Susanna Barkataki is coming

to Portland Yoga Collective

We’re thrilled to welcome Susanna Barkataki to Portland Yoga Collective on May 17 for her transformative Yoga Peace & Power Workshop. This immersive experience weaves movement, breath and ritual with the wisdom of the Yoga Sutras and Vedas to ignite courageous leadership, social change and collective healing. Through Shanti Shakti practice and deep dives into yoga ethics, you'll gain powerful tools to sustain activism and embodied leadership.

Workshop Details

What | Yoga, Peace & Power Workshop

When | Saturday, May 17, from 1–4pm

Where | Portland Yoga Collective, 98 Cross Street N, Suite C, Portland, Maine 04101

Sliding Scale Pricing

  • Sustainer $120

  • Supporter $80

  • Community $40

  • We’re offering 2 half priced scholarship spots – email jess@portlandyogacollective.com if interested!

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 Susanna’s upcoming book titled “Ignite Your Yoga” - a powerful model for embodied leadership and real-world change.

About Susanna Barkataki

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.