Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care

This episode is for all the women who are holding space for others. You were never meant to carry everything by yourself! Today on the pod, Katie explores the ancient wisdom of female friendship, the science of social connection and why learning to receive love is just as important as giving it. Learn how meaningful social connection can nourish your nervous system and deepen your spiritual growth.
Are you craving deeper sisterhood with like-minded women? Join The Shakti School's year-long Divine Feminine Ayurveda School, beginning this January, and find your people. Early-bird tuition ends in just a few days, on October 31st. Click here to learn more and enroll!
Have questions about Ayurveda School? Please email us at info@theshaktischool.com or book a free call with us here!
 
In this episode about sisterhood and social connection, you'll hear:
~ The surprising science behind social connection and longevity
~ Why the women who hold space need to be held!
~ How female friendship supports nervous system regulation
~ The healing power of feeling "seen" and understood
~ Social connection as medicine
~ How to recognize healthy friendships
~ The Ayurvedic concept of satsanga (community)
~ Simple ways to make friendship a daily ritual
~ Learning to receive love
~ How social connection promotes self-growth
~ Becoming the friend who celebrates others without comparison
~ The music of Robot Koch
~ The work of Kathi Hendrick
~ Our gift to you: Click here to have our Women's Wisdom and Ayurveda Mini-Course delivered directly to your inbox!
 
Related episodes about social connection and sisterhood:
~ Ep. 259 Ayurveda: The OG Grandma Maxxing
~ Ep. 202 Panchakarma, Snoop Dogg and Sisterhood with Laurel Odom
 
Connect with Katie and The Shakti School:
~ Email us at info@theshaktischool.com
~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook
~ Read Katie's latest book, Glow-Worthy!

 
Get the full show notes here

What if the things our grandmothers did instinctively are exactly what we need in our modern, screen-saturated world? Today, Katie explores grandma maxxing, the joyful return to hands-on creativity and slow living. Learn how nonna maxxing can help regulate your nervous system by weaving sacred feminine wisdom into your daily life, and why Ayurveda is the original grandma maxxing!
Join Katie LIVE on October 27th for a free workshop to take your Grandma Maxxing Ayurvedic lifestyle to the next level! Click here to register for our Feminine-Form Ayurveda Workshop!
If you're ready to spend a whole year learning how to embody feminine wisdom, you're invited to join our year-long Ayurveda School! Early-bird tuition ends in just ONE WEEK, on October 31st. Click here to learn more and enroll!
 
In this episode about grandma maxxing, you'll hear:
~ Reclaiming grandma wisdom
~ Sacred feminine art and handicrafts
~ The importance of having hobbies
~ Simple ways to embrace nonna maxxing in everyday life
~ The surprising brain benefits of hands-on crafts
~ The karmendriyas AKA five organs of action
~ The impact of grandma maxxing on the doshas
~ How creativity can soothe Vata and regulate your nervous system
~ Grandma maxxing as an act of rebellion in our digital world
~ Rediscovering beauty, belonging and the joy of slow living
~ Join our grandma maxxing challenge!
~ Our gift to you: Click here to have our Women's Wisdom and Ayurveda Mini-Course delivered directly to your inbox.
Get the full show notes here: https://theshaktischool.com/ep-259-ayurveda-the-og-grandma-maxxing/

 
Your Ayurveda Starter Kit:
~ 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 info@theshaktischool.com or book a free call with us here!
~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook
~ Read Katie's latest book, Glow-Worthy!

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!
Click here to register for our Feminine-Form Ayurveda Workshop!
If you want to learn how to embody these Ayurveda principles with the support of a like-minded community, you're invited to join our year-long Ayurveda School! Early bird tuition pricing ends in just TWO weeks on October 31st. Click here to learn more and enroll!
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.
 
Your Ayurveda Principles Starter Kit:
~ 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 info@theshaktischool.com 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 info@theshaktischool.com 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 info@theshaktischool.com 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/