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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. Blossom is a Traditional Chinese Medical practitioner, Shadow Yoga teacher & Ayurvedic Consultant. He has been studying yoga since 1990 and teaching since 1997. His primary teachers are Zhander Remete, founder of Shadow Yoga and Dr. Robert Svoboda, Ayurvedic physician and scholar.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~Working with grief, fear and anger in these trying times

~Bowing to Corona Devi

~The virus as a goddess with healing potential

~The Devi Mahatmya prayer

~The importance of Bhakti - love and devotion to something bigger than self

~There’s no more going back to normal—and why that’s a blessing

~The time of trauma release

~How the patriarchal + colonial mindset has influenced modes of yoga and our bodies

~The Buddha is the sangha - how our healing will come from the community

~Poets, seers and the healing role of the senses

~Katie’s favorite gospel guru: Tasha Cobbs Leonard - listen to You Know My Name

~Find Scott Online: https://www.doctorblossom.com/

"Our anxiety comes from the desire to have things be different. There's going to be the day after the election. And the day after that. We need to be present to what is regardless of the outcome you want. My ancestors had to prepare themselves over and over again for moving toward a freedom that was nowhere in sight. We prepare for life as it unfolds, not our ideal image of it. That is literally the only path forward." — Rev. angel Kyodo williams

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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 in medicine in Level 1 and 2 of our Ayurveda Certification.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~Kirsten’s background + why she became a doctor

~What she loved about the Osteopathic curriculum

~Her journey with parasites + inflammation

~The concept of the Koshas in healing: layers of the physical and energetic body

~The depolarization of Reality: ancient + western science merge

~How the Koshas interact

~Witness conscious in the healing process

~How to care for yourself during this pandemic

~Shifting your vibration

Five Levels of Healing
The 5 Koshas

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Ep. 69 The Power of SUBTLE Pleasure

Healing through pleasure and the importance of subtlety.

In this episode I discuss:

~The importance of the five senses from an Ayurvedic/Tantrik perspective

~Addiction vs Pleasure

~The treasure of subtle pleasures

~Tips for attuning to your own subtle pleasure

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Silence Envelopes the Voices of Insecurity

Our culture supports individual effort and perfection. In fact, I recently read about an experiment done on two groups of people, one from the United States, and another group from Japan. Each group was shown an image that included an individual scuba diver sinking into an ocean full of fish and other marine life. The group was given a few minutes to look over the image, and was later asked to recall what was presented there.

The American group had a marvelous recall on the diver. They could remember what color his tank was, his facial expression, and even the type of gear he was wearing. This same group fared very poorly on their remembrance of the fish, the plants, the water, and the general geography of where the diver was located. In strong contrast to the American group’s ability to recall the diver, the Japanese group remembered much less about the individual, but had dramatic recall of the environment in which the diver was swimming. They described, in ardent detail, the schools of fish, the marine layout and the general situation in which in which the diver found himself. The social scientists concluded that this spoke to our cultural value system. Americans group up in a world that values the individual, and takes pride in the perfection of individual efforts. Eastern cultures, on the other hand, are known for valuing cultural context and group identity.

It’s not to say that one way of seeing the world is better or worse than the other, but it does bring up an interesting question regarding focus. Remember, our prana (energy) follows our focus, and much of our prana (remember, that is our energy) goes to focusing in, honing in, even obsessing over, our own individual situation. This is another way of saying that much of our energy goes into mental processing in a push towards personal perfection, a never-ending process that can lead to a deep sense that we can never be fulfilled, that life is never enough, and a deep insecurity and fear.

Why does this happen? According to the wisdom of Ayurveda and Tantra, it happens because we are confused (or experiencing avidya – mis-knowing). We have forgotten. What have we forgotten? That the continual processing towards perfection, a quest to avoid pain and disappointment and gain things that feel good, leads us a false belief that we are not good enough already. We forget that, deep within, lies an bottomless well of support and freedom, and this bottomless pit of ambrosial nectar in our own light – an eternal bridge to freedom from the duality of good and bad, as well as a gateway into peace. It’s what Buddha was so pumped up about. Jesus said it as well when he encouraged us to “let thine two eyes become one” (i.e. our dual thinking line up with Spirit).

All of this beautiful philosophy and ambrosial nectar-speak may have you rolling your eyes. You may feel like freedom and peace are two states of being really far from your current set point. You may be laughing right now. “Yeah, right, sister. I’m an elementary school teacher with two kids and a beer-guzzling husband. My life is as far as you can get from the peaceful gateway.” I totally get it – but we ALL have the ability to tap into the loving, the invincible…

Ok, so what is this secret doorway into the Divine? Its simple. Its profound. And its not always easy to find. Its just silence.

Try it now.

Stop reading.

And take a few deep breaths into your own belly, your own heart. Keep breathing until you taste a tiny drop of silence, and then tell me if you are not, in some way, great or small, closer to heaven.

Here's a short guided meditation you can do whenever you need a moment.

~Katie

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10 Ways to Improve Your Sleep and Love Life Immediately

Whether you suffer from insomnia or sleep like a log, the ancient teachings of the Vedas tell us that the way we set up our bedroom can have a powerful impact on the depth and quality of our sleep. It can also boost the sensuality-factor for deeper connection with our loved one.

Vastu shastra (literally the ”science of construction or architecture”) is an ancient science that arranges dwellings in accordance with natural elements and directional alignments. Think Indian feng shui.

Here is my modern interpretation on a simple vastu bedroom wisdom. Use it to optimize your sacred sleep chamber. In general, these pointers will help you create an atmosphere that begs for sensual ritual and deep sleep:

  1. Keep the room light and airy. Open windows as much as the seasons allow.
  2. Keep the temperature mild and pleasant. I recommend avoiding overheating or over-air conditioning the room. Make sure your body feels comfortable. Sometimes just feeling cold is enough to cause insomnia.
  3. Get rid of the clutter. There should be nothing in the bedroom that reminds you of work. Move the stacks of papers you need to file at the office out of this sacred sleep chamber. Take the spare change and those piles of mail off the top of your dresser. (Go do it now, you know you have a stack like that!)
  4. Bring in harmony by keeping the room clean, well-painted and orderly.
  5. The room should be private.
  6. The room should be empty of machines or technologies. They kill the buzz of sensuality, and increase restlessness in the body and mind.
  7. Create some boundaries on your e-life. Life changes when we make the adult decision to turn off our electronic devices after 9pm. Seriously, the iphone may be one sexy technological wonder, but your significant other is sexier. If you are single, relish this time alone to read your favorite books.
  8. Avoid all forms of news media in the bedroom.
  9. The room should smell good, but not too scented. Avoid heavy incense. Use fresh romantic scents such as ylang ylang, sandalwood, jasmine, and rose.
  10. The bed should be comfortable, not sag in the middle, and made with sheets should be made of natural organic fibers.

This article was originally published on the Yoga Journal blog on September 13, 2013.

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In other words - it’s HOT.

And I seem to always forget how activating the summertime can be. It comes out of nowhere, right? The intensity. The anger. The insomnia. The hot-flash.

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