Ep. 134 Being Willing to be Heartbroken Together with Kimberly Johnson and Stephen Jenkinson
Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care
Katie speaks with authors of the new book, Reckoning, Kimberly Johnson and Stephen Jenkinson in this heart-felt, heart-broken edition of Spirit Sessions. Come for insights and honest conversations that don't really figure anything out, but speak to what Stephen Jenkinson calls a willingness "to be heartbroken together." In this episode you’ll hear: ~ A taste of the polarization and cruelty of culture today ~ Notions of individuality and community and citizenship ~ Eldership and the lack thereof ~ Death, grief and culture-making ~ Find and...
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Ep. 133 Dragon Tiger Kriya: A Meditation
Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care
Today’s episode is an explanation of the traditional roots of the Dragon Kriya meditation practice being shared and how it can activate the parasympathetic nervous system. Katie then moves into the guided meditation practice, which is a little over 15 minutes long and will leave you feeling relaxed and blissed out. In this episode you’ll hear: ~ An explanation of the traditional roots of the meditation practice being shared ~ Upward and downward energy movements and how they relate to the nervous system ~ How this practice can help activate homeostasis of the upward and...
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Ep. 132 Dr. Gundry on All Things Health, Heart and Longevity
Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care
We have a very exciting episode today as Katie is joined by the one and only Dr. Steven Gundry. Dr. Gundry is a cardiothoracic surgeon, a heart surgeon, a medical researcher, and a New York Times best-selling author. Tune in to hear Katie and Dr. Gundry discuss what led Dr. Gundry from being a heart surgeon to where he is today, the reason young adults are suffering from gut issues and chronic fatigue but the older generation isn’t, and Dr. Gundry’s infamous advice to women who struggle with people who don’t take them seriously. In this episode you’ll hear: ~ An...
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Ep. 131 Are You a Love Hustler?
Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care
This week, Katie dishes real and raw on being a Recovering Love Hustler. Only listen to this podcast if you wanna' genuinely get some inspiration on finding the only true inexhaustible source of L.O.V.E. which is YOU. In this episode you’ll hear: ~ How hustling can be a way to avoid being with ourselves, alone and quiet ~ Self-love and how deeply we need it ~ August is the month of SELF-LOVE in The Shakti School, so now! ~ How all of the efforts don’t work if we don’t have the fuel to light the fire of the practices ~ The biggest tool in self-realization is love...
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Ep. 130 Can Dating NOT Suck These Days?
Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care
In this episode, Katie dished with spirit-infused dating expert Lisa Holden, who is here to make dating fun! When she’s not writing up her dating experiences for outlets like Popsugar and Marie Claire, she offers 1:1 dating hype sessions to light up your single life and help everyone make the most of their dating adventures. In this episode you’ll hear: ~ All about Lisa’s fascinating background growing up in a spiritual community and how it informed her current life’s work ~ The current state and culture of dating and how dating has been reinvented in the digital age...
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Ep. 129 Breathwork for Insomnia
Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care
Who doesn’t love sleep? And let’s be real, none of us experience perfect sleep 100% of the time. If you struggle with insomnia, experience daytime fatigue, or simply want better sleep, this episode is for you. Hear Katie discuss the two main types of insomnia, what to do to help yourself go to sleep or get back to sleep, and a simple yet effective breathwork practice to calm your mind during those restless nights. In this episode you’ll hear: ~ Simple tools to help put your mind at ease when you can’t seem to shut your brain off ~ The best advice from himself ~...
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Ep. 128 Katie Talks with Smart Dudes Series #3 with Micah Mortali
Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care
Join Katie as she sits down to speak with Micah Mortali, the author of and founder of the . This fascinating discussion dives into how nature and rewilding are directly connected to spiritual teachings. In this episode you’ll hear: ~ How rewilding is where meditation comes from ~ Micah’s journey to discovering yoga, meditation, and the connection to nature ~ The rewilding of life is based on connecting back to nature as humans have become domesticated and typically spend most of their time indoors ~ How living in nature versus living mostly indoors can effect the nervous...
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Ep. 127 Holistic Parenting and Childcare with Dr. Nicole Beurkens
Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care
This special episode features a conversation with Holistic Child Psychologist Dr. Nicole Beurkens. Dr. Nicole is a psychologist, nutritionist, educator, and mom who provides parents with super simple, effective research-based strategies to help people get to the root of their children’s anxiety, attention issues, mood, and behavioral challenges. Tune in to hear Katie and Dr. Nicole discuss the many realms of parenting, styles of parenting, and how all systems in a child’s life contribute to their emotional and physical well-being. Show notes available at In this episode...
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Ep. 126 What’s Botox Got To Do With It?
Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care
It's natural and healthy to want to be as juicy and nature-plumped for as long as possible. But something may be lurking in the shadows of the beauty industry - Botox and its effects on your emotional and social regulation system. Just how far are we willing to go to keep that eternal plump of youth? What are we willing to sacrifice? Here Katie speaks openly about natural living fundamentalism, embodied cognition, our social nervous system and what all of this has to do with Botox injections. P.S. This is a NO-JUDGMENT zone over here at Shakti School. We 100% support a woman’s...
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Ep. 125 Katie Talks with Smart Dudes Series #2 with Dr. Harry Adelson
Spirit Sessions: Sex, Spirit & Self-Care
We’re back with another episode of the new series ‘Katie Talks with Smart Dudes’ where Katie sits down with the renegade in the realm of medicine and self-healing, Dr. Harry Adelson. This talk dives into the superhuman powers of stem cells, why all men should get an oxytocin injection, and how everyone, regardless of your financial situation, can benefit from Dr. Harry’s treatment. In this episode you’ll hear: ~ What stem cells are and why they are important in our healing ~ Dr. Harry’s experience around the role of doctor and patient in the realm of the heart ~ How...
info_outlineWho doesn’t love sleep? And let’s be real, none of us experience perfect sleep 100% of the time. If you struggle with insomnia, experience daytime fatigue, or simply want better sleep, this episode is for you. Hear Katie discuss the two main types of insomnia, what to do to help yourself go to sleep or get back to sleep, and a simple yet effective breathwork practice to calm your mind during those restless nights.
In this episode you’ll hear:
~ Simple tools to help put your mind at ease when you can’t seem to shut your brain off
~ The best advice from The Sleep Doctor himself
~ What to do and what not to do when you wake up in the middle of the night
Wishing you all sweet dreams and a peaceful night’s sleep <3
SPONSORED: This episode is brought to you by PAAVANI Ayurveda. PAAVANI Ayurveda is a female-owned and family-run health and skincare company based in Northern California.
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