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Holiday Gift Guide

Holiday Gift Guide

Tis' the season to love and to give. As we live the darkest days of the year, we all become little Santas in our own right. Making things cheery and bright with our spirit. Our entire society is based off the goodwill of neighbors and giving. Do onto others as you would have done onto you. This is where the social contract begins.

I want to touch on giving, because our culture is obsessed with shopping. Can we not buy so many presents this year? Maybe just a few. Treat your mom and your closes relatives with thoughtful presents, that's it.

Below you'll find curated love from our whole team. With love and so much joy, Merry Yuletide and Happy Hanukkah!!

Charitable Giving

There are a couple of special organizations that I want to introduce you to. They will make your heart leap with joy in a lasting way like no Amazon shipment can:

The Grandmother's Council: represents a global alliance of thirteen indigenous grandmothers whom through prayer and education offer healing for our Mother Earth and protection for the indigenous ways of life.

Thistle Farms: offers natural bath/body/home products. Your purchase directly supports women who have survived trafficking, prostitution and domestic abuse. They are made by survivors and support survivors.

She's The First: they provide support to girls who will be the first in their families to graduate from high school. 2/3 of the world's illiterate adults are women. We must spread education to women in all parts of the world to ensure equality and the survival of our species.

Compassion Collective: they support motherless children. It started in 2016 to help displaced and orphaned Syrian children and they now have a program to help homeless American youth.

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For The Readers

Check out our curated library of our favorites reads on yoga, Ayurveda, health, motherhood and more!

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The Gift of Learning

Give the gift of knowledge and wisdom with Lineage of Love Gift Cards, or pay for a friend's Ayurveda School tuition.

Gift 1 to 12 month of the our movement, yoga and holistic lifestyle membership with Lineage of Love Gift Cards.

Ayurvedic Wellness Coach

A year-long deep dive into the heart of women's healing traditions with Ayurveda School. If you'd like to gift someone the tuition for this program, please write us at [email protected].

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Shakti School Swag

  • A Signed Copy of Glow-Worthy by Katie Silcox

    $30.00
    Add to cart
  • A Signed Copy of Healthy, Happy, Sexy by Katie Silcox

    $35.00
    Add to cart
  • ​ALBUM: Red by Shakti Posse

    $9.99
    Buy Your Copy
  • ​Mantra Unlocked: Sacred Sounds for Practice

    Purchase on Amazon
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Shakti School's Digital Workshops

Download and take these on the go with you

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For the Health Enthusiast

Gifts for the health nerds in your life

Vitamix 3500

Aqua Tru Reverse Osmosis Water Filter

Cast Iron Skillet

Stag Electric Kettle

Earth Grounding Mat

Le Creuset Signature Enamel Dutch Oven

The best sleep mask

Blue light protecting glasses

RMS Living Luminizer

Organic Make-up Signature Set

Magic Dewey Luminizer

Signature Dark Chocolate Bar

(great stocking stuffer!)

Keto Cups

(great stocking stuffer!)

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Living from the heart with a capacity to hold dept Living from the heart with a capacity to hold depth of experience is one of the greatest revolutionary acts we can undertake. 

When the heart chakra (Anahata) is vibrant and open, we step into our most powerful self: embodied, grounded and in right relationship with ourselves and others.

This center is not just about emotions. It’s about the integration of lower and higher energies, the way experience is processed through the subtle body, and how our field of compassion literally shapes our relationships and nervous system.

This sacred center holds the alchemy of love and strength, and when supported, becomes a source of resilience, wise boundaries, surrender and authentic connection.

This same principle of integration, resonance and embodied insight is the heart of Level 2 Ayurveda School.

After completing Level 1, your foundation in Ayurvedic rhythms, elemental intelligence and feminine-form medicine has begun to reveal your prakruti, who you are at a deeper level. 

In Level 2, we take it even further:

💗 Explore the pathways of dis-ease and how imbalance unfolds from subtle energetic layers into physical manifestation.

💗 Learn diagnostic skills like pulse, tongue and eye assessment. These tools that help you read subtle information the body reveals.

💗 Study emotion processing, sensual health, herbal remedies and movement for exactly where you are. These are the spaces where heart wisdom meets practical healing.

💗 Hone Ayurvedic counseling strategies so you can guide others from insight to transformation.

This year-long certification is more than a curriculum. It’s a journey into the intelligence of life itself, where the profound meets the practical and ancient medicine becomes living medicine.

If you’ve felt the call to help yourself and others live more fully, more awake and more like YOU, this is your next step.

DM us any questions you have. We’re here to support you. ✨
That first warm day hits and suddenly your life fo That first warm day hits and suddenly your life force is BACK. ☀️

In Ayurveda, early spring is Kapha season. The earthy, watery energy that can build up through winter as heaviness, stagnation and a little extra “meh.” But when the sun returns and temperatures start to rise, nature begins to melt… and so do we. Movement, dancing, walking, shaking it all off - this is the season for stirring prana and getting things flowing again.

Translation: your sudden urge to dance with joy when you see the sun come out?

Perfectly seasonally appropriate, according to Ayurveda. 😉💃🌱

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Your tongue is a living mirror of your body’s ec Your tongue is a living mirror of your body’s ecosystem. 👅🌀⁠
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Ayurveda teaches that the tongue reflects digestion, detoxification, tissue health and even how well you’re processing life itself. ⁠
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When your digestive fire - aka your agni - is strong, the tongue tends to look clear, pink and vibrant. ⁠
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When things are sluggish or overloaded? The tongue often tells on us before our body does.⁠
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👇🏼 Here are three daily rituals you can implement to take care of your AGNI and AMA and therefore your tongue (and really, all the systems of your body!)⁠
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✨ Scrape your tongue! Tongue scraping gently removes overnight ama (toxins) and bacteria, supports fresher breath and gives your digestive fire a clean slate for the day.⁠
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💧 Drink warm water with lemon in the morning. Warm water in the morning hydrates tissues, gently stimulates elimination and helps flush what the tongue scraping brings to the surface.⁠
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🫖 Include spices in your diet. Support agni with warming spices like ginger, cinnamon or clove tea to kindle digestion so less residue accumulates in the first place.⁠
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These small rituals have a radiant ripple effect. ⁠
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🌹 Ready to go deeper into feminine-form Ayurveda?⁠
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Comment WISDOM and get instant access to our free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course now.
This solar weather got me like! ☀️🌊🗺️🐬 just a quick note to say we are getting so excited over here at the Shakti School to be heading next month to Bahamas with The Yoga chakra Nidra retreat! @sivanandabahamas for more details if you wanna come! A few spots left xox
See you in the Bahamas next month? 🐚🦋⁠ ⁠ See you in the Bahamas next month? 🐚🦋⁠
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In partnership with the beautiful Sivananda Bahamas Ashram @sivanandabahamas, next month I’ll be offering a weekend of rest, nourishment and remembering who you really are. ⁠
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🗓 April 15-18, 2026⁠
💎 Chakra Yoga Nidra Retreat⁠
🌴 Sivananda Bahamas Ashram ⁠
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If you’re longing for something deeper, something that speaks to the very essence of your being, this retreat is calling your name. Katie Silcox’s Chakra Yoga Nidra Retreat offers a luminous exploration of your energetic landscape, guiding you on an inward journey to harmonize your chakras—the vibrant centers of power within.⁠
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This is not your typical yoga retreat. It’s a soulful recalibration—a chance to meet and embrace all seven layers of your energy body. Through guided restorative meditations, gentle breathwork, and intuitive movement, Katie will help you awaken the wisdom and power of each chakra, allowing you to reconnect with your true self in a profound, healing way.⁠
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What You’ll Gain from This Retreat:⁠
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💫 A visceral, embodied understanding of the chakra system as living, breathing energy centers through somatic, bottom-up meditation approaches.⁠
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💫 A toolkit of practical rituals and techniques to keep your energy flowing smoothly—like a river of pure light—through your daily life.⁠
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💫 The sanctuary of Yoga Nidra: Learn to cultivate deep rest and release stress while accessing your inner wisdom through this restorative practice, while lying down and letting your body guide the way.⁠
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💫 A heightened sense of self-awareness and intuition: Gain clarity, understand your unique energy system, and embrace your authentic self with confidence.⁠
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💫 A renewed sense of purpose and inspiration: Feel energized and deeply connected to your soul’s desires, ready to live a life that truly reflects your deepest truth.⁠
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This is your invitation to reconnect, reclaim your power, and live the life that truly honors your soul’s deepest desires. Come ready to awaken, harmonize, and transform.⁠
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🌊 Register now at https://sivanandabahamas.org/course/chakra-yoga-nidra-retreat-april-2026/.

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