to step toward the work your heart has been quietly calling you toward. ⁠
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🌿 Comment AYURVEDASCHOOL and we'll send you all the details.⁠
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🌹 Get a taste right now. Comment WISDOM for our free Women’s Wisdom and Ayurveda Mini-Course.
OMG y'all! Katie here. Ok, so apparently the 90s a OMG y'all! Katie here. Ok, so apparently the 90s are now VINTAGE. 😂📺 And this hilarious meme got me thinking about one of the deepest principles of Ayurveda…⁠
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MAMA MEDICINE. ❤️⁠
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You see, one of the first principles of Ayurveda is to remind someone who is sick that they are going to be WELL.⁠
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Fill them with love. Nourishing foods. Comforting words. Hugs. Remedies. And that beautiful feeling that someone is taking care of you.⁠
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Because sometimes the most powerful medicine isn't an herb or a supplement.⁠
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It's the feeling of being LOVED.⁠
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When I was a little girl, my mom's sick-day prescription was ginger ale (we NEVER got soda unless we were sick!), saltines, Campbell's chicken noodle soup with those slimy noodles and suspiciously soft orange carrots…And UNLIMITED TV. 😂⁠
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Little did she know I was downstairs watching JERRY SPRINGER and frying my developing brain on the absolute worst of 1990s American culture. 🍳📺🤣⁠
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But to this day, those memories make me feel so warm and loved. Because it was never really about the chicken soup. It was about being taken care of. And THAT is powerful medicine.⁠
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So I wanna know…⁠
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👇 WHAT WAS YOUR MAMA'S SICK-DAY STACK?⁠
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Was it ginger ale? Vicks VapoRub? Chicken soup? The Price Is Right? Some bizarre family remedy that probably should have been illegal? 😂 Please tell me, I gotta know! ⁠
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COMMENT BELOW and tell me what your mama (or whoever raised you!) gave you when you were sick.⁠
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💕 And TAG YOUR MOM, SISTER, OR BESTIE who remembers this era of questionable remedies and unconditional love.⁠
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Because sometimes the best medicine is simply knowing somebody loves you.⁠
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That's MAMA MEDICINE. ❤️🍜
Our world keeps telling women to push harder, opti Our world keeps telling women to push harder, optimize more and become some shinier (usually smaller) version of themselves. No wonder so many of us feel tired, disconnected and anxious.⁠
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Ayurveda offers another way.⁠
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Join Katie LIVE for a free class exploring Feminine-Form Ayurveda, a softer, wiser approach to health that honors your hormones, nervous system, intuition and natural rhythms. Because healing does not always happen through more effort.⁠
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Together we’ll explore:⁠
✨ What Feminine-Form Ayurveda is and why it feels like an exhale⁠
✨ “What’s my dosha, honey?” and how your unique mind-body type shapes everything⁠
✨ Ancient teachings for more rest, radiance, sensuality and longevity⁠
✨ The science and physiology of women: How to stop white-knuckling your way through life and create a healing climate instead⁠
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Come gather with us and remember something your body has known all along:⁠
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You do not need fixing. You need the right conditions to thrive. 🌙⁠
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The class will be held LIVE on October 27th at 11am Eastern US Time, join us! Everyone signed up will receive the recording!⁠
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Comment “THRIVE” and we’ll send you the sign up link!⁠

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