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Ep. 233 A Relaxing Meditation: The Four Pebbles Practice

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If you’re feeling stressed and scattered this holiday season, today’s episode is for you! In this episode, Katie guides you through the Four Pebbles Practice, a grounding, relaxing meditation that she learned from her beloved teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh. You can listen to this guided relaxing meditation again and again to keep yourself calm and collected during the holidays, and any time you want to tune out the noise and reconnect to your true self.

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During this guided relaxing meditation, you’ll hear:

~ An invitation to learn from your breath

~ A relaxing meditation to help you stay calm this holiday season

~ First pebble: flower

~ Second pebble: mountain

~ Third pebble: water

~ Fourth pebble: space

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Related episodes:

~ Ep. 64 How to AyurVeda Biohack Your Holiday Travel

~ Ep. 104 How to ACTUALLY Get Grounded

 

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

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In many regions of India, the herb triphala is considered a cure-all! Scientific studies have shown that triphala can help improve digestion, reduce inflammation, stabilize blood sugar levels, support liver heath and much more. It’s no surprise that triphala is Katie’s favorite Ayurvedic herb!

Tune in to learn about the benefits of triphala and how to incorporate this powerful herb into your life!

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In this episode about triphala, you’ll hear:

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~ What is triphala?

~ Why this herb is so important in India

~ The benefits of triphala

~ Haritaki, amalaki and bibhitaki

~ The mythology of triphala

~ Traditional uses in India

~ Triphala’s action on each dosha - vata, pitta, kapha

~ The six tastes in Ayurveda

~ Why this herb is excellent for those who love to travel

~ Where to buy high-quality triphala… from our friends at PAAVANI!

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Ep. 105 The Healing Vortex with Cristal Mortensen

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How do we invite the divine into our tissues? We open our perceptions. In this episode with special guest Cristal Mortensen, Nervous System Specialist & Somatic Neuroplasticity Expert, we discuss the embodiment of consciousness and the divine in our bodies. This episode includes an Earth-energy based grounding practice!

In this episode you’ll hear:

~The Healing Vortex vs The Trauma Vortex

~What is Spiritual Bypassing

~What’s Right Attention

~Valuing our past and pain

~Rewiring Attachment

~Polarization of the mind

~Beyond duality for embodiment

~Working with Earth energy

~Find Cristal Mortensen online at https://awarealignedawake.com/

~Book: The Great Coddling of the American Mind

~Upcoming Course: Deeper Dating & Relationships

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Sponsored: This episode is brought to you by PAAVANI Ayurveda. PAAVANI Ayurveda is a female owned and family run health & skincare company based in Northern California. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for 15% off your order.

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Ep. 104 How to ACTUALLY Get Grounded

This episode includes a short practice to help you get grounded, for real. You’ll find the practice about half way through the episode.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~Why we need to be grounded

~Technology’s effect on our energy

~Where feelings get processed

~Why the soul leaves the body

~How to move energy down

~A practice for getting grounded

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Sponsored: This episode is brought to you by PAAVANI Ayurveda. PAAVANI Ayurveda is a female owned and family run health & skincare company based in Northern California. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for 15% off your order.

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Ayurveda Certification

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Feminine-form Ayurveda is about connecting with yo Feminine-form Ayurveda is about connecting with your own Inner Wisdom.

You are the only authority on your mental, spiritual and emotional well-being. Ayurveda provides a beautiful and wise roadmap for understanding and navigating reality. 

But it’s ultimately up to us to take this beautiful map, embody its wisdom, internalize it and channel it into our modern, unique, individual lives.
The principle of the feminine encourages us to trust the direct experience of our bodies.

To listen to our own intuition and follow our hearts as our ultimate inner guide and healer.

Wishing you a beautiful weekend. 🌹🌸🌴🌼🐚
Your body, your mind, your spirit… they have nev Your body, your mind, your spirit… they have never been separate. We have only been conceiving of them as separate for a very short time, and only in certain cultures. ⁠
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This is the real essence of Level 2: it’s about stepping into a river that’s been flowing for thousands of years. A lineage of people who understood that our LIFESTYLES are where physical & spiritual health began. 🌊🕯️🌿⁠
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Level 2 is about becoming the one who has embodied the teachings. Not just learned them, but lived them.⁠
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Class just began this Tuesday and the opening ceremony was so special. It’s not too late to join us. Sneak into our 2026 Level 2 cohort if you feel the nudge. ✨
Okay, real talk…⁠ ⁠ Who else is feeling a li Okay, real talk…⁠
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Who else is feeling a little sluggish, foggy, bloated, heavy, or just… meh lately?⁠
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Maybe your body feels slower. Your digestion a little off. Your energy not quite where you want it to be. Maybe your routines slipped, your cravings got louder and your nervous system feels like it’s been holding a lot.⁠
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If that’s you, you’re not alone. ⁠
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In this season, everything in nature begins to melt, move and clear. What has built up over winter, physically and emotionally, starts to loosen. The body naturally wants to lighten. To release. To begin again.⁠
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But most of us don’t give ourselves the space to actually let that happen.⁠
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We push through, stay busy and override what we’re feeling. And that heaviness… just lingers.⁠
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This is your invitation to do something different.⁠
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To pause. Reset. Create space for your body to come back into balance.⁠
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To feel like yourself again. ⁠
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You’re invited to join us May 4–8 for a 5-Day Ayurvedic Spring Cleanse & Gut Reset, guided by Shakti Ayurveda School graduate, Ayurvedic Health Counselor and wellness guide Charlotte Oddi. This is a gentle, supportive experience designed to help you clear out what’s been building and reconnect with your natural rhythm.⁠
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We’ll begin with a Kickoff Call on May 2 to walk you through everything and set you up for success. The Active Cleansing Phase runs May 4–8, followed by a Closing Call on May 9 to help you integrate and carry the benefits forward.⁠
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We’re also offering an optional, Complimentary 45-minute Cleanse 101 Class on April 27th if you want to learn more about Ayurvedic cleansing before diving in.⁠
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Can’t make it live? Don’t worry! All calls will be recorded and available to rewatch. ⁠
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💛 Comment “Cleanse Info” for the link to register.
The qualities of kapha are cool, heavy, moist, slo The qualities of kapha are cool, heavy, moist, slow, dull and stagnant. 🌊🌿💦

Because of these inherent qualities, kapha-type people will do best with forms of body movement that cultivate the opposing qualities (i.e., warming, light, dry, quick and mobile). 

This type of exercise will help relieve some of the congestion and stagnation associated with kapha, specifically in regard to getting rid of any excess phlegm and mucus in the chest and stomach. 

Kapha-reducing exercise boosts enthusiasm for life, stimulating us out of depression and lethargy. ⚡️

P.S. Any body type will benefit from using the kapha-reducing routine if the person is relatively healthy, and it is spring. 😉🌱
Light, astringent fruits in the spring can help us Light, astringent fruits in the spring can help us balance Kapha, bringing in lightness and brightness and helping to dry up excess kapha fluids. The trick is to stick to fruits that are first and foremost local and in season, and that are light, astringent and warming.⁠
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Here are some of our faves this time of year:⁠
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🍋 Lemons and limes are sharp and bright, perfect for sparking agni⁠
🍓 Berries (strawberries, blueberries and raspberries) are nice and light, and gently astringent, so they’re perfect for kapha time of year⁠
🍒 Cherries are a little bit drying, they help move things along if you know what I mean ;)⁠
🍑 Apricots are light, a little bit drying and offer sweetness that doesn’t weigh you down⁠
🍎 Apples are astringent and light = balances kapha’s heaviness and density!⁠
🍇 Raisins and dried fruit offer more concentrated sweetness and warmth⁠
🍒 Cranberries are amazing for clearing excess moisture⁠
🍊 Grapefruit’s bitterness and sharpness is one of the best for reducing heaviness⁠
🍎 Pomegranates support the blood and digestion and help dry excess fluids⁠
🍐 Pears offer amazing fiber content, digestive support and are best eaten in the morning⁠
💜 And we all know that prunes help keep things moving, especially if your elimination is sluggish 🌀⁠
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Keep in mind this is for my northern hemisphere ladies in spring… if you’re in the southern hemisphere, you’re in autumn, so think warm, grounding, wet foods instead. 🍠⁠
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If you love this, you’ll love our free women’s wisdom and Ayurveda mini course where we go even deeper. Comment WISDOM to access. ✨

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