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

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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!

Other resources mentioned in this episode:

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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.

Learn more:

Ayurveda Certification

Free Women's Wisdom & Ayurveda Mini-Course

The Shakti School Subscription

HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS

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​​In Ayurveda, January in the Northern Hemisph ​​In Ayurveda, January in the Northern Hemisphere is cold, dry, heavy and inward-pulling, a time when Vata qualities dominate in both nature and the body. Kapha qualities begin to accumulate in the second half of winter. To stay balanced, Ayurveda emphasizes foods that are warming, grounding, moistening and easy to digest, supporting digestion, immunity and nervous system stability. 

🍠 Sweet potatoes: deeply grounding and warming, offering steady energy during winter’s inward pull.
🥕 Carrots: gently sweet and nourishing, supporting digestion and blood-building.
🫜 Beets: warming and mineral-rich, supporting circulation and vitality when energy feels low.
🥔 Winter squash: moist, sweet and comforting, helping balance dryness and depletion.
🧅 Onions: pungent and warming, clearing stagnation and supporting immunity.
🥬 Dark leafy greens (cooked): grounding and detoxifying when sautéed or stewed, never raw this season.
🍗 Chicken, lamb and turkey: nourishing and easy to digest, ideal for rebuilding strength. Lamb is deeply warming and strengthening for Vata imbalance.
🥩 Bone broth: restorative and mineral-rich, feeding the nervous system and connective tissue.
💛 Mung dal: light yet nourishing, supporting digestion while rebuilding vitality.
🫘 Lentils: warming and grounding when soaked and well-cooked with spices.
🍎 Stewed apples: gently cleansing while warming and calming the gut.
🍐 Stewed pears: moistening and soothing for dryness and tension.
💜 Dates: deeply nourishing, supporting energy and reproductive tissues.
🥣 Oats: warming, comforting and stabilizing for the nervous system.
🍚 Rice (especially basmati): easy to digest and grounding, ideal for daily nourishment.
🫚 Fresh ginger or ginger tea: ignites digestive fire and keeps circulation moving.
🌼 Turmeric: anti-inflammatory and grounding, supporting immunity and tissue health.
🫖 CCF tea: balancing digestion while gently detoxifying.
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