Episode 34: Uplifting Community with Susanna Barkataki
We were so honored to be joined by Susanna Barkataki (she/her) for this beautiful conversation, winding through a variety of topics relating to Susanna’s work, her personal path and practice, and so much more. If you’re in the yoga world in any way, you’re likely already familiar with Susanna and her important role and leadership in the larger community as she seeks to challenge dominant paradigms, uplift South Asian teachers and practitioners, and work across difference to truly embody and model what it means to be a co-conspirator.
Tune in to hear us talk about...
Susanna’s early learning in the realm of activism and social justice
Her work in continually reconnecting to her own lineage, a connection that has been deeply impacted by colonialism
The challenges of being a South Asian yoga teacher in a white-dominated industry
Uplifting colleagues of different identities and partnering across lines of difference to advocate for the changes our larger yoga community needs
The choice to self-publish her first book, and what that process was like, along with her decision to move towards a more traditional publishing route for her upcoming second book
How she navigates social media marketing, posting so much content and still finding balance, boundaries, connection, and meaningful relationships on the digital plane
…and more!
Connect with Susanna:
Get Susanna’s book, Embrace Yoga’s Roots
Susanna’s website
Susanna on Instagram
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