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Intuition

Ep. 195 Beyond the Ayurveda Checklist with Jackie DeConti

This is a picture of Katie Silcox and Jackie DeConti. It links to an episode of the Spirit Sessions podcast called, "Beyond the Ayurveda Checklist with Jackie DeConti

In this special episode, the tables have turned! Katie is interviewed by Ayurvedic Health Coach and Shakti School alum, Jackie DeConti, about her unique approach to healing and Ayurveda. Many of us come to Ayurveda to “fix” ourselves, however, the point of Ayurveda is not to “fix” because you’re not actually broken! This episode is a beautiful reminder of your innate wholeness and worthiness. Tune in for a discussion about how to go beyond the Ayurveda checklist, avoid common pitfalls of self-development, access your inner wisdom and so much more!

Are you ready to take a more holistic approach to your health and wellness? We invite you to book a call with Jackie to see if our year-long Ayurveda School is right for you! You can book your call here.

This recording was originally released on Jackie’s Elixir Podcast.

In this episode about going beyond the Ayurveda checklist, you’ll hear:

~ Sign up for our free mini-course about Women’s Wisdom and Ayurveda!

~ Katie’s personal definition of Ayurveda

~ Hinduism vs. Sanātana Dharma

~ Going beyond the Ayurveda checklist

~ When knowing your dosha isn’t helpful

~ How to not identify with your imbalance

~ Embracing the nature of paradox

~ How to access Clear Seeing Wisdom

~ When to allow vs. when to fix

~ Differing views of the feminine and masculine in Ayurveda and Tantra

~ Why Katie identifies with the rose bush

Other resources mentioned in this episode:

~ Listen to Jackie’s Elixir Podcast

~ Learn more about Jackie on her website and Instagram

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

Or Subscribe on iTunes

Learn more:

  • Ayurveda Certification
  • The Shakti School Subscription

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From my heart to yours,

Katie

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Ep. 85 Intuition as a Life Guide with Dr. Siva Mohan

I’m joined in this juicy, real-talk episode by Dr. Siva Mohan. Siva began her path to healing in neuroscience, and this sparked her interest in the mind-body connection. In medical school she focused her studies on the extension of the mind-body relationship: the effects of community, development, and culture on health behavior. Siva brings a unique and integrative perspective to the Ayurvedic tradition. She teaches in Level 1 and Level 2 of our Ayurvedic training program.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~The Western medicine and Ayurveda connection

~Integration of Ayurveda in modern times

~Thoughts on spiritual bypassing

~Why finding hope is difficult during times of trauma

~The primal brain’s innate wisdom and intuition

~How to access your inner voice and emotional body

~Drawing boundaries in relationships

~Trust-falling into the emotional body as a life guide

~Finding alignment to usher in high-vibrational experiences

~Daily practices to commit to one’s own heart

~ Find Siva online: ayurvedabysiva.com

~Siva’s Resolving Internal Conflict Course

~Siva’s Ayurveda for Yoga Teachers and Students: Bringing Ayurveda into Your Life and Practice Book

Or Subscribe on iTunes

Learn more:

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Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

LOVEFIT: The Shakti School Subscription

HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS

This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:

  1. Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes
  2. Write us a review in iTunes
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Katie

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In deep reverence for our Crone Mama Fall (+ Winte In deep reverence for our Crone Mama Fall (+ Winter), I am bowing before the altar of all things spicy, warm, orange, yellow and brown. (South hemisphere ladies, we see you in your bikinis!)⁠
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I am also owning the heck out of my basic self. That means:⁠
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1. Yoga pants⁠
2. Furry Boots⁠
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and…⁠
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3. Pumpkin Spice⁠
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Our team member Eva over here at Team Shakti came up with this RIDICULOUSLY yummy, Ayurveda-inspired Pumpkin Spice Latte. With warming ginger, black pepper and nutmeg to help kindle your agni plus some grounding pumpkin and optional ashwagandha, what more could the vata in each of us need!? 😉☕⁠
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🍁 Comment “PSL” below for the recipe. 👇🏼💌
Wondering what you can do with our Level 1 Ayurved Wondering what you can do with our Level 1 Ayurvedic Wellness Coach Certification?⁠
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➡️ The Shakti School curriculum is built on the highest standards for online Ayurveda education. Upon completing Level 1, students are certified to offer Ayurveda wellness counseling and educational guidance, supporting clients and communities in prevention, balance and holistic well-being.⁠
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As a graduate, you can use your education for your own personal growth or to guide others, whether in 1:1 sessions, workshops, retreats or group settings, or by incorporating Ayurvedic teachings into your current work.⁠
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Inside the program, you’ll learn to support others through nutrition, lifestyle guidance, meditation, psycho-spiritual approaches, herbal education and goal-setting rooted in sankalpa and dharma work.⁠
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You’ll also learn practical tools for assessing Prakriti (your unique body-mind constitution), along with guidance around scope of practice, marketing, business development and more.⁠
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Our graduates legally practice as certified Ayurvedic Wellness Coaches around the world! ⁠
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In Module 3: Foundations of Women’s Health, we dive into how these teachings come alive in the female body and hormonal system. We’ll cover topics like:⁠
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✔ The hallmarks of women’s health⁠
✔ Challenges to maintaining women’s health⁠
✔ The effects of stress on women’s health⁠
✔ The endocrine system and its role in women’s health⁠
✔ Regulating Agni, removing Ama and building Ojas⁠
✔ Womb care at every stage of a woman’s hormonal life⁠
✔ The Ayurveda approach to thyroid and balancing hormones⁠
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🌹 Ready for a taste of what The Shakti School is really like? ⁠
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💻 Comment WISDOM to get our free Women’s Wisdom & Ayurveda course with our founder, Katie Silcox, and start learning.⁠
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🌿 Comment AYURVEDASCHOOL for the full program details.
The holidays are a time for celebration and joy, b The holidays are a time for celebration and joy, but it’s easy for digestion and energy to become off-kilter with stress, over-indulgence or overwhelm. Ayurveda offers us simple ways to stay grounded AND nourished during times like these:⁠
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1️⃣ Honor your agni. Choose warm, lightly spiced and wet foods that support digestion and keep your agni kindled.⁠
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2️⃣ Digestion-honoring habits. Sip ginger tea, stop eating at the first burp and avoid cold drinks to help your body assimilate nutrients and digest heavy foods with more ease.⁠
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3️⃣ Bring in the gratitude (like, REAL gratitude - get those thankful vibes flowing!) When we eat from a space of love, connection and genuine thankfulness, Ayurveda teaches that digestion improves naturally. In other words, we are not just what we eat, but HOW we eat. ⁠
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🍎 Want my Ayurveda-inspired and digestion-friendly Butternut Squash and Roasted Apple soup recipe to bring to your next holiday gathering? Comment BUTTERNUT below. 🌿⁠
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P.S. These tips are for my ladies in the Northern Hemisphere this time of year. Southern Hemisphere gals will want to follow summer Ayurvedic recommendations. 😉
We are here. Talk to us. DM me directly if you wan We are here. Talk to us. DM me directly if you want to speak to a real woman about our school. Don’t wait forever to change your life today! ❣️📿🤟🏿❣️Xox kt
POV: You stop waging war against the parts of you POV: You stop waging war against the parts of you that you’ve been fighting against and suddenly… everything syncs up.

The need to endlessly “fix” dissipates. 

(And you end up feeling a lot more WHOLE as a result.)

This is where true healing begins.

Nothing inside you is wrong. 

Nothing needs to be kicked out. 

Just welcomed back in. 

Send to a friend who needs a reminder that the thing they’re struggling with most within themselves…is the exact thing that needs MORE love, forgiveness and compassion. 💗

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