Yoga, Social Justice, Peace and Power Workshop + Book Signing with Susanna Barkataki — a transformative experience exploring the deeper principles of yoga and how they inspire peace, empowerment, and collective healing.
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INSTRUCTOR: Susanna Barkataki
DATE: Wednesday, April 30th
TIME: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive – Dance Studio
COST: sliding scale registration price of $40 / $80 / $120
DESCRIPTION:
A deep dive into yoga ethics (Ahimsa, Satya, and beyond) and their relevance in today's world
Practical tools like meditation, breathwork, and mindful movement to embody peace and power
Space for participants to reflect, connect, and leave inspired to bring yoga into their everyday lives and communities
Book signing of Ignite Your Yoga
This workshop aligns beautifully with AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Heritage Month in May, honoring yoga's roots while empowering the community to connect deeply with yoga's values.
Susanna Barkataki’s Bio:
SPEAKER. AUTHOR. TEACHER TRAINER. YOGA CULTURE ADVOCATE. IGNITE YOUR YOGA.
A teacher, inclusivity promoter, and yoga culture advocate. I see a world where yoga unites us all and excludes no one . . .But that wasn't always my understanding.
I’ve been practicing yoga for as long as I can remember. Rooted in my Indian and British background, as an immigrant to the US I experienced a lot of violence because of my race and culture. The very things I was made fun of for later became the tools for my liberation. Yoga helped me decolonize and love myself.
The way we do yoga in the West often continues to create competition and separation with ourselves and others. Instead, original yoga exists as a way to connect us all - dissolving separation within and without. Through personal experience and an educator and activist, I know that yoga is here for us to cultivate power and transcend our limitations, personally and socially.
I know that my passion is to help others bridge the gap between yoga as an exercise and yoga as a lifestyle... Because true yoga is so much more than just the poses. It’s an age-old practice that serves us all!
Today, I work to showcase yoga in action, spread the message of diversity and inclusion, and help people connect through yoga to live a happy, fulfilling life for themselves and others. And I’d love for you to join me in this mission!
We can learn authentic yoga culture as a vessel for shaping change now. Together, I know we can live a more fulfilling life - socially, physically and spiritually!