Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care Katie Silcox
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Spirit Sessions is your one-stop shop for all things sex, spirit and shakti-infused self-care (with a spoonful of Southern belle). Join me, Katie Silcox, New York Times Best-Selling author and Founder of Shakti School, for your weekly self-love soundbyte.
This podcast is full of fun and deep real-talk from your fave Ayurveda gal-Friday on yoga, Ayurveda, Tantra and anything else we wanna’ dish about.
This is about me having authentic conversation with YOU on everything I’m currently madly in love with. That includes recipes, body movement practices, health-boosting herbal love, and a slew of amazing guests who blew my mind (and will blow yours).
Mostly, this podcast is personal. It’s me speaking my most authentic heart. No holds barred. No fear. Just me, you + spirit.
Spirit Sessions, appreciating the wisdom of ancient Ayurveda and bringing it to the modern woman from my home-studio to your earbuds. No filter. Only L.O.V.E.
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Ep. 176 Kapha Mama! How to Release the Heavy
If you’ve been feeling a little out of sorts, heavy, and lethargic you’re not alone! According to Ayurvedic wisdom, we’ve entered into the kapha season when the wet, muddy environment outside often exacerbates feelings of sadness, grief, and heaviness within our minds and bodies. In today’s solo episode, Katie shares her favorite self-care practices and tips to help you navigate the kapha season with ease.
From red light therapy to kapha balancing foods, tune in to learn how to release the heavy and lean into the life-affirming qualities of the kapha season!
In this episode, you’ll hear:
~ How kapha dosha feels in the body when in balance and out of balance
~ Tips to reduce seasonal depression
~ How the waters of your environment influence the waters of your body
~ What is sattvic light?
~ Sunlight practices to support your circadian rhythms
~ The main mama medicine in Ayurveda
~ The spring energetics of transition, birth, and baby
~ How the kapha season is a portal into sadness, grief, and attachment
~ The best type of movement and exercise for this time of year
~ Ayurvedic herbs and foods to eat during the kapha season
~ Tastes to favor and avoid to balance kapha
~ Ready to go deeper? Our Level 2 Ayurvedic Health Counselor training program starts on April 9th, 2024!
Other links mentioned in this episode:
~ Sign up for our newsletter on our website
~ Follow us on Instagram and Facebook
~ Katie’s new book, Glow-Worthy: Practices for Awakening Your Inner Light and Loving Yourself as You Are—Broken, Beautiful, and Sacred is available now!
~ Kaite’s favorite Joove light red light therapy device. Use code SHAKTISCHOOL for $50 off your first purchase.
~ Ep. 40 To Sunscreen or Not to Sunscreen? How About Natural?
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Ep. 175 Channel Joy Amidst the Chaos with Brett Larkin
If you have trouble staying consistent with your yoga practice, or if your daily routine has become rigid and uninspired today’s episode is for you! This week Kaite is joined by yoga teacher trainer and author Brett Larkin. They share why tailoring your yoga practice to your unique Ayurvedic mind-body type is important. This personalized approach is true to yoga’s ancient roots but was distorted as yoga spread to the West. Brett also shares the creative inspiration behind her new book Yoga Life: Habits, Poses, and Breathwork to Channel Joy Amidst the Chaos.
Yoga doesn’t have to be another item to check off your to-do list. Tune in to learn how to infuse yoga into every aspect of your daily life!
In this episode, you’ll hear:
~ Three potent questions to start your yoga practice with
~ How to make your whole life a yoga studio
~ Ways to personalize your yoga practice based on your Ayurvedic constitution
~ Why we’re often attracted to yoga poses that aren’t beneficial to us
~ The concept of “soul mate postures”
~ How asanas influence the nervous system
~ The origins and evolution of modern yoga
~ Why publishing a book is an emotional rollercoaster
~ Why personalization is the future of the wellness industry
~ How to become consistent with your yoga practice
Other links mentioned in this episode:
~ Find Brett Larkin’s Yoga Teacher Training and Uplifted Yoga Membership on her website
~ Connect with Brett Larkin on her YouTube and Instagram
~ Katie’s teacher A.G. Mohan
~ Katie’s new book, Glow-Worthy: Practices for Awakening Your Inner Light and Loving Yourself as You Are—Broken, Beautiful, and Sacred is available now!
Get the full show notes: www.TheShaktiSchool.com/podcast/
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Ep. 174 Explore Your Inner Child with Nicole Frolick
Are you doing everything you’re “supposed” to do to create the life of your dreams, but still can’t break free from self-sabotaging patterns? Your inner child may be trying to get your attention. In this episode, Katie chats with practical mystic and intuitive coach Nicole Frolick about how to connect with and heal your inner child. They share how the neglected parts of ourselves often hold our most powerful and potent hidden strengths, talents, and purpose!
Tune in to learn how you can start getting in touch with your inner child today so you can heal yourself and generational karma.
TW: Childhood SA
In this episode, you’ll hear:
~ What is your inner child?
~ What happens when the inner child is suppressed?
~ Signs that your inner child needs attention
~ Nicole’s step-by-step meditation practice to connect with your inner child
~ Why we repeat self-sabotaging patterns
~ The gifts of your inner child
~ How inner child work is so much more than facing your pain and fears
~ What is soul fractal healing?
~ Why disconnecting from our inner child = disconnecting from our power
~ The importance of learning how to play
~ How the womb is a portal to your intuition and universal wisdom
~ Practices to move out of ancestral karma and trauma
~ Katie’s new book, Glow-Worthy: Practices for Awakening Your Inner Light and Loving Yourself as You Are—Broken, Beautiful, and Sacred is available now!
Other links mentioned in this episode:
~ Connect with Nicole on her Website and Instagram
~ Check out Nicole’s coaching programs and Forbidden Journey retreat
~ Tune in to Nicole’s podcast, Enlighten Up
Get the full show notes: www.TheShaktiSchool.com/podcast/
Learn more:
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Ep. 173 Be Your Luminous Self with Tracee Stanley
Tune in this week for a centering, guided yoga nidra practice from Tracee Stanley. Let Tracee’s melodic voice guide you into a deep, restful, grounded state. In her latest book, The Luminous Self: Sacred Yogic Practices and Rituals to Remember Who You Are, Tracee shares the wisdom of yoga nidra, rest, meditation, self-inquiry, nature as a teacher, and ancestor reverence. She’s also a beloved teacher at The Shakti School!
Links mentioned in this episode:
~ Level 1 Ayurveda School is open for registration for not much longer! Join us to learn more from Tracee and our other amazing teachers! Access the classes immediately upon signing up, and join us for upcoming live classes.
~ Connect with Tracee on her website and Instagram
~ Use discount code LUM30 for 30% off Tracee’s new book, The Luminous Self: Sacred Yogic Practices and Rituals to Remember Who You Are, when you purchase the book from Shambhala.com
~ Tracee’s first book Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity
~ Tracee’s Empowered Life Circle virtual community
Get the full show notes: www.TheShaktiSchool.com/podcast/
Learn more:
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Katie
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Ep. 172 Embodied Nutrition with Claire Ragozzino
This week Katie chats with certified Ayurveda Counselor and yoga teacher Claire Ragozzino about all things embodied nutrition. They go beyond the typical Ayurvedic food rules and Dosha food lists into the deeper realm of our senses and intuition. Learn why “intuitive eating” isn’t best for everyone all the time and a simple practice that you can do to become more embodied as you prepare your next meal!
We eat about 1,095 meals a year! After this conversation, you’ll be able to use each of those meals as an opportunity to reconnect with your body and cultivate self-love!
In this episode you’ll hear:
~ Level 1 Ayurveda School is open for registration! Join us to learn more from Claire and our other amazing Ayurvedic cooking and nutrition teachers. The doors won't open again until 2025 so get in now to join us this year!
~ What is embodied nutrition?
~ Can Ayurveda exacerbate eating disorders?
~ Why you should trust your intuition over the “food rules”
~ How to tune into your intuition when choosing foods and eating
~ Why doesn’t intuitive eating work for everyone?
~ Why being more rigid and disciplined is often not the answer
~ The importance of compassion and curiosity when approaching food
~ How stress affects your digestion
~ How is Ayurveda “individual medicine”?
~ Katie’s new book, Glow-Worthy: Practices for Awakening Your Inner Light and Loving Yourself as You Are—Broken, Beautiful, and Sacred is available now!
Other links mentioned in this episode:
~ Connect with Claire on her website and Instagram
~ Claire’s book: Living Ayurveda: Nourishing Body and Mind through Seasonal Recipes, Rituals, and Yoga
~ Claire’s Living Ayurveda Immersion program
~ Other books Claire mentioned: Bhavaprakasa of Bhavamisra, Bhojankutuhalam, Caraka Samhita
Get the full show notes: www.TheShaktiSchool.com/podcast/
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Katie
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Ep. 171 Claim Your Erotic Nature with Deborah Kagan
This week Katie chats with author and sexuality mentor Deborah Kagan about how to connect with your mojo and tap into your innate power! Whether you’re single and navigating the ups and downs of modern dating, or you’ve been married for decades and want to take your relationship deeper, this episode is for you. Learn how to release shame and reawaken your sensuality in every season of life!
From breathwork to Pus*y Dancing, Deborah and Katie share how to connect to the power of your sacred sexuality.
TW: mention of SA in the episode
In this episode you’ll hear:
~ Deborah’s book Undressed: An Invitation to Claim Your Erotic Nature is available now!
~ How Deborah went from film producer to Rock Your Mojo™ founder
~ The relationship between mojo and Prana
~ Signs your mojo is “off”
~ What factors affect your mojo?
~ How to get your mojo back and step into your sexual power
~ Finding the middle ground between hyper-sexualization and shutting down
~ Why you don’t need a partner to be sensual
~ What is sensual celibacy?
~ What to do if men are intimidated by your sexuality
~ What is Pus*y Dancing?
~ Reprograming shame around sexuality
~ Learning more about yourself through dating
~ How to go deeper in your long-term relationship
~ Katie’s new book, Glow-Worthy: Practices for Awakening Your Inner Light and Loving Yourself as You Are—Broken, Beautiful, and Sacred is available now!
Other links mentioned in this episode:
~ Connect with Deborah on her website and Instagram
~ Tune in to The Real Undressed Podcast
~ Katie and Deborah shared their love of Shiva Rea
~ Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Get the full show notes: www.TheShaktiSchool.com/podcast/
Learn more:
Want to connect? Shoot us a note to info@theshaktischool.com
Ayurveda Certification
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HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS
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From my heart to your screen,
Katie
Customer Reviews
Love, love, love
The authenticity that Katie exhibits takes a rare type of courage. She is inspiring, knowledgable and kind. I was lucky enough to have taken classes with her at a time when I was quite broken and they changed my life for the better/. I will always love listening to her talks.
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Namate. Sri Katie and her podcasts The Ghee Spot and Spirit Sessions are absolutely my favorite podcast on air. She brings authentic heart based living wisdom to the listener. It is not just for Shakti's (Females). The living wisdom Katie offers is applicable to everyone, of every gender, orientation, religion or region. Truth is Truth.
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