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Ep. 58 Being a Force in the Ayurveda World with Cate Stillman

Join Cate and I as we talk all things modern Ayurveda, being a trailblazer and her new book.

In this episode we discuss:

~How we’ve become discounted in the name of science and rationality

~Navigating spirituality and modern life demands

~Signs of auto-immune trouble

~Releasing stress from our structure

~Modernising Ayurveda for today

~Is raw food anti-Ayurvedic?

~What does it actually mean to move from a place of love and joy?

~How to receive - the law of reciprocity

~Vulnerability in being a teacher and public speaker

~Find Cate online at yogahealer.com

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Ep. 57 Is the Yoga You’re Doing REALLY Ancient?

Is downward dog really ancient? When did modern day yoga start to take form? In this episode I get into a little bit of the research I’ve been doing around modern postural yoga.

In this episode I discuss:

~What I learned about yoga history

~Where the standing poses of yoga came from

~The beauty of cultural transmigration

~The women behind what became modern day yoga

~The relationship we’ve ALL been in

Books I used for research:

The Great Oom by Robert Love

The Subtle Body by Stefanie Syman

The Science of Yoga by William Broad

The Roots of Yoga by James Mallinson, Mark Singleton

Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice by Mark Singleton

The Northern European creators of "harmonial movement":

Cajzoran Ali

Genevieve Stebbins

Mollie Bagot Stack

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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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Ep. 35 5 Life-Changing Ancient Meditations You Can Do Today (Tantra Talks #4)

This is an experiential episode! I’ll lead us through some of the most accessible and powerful practices from the Tantra tradition. Get out your nice speakers or headphones for this one 😉

In this episode I discuss:

~Tantra as an oral tradition

~The connection between Tantra and Shamanism

~A tool for expansion

~TAN (expand or stretch) TRA (tool)

~The attention we deserve and tending to what it is to be human

~The power of Sanskrit as a language

~5 simple but powerful meditations you can start doing NOW

~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!

Books:

~Vijnana Bhairava Tantra interpretation by Lorin Roche

~Vijnana Bhairava Tantra translation by Satyasangananda Saraswati

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Ep. 34 What is Feminine Form Yoga?

I started a conversation last year with the community about yoga and the rise of the feminine in the world. This episode is part of a larger series and conversation I want to have with you about what yoga is, what Shakti is and what the concept of “the feminine” is in relation to a yoga practice. You might want to start with Ep. 23 Why Your Yoga Practice May Need To Die before diving into this one.

In this episode I discuss:

~A reading from Wild Mercy by Mirabai Starr

~What is the Rising Feminine actually?

~Student LOVE!

~The longing in your heart to know who you are

~Yoga as an individual practice

~The medicine to an over bloated masculine

~Why we need to understand our primal biomechanics/nervous system

~That point just before death

~Yogic monks vs the feminine

~The control issue

~Lineage of Love Free Trial!

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Ep. 33 Soft Pain – Becoming Awake to the Gifts of Our Imperfection

What does it mean to truly sit with our discomfort and vulnerabilities? What about other people’s vulnerability and shame? In this episode I speak to the journey of learning and yoga.

In this episode I discuss:

~ What “God mud wrestles me in the closet” means

~The infinite Yoga

~Dissolving the layers that polarize us

~The paradoxical aspects of life

~Our need to know what’s “good/right” or “bad/wrong”

~The idealized self-image

~How our kids learn from us

~A look at our petty tyrants

~What it means to come home to YOUR heart

~Tapping into the soft pain of our vulnerabilities

~The channel of “I See You”

~How our soft pain leads the way to our true self

~Lineage of Love Free Trial!

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Ep. 28 The True Self VS. What-Had-Happened Was: Pra and Vikruti

A look at our True Nature, or Prakritu; and, our Separated-From-Our-True Nature-Self, or Vikruti.

In this episode I discuss:

~Our True Nature or True Self

~Everything begins on the subtle plane

~The Blueprint vs the Overlays (aka Samskaras)

~Yoga at its best is a dissolution

~Why I don’t like online quizzes

~Love as Listening

~Ayurveda as nothing to do with your dosha

~Freedom & Desire

~Authenticity

~Trying vs watching

~I’m in LOVE with Triphala and Shatavari by ApotheKary! They’re an Ayurvedic inspired apothecary that mixes small-batch potions.  Use discount code GHEESPOT10 to get a bottle from ApotheKary.co

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Ep. 23 Why Your Yoga Practice May Need to Die

This is an introductory talk on my newest research into the nervous system, yoga in America, women in yoga and more.  I hope it peaks your interest. It's just a little taster. There is more where this came from...

In this episode I discuss:

~Download on Kapha season

~Chill the F Out by ApotheKary! My friends started an ayurvedic wellness store =) use the discount code GHEESPOT10 for 10%

~The American yoga dilemma

~My painful experiences with American yoga

~The power of sharing your storey

~Masculine lineages of Indian yoga

~American yoga is only 100 years old

~Where yoga really comes from… hermit monks that wanted to basically die or transcend this reality

~Viyoga : “separation, elimination, denial, upward transcendance”  vs Samyoga

~Mind Over Matter, The Masculine Approach

~My Nervous system collapse

~The definition of Health

~What many yoga practices do to your nervous system

~The worst of the yoga cues

~The relationship between the structural body and the nervous system

~Horizontal lines  of movement vs vertical in the body

~Fight or flight nervous system

~Anti Anxiety month on Lineage of Love!

~The true Guru

~ Book: The Oxygen Advantage

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September is such a threshold month in Ayurveda. 🍂 We begin to move into the cool, dry, mobile qualities of vata, which means many women start noticing more anxiety, dryness, irregular digestion, trouble sleeping or feeling a little less rooted. It’s time to lean into warmth and nourishment, and favor foods that build steadiness.⁠
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(For my Southern Hemisphere ladies… you’re moving toward spring and increasing pitta, so your bodies may be craving lighter and more cooling support. ❤️)⁠
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Some of my favorite September foods:⁠
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• Lentil soup is warming, grounding and nourishing for digestion as the air turns cooler⁠
• Nuts bring healthy fats and density, helping counteract vata’s dry, light qualities⁠
• Ghee lubricates tissues, supports digestion and mitigates dryness⁠
• Cooking your apples makes them softer and easier to digest in autumn⁠
• Sweet potato is grounding and helps build stability in the nervous system⁠
• Onions help stimulate sluggish digestion as temperatures drop⁠
• Oats are heavy, warming and comforting, making them ideal for balancing early vata season⁠
• Garlic stimulates agni and helps keep digestion strong⁠
• Dates are sweet, building and nourishing for depleted energy and dryness⁠
• Potatoes provide grounding carbohydrates when paired with healthy fats and spices⁠
• Chicken is warming and strengthening, helping rebuild tissues and sustain energy⁠
• Sesame seeds are one of Ayurveda’s favorite foods for vata because of their oily, warming qualities⁠
• Carrots offer sweetness and earthiness while supporting nourishment through seasonal transition⁠
• Basmati rice is easy to digest and pairs well with warming spices during autumn⁠
• Salmon provides nourishing fats that help counter dryness in the skin, joints and nervous system⁠
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You can also use apples, apricots, pears and cherr You can also use apples, apricots, pears and cherries (as many fruits as you like!) in this beautifully warming winter fruit stew. Reserve the extra liquid for desserts, or even drink as a tea. 

As September winds down in the Northern Hemisphere, Ayurveda reminds us that our digestion begins to shift along with the seasons. As vata starts to rise, agni (our digestive fire) can become a little more delicate, making this the perfect time to welcome in warm, cooked, gently spiced foods that nourish both the gut and the nervous system. 

Sweet, sour and salty tastes become especially supportive right now because they help ground, hydrate and steady the body. This cozy stewed fruit recipe is one of my favorite ways to do that!

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We’ve been taught to chase healing like an endle We’ve been taught to chase healing like an endless laundry list of ways to “fix” ourselves. ⁠
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But nervous system regulation doesn’t come from doing more…it comes from being with what’s here.⁠
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If you’ve been feeling amped, anxious or like your nervous system’s running on fumes, I FEEL YOU. ⁠
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And you’re not alone. ⁠
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But the truth is: your body was never meant to live in fight-or-flight all the time. ⁠
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What is more, have you ever noticed that you feel GUILTY about feeling out of whack? ⁠
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It’s like a double whammy to the soul (and the nervous system). ⁠
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Here’s what I want us all to remember: your nervous system isn’t broken.�⁠
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It’s just overwhelmed. Overcooked. Overlooked. I know you, because I AM you. ⁠
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Here are a few new ways I’ve been helping myself calm down from the inside out:⁠
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1️⃣ 🌬 Low-belly breath and minerals in my water before coffee. Two minutes. Hands on your womb. Feel the exhale lengthen. Drink water BEFORE caffeine in the AM. ⁠
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2️⃣ 🌿 Warm and wet heals everything. Warm water, warm foods, warm embraces and warm words to yourself.⁠
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3️⃣ 💃 Micro-movement = macro-shift. Roll your shoulders. Circle your hips. Shake for 60 seconds. ⁠
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4️⃣ 🕯 Create a micro-altar. Light a candle. Put a sticky note on it. Whatever it takes to find moments of intention.⁠
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5️⃣ 💗 Replace self-fixing with LOVING the ever loving heck out of this incarnation. You don’t need another plan. You need presence and love dropping down into your flesh like HONEY. ⁠
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With love,�Katie⁠
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Ready to learn how to transform your digestion wit Ready to learn how to transform your digestion with Ayurveda and support others in doing the same?! We have a whole module on Nutrition & Ayurvedic Cleansing in Ayurveda School Level 1, plus cooking classes with incredible chefs to inspire you! ⁠
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In the Nutrition & Cleansing Module we cover:⁠
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🥄  Six Tastes, Cravings, Rasa⁠
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🥄  Cleansing Guide⁠
 🥄 Psychology of Eating⁠
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Want to dive deeper? Katie shares ALL the Ayurvedic digestion secrets in Episode 4 of Spirit Sessions. Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts or comment “004” and we’ll send the episode straight to your DMs! ⁠

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