What if your life’s work isn’t doing more, but learning how to just be?Dr. Jordan Ashley is a sociologist, yoga teacher, and founder of Souljourn Yoga Foundation, a nonprofit using yoga, service, and ethical travel to support young women’s education around the world. In this conversation, she opens up about why someone who teaches stillness still struggles to slow down, how her name was chosen by a brother she never met, and why self-care and social change go hand in hand.We talk about embodiment, identity, agency, rest, the inner child, and the simple practice she turns to when she feels disconnected from herself. If you’re always on, always doing, and craving a way back to you, this one’s for you. 🤍⏱️ TIMESTAMPS0:00 Teaser1:09 Introduction2:20 Welcome Dr. Jordan Ashley4:18 Who Jordan was before the titles5:17 “My life’s work is learning how to just be”7:19 How the pandemic pause changed everything9:21 What is Souljourn Yoga Foundation?10:43 Why girls’ education12:12 Women’s empowerment is about agency and choice13:38 Education, pressure, and burnout16:45 Inside a Souljourn retreat21:44 Why small groups and two teachers22:50 Yoga, art, and movement as portals to embodiment24:26 Learning through the body26:18 How she defines identity27:25 The story behind her name31:04 Self-care and social change34:15 What yoga taught her about rest35:14 Caring for your inner child38:14 Solo practice vs. group classes42:01 The best time of day to practice43:27 The Tulum 2027 retreat45:59 How to know you’re ready for a retreat🌟 ABOUT DR. JORDAN ASHLEYDr. Jordan Ashley is a sociologist whose doctoral research explores girlhood, embodiment, and agency, and the founder of Souljourn Yoga Foundation, a US nonprofit that creates transformational yoga retreats and teacher training programs to raise awareness and funds for young women’s education worldwide. Since 2016, she has led retreats across nine countries and built On the Ground Yoga Teacher Training programs in Rwanda and Morocco. Her work has been featured in the Financial Times, Forbes, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and Yoga Journal.🔗 CONNECT WITH JORDAN & SOULJOURN🌐 Website: http://souljournyoga.com🌍 Retreats: https://www.souljournyoga.com/retreats🧘♀️ Yoga Teacher Training: http://souljournyoga.com/teachertraining🎨 LA Yoga & Arts Camp: http://souljournyoga.com/yogacamp🌴 Tulum Retreat, March 10–14, 2027: https://www.souljournyoga.com/tulum2027📲 Instagram: @souljournyoga🎙️ ABOUT META SUPERHUMANMeta Superhuman is where neuroscience meets spiritual wisdom. Each episode explores consciousness, identity, and the inner work it takes to become the meta superhuman version of yourself, the one you already are, beneath the labels, stories, and limits you’ve been carrying.✨ ABOUT PRIYA SAINIPriya Saini is an Identity Alchemist, podcast host, and founder of Meta Superhuman. Her mission is to help people shift their identity at the root, so they stop living from old patterns and start becoming the most powerful version of who they are. Through her signature Name Code™ framework and her upcoming book, The Name Code, she teaches how your name, your beliefs, and your sense of self can be reclaimed and rewired to create the life you truly want.🔔 Subscribe for new episodes: [YouTube channel link]🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts: search “Meta Superhuman Podcast”📲 Follow on Instagram: @metasuperhuman🛍️ Workbooks & resources: https://stan.store/Metasuperhuman💬 What helps you “just be”? Tell me in the comments 👇I’m Priya Saini. Be Undeniable. ✨#selfcare #yoga #identity #mindfulness #womenempowerment #metasuperhuman #podcast
