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Ep. 71 Haters Gonna Hate: Working with Critics Mindfully

In this episode I discuss my journey with trolls and how I approach receiving feedback from both a Brené Brown perspective and a Tantrik perspective.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~My experience with online trolls

~The internet’s flaw

~Conduct over content

~Who has earned the right to criticize you?

~There is no effort without error and shortcoming

~Charged vs In charge

~The Tantra of feedback and learning

~Processing our wounded patterns

~Video: Brené Brown Talk

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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

~ 2020 Ayurveda School Starts January 15. Join the next crew of courageous and wonderful women.

~If you have questions about Ayurveda School you book a call with Amaury or Lyndsay

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This episode is also sponsored by the Ahara Ghee family. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for $5 off your order.

Learn more:

Shakti Ayurveda School

Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

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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:

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  2. Write us a review in iTunes
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Ep. 68 Tantra Talks #5

Why Tantra is the philosophical system that holds all spiritual traditions. Tantra is the great weaver on the great loom.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~Tantra as a weaving technology

~Tantra as an expansion science

~How it relates to relating to people

~The paradox as Presence

~Tantrik view of meditation

~Children as a spiritual practice

~The mundane aspects of living as holy

~The essence of Tantra throughout many spiritual practices

~Less than 1 week to get into 2020 Ayurveda School! Join the next crew of courageous and wonderful women.

~If you have questions about Ayurveda School you book a call with Amaury or Lyndsay

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This episode is also sponsored by the Ahara Ghee family. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for $5 off your order.

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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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Ep. 67 Want 2020 Magic? Craft Heart-Centered Goals

How to craft a holistic and Tantrik resolution. If you’re interested in setting smart goals you can manifest in 2020, listen up.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~The goal is to keep the goal the goal

~Smarana: remembering our wisdom

~Paradox and reality: throwing who we are now into the fire

~What maladaptive behavior is and how to leverage it

~The role of surrender and self-care

~Less than 3 weeks to get into 2020 Ayurveda School! Join the next crew of courageous and wonderful women.

~If you have questions about Ayurveda School you book a call with Amaury or Lyndsay

Or Subscribe on iTunes

This episode is sponsored by ApotheKary! A boutique apothecary offering Ayurvedic inspired herbs and blends. Their kits make holiday shopping super easy with curated sets of wellness products based on one's Dosha or health concern. Try the Glow Baby Glow Set! Use promocode GHEESPOT10 for 10% off your entire order.

This episode is also sponsored by the Ahara Ghee family. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for $5 off your order.

Learn more:

Shakti Ayurveda School

Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

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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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Ep. 66 You Can’t Be Yo’Mamas Guru

Ever had the experience of telling a family member about a new thing you were doing, or giving them advice about something you’d spent so many hours researching only to be met with apathy, or worse, resentment? That’s the Catch-22 of family. Tune in for my insights and techniques for explaining yourself and your lifestyle choices to your family.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~How to talk to your family about your lifestyle choices

~Techniques for teaching Ayurveda

~A blessing song for before meals

~Why it’s hard to teach your family

~Less than 3 weeks to get into 2020 Ayurveda School! Join the next crew of courageous and wonderful women.

~If you have questions about Ayurveda School you book a call with Amaury or Lyndsay

Or Subscribe on iTunes

This episode is also sponsored by the Ahara Ghee family. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for $5 off your order.

Learn more:

Shakti Ayurveda School

Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

Lineage of Love Community

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
  3. Share this show with one friend right now!

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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From my heart to your screen,

Katie

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Ep. 65 Why the Yoga Teacher Model Won’t Support THRIVING

I spent years working as a yoga teacher in the San Francisco Bay area. I was teaching upwards of 15 drop-in yoga classes a week but I wasn’t thriving. I loved helping people, for me teaching was a calling. In this episode I discuss what yoga teachers can do to actually thrive while pursuing their calling.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~My experience teaching yoga in the Bay area

~The yoga industry today

~Yoga as a calling

~Why spirit workers need to get paid

~How yoga teachers get paid for classes

~How to thrive as a yoga teacher

~Less than 4 weeks to get into 2020 Ayurveda School! Join the next crew of courageous and wonderful women.

~If you have questions about Ayurveda School you book a call with Amaury or Lyndsay

Or Subscribe on iTunes

This episode is sponsored by ApotheKary! A boutique apothecary offering Ayurvedic inspired herbs and blends. Their kits make holiday shopping super easy with curated sets of wellness products based on one's Dosha or health concern. Try the You Gut This Set! Use promocode GHEESPOT10 for 10% off your entire order.

This episode is also sponsored by the Ahara Ghee family. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for $5 off your order.

Learn more:

Shakti Ayurveda School

Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

Lineage of Love Community

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
  3. Share this show with one friend right now!

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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From my heart to your screen,

Katie

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Ep. 62 Don’t Work for Free with Chef Meredith Klein

One of our Ayurveda School teachers Meredith Klein shares her experience of being asked to work a big job in LA for free. We discuss being a woman entrepreneur and why it’s discouraging to be asked for free labor or advice.

In this episode we discuss:

~Working for exposure or for free

~Women in entrepreneurship

~Valuing the time and wisdom of women

~Why energy must flow otherwise there will be friction

~An exchange of value

~Exposure meme

~Being asked for free advice and “brain picking”

~How Meredith got her start in her career

~Meredith’s book: Kitchen Ritual

~Meredith’s website pranaful.com

~Marie Forleo's video on 'Brain Picking' request

~Less than 2 months to get into 2020 Ayurveda School! We’re filling up

Or Subscribe on iTunes

This episode is sponsored by the Ahara Ghee family! They churn their butter in small batches. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for $5 off your order.

Learn more:

Shakti Ayurveda School

Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

Lineage of Love Community

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
  3. Share this show with one friend right now!

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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From my heart to your screen,

Katie

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Ep. 61 Pleasure Activism—Do It Now!

Make the most of this incarnation, find the love and bliss that’s endogenous to us. Tune into this quick and uplifting note from Katie that you NEED to hear if you’re running around stressed recently.

In this episode I discuss:

~Pleasure - the buzz word we’re all talking about

~What Pleasure has to do with the ancient teachings of Tantra

~Tantra as a tool for expansion of awareness

~Tantra speaks to the paradox of reality

~Desire and pleasure as a pathway to our deepest spirituality

~Priming our body to receive what’s already here

~A women’s power to feel good is within her

~The book I’ve been reading: Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (Emergent Strategy) - Adrienne Maree Brown

~Only 2 more months to get into 2020 Ayurveda School! We’re filling up

~Get the FREE Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course!

Or Subscribe on iTunes

This episode is sponsored by the Ahara Ghee family! They churn their butter in small batches. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for $5 off your order.

Learn more:

Shakti Ayurveda School

Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

Lineage of Love Community

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
  3. Share this show with one friend right now!

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.

Here’s the link to leave us reviews in iTunes.

From my heart to your screen,

Katie

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Sometimes the best investment you can make for you Sometimes the best investment you can make for your nervous system…is a $28 snake plant.⁠
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I know, I know - there’s rent, groceries, spiritual retreats you low-key regret and maybe that ⁠
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But I will never regret spending money on plants.⁠
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Because plants don’t just sit there looking pretty.⁠
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They breathe with us.⁠
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They calm our cortisol.⁠
They remind us—without words—how to be.⁠
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Plants ARE the Buddhas we've been waiting for. ⁠
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In that light - here are a few of my current green goddesses of choice (AKA natural air purifiers ⁠
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🌿 Areca Palm – Humidifies the air + purifies formaldehyde. Great for your skin + your lungs. Also vibes like a little Florida vacation in a pot.⁠
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🪴 Snake Plant (a.k.a. Mother-in-Law’s Tongue) – Releases oxygen at night, making it a dreamy bedroom companion.⁠
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🌸 Peace Lily – Absorbs mold spores + brings literal peace to your environment. I keep one on my altar.⁠
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🌵 Aloe Vera – Not just for burns. She also clears benzene from the air (think paint fumes + cleaning supplies). Bonus: she’s juicy and lush AF.⁠
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🌬 Pothos & Spider Plants – Ridiculously easy to care for + workhorses for purifying air toxins. Great for beginner plant moms.⁠
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According to Ayurveda, glowing skin + radiant beau According to Ayurveda, glowing skin + radiant beauty don’t begin with the latest serum or mask—they start in the gut. To get an instant window into the current status of your gut-health (both physical and psychospiritual) tune into these questions:

🍋 Are you hydrated? Are you drinking water with lemon in the morning? Or do you drink ice water or cold beverages?

✅ Swap the ice water for warm lemon water in the morning and sip warm water throughout the day to gently cleanse toxins (ama) and support healthy digestion.

🥕 What are you eating?

✅ What you eat becomes both your body and your mind. Highly processed foods do not give us good prana, or energy, while whole, seasonal, freshly prepared meals nourish our tissues.

👄 Are you chewing your food?

✅ Digestion begins in the mouth. Chewing thoroughly signals your digestive system to prepare for breakdown and absorption. Instead of rushing, slow down and savor each bite to support smoother digestion and assimilation.

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✅ The environment around you becomes part of your food. Ayurveda suggests eating in a calm, pleasant space, without distractions, so your body can digest not just food, but also the subtle energy of your surroundings.

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