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Ep. 158 Fit Fabulous Fall: Beat the Late Summer Bummers!

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How to stay fit, fabulous, and juicy as the dog days of summer transition into fall.

In this episode, Katie shares her favorite late summer and early fall anti-aging tips! This isn’t your typical fall self-care. We dive deep into how the ancient Ayurvedic healers approached this transitional time of year and how they stayed energized and youthful into old age. Learn Katie’s favorite self-care practices to increase your health and fabulousness this fall and beyond!

In this episode you’ll hear: 

~ Ways to navigate the vulnerable transition from summer to fall

~ What is Ayur-guilt?

~ Ways to get healthier as we age

~ The #1 anti-aging medicine on the planet

~ Katie’s top sleep hacks

~ We hope to see you at our FREE Fall Routines & Rituals webinar on September 29th

~ Level 1 Ayurveda School is open for registration, at the lowest early bird tuition price! Click here to learn more, register, or book a call with a graduate of the program. Payment plans abound!

 

Other links mentioned in this episode:

~ Mad Fit on YouTube

~ Find all the herbs mentioned in this podcast (Triphala, Brahmi, Manjistha , and Amalaki) over at Banyan Botanicals. Use code Katie15 at checkout for 15% off your order!

~ Find the Paavani Vata Body Oil here

~ Listen to Katie’s Glow-Worthy meditation here

~ Katie’s Sleep Stack > Low dose melatonin, GABA, Taurine, L-Theanine, Lemon Balm 

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Ep. 157 How We Squirm Off Our Chance to Really Love (Tantra Talks #7)

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This episode is a bootleg broadcast from the Spirit Sessions Membership, our members-only live monthly workshop.

This episode is all about self-love! Not the self-love that includes massaging our breasts with coconut oil and reminding ourselves that we’re a goddess (although we love this daily ritual). Instead, we’re opening our hearts and deepening our understanding of self-love through conversation and integration.

In this episode you’ll hear: 

~ How we become adept at wiggling away from ourselves, the present moment and our bodies

~ What is ‘the spot’?

~ How we become aware of the way we squirm away from ‘the spot’

~ Ways to return to ourselves and be with what is actually there in the moment

~ Level 1 Ayurveda School is open for registration, at the lowest early bird tuition price! Click here to learn more, register, or book a call with a graduate of the program. Payment plans abound!

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Ep. 117 7 Vital Steps for a Spiritual Practice (Tantra Talks #6)

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This episode delves into Tantra within the context of meditation and the framework for better understanding who we are. Different forms of meditation can help us feel more ‘real’. Seven tangible steps are outlined for crafting a meditation practice which helps deepen the connection to your spiritual life.

In this episode you’ll hear: 

~ The meaning of Tantra within the context of meditation

~ Tantra as a methodology for better understanding who we are

~ Passive vs active meditation

~ How meditation can make you feel more like yourself

~ Sahaja yoga and how it may benefit your practice

~ 7 steps to a meditation practice to deepen connection to your spiritual life

~ Register for the free webinar with Katie on January 2nd 

~ Book a call with the Shakti School team here

~ Up-level your 2022 with Level 1 Ayurveda School

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Ep. 113 Ayurveda as the University of the Soul

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This amazing interview was originally featured on the Walk 'n Flow podcast, hosted by Babette, a student of Shakti Ayurveda School and outdoor coach and trainer at Walk 'n Act. Thanks to Babette and Janna for the fun collaboration on this episode!

In this episode you'll hear:

~ What is Ayurveda?
~ Katie's personal journey into this field
~ Patriarchal thinking and feminine wisdom
~ Daily routines for better physical, mental, and spiritual health
~ Beauty standards and the female body
~ Avoiding the pitfalls of getting stuck in a system of rules
~ Intuition
~ And many other gems!

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Ep. 112 A Self-Healing Meditation for Fall

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This meditation is directly from Ayurveda School, a year-long coaching certification connecting you with your body, mind and spirit, while also learning how to help others do the same. Connect to the truest, most authentic you with this warming, grounding practice to balance Vata.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~ Shakti Ayurveda School helps connect you to your body’s innate wisdom and true spirit

~ This meditation practice is directly from Ayurveda School teachings

~ Allow Katie to guide you through a grounding practice to balance Vata

~ The practice helps connect you to your truest, most authentic self

~ Gratitude for the spirit of Vata Dosha

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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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Ep. 99 The Most Radiant: Deep Rest with Tracee Stanley

Tracee is not only a dear friend, but also an important emerging spiritual teacher in the realm of feminine-form Tantra. She's the Founder of Empowered Life Circle and shares teachings that are sourced from more than 20 years of study in the tradition of the Himalayan Masters and Sri Vidya Tantra. Tracee teaches an embodied and feminine form of Yoga Nidra and has a new book called 'Radiant Rest' available on March 9th. She’s a guest teacher in our Level 2 Ayurveda certification.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~ Yoga Nidra as a state of consciousness

~ Finding your true nature with Yoga Nidra

~ Embodied vs Disembodied practice

~ A practice of dissolution and Pratyahara

~ Embodying all of our levels of being

~ Digesting our lives with rest

~ The Roots of Yoga Nidra as a GODDESS energy within us

~ Find Tracee online at traceeyoga.com

Tracee’s gift to all of our listeners 

30% discount off Tracee's book "Radiant Rest" which is now on pre-order from the publisher's site with the code RR30 until 3/31/31 at https://www.shambhala.com/radiant-rest.html

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Ep. 96 Becoming Receivers: A Taste of Shakti School

After the season of giving, can we talk about receiving? In this episode Katie talks about The Art of Receiving, nurturing your inner healer, getting out of the trauma vortex and learning how to receive with grace. This audio is from a recent Shakti School webinar and offers an immersive experience with practices.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~ We are here to experience something: a shift in yourself to become more awakened to your divine self.

~ Laya Yoga: learning to dissolve old patterns, to embody a fuller version of who we are

~ Feminine form spirituality: when we don’t take time for this, our system stays in survival mode and we are unable to receive it

~ Using your body to retrain your lineage patterns

~ The path of the least selfish

~ Finding safely outside of the current/popular power structures

~ Codependency : the way we used to get love

~ What is your relationship with the matrix? Who is giving to you? The divine dwells within the heart.

~ Intimacy with divinity will be the ultimate giver.

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So, here is my heart. I used to think I needed to So, here is my heart. I used to think I needed to have a lot of talent or perfect ability to launch great things and go for my dreams. Now, as I have aged and wizened a little (I hope), I see that it’s not so much about ability, it’s about availability. ⁠
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I wasn’t born with a naturally great immune system. I built it with Ayurveda, herbs and supplements. ⁠
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I wasn’t born with a banging body. I built it. With yoga, weight training and dance. ⁠
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I wasn’t born happy or emotionally resilient. I earned these things. Through meditation, spiritual surrender and a ton of great therapy. ⁠
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I wasn’t born with a regulated nervous system. I re-created it through regulating my heart towards God, and then others. ⁠
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My list could go on and on. ⁠
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You see, I did not start off with innate skills. Heck, I still feel like Kung-fu Panda at the gym and in my relationships.⁠
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But I have based my entire life and my career and this school on the sacred religion of SURRENDER AND SINCERITY. I am open and ready to be the best me I can be. I am also passionate about YOU becoming the best you in 2026. And that, together, we could go out into the world and help raise the spirits of others like us. ⁠
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Are you sincerely ready to become available this year? Available to yourself and others as a servant to the highest things our human hearts can reach for?⁠
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If so, I am your Ayurveda gal Friday. My team will support you every step of the way in 2026 like a spiritual Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader. Or just Dolly dressed as one. ⁠
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Let’s go. ⁠
Spots are going quick! Don’t miss this.⁠
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With love,⁠
Katie + Team Shakti
My entire life, I’ve been looking for something My entire life, I’ve been looking for something that feels like a real home. Like many of you, I come from a deeply imperfect family lineage, an imperfect religious tradition and a broken culture. Over the 2+ decades of spiritual dedication, I have finally started to FEEL how painful it is to feel like I don’t really belong anywhere. ⁠
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And guess what? Our INCREDIBLE spirit-based, feminine-form Ayurveda School is also an imperfect home. ⁠
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Because that’s the rub…⁠
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There is no perfect family, lover or spiritual institution that can fully take away that DEEP soul ache of wanting to belong. ⁠
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In my experience, that can only be an inside job. ⁠
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And The Shakti School does a GREAT job at providing the space, community, teachers and teachings to give you room for what you are truly longing for. Not another method or identity, but a place to come home to yourself. That listening is what shaped this school and the community that holds it.⁠
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We're not perfect.⁠
We're not fully enlightened beings.⁠
We're just regular women like YOU that want a home where we can unravel in a very loving way.⁠
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If you're ready for your soul to not shout truth, but really learn how to listen...⁠
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If you're ready to not rip off all the veils that are blocking your light, but just soften them enough so that they can just gently fall away in a way that melts you and other people...⁠
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I really would love to see your face in our school January 14th.⁠
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In a world that is obsessed with stimulation and expansion and attainment, I want to give you a place where you can feel that which has just been forgotten. We are not a place that's going to put anything new in you. We are a place of remembering.⁠
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If you're ready to awaken through nourishment, to heal through laughter and community and goodness, if you're ready to transform through love, I know that The Shakti School is the perfect place for you.⁠
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We do have limited spots. So if you're feeling the call, I encourage you to join us. We can’t wait to welcome you into our community. ❤️⁠
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🪐 Comment AYURVEDASCHOOL for more info on our 2026 Level 1 class that starts on January 14th⁣. ⁣
Unless we connect with the deepest part of ourselv Unless we connect with the deepest part of ourselves…all the New Year’s resolutions will be futile. 

All these plans at self-improvement are just another mask we wear. 

Eventually, when we fail (because Lord knows we will…), we may feel like we are bad, unloveable…etc. And the cycle starts again.
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So, as we approach the New Year, here is my message to you (and as always, to myself)⁠⠀
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You are already inherently good.⁠⠀

From that place, you can begin a spiritual practice that supports the deeply soulful woman you already are.

Instead of setting resolutions, I like to think about beginning intentional habits that will support any goals I might have for the New Year.

The key is being connected to your higher self, the part of you that intuitively knows what is best for you and your success. 

And that requires getting quiet and connecting to your heart. This is what every woman *actually* needs more of.

❤️‍🩹 Heal unresolved wounds that are still weighing on you. Matters of the heart can be difficult to heal. And more often than not it takes a lot of time. If needed, work with a professional in somatic experience who can help you navigate that space.

😌 Manage your stress levels. Stress plays a huge role in emotional well being (which also leads to a lot of physiological effects as well). Become more familiar with the ways you disconnect so that you can best prepare yourself for when it comes up.

🙏🏼 Take time for prayer. Praying doesn’t have to be a religious act. Prayer can be mantra reciting, it can be through repetition of a positive affirmation, or it can look totally different.

📝 Keep a journal. Getting your thoughts on paper will help you to sort through your emotional hang ups or will simply help to process the day. It is in journaling when I gain some of my best inspiration.

🧘🏼‍♀️ Manage your time + make the time to unwind and relax. In our go, go, go society there can often be pressure associated with non-stop doing. Make space for doing nothing. It is in that space where your heart will have the time to heal and make peace.
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Peace and fulfillment comes from finding your center. May we all have the experience of true richness in 2026.
In folk wisdom traditions, this time of year invit In folk wisdom traditions, this time of year invites us to descend, listen and let the darkness work on us.⁠
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So, if you are still hoping to drop into your heart and uncover how this past year’s heartbreaks, hurts or life initiations can become portals to your awakening, I invite you to carve out the time to tune into our free class Winter Solstice Initiation: Your Wound is the Way before this year comes to a close.⁠
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This class explores how winter invites emotional alchemy and how you can turn your scars into wisdom and stillness into inner authority.⁠
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You’ll learn why nothing is wasted, and why the light returns only after we allow ourselves to go into the dark.⁠
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It’s not too late to embrace the transformational nature of the season and walk into 2026 seated in your soul.⁠
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🌘 Comment DARKNESS to receive instant access to the on-demand recording.
🌿 “Do you actually teach herbs and spices in 🌿 “Do you actually teach herbs and spices in Ayurveda School? I want to use plants in real life, not just read about them.”⁠
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Yes. And this is one of the biggest reasons women join us.⁠
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While The Shakti School is a certification program to become an Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, Level 1 is also designed as a deeply practical, embodied initiation into living Ayurveda. And that starts with your own kitchen, routines and daily remedies. You’ll learn how to work with plants, spices and rhythms in a way that feels intuitive, accessible and alive, not overwhelming or clinical.⁠
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In our Plant Pharmacy focused curriculum, Ayurveda becomes hands-on and woven into everyday life. This is about building confidence with herbs and routines you can actually use for yourself first, and eventually for others if you choose.⁠
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Inside our year together, you’ll learn how to:⁠
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 ✔ Work with common Ayurvedic herbs and understand their energetics and properties⁠
 ✔ Use digestive herbs and daily tonics to support Agni and immunity⁠
 ✔ Explore rasayanas and rejuvenative formulas that nourish vitality and ojas⁠
 ✔ Support the mind and nervous system with gentle herbal allies⁠
 ✔ Align your fall and spring routines with nature’s rhythms to prevent imbalance before it begins⁠
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Whether you dream of becoming a coach or simply want to reclaim your relationship with plants, food and seasonal wisdom, this module teaches you how to become your own first herbalist. Rooted, informed and deeply connected to the natural world.⁠
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The journey begins in less than three weeks. 🌼 Are you ready to learn more about feminine-form Ayurveda? 👇🏼 ⁠
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🌸 Comment WISDOM to get instant access to our free Women’s Wisdom & Ayurveda course.⁠
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