YOGA · What if the way you move on your mat could change how you meet the world? Today’s guest is Devi Sakti, a Honolulu-based yoga teacher (RYT 500) who was born and raised in the Bay Area. She honors her Indian heritage while staying rooted in ancestral wisdom and grounded in the modern world. She moves between the lineage of yoga and her lived experience as a millennial woman who works in tech and loves pop culture. Devi's teaching style blends Sanskrit, philosophy, playfulness, and real life in a way that feels both accessible and intentional. She teaches a strong, fiery Vinyasa practice shaped by movement, dance, and creative expression. This conversation offers a refreshing perspective on yoga that is expansive, relatable, and lived rather than performed. Mahalo for tuning in! Follow Devi's yoga journey here: https://www.devisaktiyoga.com/ Episode Highlights 01:27 Finding joy in teaching yoga ✨ 03:14 Devi’s origin story on the mat 🌱 04:11 Culture, roots, and movement 06:28 From physical practice to deeper philosophy 08:01 Yoga in the West and the teacher’s responsibility 🌍 10:27 Honoring lineage while teaching in modern spaces 15:03 Joy as resistance 🔥 18:07 Lessons that follow you off the mat 19:45 Sanskrit, made simple 📖 20:32 Saying yoga words without fear 21:18 Language, loss, and what gets erased 21:41 Teaching Sanskrit with care and respect 22:45 What yoga really means 23:51 Practice as liberation 24:49 Living yoga beyond the studio 25:43 Anxiety, awareness, and reframing the mind 28:04 Finding the students who find you 30:17 What makes Devi’s heart beat 31:20 Pop culture, joy, and the little things 32:53 What’s next for Devi 35:52 Namaste
YOGA · What if the way you move on your mat could change how you meet the world? Today’s guest is Devi Sakti, a Honolulu-based yoga teacher (RYT 500) who was born and raised in the Bay Area. She honors her Indian heritage while staying rooted in ancestral wisdom and grounded in the modern world. She moves between the lineage of yoga and her lived experience as a millennial woman who works in tech and loves pop culture. Devi's teaching style blends Sanskrit, philosophy, playfulness, and real life in a way that feels both accessible and intentional. She teaches a strong, fiery Vinyasa practice shaped by movement, dance, and creative expression. This conversation offers a refreshing perspective on yoga that is expansive, relatable, and lived rather than performed. Mahalo for tuning in!
Follow Devi's yoga journey here: https://www.devisaktiyoga.com/
Episode Highlights
01:27 Finding joy in teaching yoga ✨
03:14 Devi’s origin story on the mat 🌱
04:11 Culture, roots, and movement
06:28 From physical practice to deeper philosophy
08:01 Yoga in the West and the teacher’s responsibility 🌍
10:27 Honoring lineage while teaching in modern spaces
15:03 Joy as resistance 🔥
18:07 Lessons that follow you off the mat
19:45 Sanskrit, made simple 📖
20:32 Saying yoga words without fear
21:18 Language, loss, and what gets erased
21:41 Teaching Sanskrit with care and respect
22:45 What yoga really means
23:51 Practice as liberation
24:49 Living yoga beyond the studio
25:43 Anxiety, awareness, and reframing the mind
28:04 Finding the students who find you
30:17 What makes Devi’s heart beat
31:20 Pop culture, joy, and the little things
32:53 What’s next for Devi
35:52 Namaste