I’m reflecting on recent events in Minnesota, questioning the path, and recommitting to the deep, steady work of love, nervous system care, and dissolving the illusion of “us and them.”

I’m also sharing details about our donation-based Solstice class in Austin (part of the Yoga 4 Palestine initiative), and what’s unfolding inside Aligned and Luminous.

All links are in the show notes just for you!

• Register for the Summer Solstice Donation Based Class (Austin): https://sanghayoga.as.me/schedule/fb624269/?appointmentTypeIds[]=79435040

• Find a Yoga 4 Palestine class near you:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LBon20jjKIv_oLxgpGdDOHwCvKhjwdgvvTix6IdSy8g/edit?gid=0#gid=0

• Join Aligned Here

• Retreat with me at Luminous - Join Here

Mid-Year Truths: A Birthday Week Reflection
It’s June. It’s my birthday week. And honestly? I feel clear—not because everything is perfect, but because I’m finally letting this version of me take up space.

In this episode, I’m sharing the lessons, pivots, and quiet joys that have shaped me—plus how I’m working with the energy of summer (not against it).

We’ll explore:

• Why mid-year is a powerful time for self-audit

• What the last five years have taught me about trust, timing, and energy

• How Pitta season invites us to channel fire into aligned action

Whether you’re in a season of emergence or reflection, this one’s for you.

🔗 Mentioned in this episode:
→ 200hr Yoga Teacher Training – Apply before June 8 for the birthday bonus
→ Luminous Retreat – Only a few spots left
→ Aligned Membership – Price increases in July

Press play and pause with me. Your rhythm is sacred.

What do you do when the signs won’t let you look away?

On a misty evening under the Gemini Full Moon, something shifted.
It was quiet and it was unmistakable.
The timing. The feeling. The clarity.

In this episode, I share a story of sacred timing, intuition, and how we prepare ourselves to actually receive the messages meant for us—through yoga, Reiki, and the rhythms that reconnect us with the divine.

I also reveal a new service initiative close to my heart, and a rare birthday special for those ready to step into their own sacred work:

✨ Join our 200hr Yoga Teacher Training by June 8
✨ Receive a FREE spot at Luminous, our signature retreat

Apply before June 5 to be eligible. Here's the link to the 200hr page and application https://sanghayogaandwellness.com/200hr-yoga-teacher-training

If you've been waiting for a sign—this might be it.

Have questions about one of our containers?

Visit our website sanghayogaanwellness.com

OR email me at [email protected]

Intagram: @kandiceshaw or @sangha_yoga_studio

What really makes something a ritual?
Is it the candles? The moon phase? Or something quieter?

In this episode, I share personal stories—from forgotten appointments and flourishing rose bushes to sacred retreats and morning garden meditations—to explore the subtle, powerful difference between routine and ritual. You’ll hear how presence transforms the ordinary into the sacred, why some rituals need to be released, and how to reclaim meaningful practices that feel like you.

Whether you’re craving more intention, seeking simple ways to reconnect, or just wondering why your morning coffee feels flat lately—this one’s for you.

Mentioned in this episode:

• My full moon reflection practice

• A rosebush that had to be moved to survive (yep, it’s a metaphor)

• Releasing daily cacao and morning yoga when they no longer served

• What makes yoga a ritual (even at the Y)

• A few of my favorite mini rituals you can try today

Call to Action:
🌿 Ready to bring more intention into your everyday life? Aligned is my monthly membership for cultivating energy, rhythm, and sacred structure—right where you are. Come be held in a space that honors your becoming.
🔥 Craving a full reset? Join me this summer at Luminous—a 4-night retreat designed to reconnect you with what truly matters. Few spots remain.

When Boundaries Are Love: A Mother’s Day Reflection on Loving Detachment and Dharma

Mother’s Day holds multitudes—love, grief, guilt, peace. In this episode, I share my personal story of choosing distance from my mother and how that choice, though painful, became a path to peace.

Through yogic teachings like svadhyaya, viveka, and dharma, alongside insights from neuroscience, I reflect on what it means to mother ourselves and redefine love through the lens of discernment and self-trust.

I also share a passage from The Sage Warrior by Valarie Kaur that expands the meaning of mothering beyond biology.

We’ll close with a reflection practice and a reminder: you are allowed to choose peace.

✨ Ways to work with me

Aligned - monthly group container dedicated to living beautifully with sovereignty.

1:1 Reiki sessions in person and distance(via zoomm) to help you ground and come home to yourself.

1:1 Cardinal Alchemy: Personal Wellness Exploration

This episode is special.

I’m taking you inside Aligned for our May welcome and the reveal of our Luminous Retreat winner—yes, someone from our online community is coming with us this June! But before that, I’m sharing a story from the heart: what it was like to give away 100 May baskets across small-town Minnesota… and how a few seconds of rejection almost made me turn around.

This is about what happens when we let ourselves be seen, even if the world wrinkles its nose.

We’ll also talk about what this month in Aligned is really about Sacred Rhythm. And how we’re shifting from pushing to presence, from performance to pace that actually supports us.

There’s a five-minute breathwork reset, some nervous system truth-telling, and a whole lot of tenderness. This month isn’t a mission. It’s a remembering.

Take a breath, press play, and let’s walk into May together.

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💫 Mentioned in this episode:

🧺 Pull a card from our Oracle Deck (yes, it’s still up!
Click here to pull your card

🌞 Learn more about Luminous: The Summer Retreat (June 25–29):

💛 Join us inside Align for the month of rhythm, Ayurveda, and real-life ritual:

📬 Want to chat about joining Luminous?
Send me a DM on Instagram @kandiceshaw or email [email protected] I’ll walk you through it.

Thank you for being here.For considering what it means to move at the sacred pace of you.

With love,Kandice

What if the thing you’re searching for isn’t out there waiting to be achieved… but already within you, just waiting to be reflected back?

In this episode of The Platinum Triangle Podcast, Kandice explores how true belonging and powerful community can reveal parts of ourselves we’ve forgotten — and why one real reflection can shift everything.

Inside:✨ A personal story about unexpected belonging
✨ How real mirrors (not checklists) create real change
✨ The balance between walking your own path — and being shaped by community
✨ Why the right spaces don’t demand transformation; they invite remembrance

If you've been feeling far from yourself, or wondering where you fit in the noise of everyday life... this conversation is your reminder:

You are not lost.
You are waiting to be seen.

🌿 Explore upcoming gatherings and retreats here:
🌿 Connect with Kandice: Instagram @KandiceShaw or @sangha_yoga_studio

What Saved Me Still Serves Me

a Platinum Triangle podcast episode with Kandice Marie

This episode is about the real, gritty, reverent path of yoga as devotion—as something that held me through caregiving, grief, burnout, and rebirth. It’s the story of how I went from a $10 VHS tape from Target to sharing the teachings with my own students.

If you’ve ever felt like yoga was out of reach—or like your life is too messy to practice—this one’s for you.

“Yoga didn’t fix me. It helped me hold it all.”

• How a priest, a Target tape, and three bonus kids pulled me onto the path
• Why I studied yogic texts and herbalism before I could ever afford a training
• The night I lost my grandfather—and why I still showed up to yoga teacher training the next day
• How my practice evolved from asana to mantra, meditation, and deep, steady devotion
• Why I believe yoga is less about performance—and more about remembrance
• What it really looks like to train inside the messy middle of your life
• How yoga still serves me today—and how it might serve you, too

✨ Ready to walk your own path with yoga?Join me for the next 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training — a trauma-informed, spiritually-rooted container for sacred study and soul-level growth.
Learn more + apply here

🌀 Come say hi or share your thoughts on this episode:
Instagram → @kandiceshaw

📩 Questions or love notes? You can always reach me at [email protected]

If yoga has ever saved you—even just for a moment—what did it save you from? How might it still be here, waiting to serve you again?

🎙️ New on The Platinum Triangle: Velvet Rope Resistance

Not all resistance is loud.Some of it wears a silk robe, lights a candle, and whispers,
"Let’s clean the altar instead."

In this episode, Kandice gets personal about the sneakiest kind of self-sabotage: the resistance that looks like sacred practice but is really just sacred avoidance. From creative procrastination to spiritual distractions, we explore how resistance masks itself in the language of devotion—and what happens when you finally do the thing.

💛 If you’ve ever “set the vibe” instead of doing the thing - or done the other thing instead of the one thing, this one’s for you.

🎧 Listen now, then join us inside Aligned to take the work deeper.
✨ Still time to join before April 28th and play for a spot at Luminous—the ultimate immersion interrupt.

🔗 Aligned Info
🔗 Luminous Retreat

Last summer, I said yes to a series of immersion experiences—from a silent retreat in Kentucky to a riverside camping trip to a soul-shaking plant medicine journey in Costa Rica.

Each one cracked me open in a different way.
Each one brought me home to myself.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ What an “immersion interrupt” really is
✨ Why you don’t need to go to the jungle to find yourself
✨ How soul-rooted spaces help reset your nervous system and spark long-lasting shifts
✨ Who the Luminous Retreat is really for
✨ Why Aligned is the perfect container to help you prepare

🎧 Listen in, and if something in you whispers yes—follow it.

💫 Join Aligned to grow, connect, and play for a spot at Luminous →
☀️ Learn more about the Luminous Summer Retreat →

You have until April 28 to join Aligned and earn your entries to win a spot at Luminous.
This isn’t just a getaway—it’s a return to your brightest self.