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.