Does it feel like something is missing from your life? Often what we’re missing is a connection to our soul and spirituality. In this episode, Katie is joined by author and dear friend Elaine Glass for an intimate conversation about the beauty and challenges of getting quiet and tapping into who you really are. They share simple steps you can take today to connect to your spirituality, hear the voice of your soul, and feel more empowered! Elaine’s new book, Get Quiet: 7 Simple Paths to the Truth...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 187
If you’re perimenopausal or know someone who is going through menopause this episode is for you! Unfortunately, much of the mainstream conversation around menopause shames women for experiencing symptoms, but in this episode, Katie and fellow Ayurveda wise woman Mary Thompson offer a softer, more spiritual perspective. They discuss common symptoms of menopause, simple Ayurvedic practices you can use to mitigate these symptoms and the spiritual gifts of menopause! Want to learn more about menopau...
Aug 30, 2024•52 min•Ep. 186
Today we go back to the ancient, time-tested Ayurveda beauty basics! According to Ayurveda, true beauty radiates from the inside out. It begins with digestion, hydration, and emotional health. An Ayurvedic beauty bombshell knows who she is and embodies Shakti. No skin cream or anti-aging serum can make us feel beautiful if we haven’t addressed the deeper spiritual roots! However, many of us feel pressured to conform to our culture's limited definition of beauty. In this episode, Katie shares per...
Aug 17, 2024•28 min•Ep. 185
Our culture is obsessed with having youthful, juicy skin! While there’s nothing wrong with wanting beautiful skin, we’ve been sold a lie that only youthful skin is beautiful. In this episode, Katie goes way beyond skin deep by exploring the Ayurvedic and Jugian psychological perspective of skin. Learn how your skin is intimately connected to your ego, self-worth, emotions, and personal boundaries. Then start improving your skin and mental health today with Katie’s favorite skin-care practice! Re...
Jul 26, 2024•28 min
In this special episode, we’re giving you a sneak peek inside our Ayurveda School! Katie teaches about the Ayurvedic concept of agni in this lecture from our 2023 program. Agni is typically described as our digestive fire, however, this master teaching applies to much more than reducing bloating and getting the perfect poop! When in balance, the transformational fire of agni softens your defenses and ego to reveal the truth of who you really are. Learn how balancing your agni empowers you to tra...
Jul 19, 2024•35 min
If you’re feeling hot and bothered this summer you’re not alone! In today’s episode, Kate shares summer self-care practices and Ayurvedic recommendations to keep you cool! In Ayurvedic philosophy, summer is known as the pitta season and is characterized by heat and dryness as the summer wears on. This can lead to excess heat in our bodies and fiery emotions. Tune in to learn Katie’s essential summer self-care practices so you can stay cool and collected this summer! Want more summer Ayurvedic pr...
Jul 12, 2024•14 min•Ep. 182
In today’s episode, Kate dives into a topic that’s been on her heart for years, Ayurveda Fundamentalism! Many of us live in polarized cultures and have a fundamentalist mindset that, when applied to Ayurveda and our spiritual path, limits our healing and growth. We get caught up in the rules of Ayurveda and lose sight of its heart and true purpose. Tune in to learn how to spot the signs of Ayurveda Fundamentalism and come away with a fresh, more holistic view of these ancient teachings! Ready to...
Jun 07, 2024•30 min•Ep. 181
Are you ready to align with your wildest dreams and invite more magic into your life? In this episode, Katie is joined by personal growth coach, author, and manifestation maestro, Summer McStravick. Over two decades ago Summer created a powerful manifestation and personal healing technique called Flowdreaming. Katie and Summer discuss the parallels between Tantric manifestation techniques and Flowdreaming, limiting beliefs, self-worth, and those deepest desires we just can’t seem to manifest! Tu...
May 03, 2024•58 min•Ep. 180
In this episode, Katie takes us back to Ayurveda 101! She shares how the five elements of nature and the three doshas (vata, pitta, and kapha) express themselves in nature, our bodies, and our minds. According to Ayurveda, we’re each born with a unique combination of the three doshas. Knowing your unique dosha makeup can help you embody your special gifts and keep your body and mind in balance! Want to discover your dosha? Take the free dosha quiz ! Ready to go deeper? Registration for the 2025 ...
Apr 19, 2024•29 min•Ep. 179
Do you have a hard time saying ‘no’ when someone asks for help? Maybe you want to do all the things now that spring has sprung! Unfortunately, when we lack strong boundaries we can easily overextend ourselves because we’re not intentional about our ‘yeses’ and ‘nos.’ In this week’s solo episode, Katie helps you identify the areas of your life that would benefit from boundaries. Learn how to set healthy boundaries so you can show up with more love and truth in your life and relationships! In this...
Apr 05, 2024•17 min•Ep. 178
As the spring weather oscillates between cold and warm, wet and dry, it’s no surprise that many of us experience confusion in our lives, relationships, and careers at this time. However, we can find clarity by discerning what to let go of and what to let in! In this episode, Katie chats with author and friend of the Shakti School, Lisa Marie Rankin, about how to navigate the spring season with more ease. This is the time to rededicate yourself to what matters most to you! Learn how to tap into t...
Mar 29, 2024•21 min•Ep. 177
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...
Mar 08, 2024•17 min•Ep. 176
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:...
Feb 23, 2024•53 min•Ep. 175
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 ge...
Feb 16, 2024•40 min•Ep. 174
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 regi...
Feb 09, 2024•35 min•Ep. 173
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 ...
Feb 05, 2024•51 min•Ep. 172
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 sexua...
Jan 26, 2024•59 min•Ep. 171
This quickie episode is a love-note from Katie to your heart. Enjoy this bite-sized episode, and pull out the tissues before you hit play! In this episode you’ll hear: ~ Katie was listening to this beautiful song while writing this, she would like you to listen, too! ~ This special episode is a quickie from Katie’s heart to yours ~ This is the FINAL CALL to enroll in our life-defining Ayurveda Wellness Coach course . Our intuitive online classroom starts Jan 17th! Discover the time-tested wisdom...
Jan 10, 2024•8 min•Ep. 170
This episode is a special broadcast from The Shakti School’s most recent webinar, A New Year for Awakening to Your Inner Feminine. In today's crazy world of do-more, achieve-more and be-more, this workshop offers an antidote: the inner feminine. Join us as we dive into the time-tested philosophies and methods for contacting that which is already and always in you: your feminine essence. In this episode you’ll hear: ~ Ayurveda School Level 1 begins in 9 days! This is the FINAL CALL to enroll in o...
Jan 08, 2024•50 min•Ep. 169
In this episode, Katie is joined by tantric herbalist, yoga therapist, and educator Brooke Sullivan. Brooke and Katie explore the parallels between Tantric Herbalism and inner energy work, and share practical ways that you can tap into the ancient knowing within you to navigate this wild life! They also have a candid discussion about the importance of waking up from our cultural amnesia around the repressed Divine Feminine and Masculine. It’s time to reawaken to your inner Shakti power! Tune in ...
Jan 04, 2024•49 min•Ep. 168
In today’s solo episode, your girl Katie talks about the spiritual meaning of the winter solstice. The longest night of the year doesn’t have to be a dark night of the soul, but it is a time for deep inward journeying. Katie shares practical ways that you can tap into the spirit of the season by creating sacred rituals. Learn what the most solstice advice and practices on the interwebs are missing, and what to avoid on this sacred day. From Yule alters to setting your intentions for 2024, Katie ...
Dec 21, 2023•14 min•Ep. 167
Connecting to the Divine Feminine has nothing to do with putting on a dress or lipstick. It’s so much more than that! It’s an energy that underlies our reality, linking every one of us. Our modern culture often undervalues and misunderstands the Divine Feminine, but when women reconnect with her magic happens! The good news is that this energy is already inside of you and you can access it anytime. In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to connect with your inner Divine Feminine and Katie shares a...
Dec 15, 2023•41 min•Ep. 166
We’ve all felt the healing power of Ayurveda in our own lives, but what about our beloved pets? In this episode, Katie interviews canine wellness practitioner, certified educator, and Animal Chaplain Amanda Ree. Amanda founded her company, Sama Dog, to help create a world where wellness and compassion flourish for every living being. She invites us to “think outside the bag” when feeding our pets and describes how to apply our Ayurvedic self-care practices to our furry companions. Learn how to s...
Dec 08, 2023•53 min•Ep. 165
The two Kates of Ayurveda are back! Cate Stillman and Katie talk about their book babies and dive into three of the biggest taboos in our modern culture: feces, urine, and psychedelics. Learn how taboos have been developed over time to disempower us, and how to reclaim your primal nature through practices even older than Ayurveda! Join Cate and Katie for a candid chat about the relationship between the taboo, our gut microbiome, ancient Vedic myths, and cow dung! In this episode you’ll hear: ~ L...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 164
According to Katie, this is her favorite episode ever! This week, Katie chats with Ayurvedic Practitioner and beloved Shakti Ayurveda School teacher, Sandhiya Ramaswamy. Their conversation goes way beyond the typical nutrition and lifestyle tips into deeper spiritual concepts of Ayurveda and Tantra such as Sadhana and Swastha. Did you know the way you eat your food is the way you make love? Join Sandhiya and Katie for a love-filled conversation about duality, ego, joy, ancestral medicine and how...
Nov 29, 2023•55 min•Ep. 163
Today, Katie is joined on the show by one of our beloved Shakti School teachers Lisa Marie Rankin to discuss a topic we’re all afraid to talk about, money! On top of being an author, teacher, and Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, Lisa Marie is the ultimate business mama and we’re here to break down this taboo topic. Join Lisa Marie and Katie as they discuss the physiology of women and why we aren’t supposed to be in meetings around the clock, practical ways for women to start their business, and how to ...
Nov 17, 2023•47 min•Ep. 162
This week, Katie dives into the potent energetics of fall. Learn why fall is the best time to reignite, rethink, and revisit your life vision. As the leaves fall and surrender to the ground, we too can let go of old patterns and transform into something new. Katie shares Ayurvedic lifestyle practices, foods, and herbs to support your health and boost your immunity this fall! Deepen your spiritual practice and build immunity by aligning your daily routines with the energetics of Fall. This episod...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 161
This week on the podcast, Kaite chats with licensed psychotherapist and yoga teacher Ashley Turner. They share candidly about the beautiful and ugly parts of their spiritual journeys. Learn how to recognize when your shadow is running the show and how to deeply accept and work with the parts of yourself that you want to hide. By moving beyond spiritual materialism and into a higher level of awareness we can show up in our lives with more confidence and less insecurity! Join Katie and Ashley as t...
Oct 13, 2023•57 min•Ep. 160
Katie’s new book, Glow-Worthy , is OUT TODAY! Katie shares why she wrote the book, a little about the process and the deep intention behind the words in the book. Then the episode moves into a meditation practice from the book, titled ‘Opening the Heart’. Order your copy of Glow-Worthy here and leave a 5 star review on Amazon so others may find this book as well. In this episode you’ll hear: ~ Glow-Worthy is OUT TODAY! Order your copy now by clicking here. ~ Katie shares about the book-writing p...
Oct 03, 2023•29 min•Ep. 159
How to stay fit, fabulous, and juicy as the dog days of summer transition into fall. In this episode, Katie shares her favorite late summer and early fall anti-aging tips! This isn’t your typical fall self-care. We dive deep into how the ancient Ayurvedic healers approached this transitional time of year and how they stayed energized and youthful into old age. Learn Katie’s favorite self-care practices to increase your health and fabulousness this fall and beyond! In this episode you’ll hear: ~ ...
Sep 15, 2023•28 min•Ep. 158
