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Ep. 82 Bootleg Broadcast with Nidhi Pandya: Emotional Digestion

This is a recording of an Instagram live I did with Nidhi Pandya, a third generation Ayurvedic healer and a teacher in Shakti School’s level 2 Ayurveda certification. Join us for this MUST HEAR bootleg broadcast. There's some imperfect audio with echoing here and there, and birds singing in the background, but it’s a REALLY important conversation for our times on Agni, trauma and emotional digestion

In this episode you’ll hear:

~What is Agni

~How the concept of Agni translates to emotional digestion

~The symbol of fire in spirituality

~How we can get better at processing information

~What Agni has to do with trauma and current events

~Finding our inner resource of knowing

~Tips for boosting your capacity for emotional digestion

~Why meditating on the body is most centering and calming

~Find Nidhi on instagram at @my_ayurvedic_life

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Ep. 81 Divine Contractions with Yolonda Coles Jones

Yolonda is an expansive creatrix, coach and teacher. Join us in this conversation about spirituality, relationship, creativity and identity.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~Yolonda’s journey through spirituality

~Feminine aspects of God

~The Wild Woman Archetype

~Relationship at spiritual evolution

~Raising children

~Home Schooling

~Race in the health and spirituality space

~Identity today

~Music and creativity

~Yolonda’s amazing coaching

~Find Yolonda online at yolondajonescreative.com

~Yolonda singing Gray

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Ep. 78 5 Body Based Mini-Meditations for This Time

In this immersive, experiential episode Katie takes you through 5 practices we’ve been doing in Shakti School to tune in and foster deep resiliency.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~A special practice we did in Ayurveda School Level 2 this week

These practices will help you:

~Connect with your heart

~Use the power of sound in your body to create good boundaries against pathogens and psychic overload

~Leverage the power of pleasure

~Use the subtle movement patterns to restore nervous system balance and resource integrity

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Ep. 76 Mary Thompson on Ayurveda, Self-Care and Coronavirus

Mary Thompson is an Ayurvedacharya, the highest honor and embodiment of Ayurveda. She was one of my first Ayurveda teachers and she’s the senior teacher in Shakti School’s Ayurveda training. In this episode she dishes on essential self-care and some tips for staying healthy during this Coronavirus outbreak.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~How Mary found Ayurveda

~The body’s capacity to digest and metabolize (Agni)

~The liver’s role in health

~The body’s innate vitality (Ojas)

~Mary’s suggestions on staying healthy during Coronavirus outbreaks

~Masculine vs Feminine Form Ayurveda

~The future of Ayurveda in America

~Tips for Ayurvedic practitioners

~Compare yourself to who you were yesterday

~Cultivating a divine relationship with yourself

~Find Mary Thompson online: https://www.marythompsonayurveda.com/

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Ep. 75 Tantric Herbalism with Brooke Sullivan

I’m joined in this episode by Brooke Sullivan, Tantric Yogini and Herbalist and Founder of The Wild Temple. We dive into what it means to be a modern Tantrika and its application in medicine and herbalism. Brooke teaches in our Level 2 Ayurveda School training and I’m really excited to share this conversation with our wider audience. This is a must-listen episode to anyone interested in herbal medicine, Tantra and traditional or feminine form medicine.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~Herbalism in the context of Tantra

~Tantric medicine throughout history

~The Misunderstanding of Tantra in the East and the West

~Vitalism and Energy Medicine

~Personal legitimacy and authority

~Our Truth as Kundalini Awakening

~Infrangible! Listen to learn more!

~The Prana in plants

~The methodology of “Whatever Works”

~The importance of a healthy body for spiritual practice

~Feminine Form Herbalism vs Reductionism

~Plants as Yantras

~The role of our lineage in plant medicine and healing

~Connecting to our sense of worthiness and sensuality

~Brooke’s plant recommendations for the modern gal

~Find Brooke online at TheWildTemple.com

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This episode is sponsored by ApotheKary! A boutique apothecary based near us on the east coast in DC offering Ayurvedic inspired herbs and blends. Their Seal The Deal aphrodisiac blend is full of adaptogens and natural energy boosters. It features Maca, Acai Berry, Ashwagandha and other good herbs. Use promocode GHEESPOT10 for 10% off your entire order.

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Ep. 74 Kapha Balancing for Late Winter-Spring

In this quick and information packed episode you’ll learn when Kapha season is and how to stay balanced with food throughout it. A lot of people like doing a spring cleanse, but it’s easy to go overboard and wreck your hormones with an extreme fad cleanse. So listen up and learn how to alter your diet this season in a safe and nurturing way.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~What is Kapha season

~When is Kapha season

~What to do during Kapha season

~How to balance Kapha in the body

~Foods to eat this time of year

~To purchase The Cleanse Workshop click here

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This episode is sponsored by ApotheKary! A boutique apothecary based near us on the east coast in DC offering Ayurvedic inspired herbs and blends. Their Mind Over Matter mushroom blend is going to help you get through the stagnation of Kapha season. It features Chaga, Reishi and Lion's Mane. Use promocode GHEESPOT10 for 10% off your entire order.

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Ep. 73 History and HERstory of Ayurveda

In this episode I discuss the difference between a “masculine” approach to healing, often associated with allopathic medicine, and a “feminine” approach to healing, usually associated with holistic and traditional medicines like Ayurveda. We’ll learn why it is important to embrace BOTH forms in their highest expressions. You’ll learn one perspective on the origin story of traditional healing methods and a little bit about the journey Ayurveda has gone through from British colonization to the present.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~The subtlety of dual philosophy

~The place of symptom-based allopathic medicine

~The definition of what I call Feminine Form Medicine

~The psychospiritual origin of so many of our dis-ease

~A brief history of Ayurveda in India

~Ayurveda today in India and internationally

~The HERstory of Ayurveda

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Save 15% on Banyan Botanicals Nasya Oil by visiting banyanbotanicals.com/katie

This episode is sponsored by ApotheKary! A boutique apothecary based near us on the east coast in DC offering Ayurvedic inspired herbs and blends. Their Seal The Deal aphrodisiac blend is full of adaptogens and natural energy boosters. It features Maca, Acai Berry, Ashwagandha and other good herbs. Use promocode GHEESPOT10 for 10% off your entire order.

Learn more:

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Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

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It’s seems simple, but you’d be AMAZED to know how much it helps my little love project reach more people. iTunes’ algorithm uses ratings and reviews to know who to show our show to in their app.

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Ep. 72 Want Health? Get Wet!

Hydration is one of the MOST important aspects of health. From cellular metabolism, mitochondrial efficiency and major organ function, water touches every aspect of our being. Yet MOST people are walking around in a mild state of chronic dehydration. Everything from aging to immunity is affected by our bodies hydration level so in this episode I get into the real HOWS of staying hydrated. And hint: it doesn’t have to do with drinking a gallon of water a day

In this episode you’ll hear:

~How we don’t get hydrated

~What we can learn from desert dwellers and hunter/gathers about hydration

~The newly discovered 4th stage of water!

~How to get deeply hydrated

~Taking stock of your water contaminants

~Get to know your tap water, read the blog article about the importance of water

~The BEST trace minerals that are easy to add to your water

~The best way to get your body to retain water

~How to get structured water into your body

~Join us at our next live training the summer of 2020, BHAKTI!

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Save 15% on Turmeric Milk Mix and checkout some of my other favorite products from Banyan Botanicals by visiting banyanbotanicals.com/katie

This episode is sponsored by ApotheKary! A boutique apothecary based near us on the east coast in DC offering Ayurvedic inspired herbs and blends. Their Mind Over Matter mushroom blend is going to help you get through the stagnation of Kapha season. It features Chaga, Reishi and Lion's Mane. Use promocode GHEESPOT10 for 10% off your entire order.

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One thing about Pitta types… they usually have a One thing about Pitta types… they usually have an opinion. 🔥😉

I see pitta as a glowingly hot arrow. She is the heat of transformation. She is the energy of Fire and a little Water. You may have experienced pitta’s imbalanced side when you have had fever, loose stools, skin rash or acne, or the heated emotions of anger and frustration.

On the plane of the mind and spirit, pitta carries the gift of discernment that can cut through the smokescreen, allowing you to see a situation clearly.

You know your mental pitta is weak, for example, if you continually repeat the same life errors over and over again (I think of dating).

You will know your mental fire is getting stronger when you can quickly sift the wheat from the chaff-and do so with grace and kindness. 

When we use our pitta fire for good, we have the ability to see the white-hot truth about ourselves and others. 

When it is out of balance, we become overly critical and compulsive—like those people who insist on rearranging others’ emotional spice cabinets or micromanaging a grown child’s life path.

🌱 Are you ready to learn more about the three Ayurvedic mind-body types AKA doshas? Learn more in my podcast episode, “The Three Doshas: Are You a Bullfrog or an Orchid?” 

Comment “179” and I’ll send you the link!
Join us for Dopamine, Desire & The Sacred Feminine Join us for Dopamine, Desire & The Sacred Feminine: Reclaiming Kama, Creativity & the Lost Art of Longing this month in the Spirit Sessions Membership. 🔥
We live in a world engineered to hijack desire. 

Every scroll, click, notification and purchase promises satisfaction, yet many women feel more exhausted, disconnected and uninspired than ever. 

In this provocative Spirit Session, Katie explores the difference between dopamine-driven craving and the deeper force of kama described in Ayurveda and Tantra: the sacred life force that fuels love, creativity, intimacy, purpose and spiritual awakening. 

Together we’ll examine how modern culture fragments our attention and drains our vitality, and how reclaiming desire as a sacred force can restore radiance, passion and meaning.

In this session you’ll learn:

✨ The difference between dopamine-driven stimulation and authentic desire
✨ Why so many women feel simultaneously overstimulated and undernourished
✨ The Ayurvedic understanding of kama as a sacred force of creation
✨ How chronic scrolling, shopping, achievement and distraction can distort the natural flow of life force
✨ The surprising connection between sexual energy, creativity, purpose and spiritual vitality
✨ How to recognize the difference between longing that depletes you and longing that awakens you
✨ Why desire is not the enemy of spirituality, but one of its most misunderstood doorways
✨ The relationship between Shakti, magnetism, beauty and embodied feminine power
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✨ How to move from addiction, compulsion and burnout into inspiration, devotion and aliveness

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Many of you know my house pretty much was totaled Many of you know my house pretty much was totaled in a fire. Lost most everything I owned in the span of a few hours. ⁠
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I was amazed at my resiliency. Still am. ⁠
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But I wanna’ be honest with you about my “aftermath.”⁠
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As the insurance “battles” mounted and the home rebuild “project” ensued, I have found myself asking myself to become even more disciplined than ever. ⁠
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But that level of ask is hard on a woman’s body. We aren’t meant to always be “on.” We are not meant for war. ⁠
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Women are not small men.⁠
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Over and over again over the past few months, I have had to remind myself that my biology is cyclical, rhythmic, relational and sensitive to stress. I need nourishment, sunlight, sleep, safety, touch, meaning, laughter and connection.⁠
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I’ve had to remind myself that I am not like my boyfriend, whose man-hormones largely operate on a 24-hour cycle. My body moves through an intricate symphony over the course of a month. ⁠
Ayurveda has understood this for thousands of years.⁠
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In Ayurveda, healing is not domination over the body. Healing comes from creating a loving relationship with the body.⁠
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The feminine system thrives with:⁠
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🌞 warmth⁠
🌞 mineral-rich nourishment⁠
🌞 adequate rest⁠
🌞 cyclical living⁠
🌞 pleasure without guilt⁠
🌞 movement that energizes instead of depletes⁠
🌞 deep breathing states⁠
🌞 community⁠
🌞 rhythm⁠
🌞 enoughness⁠
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This does not mean women are weak. ⁠
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It means women are powerful in a different way. And men need these things too. ⁠
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As I do less and feel more, the results are pretty fast: sleep deepens, cravings calm, I have more energy to workout, my skin tone improves, my belly flattens and my desire to love-romp returns. ⁠
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Here’s a reminder to myself and you in what can be challenging times: stop believing your worth is measured by how much exhaustion you can tolerate.⁠
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At The Shakti School, this is one of the deepest conversations we have with women.⁠
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We dive into all of this and more in our free course, Women’s Wisdom and Ayurveda. And it’s yours to dive into starting right now. ⁠
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Just comment WISDOM below and I’ll send it to you. 🌹🌙⁠
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With warmth,⁠
Katie
June marks the rise of pitta season in the Norther June marks the rise of pitta season in the Northern Hemisphere. 🔥🍉 That means more heat in the environment, which can translate to more heat in the body. Too much pitta might show up as irritability, skin flare-ups, acid reflux, loose stools or feeling like your fuse is running short.

It’s time to focus on supporting the liver and blood (sites where pitta typically accumulates) and cooling qualities to prevent excess heat from building up.

P.S. - For my Southern Hemisphere ladies… you’re moving deeper into the cool, dry vata season right now, so for you, it’s time to focus on balancing vata. 🌬️🌀

Some of the best foods for this month:

🍉 Watermelon is sweet, cooling and hydrating for our tissues.

🌺 Hibiscus tea is tart and brings coolness to the blood - perfect for pitta.

🫛 Sweet peas are nourishing and mildly sweet, without bringing too much heaviness.

🍋 Homemade lemon or limeade (especially when made with a little mineral salt and raw honey) replenishes essential minerals.

🌿 Aloe vera delivers the bitter taste directly to the liver and is traditionally used to cool excess pitta.

🥬 Bitter greens are especially supportive for healthy liver function.

🫖 CCF tea is an Ayurvedic staple that supports digestion without aggravating pitta.

🍌 Bananas help replenish fluids and calm irritated tissues.

🌱 Cilantro is one of Ayurveda’s favorite cooling herbs for excess pitta and heat in the blood. Top your meals with it!

🍍 Pineapple is super hydrating, and provides digestive support when eaten in moderation.

🌿 Mint cools the digestive tract and also helps cool the mind.

🥒 Cucumber is super hydrating - and they’re immediately cooling for pitta constitutions. Add to your water or salads!

🥥 Coconut water replenishes electrolytes and offers essential potassium.

🥬 Cabbage is great for digestion - cooling and slightly bitter.

🌾 Fennel is one of Ayurveda’s classic remedies for soothing heat in the digestive system.

Lady, the doors to 2027 Ayurveda School are officially OPEN! 🌹✨ 

Register before June 5th (that’s this Friday) and we’re gonna’ gift you all of your required books for class FREE. 

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OR… they’ll say something in the most emotiona OR… they’ll say something in the most emotionally intelligent way imaginable. 🌿🌊 Kaphas often tolerate a lot before speaking because they value peace, loyalty and preserving connection. Under stress, they may withdraw, over-accommodate, or hold onto hurt longer than they let on. But when conflict needs tending, Kaphas are often the ones bringing patience, forgiveness and calm nervous systems into the room. There’s a reason they’re the people you want beside you during heartbreak, illness or major life changes.

Tag your favorite kapha below (or maybe it’s you!) 👇🏼

🌱 Are you curious to learn more about the three Ayurvedic doshas? Comment “179” and I’ll send you the link to my podcast episode, “The Three Doshas: Are You a Bullfrog or an Orchid?”

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