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Ep. 43 Chillax Ayurveda Style – What are the Gunas?

Reflections on the subtle aspects of ourselves through the lens of the Gunas. Triguna theory has its roots in the Bhagavad Gita and is used in Ayurveda. In this episode I discuss the prominent summer Guna and how to work with it.

In this episode I discuss:

~Introduction to the tri-Guna theory: Tamas, Rajas, Sattva

~Navigating the energy of the solstice/post-solstice summer

~Symptoms out-of-balance Summer energy

~How to stay grounded in the hectic summer months

~Learn more, download my Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

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.

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Ep. 42 What Does Ayurveda Say About Allergies?

Ayurveda doesn’t think allergies have to be recurring or permanent. Ayurveda teaches you how to work with your immune system to reduce the allergic inflammatory response.

In this episode I discuss:

~Ayurveda’s unique perspective on allergies

~Addressing allergies with nutrition

~Pitta va Kapha type allergies

~Allergies don’t have to be a permanent recurring events

~Metabolism and the immune system

~We have to digest everything we take in through our skin and nose

~The connection between cleansing and our immune response

~Let’s not make cleansing complicated

~Food combining basics

~The connection between how we feel WHEN we eat and digestion

~Download my free Ayurvedic cleanse guide to get started!

Products I mentioned in this episode:

Neti pot and salt

Nasya oil

Triphala

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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.

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Shakti Ayurveda School

Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

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  2. Write us a review in iTunes
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Ep. 41 To Coffee or Not to Coffee?

Coffee gets a bad wrap in the Ayurveda community. In this episode I talk about the how, if and when to get your coffee on. We’ll also cover the really delicious coffee alternatives that I use, and how to wean yourself off of the bean.

In this episode I discuss:

~What you need to know about rat orgasms

~What Ayurvedic food Is and Isn’t

~Coffee can be medicine

~Coffee effects on our digestive system

~Coffee effects on our reproductive system

~Constituents of the coffee bean

~How to wean off of coffee

~Stimulants that don’t aggravate the organs as much as coffee

~Book: Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life

~Awesome coffee alternative: Rasa Coffee & Cocoa Rasa Coffee

~My favorite Chai Tea!!

~When to drink coffee

~How to make coffee Ayurvedic

~Ahara Ghee Coffee Recipes:

Chai Koffee Cake

Cashew Chai Latte

~Get my FREE Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course!

~I love the Ahara Ghee family! They churn their butter in small batches. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for $5 off your order.

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Shakti Ayurveda School

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Katie

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Ep. 40 To Sunscreen or Not to Sunscreen? How About Natural?

As the rates of skin cancer and sunscreen use both increase, this episode sheds light on how to naturally and safely enjoy the sun.

In this episode I discuss:

~The sun as a carrier of information

~Skin as the largest organ

~The best time to download pure prana

~How to leverage the sun for your health

~What Ayurveda has to say about skin

~The dirty on sunscreen

~Nurturing your skin the holistic way

~Paavani Body oils and spray for sun routines!

~Natural alternatives to traditional sunscreen

~My favorite homemade sunscreen recipe

~Carrot Seed Oil is an amazing natural SPF

~I love this Ayurvedic company PAAVANI AYURVEDA. I did my Ayurveda training with the founders. They make handmade products infused with mantra and love that make daily routines just that much more sweeter. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for a discount!

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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. 39 Ancient Ayurveda for Your Pearly Whites

The mouth has the most refined sensory system and it’s also the first sensory system that develops when we’re babies. This is why babies put everything in their mouth! Tune in to learn all things mouth and tooth care from ancient Ayurveda.

In this episode I discuss:

~The basics of Ayurvedic mouth care

~The bitter Neem tree

~A recipe for homemade toothpaste

~Why we scrape our tongues

~Tips for healthy gums

~Book a free coaching call with Amaury

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I love 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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Katie

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Ep. 38 Slather Yourself in Roses – A.K.A. Summer Routines

Foods, recipes and Ayurvedic wisdom for thriving in the early summer.

In this episode I discuss:

~How to feel really good this summer

~Ayurvedic tips for early summer

~Paavani’s Cool & Calm tea blend

~The magic Sweet taste

~My sweet potato & carrot smoothie recipe

~What to eat in the early summer

~Rose petal jam is SO good to work with, this one’s my favorite

~The BEST face mask recipe

~Get my FREE Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course!

Or Subscribe on iTunes

I love this Ayurvedic company PAAVANI AYURVEDA. I did my Ayurveda training with the founders. They make handmade products infused with mantra and love that make daily routines just that much more sweeter. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for a discount!

Learn more:

Shakti Ayurveda School

Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

Lineage of Love Community

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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:

  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!

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Ep. 37 The Deeper Daily Routine

A practical and motivational episode to get you excited about your morning routines. You’ll learn the secrets of why Ayurveda emphasizes morning and evening routines AND how you can leverage this wisdom to magnify your own love and life.

In this episode I discuss:

~The dirt on daily routines (dinacharya) of Ayurveda

~Routines that work for you vs routines that are oppressive

~Clarity around the purpose of Ayurvedic morning routines

~The attention dilemma

~What the “liver time” is and why good mornings start the night before

~How we love the body

~How we change our life habits and rewire through our routines

~Get my FREE Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course!

~I love this Ayurvedic company PAAVANI AYURVEDA. I did my Ayurveda training with the founders. They make handmade products infused with mantra and love that make daily routines just that much more sweeter. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for a discount!

Or Subscribe on iTunes

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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Katie

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Ep. 36 Can I Be a Tantric Yogini and a Christian?

My personal relationship with Christianity, what Christ consciousness is, and how my first yoga teacher in India, AG Mohan, and my mom’s “little” bible study revealed the most Christ-like love to me.⠀

In this episode I discuss:

~My story with Christianity and the dilemma many Christian folks face in the new spiritual era

~The time I moved to India to study yoga

~What is Christ consciousness?

~Whatever works to get you expanded

~The question of sex in Christianity

~Find us on instagram to continue the conversation: katiesilcox_shaktischool

~The viral blog post I wrote 6 years ago about my bible study experience

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Our new lady biz partnership is with PAAVANI AYURVEDA. I did my Ayurveda training with the founders. They have some really lovely and powerful Ayurvedic skincare products. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for a discount!

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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:

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

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This is a milky beverage that counteracts insomnia This is a milky beverage that counteracts insomnia and nervousness before bed. 

Ayurveda provides nourishing and grounding remedies that help settle both body and mind. 🌀☁️

Warm milk is traditionally used as an ojas-building tonic that supports deep restoration, while valerian helps calm the nervous system, ashwagandha supports stress resilience, nutmeg is used for its gently sedative qualities, and saffron eases the mind toward rest. 🫖

When taken together, you have a soothing ritual that reduces excess movement in the mind and invites deep ease before bedtime. 🌙

You can also enhance the effects of this milky medicine by rubbing some warm sesame oil and a few drops of jatamansi essential oil on the soles of your feet before covering them in socks.

🌬️Ready to learn more Ayurvedic wisdom for soothing the mind, body and nervous system? Comment SOMATIC for my free class, Healing the Nervous System with Somatic Ayurveda.
In the latest episode of Spirit Sessions Podcast, In the latest episode of Spirit Sessions Podcast, I do a deep download on erythritol. You may have never heard of this chemical but it is a sweetener lurking inside so many of the “clean,” “keto,” and even “stevia” products we’ve been told are better for us. 

Think bubbly waters, protein bars and powders, energy drinks that are sold as more health-conscious, even the “healthiest” electrolytes on the market. 

You may be eating and drinking way more of this than you realize. I was! 

This podcast episode is short and sweet and offers a deep dive into both the recent science and the Ayurvedic agreement around it. 

I hope it helps us all come back to intelligent sweetness. 

Sweetly yours,
Katie 💗

🌿🎧 Comment “244” below for the link to the episode.
We’re so excited to share that on June 11th, our We’re so excited to share that on June 11th, our Level 1 Ayurvedic Wellness Coach Certification students will receive a special bonus class with Amanda Ree of Sama Dog Wellbeing. 🐶🌿✨⁠
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For the dog mamas in our community, this is such an exciting opportunity to explore the role of Ayurveda in the relationships we share with our pets and how we can support our pets’ individual constitutions. We can’t wait for students to experience Amanda’s warmth, wisdom and unique perspective on supporting animals through a holistic lens!⁠
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In this class, students will learn:⁠
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• How Ayurvedic principles and the doshas can be applied to dogs and other animals⁠
• How to identify signs of Vata, Pitta and Kapha imbalance in pets⁠
• Practical ways to support animals through routines, environment, grounding, and sensory experiences⁠
• Holistic tools to support animal wellbeing like mindfulness practices, flower essences and more⁠
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Amanda Ree is an Ayurvedic practitioner and educator with over 25 years of experience, and the founder of Sama Dog and Sama Circle - a space devoted to helping people care for their dogs through a more natural, holistic, and deeply connected approach.⁠
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Her work brings together Ayurvedic principles, modern wellness and a profound respect for the emotional and spiritual bond between humans and animals. A lead educator within the Chopra Center for many years, Amanda brings extensive training in yoga, meditation, and conscious living to her work — developing a perspective on canine care that goes beyond symptom management, guiding dog guardians to understand the full picture of their dog's health across body, mind and spirit.⁠
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Amanda is also a Canine Wellness Practitioner and Animal Chaplain, bringing a rare combination of ancient wisdom and compassionate presence to the humans and animals she serves.⁠
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🌹 Shakti students, tell us your pet’s name and what you’re most looking forward to learning from this class down below! 🐾
Ayurveda views premenstrual symptoms as the manife Ayurveda views premenstrual symptoms as the manifestation of a doshic imbalance. Menstrual symptoms can reflect imbalance in any of the doshas, but typically, the premenstrual period is linked to vata and pitta dosha—things can get too dry, too heated or too emotional.⁠
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It’s especially important to tend to vata dosha during the luteal phase, the couple of weeks that precede your bleed. Tending to vata during this time means grounding, stabilizing and soothing the nervous system. ⁠
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Here are some Ayurvedic recommendations for your luteal phase:⁠
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🍠 Eating For Your Luteal Phase⁠
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• Root vegetables - Carrots, parsnips, beets and sweet potatoes are deeply nourishing and grounding, helping to counter vata anxiety ⁠
• Ghee and healthy fats - Supports healthy hormones and nutrient absorption⁠
• Steamed greens - Leafy greens offer vital nutrients and their bitterness and astringent qualities counter pitta’s heat⁠
• Warm, cooked grains - Steady nourishment for smooth digestion and steady agni⁠
• Soups and stews - Supports digestion and the nervous system at the same time—also beneficial for kapha types and kapha imbalances⁠
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🌿 Supportive Herbs & Spices⁠
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• Turmeric - Helps support the body’s detoxification pathways, aiding hormone regulation⁠
• Ginger - Kindles agni and steadies digestion⁠
• Ashwagandha - Provides essential nervous system steadiness through emotional waves⁠
• Shatavari - Supports women’s hormonal balance; is cooling and moistening⁠
• Brahmi - An Ayurvedic herb known for supporting mental ease and balance⁠
• Cumin - Digestive aid soothing vata (aka goodbye gassiness!)⁠
• Fennel - Cooling digestive support that helps reduce both vata and pitta ⁠
• Coriander - Pitta-reducing to help mitigate irritability and excess heat⁠
• Sesame Seeds - Contain essential minerals and fatty acids that promote hormonal balance⁠
• Fenugreek - Anti-inflammatory qualities may help ease menstrual discomfort⁠
• Mint - Helps to cool and aid digestion, balancing both pitta and vata⁠
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🥀 Save for your next grocery trip during your luteal phase! And if you’re ready for more, comment WISDOM to access our free Divine Feminine Ayurveda course now.
Are you ready to embrace another year of healing, Are you ready to embrace another year of healing, spirit and transformation that fits seamlessly into your busy life? ⁠
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We've gotten started with a couple amazing classes, alongside a beautiful community of women, that are waiting for you as soon as you sign up!⁠
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Level 2 is so special because it’s a much smaller group - this means more opportunity to get to know your cohort (aka Ayurveda best-gal-pals) and the teachers. A more intimate group really gives Level 2 a distinct feel that we absolutely love. And of course, the opportunity to take your studies to the next level!⁠
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Our 2026 Level 2 classes are now in session, and you can start immediately! The first couple of classes of the year are in the Shakti classroom now, waiting for you. Don't miss this opportunity to integrate all that you learned in Level 1 and go deeper into your practice.⁠
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The doors will soon close until 2027... if you've been considering deepening your learning, connecting with an incredible community and supporting your own healing, join us today. 🦋🗝️

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