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YOGA PEACE & POWER

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
6 - 9 PM

with guest author and teacher Susanna Barkataki

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Susanna Barkataki, M.Ed., C-IAYT

Lead with peace.
Ignite with power.
Transform with yoga.

Yoga isn’t just a practice, it’s a path to leadership, liberation, and impact


Rooted in the wisdom of the Yoga Sutras, and the Vedas, and Ignite Your Yoga, this transformative 3-hour experience will explore yoga’s deeper roots and its power to inspire your courageous leadership, social change, and collective healing.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21  |  6 - 9 PM

SLIDING SCALE ADMISSION

Tickets to this event are priced on a sliding scale to ensure equity and accessibility. Please purchase a ticket at the level that makes sense for you. 

All proceeeds from this event go to supporting Susanna's work, and to Create Power Yoga equity programming.

THIS WORKSHOP WILL HELP YOU

  • Break free from self-doubt and inaction and move into your voice and leadership.
  • Feel both grounded and energized -  so you can sustain your work for the long haul.
  • Move beyond overwhelm into grounded action in true embodied, justice-centered leadership.
  • Connect with a community of changemakers, who believe in yoga’s power to heal and transform.

You’ll leave feeling rooted, activated, and empowered, with a toolkit of yoga and energy practices to sustain your leadership, activism, and personal growth.

WHAT YOU'LL EXPERIENCE

  • A Shanti Shakti practice balancing peace (Shanti) and power (Shakti) through movement, breath, and ritual.
  • A deep dive into yoga ethics (Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya & beyond) and their relevance today.
  • Practical tools of meditation, pranayama, and mindful movement to sustain your activism and teaching.
  • A guided Shanti Shakti Ritual integrating mantra, mudra, asana, and breathwork to awaken clarity, confidence, and impact.
  • A discussion and practice of the F.I.R.E. Framework from Ignite Your Yoga - a powerful model for embodied leadership and real-world change

PART OF THE IGNITE YOUR YOGA BOOK TOUR

This workshop includes discussion and practice of the F.I.R.E. Framework from Ignite Your Yoga - a powerful model for embodied leadership and real-world change:

  •  F – Foundation: Self-care & resilience to sustain activism and teaching.
  •  I – Integrity: Aligning your leadership with yogic values and justice.
  •  R – Relationships: Building trust, community, and collective power.
  •  E – Embodiment: Turning knowledge into inspired action and service.

Copies of the just-released Ignite Your Yoga will also be on sale at Create Power Yoga.

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Susanna Barkataki, M.Ed., C-IAYT

ABOUT SUSANNA

Susanna Barkataki, M.Ed., C-IAYT, is a yoga leader, author, and visionary dedicated to honoring and amplifying yoga’s roots. She founded Yoke Yoga, a social yoga app offering micro-practices for quick peace, and the Ignite Institute for Yogic Leadership and Social Change, where she trains teachers to integrate yoga’s ethics, history, and social impact into their leadership.

 

Author of the #1 International Bestseller Embrace Yoga’s Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice and the upcoming Ignite Your Yoga (April '25, Shambhala/Penguin Random House), she bridges traditional yoga wisdom with modern social change, making yoga accessible to all. A sought-after speaker, she has worked with Yoga Alliance, Peloton, and CBS to shape the future of yoga.

 

Ask her about your Ayurvedic dosha, the best chai she’s ever had, or how yoga can transform both your life and community. You’ll find her lost in a book, teaching, writing, or meditating on yoga’s power to create change.