Does Ayurveda feel too complicated? Today on the pod, Katie is taking us back to the basics! Whether you're brand new to Ayurveda or an experienced student, this episode will help you develop a solid foundation in the essential Ayurveda principles. Then, join Katie LIVE on October 27th for a free Feminine-Form Ayurveda Workshop to take your Ayurvedic lifestyle to the next level!

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In this episode about Ayurveda principles, you'll hear:

~ The true meaning of Ayurveda

~ Why living an Ayurvedic lifestyle is simpler than you think

~ The building blocks of the universe according to Ayurveda

~ How the five elements of nature shape your body and world

~ Identifying your mind-body type (dosha), strengths and imbalances

~ Agni, metabolism and digestion

~ Ayurveda principles to restore balance and energy

~ When your daily routine becomes medicine

~ Self-oiling rituals to reconnect with your body

~ Why seasonal eating is a key Ayurveda principle

~ Ayurveda principles to help you find what nourishes you

~ Our gift to you: Click here to have our Women's Wisdom and Ayurveda Mini-Course delivered directly to your inbox.

~ What Is Ayurveda?

~ The Three Doshas: Are You a Bullfrog or an Orchid?

~ Beyond the Ayurveda Checklist

Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

~ If you have questions about Ayurveda School, please email us at [email protected] or book a free call with us here!

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ Read Katie's latest book, Glow-Worthy!

Is keeping up with your wellness routine absolutely exhausting? In this episode, Katie discusses why many of us have become burned out by the constant pursuit of self-improvement and spiritual growth. She then shares a gentler approach to Ayurveda, spirituality and self-improvement to help you evolve without the exhaustion.

Are you ready to approach self-improvement differently in 2027 - from a place of self-acceptance, not self-loathing? We'd love to welcome you into our Divine Feminine Ayurveda School! Early bird tuition pricing ends in just three weeks on October 31st. Click here to learn more!

In this episode about self-improvement, you'll hear:

~ Why self-improvement can be exhausting!

~ What is spiritual materialism?

~ When wellness becomes another project of the ego

~ The pressure to be "healed"

~ How achievement culture has co-opted self-improvement

~ Learning to meet yourself where you're at

~ Embracing all parts of yourself through Tantra

~ Rethinking Ayurveda as a path of support, not perfection

~ Letting go of the endless pursuit of a "better" self

~ Finding freedom beyond self-improvement

~ Book: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chogyam Trungpa

~ Our gift to you: Click here to have our Women's Wisdom and Ayurveda Mini-Course delivered directly to your inbox.

Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

~ If you have questions about Ayurveda School, please email us at [email protected] or book a free call with us here!

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ Read Katie's latest book, Glow-Worthy!

Get the full show notes here: https://theshaktischool.com/ep-257-why-women-are-exhausted-by-self-improvement/

Calling all people pleasers! Today on the pod, Katie discusses fawning, a lesser-known nervous system response that can leave us prioritizing everyone else's needs at the expense of our own authenticity. Learn how to recognize fawning within yourself, unravel your people-pleasing patterns, and begin becoming the loving, supportive presence you needed as a child.

Are you ready to embark on a year of deep, nervous system-informed Ayurveda study? Join us for the next cohort of our Ayurveda School, beginning January 20th, 2027. Click here to learn more and secure your early-bird tuition discount today!

In this episode about fawning, you'll hear:

~ How fawning shapes our relationships

~ People-pleasing as a strategy for feeling safe, loved and connected

~ How to recognise if you're in a fawning state

~ Identifying childhood patterns that influence your relationships and identity

~ The difference between genuine kindness and people-pleasing

~ Reconnecting with your body's wisdom

~ Becoming the person you needed as a child

~ Why setting healthy boundaries is often uncomfortable

~ An invitation to try Katie's 24-hour fawning fast!

~ Staying true to yourself

~ Learn more about how to regulate your nervous system today! Watch the replay of our Somatic Ayurveda Workshop here.

Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

~ Our gift to you: Click here to have our Women's Wisdom and Ayurveda Mini-Course delivered directly to your inbox.

~ If you have questions about Ayurveda School, please email us at [email protected] or book a free call with us here!

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ Read Katie's latest book, Glow-Worthy!

Find the full show notes here: https://theshaktischool.com/ep-256-fawning/

Experience your unique energy body during this guided chakra meditation! In today's episode, Katie explores the deep wisdom of the chakras and shares how working with your energy body can change the way you experience yourself and the world around you. Whether you've been studying the chakra system for years or you're just starting out, these lesser-know teachings around the feminine-form chakra map and chakra meditation are for you!

Today's episode was originally a class taught by Katie in the Lahari Yoga School hosted by Nikki Nie and Keli Dierings. Click here to learn more about Lahari Yoga School!

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In this episode about feminine-form chakra meditation, you'll hear:

~ Connecting with your energy body

~ The chakra system as a digestive process on reality

~ A feminine form "map" of the energy body

~ The main "goal" of each chakra

~ How to start working with the chakras

~ Digesting emotions and old patterns through chakra meditation

~ Practices to help calm your system if your energy gets too intense

~ Book: Wheels of Light by Roslin Breer

~ A guided chakra meditation

~ Our gift to you: A free mini-course about Women's Wisdom and Ayurveda!

Connect with Nikki Nei:

~ Check out Nikki's website: https://www.nikkinie.com/

~ Follow Nikki on IG: @nikki_nie_

Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

~ Want to learn more about Ayurveda School? Book a call with Nikki or any of our other amazing coaches here!

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ Read Katie's latest book, Glow-Worthy!

Find the full show notes here: https://theshaktischool.com/ep-255-chakra-meditation/

Today on the pod, Katie is joined by generational Ayurveda practitioner Salila Sukumaran to explore feminine embodiment, the living wisdom of Ayurveda, the power of Shakti and the healing potential of coming home to the body. They discuss Panchakarma, daily Ayurvedic self-care, ancestral wisdom and the importance of women reclaiming their sovereignty and inner knowing.

Want to learn more about the Ayurvedic approach to feminine embodiment? Join Katie on September 23rd for a LIVE, free webinar all about Hormones & the Feminine Lymphatic System. Click here to register!

Join Salila's upcoming Panchakarma Immersion Retreat to experience a rare blend of clinical Panchakarma precision and authentic Ayurveda Gurukula. Applications close on September 25th, so click here to learn more today!

In this episode about feminine embodiment with Salila Sukumaran, you'll hear:

~ Salila Sukumaran's generational Ayurvedic lineage and her journey back to traditional healing

~ Matriarchal wisdom and feminine embodiment

~ Salila and Katie's favorite simple, everyday Ayurvedic practices

~ Learning to trust the body's innate intelligence through feminine embodiment

~ Panchakarma, oiling and creating space for the body to heal

~ Reclaiming feminine sovereignty

~ Honoring the balance of masculine and feminine energies

~ The power of sisterhood and community

~ Find Katie's favorite self-care oils here at Banyan Botanicals and use the discount code KATIES15 for 15% off your first purchase!

~ Our free gift to you: Click here to have our Women's Wisdom and Ayurveda Mini-Course delivered directly to your inbox.

Connect with Salila Sukumaran:

~ Learn more about Salila on her website, https://www.ayurgamaya.com/

~ Follow Salila on Instagram

~ Listen to Salila's podcast, Actionable Ayurveda

Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

~ Learn more about Ayurveda School by clicking here!

~ If you have questions about Ayurveda School, please email us at [email protected] or book a free call with us here!

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

Find the full show notes here: https://theshaktischool.com/ep-254-feminine-embodiment-with-salila-sukumaran/

Having a regulated nervous system doesn't mean you're always calm, happy and relaxed. In today's episode, Katie shares how nervous system healing can transform sleep, sensuality, emotional resilience, pleasure and our ability to move through life with greater flexibility and ease. Tune in to learn what genuine nervous system healing actually feels like in your body!

Are you ready to embark on a year of deep nervous system work in a supportive community? You're invited to join our Feminine-Form Ayurveda School starting on January 20th, 2027. Click here to learn more and secure your early-bird tuition discount today!

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In this episode about nervous system healing, you'll hear:

~ Why "calm" isn't always the goal

~ What nervous system healing really looks like

~ How nervous system healing can awaken pleasure and sensuality

~ Why yoga and meditation may not be enough

~ The connection between your nervous system and sleep

~ Building resilience and recovering faster from emotional highs and lows

~ The #1 sign your nervous system healing is working

~ Learning to flirt with life from a more regulated, flexible state

~ Learn more about how to regulate your nervous system today! Watch the replay of our recent Somatic Ayurveda Workshop here.

Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

~ Our free gift to you: Click here to have our Women's Wisdom and Ayurveda Mini-Course delivered directly to your inbox.

~ If you have questions about Ayurveda School, please email us at [email protected] or book a free call with us here!

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

Get the full show notes here: https://theshaktischool.com/signs-of-nervous-system-healing/

What if feeling more sensitive, emotional, exhausted or even angry is actually a sign that something deep inside of you is healing? In this episode, Katie explores the signs your nervous system is healing, why your old coping strategies have stopped working and ways to better support yourself as your nervous system heals.

If you're ready to embark on a year of deep nervous system work in a supportive community, we want to invite you to join the next class of our Feminine-Form Ayurveda School starting on January 20th, 2027. Click here to learn more and secure your early-bird tuition discount today!

In this episode about the signs your nervous system is healing, you'll hear:

~ Why healing often feels worse before it gets better

~ What real nervous system healing actually looks like

~ Signs your nervous system is healing that don't always feel good

~ Becoming more sensitive to your body and emotions

~ Why we ignore our body's signals and inner wisdom

~ Building resilience and trusting the signs your nervous system is healing

~ Why old coping strategies stop working

~ How to support yourself through nervous system healing

~ Want to learn more about how to regulate your nervous system today? Watch the replay of our recent Somatic Ayurveda Workshop here.

Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

~ Our free gift to you: Click here to have our Women's Wisdom and Ayurveda Mini-Course delivered directly to your inbox.

~ If you have questions about Ayurveda School, please email us at [email protected] or book a free call with us here!

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ Read Katie's latest book, Glow-Worthy!

What is the crystalline body? In today's episode, Katie explores the parallels between the ancient wisdom of Tantra, modern neuroscience and the crystalline body. She shares how we can expand past our limitations, clear blockages in our energy body and ultimately move from confusion to clarity.

If you want to learn more about the crystalline body and how to regulate your nervous system through Ayurvedic practices, join Katie LIVE for our free Somatic Ayurveda Workshop. Click here to save your spot!

This beautiful talk was originally a Chai with CAAM event hosted by our dear friends at The California Association for Ayurvedic Medicine (CAAM). Click here to learn more about CAAM!

In this episode about the crystalline body, you'll hear:

~ Common misconceptions about Tantra

~ The intersection of Tantra, Ayurveda and the crystalline body

~ The root definition of the word Tantra

~ Expanding past our limitations

~ Moving from confusion to clarity

~ What is the crystalline body?

~ Parallels between Tantra and modern Neuroscience

~ How unprocessed past experiences shape our reality

~ A Tantric formula for digesting the past

~ Radical self-honesty

~ Clearing blockages from the crystalline body

~ Cultivating the ability to stay with yourself

~ The effects of the "Information Age" on our minds

~ The Validation Breakthrough by Naomi Feil and Vicki de Klerk-Rubin

Read the full show notes here: https://theshaktischool.com/ep-251-the-crystalline-body-tantra/

Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

~ Learn more about Ayurveda School!

~ Sign up for our free mini-course about Women's Wisdom and Ayurveda!

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ Read Katie's latest book, Glow-Worthy!

Self-trust isn't about having all the answers, feeling completely certain or never doubting yourself. In today's episode, Katie explores the true meaning of self-trust through the lenses of Tantra, Ayurveda and neuroscience, offering a gentle invitation to cultivate more self-trust and connect more deeply to your inner wisdom.

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In this episode about self-trust, you'll hear:

~ What is self-trust, really?

~ The Vedic concept of Sutika

~ How to recognise ways you're outsourcing your wisdom and authority

~ Balancing sovereignty and surrender

~ Cultivating self-trust

~ Can self-trust and self-doubt co-exist?

~ Common ways that we abandon ourselves

~ Boundaries, validation and self-abandonment

~ Self-trust and nervous system awareness

~ Connecting more deeply to your inner wisdom

~ Becoming your own source of refuge

Read the Full Show Notes Here

Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

~ Learn more about Ayurveda School!

~ Sign up for our free mini-course about Women's Wisdom and Ayurveda!

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ Read Katie's latest book, Glow-Worthy!

Explore the deeper meaning of divine feminine energy through the wisdom of Ayurveda, Tantra and the latest Quantum Physics research. In this episode, Katie discusses the sacred balance between wildness and structure, Shakti and Shiva. Whether you're new to these teachings or have been walking this path for years, today's episode offers an invitation to embrace your wild, feminine energy and deepen your relationship with yourself and the divine.

Thank you to our dear friends at Banyan Botanicals for sponsoring this episode! Click here to learn more about Katie's favorite Organic Grass-Fed Ghee and to try it for yourself. Use the discount code AYURVEDAWITHKATIE15 for 15% off your first Banyan purchase!

In this episode about divine feminine energy, you'll hear:

~ Honoring your sovereignty and intuition

~ Why is the feminine so difficult to define?

~ Katie's definition of divine feminine energy

~ Why are many people afraid of the feminine

~ The Ayurvedic concepts of prakruti, purusha and kundalini

~ Letting your wildness flow

~ The divine dance between Shakti and Shiva

~ When God winks at you

~ Quantum Physics research from the University of Ottawa

~ Parallels between Quantum Theory and Vedic Philosophy

~ Kundalini awakening

~ Things that prevent kundalini awakening

~ Depending your relationship to divine feminine energy

~ What emotions are you willing to feel?

~ An invitation to enroll in Ayurveda School and receive all our Hot Girl Summer bonuses!

Find the full show notes here: https://theshaktischool.com/ep-249-divine-feminine-energy/

Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

~ Sign up for our free mini-course about Women's Wisdom and Ayurveda!

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ Read Katie's latest book, Glow-Worthy!

Are you constantly comparing yourself to others? How can we break free from the comparison trap? In this episode, Katie explores the taboo inner thoughts of comparison, jealousy and insecurity that keep us disconnected from ourselves and each other. Then she shares a simple, powerful Tantric practice to free yourself from comparison and cultivate genuine sisterhood!

Thank you to our dear friends at Banyan Botanicals for sponsoring this episode! Click here to learn more about Katie's favorite Organic Grass-Fed Ghee and to try it for yourself. Use the discount code AYURVEDAWITHKATIE15 for 15% off your first Banyan purchase!

In this episode about comparing yourself to others, you'll hear:

~ An invitation to book a call with one of our coaches if you'd like to learn more about our Ayurveda School!

~ What does it actually mean to be a "girls girl?"

~ Why comparing yourself to others is so common

~ Shining a light on unconscious survival strategies

~ The Vedic concepts of Sampradaya, Swasta and Tapas

~ How to ego keeps score

~ Jealousy as helpful information

~ The positive and negative aspects of gossip

~ Comparison is the enemy of our soul

~ Rosalyn L. Bruyere quote, "The one with the biggest aura wins."

~ The limitless supply of prana and love

~ A tantric practice to free yourself from comparison to others

~ How to do shadow work around comparing yourself to others

~ Letting your energy speak

~ Join our free DIY Goddess Beauty Lab Webinar on July 16th!

Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:

~ Learn more about Ayurveda School!

~ Sign up for our free mini-course about Women's Wisdom and Ayurveda!

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ Read Katie's latest book, Glow-Worthy!

Find the full show notes here: https://theshaktischool.com/ep-248-comparing-yourself-to-others/