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Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care

Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care

Katie Silcox

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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Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care - Ep. 44 We All Need Self-Love Training Wheels

Ep. 44 We All Need Self-Love Training Wheels

Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care

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07/15/19 • 25 min

In this episode I discuss:

~Our next live event in November 2019: Rasa, emotions as portals to divinity

~Reflections from my most recent retreat

~What I’ve learned from Thich Nhat Hanh, the four parts of love

~Tapping into our own pleasure

~Why self-understanding is where we start

~Easing our own pain

~Freedom in loving yourself

~How we find love through on 5 senses

~Mantras for cultivating love

~The Madonna song =)

~Learn more, download my Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

We have a new partner in ApotheKary, my friends started an ayurvedic wellness store! Our discount code is GHEESPOT10 for 10% off.

Get the full show notes: https://www.theshaktischool.com/podcast/

Learn more:

Shakti Ayurveda School

Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

Lineage of Love Community

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This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:

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Katie

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Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care - Ep. 37 The Deeper Daily Routine

Ep. 37 The Deeper Daily Routine

Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care

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05/28/19 • 25 min

In this episode I discuss:

~The dirt on daily routines (dinacharya) of Ayurveda

~Routines that work for you vs routines that are oppressive

~Clarity around the purpose of Ayurvedic morning routines

~The attention dilemma

~What the “liver time” is and why good mornings start the night before

~How we love the body

~How we change our life habits and rewire through our routines

~Get my FREE Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course!

~I love this Ayurvedic company PAAVANI AYURVEDA. I did my Ayurveda training with the founders. They make handmade products infused with mantra and love that make daily routines just that much more sweeter. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for a discount!

Get the full show notes: https://www.theshaktischool.com/podcast/

Learn more:

Shakti Ayurveda School

Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

Lineage of Love Community

HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS

This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:

  1. Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes
  2. Write us a review in iTunes
  3. Share this show with one friend right now!

It’s seems simple, but you’d be AMAZED to know how much it helps my little love project reach more people. iTunes’ algorithm uses ratings and reviews to know who to show our show to in their app.

Here’s the link to leave us reviews in iTunes.

From my heart to your screen,

Katie

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Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care - Ep. 21 Overcoming Anxiety in a PTSD World

Ep. 21 Overcoming Anxiety in a PTSD World

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12/18/18 • 43 min

You don’t want to miss this episode about the anxiety epidemic in the modern world. We end with a sweet little Body Yantra practice that you can use to reset yourself.

In this episode I discuss:

~My journey with anxiety and depression

~The power of naming something

~Anxiety is not a disease

~A PTSD Culture

~Why mental health is such a big deal in today’s world

~The Kali Yuga/the Time of a Quickening

~The nervous system and psychic constipation

~States of the nervous system

~Fear as present moment gripping

~Reality and the nervous system

~Fear can be healthy

~Anxiety vs Fear

~86,000 thoughts a day

~Samsara - the Wheel of Repetition

~Working in the Healing Arts

~The relationship between perfectionism and anxiety

~Pop meditation and anxiety

~Namaha: that’s not mine

~The Ayurvedic view of anxiety

~Constriction vs Spaciousness

~A special practice for anxiety

Learn more:

Shakti Ayurveda School

Lineage of Love Community

HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS

This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:

  1. Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes
  2. Write us a review in iTunes
  3. Share this show with one friend right now!

It’s seems simple, but you’d be AMAZED to know how much it helps my little love project reach more people. iTunes’ algorithm uses ratings and reviews to know who to show our show to in their app.

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From my heart to your screen,

Katie

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Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care - Ep. 85 Intuition as a Life Guide with Dr. Siva Mohan

Ep. 85 Intuition as a Life Guide with Dr. Siva Mohan

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09/09/20 • 64 min

In this episode you’ll hear:

~The Western medicine and Ayurveda connection

~Integration of Ayurveda in modern times

~Thoughts on spiritual bypassing

~Why finding hope is difficult during times of trauma

~The primal brain’s innate wisdom and intuition

~How to access your inner voice and emotional body

~Drawing boundaries in relationships

~Trust-falling into the emotional body as a life guide

~Finding alignment to usher in high-vibrational experiences

~Daily practices to commit to one’s own heart

~ Find Siva online: ayurvedabysiva.com

~Siva’s Resolving Internal Conflict Course

~Siva’s Ayurveda for Yoga Teachers and Students: Bringing Ayurveda into Your Life and Practice Book

Get the full show notes: www.TheShaktiSchool.com/podcast/

Learn more:

Shakti Ayurveda School

Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

Shakti School Membership Community

HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS

This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:

  1. Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes
  2. Write us a review in iTunes
  3. Share this show with one friend right now!

It seems simple, but you’d be AMAZED to know how much it helps my little love project reach more people. iTunes’ algorithm uses ratings and reviews to know who to show our show to in their app.

Here’s the link to leave us reviews in iTunes.

From my heart to your screen,

Katie

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Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care - Ep. 96 Becoming Receivers: A Taste of Shakti School

Ep. 96 Becoming Receivers: A Taste of Shakti School

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02/04/21 • 60 min

In this episode you’ll hear:

~ We are here to experience something: a shift in yourself to become more awakened to your divine self.

~ Laya Yoga: learning to dissolve old patterns, to embody a fuller version of who we are

~ Feminine form spirituality: when we don’t take time for this, our system stays in survival mode and we are unable to receive it

~ Using your body to retrain your lineage patterns

~ The path of the least selfish

~ Finding safely outside of the current/popular power structures

~ Codependency : the way we used to get love

~ What is your relationship with the matrix? Who is giving to you? The divine dwells within the heart.

~ Intimacy with divinity will be the ultimate giver.

Get the full show notes: www.TheShaktiSchool.com/podcast/

Learn more:

Shakti Ayurveda School

Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

Shakti School Membership Community

Sponsored: This episode is brought to you by Ahara Ghee. Visit them online at iloveghee.com. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for $5 off your order.

HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS

This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:

  1. Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes
  2. Write us a review in iTunes
  3. Share this show with one friend right now!

It seems simple, but you’d be AMAZED to know how much it helps my little love project reach more people. iTunes’ algorithm uses ratings and reviews to know who to show our show to in their app.

Here’s the link to leave us reviews in iTunes.

From my heart to your screen,

Katie

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Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care - Ep. 105 The Healing Vortex with Cristal Mortensen

Ep. 105 The Healing Vortex with Cristal Mortensen

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06/11/21 • 51 min

In this episode you’ll hear:

~The Healing Vortex vs The Trauma Vortex

~What is Spiritual Bypassing

~What’s Right Attention

~Valuing our past and pain

~Rewiring Attachment

~Polarization of the mind

~Beyond duality for embodiment

~Working with Earth energy

~Find Cristal Mortensen online at https://awarealignedawake.com/

~Book: The Great Coddling of the American Mind

~Upcoming Course: Deeper Dating & Relationships

Get the full show notes: www.TheShaktiSchool.com/podcast/

Sponsored: This episode is brought to you by PAAVANI Ayurveda. PAAVANI Ayurveda is a female owned and family run health & skincare company based in Northern California. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for 15% off your order.

Learn more:

Ayurveda Certification

Free Women's Wisdom & Ayurveda Mini-Course

The Shakti School Subscription

HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS

This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:

  1. Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes
  2. Write us a review in iTunes
  3. Share this show with one friend right now!

It seems simple, but you’d be AMAZED to know how much it helps my little love project reach more people. iTunes’ algorithm uses ratings and reviews to know who to show our show to in their app.

Here’s the link to leave us reviews in iTunes.

From my heart to your screen,

Katie

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In this episode you’ll hear:

~ The disconnection from Spirituality among westerners and the ongoing existential crisis

~ Understanding the multidimensional nature of human existence and reinterpreting physical illness

~ The importance and struggle towards preserving ancient wisdom

~ The timelessness and adaptive quality of Ayurvedic wisdom

~ Placing the Ayurvedic texts in modern situations

~ The balance of Siva and Shakti - inner Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine.

~ The interconnectedness between our inner worlds and outer worlds.

~ Find Dr. Devraj online at: https://vigneshdevraj.com/

~ Find Sitaram Beach Retreat in Kerala online at http://www.sitaramretreat.com/

Get the full show notes: www.TheShaktiSchool.com/podcast/

Sponsored: This episode is brought to you by PAAVANI Ayurveda. PAAVANI Ayurveda is a female owned and family run health & skincare company based in Northern California. Use promocode GHEESPOT at checkout for 15% off your order.

Learn more:

Ayurveda Certification

Free Women's Wisdom & Ayurveda Mini-Course

The Shakti School Subscription

HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS

This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:

  1. Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes
  2. Write us a review in iTunes
  3. Share this show with one friend right now!

It seems simple, but you’d be AMAZED to know how much it helps my little love project reach more people. iTunes’ algorithm uses ratings and reviews to know who to show our show to in their app.

Here’s the link to leave us reviews in iTunes.

From my heart to your screen,

Katie

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Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care - Ep. 113 Ayurveda as the University of the Soul

Ep. 113 Ayurveda as the University of the Soul

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11/05/21 • 56 min

This amazing interview was originally featured on the Walk 'n Flow podcast, hosted by Babette, a student of Shakti Ayurveda School and outdoor coach and trainer at Walk 'n Act. Thanks to Babette and Janna for the fun collaboration on this episode!

In this episode you’ll hear:

~ What is Ayurveda?

~ Katie's personal journey into this field

~ Patriarchal thinking and feminine wisdom

~ Daily routines for better physical, mental, and spiritual health

~ Beauty standards and the female body

~Avoiding the pitfalls of getting stuck in a system of rules

~Intuition

~And many other gems!

~ Click here for 2022 Level 1 Ayurveda School

Get the full show notes: www.TheShaktiSchool.com/podcast/

Learn more:

Want to connect? Shoot us a note to [email protected]

Ayurveda Certification

The Shakti School Subscription

HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS

This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:

  1. Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes
  2. Write us a review in iTunes
  3. Share this show with one friend right now!

It seems simple, but you’d be AMAZED to know how much it helps my little love project reach more people. iTunes’ algorithm uses ratings and reviews to know who to show our show to in their app.

Here’s the link to leave us reviews in iTunes.

From my heart to your screen,

Katie

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Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care - Ep. 117 Tantra Talks: 7 Vital Steps for a Spiritual Practice

Ep. 117 Tantra Talks: 7 Vital Steps for a Spiritual Practice

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12/10/21 • 38 min

This episode delves into Tantra within the context of meditation and the framework for better understanding who we are. Different forms of meditation can help us feel more ‘real’. Seven tangible steps are outlined for crafting a meditation practice which helps deepen the connection to your spiritual life.

In this episode you’ll hear:

~ The meaning of Tantra within the context of meditation

~ Tantra as a methodology for better understanding who we are

~ Passive vs active meditation

~ How meditation can make you feel more like yourself

~ Sahaja yoga and how it may benefit your practice

~ 7 steps to a meditation practice to deepen connection to your spiritual life

~ Register for free webinar with Katie on January 2nd

~ Book a call with the Shakti School team here

~ Up-level your 2022 with Level 1 Ayurveda School

Get the full show notes: www.TheShaktiSchool.com/podcast/

Learn more:

Want to connect? Shoot us a note to [email protected]

Ayurveda Certification

The Shakti School Subscription

HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS

This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:

  1. Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes
  2. Write us a review in iTunes
  3. Share this show with one friend right now!

It seems simple, but you’d be AMAZED to know how much it helps my little love project reach more people. iTunes’ algorithm uses ratings and reviews to know who to show our show to in their app.

Here’s the link to leave us reviews in iTunes.

From my heart to your screen,

Katie

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Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care - Ep. 75 Tantric Herbalism with Brooke Sullivan

Ep. 75 Tantric Herbalism with Brooke Sullivan

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03/03/20 • 76 min

In this episode you’ll hear:

~Herbalism in the context of Tantra

~Tantric medicine throughout history

~The Misunderstanding of Tantra in the East and the West

~Vitalism and Energy Medicine

~Personal legitimacy and authority

~Our Truth as Kundalini Awakening

~Infrangible! Listen to learn more!

~The Prana in plants

~The methodology of “Whatever Works”

~The importance of a healthy body for spiritual practice

~Feminine Form Herbalism vs Reductionism

~Plants as Yantras

~The role of our lineage in plant medicine and healing

~Connecting to our sense of worthiness and sensuality

~Brooke’s plant recommendations for the modern gal

~Find Brooke online at TheWildTemple.com

Save 15% on Stress Ease by visiting banyanbotanicals.com/katie. And if you are curious about your unique ayurvedic mind-body constitution take Banyan’s free dosha quiz.

This episode is sponsored by ApotheKary! A boutique apothecary based near us on the east coast in DC offering Ayurvedic inspired herbs and blends. Their Seal The Deal aphrodisiac blend is full of adaptogens and natural energy boosters. It features Maca, Acai Berry, Ashwagandha and other good herbs. Use promocode GHEESPOT10 for 10% off your entire order.

Get the full show notes: www.TheShaktiSchool.com/podcast/

Learn more:

Shakti Ayurveda School

Free Divine Feminine Ayurveda Mini-Course

Shakti School Membership Community

HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS

This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:

  1. Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes
  2. Write us a review in iTunes
  3. Share this show with one friend right now!

It seems simple, but you’d be AMAZED to know how much it helps my little love project reach more people. iTunes’ algorithm uses ratings and reviews to know who to show our show to in their app.

Here’s the link to leave us reviews in iTunes.

From my heart to your screen,

Katie

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How many episodes does Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care have?

Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care currently has 225 episodes available.

What topics does Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care cover?

The podcast is about Yoga, Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Spirituality, Sex, Alternative Health, Ayurveda, Fitness, Podcasts, Health and Herbalism.

What is the most popular episode on Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care?

The episode title 'Ep. 81 Divine Contractions with Yolonda Coles Jones' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care?

The average episode length on Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care is 39 minutes.

How often are episodes of Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care released?

Episodes of Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care are typically released every 7 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care?

The first episode of Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care was released on Aug 1, 2018.

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