Inside the minds of great yogis with Swathi Sathyaseelan

A Yogi's Perspective

Inside the minds of great yogi's is an interview-based podcast to help individuals around the world realize the healing powers of yoga. A podcast made for female yogi's. The yogi's who will be joining us talk about what it takes to start practicing yoga to eventually becoming certified yoga teachers! Join Swathi Sathyaseelan the founder of A Yogi's Perspective, each month as she speaks to numerous female yoga trailblazers around the world. We discuss topics like asana shame, cultural appropriation, and the perspectives of our guests! Connect with us on Instagram: @perspective_of_yoga

  1. Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Malini Jay

    Jun 9

    Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Malini Jay

    Vanakkam/ Namaste/Hello Everyone! Welcome to the 90th episode of Inside the minds of great yogis! In the 90th episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis , We spoke with Malini and loved hearing her perspective on yoga! About Malini Jay: Malini has completed a BA (Hons) in Visual Communication Design and previously worked as Country Head for eCommerce at one of the largest sports retailers. Later, she discovered her passion for yoga and completed her Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) in 2019. Soon after, she established Yatra Yoga & Wellness in Rawang in 2020. Since then, she has taught hundreds of students and collaborated with corporate companies and a university to promote yoga and a balanced lifestyle for employees and students.To deepen her understanding, Malini spent time in Mysore, India — considered the birthplace of Ashtanga and modern yoga — under the guidance of renowned teachers, immersing herself in the authentic roots of yoga to bring its traditional teachings back to her students in Malaysia.At present, she holds the E-RYT 500 certification (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher) with more than 6,000 teaching hours. She is also a certified and internationally recognized yoga instructor registered with Yoga Alliance, USA. Her teaching philosophy is rooted in making traditional yoga practices accessible to a broad audience without compromising their core principles.Recently, Malini also completed a Sound Healing Course, which she will soon be integrating into her classes and wellness offerings to create a more holistic healing experience for her students.Today, Yatra Yoga has grown into a yoga academy offering various internationally certified courses, including Yoga Teacher Training, Pre & Post Natal Teacher Training, Children & Special Kids Instructor Courses, as well as Women’s Wellness Programs.A big thank you to Malini for joining us in our 90th episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis and for giving us her valuable time. We hope we can do this again! Hear Malini's perspective on yoga and her impact in the yoga industry!

    31 min
  2. Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Amy Landry

    May 27

    Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Amy Landry

    Vanakkam/ Namaste/Hello Everyone! In the 89th episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis , We spoke with Amy and loved hearing her perspective on yoga! About Amy: A beacon for those craving a connection to tradition and timeless wisdom, Amy Landry is a registered senior yoga teacher, ayurvedic practitioner, mentor, mother-of-two, odissi dancer, podcast host, author, facilitator of the Study Yoga summit, and founder of Shruti School of Yoga.Based in Australia and renowned for her sold-out international retreats, Amy has presented at Wanderlust, Evolve Yoga Festival, Byron Spirit Fest, and Ekam Yoga Festival. You can listen to her respected and much-loved Living In Alignment podcast on all major platforms.Amy aims to amalgamate several Indian disciplines into daily life with the hope of inspiring her community to have a tangible relationship with living yoga rather than seeing it as an isolated practice. Her book, The Ocean of Yoga: A complete guide for living the teachings, tradition, and practice is published by the esteemed Shambhala Publications as of March 2026 globally.A big thank you to Amy for joining us in our 89th episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis and for giving us her valuable time. We hope we can do this again! Hear Amy's perspective on yoga and learn more about her new book!

    26 min
  3. Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Rasika Sampath

    Apr 8

    Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Rasika Sampath

    Vanakkam/ Namaste/Hello Everyone!We are back after a long hiatus to share another episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis. In this episode, We spoke with Rasika on the 88th episode and loved hearing her perspective on yoga! About Rasika: Rasika is a certified ‘Yoga Siromani’ from Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, and completed her Advanced Teacher Training in Vinyasa Krama tradition under the tutelage of Srivatsa Ramaswami, the longest standing disciple of Sri.T.Krishnamacharya. She's also a mom of 2, and genuinely believes that parenting is the highest form of yoga. After a successful corporate stint lasting for 8 years, she decided to leave it all behind to follow her passion of teaching yoga, and founded Methuselah Yoga & Life. With about 10 years of teaching behind her, Rasika believes that there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to health, fitness and spiritual growth.That empathy shines through in her teaching, which beautifully balances effort and ease. She teaches vinyasa, restorative & yin practices, guided meditation, breathwork and pre-natal yoga.She is currently pursuing her Level 2 Ayurveda, and seamlessly weaves in practical ayurvedic knowledge into her lifestyle and teaching. A big thank you to Rasika for joining us in our 88th episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis and for giving us her valuable time. We hope we can do this again! Hear Rasika's perspective on yoga and the prominence of Ayurveda!

    28 min
  4. Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Ebony Molock

    Mar 22

    Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Ebony Molock

    Vanakkam/ Namaste/Hello Everyone!We are back with another episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis. In this episode, We spoke with Ebony on the 87th episode and loved hearing her perspective on yoga! About Ebony: Ebony is a 200-Hour Experienced Yoga Teacher, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider, and a Rest Facilitator with a deep passion for empowering communities to thrive through rest. Her yoga journey began in 2017 as a way to cope with stress and anxiety, and it completely transformed her life. Yoga gave her the tools to advocate for herself, and in 2020, she discovered the profound power of restorative yoga, yin yoga, and Yoganidra. These practices became a safe space for her to rest and reset during a chaotic times of the pandemic and they inspired her mission to share this gift with others. Empowered Rest Yoga was born out of this vision, but it wasn’t always called that. Originally known as Sacred Shakti Yoga, Ebony's business was focused on encouraging women to embody a go-getter mindset, to believe in themselves, and to chase their dreams relentlessly. Over time, she realized something was missing. In a culture that glorifies hustle, the most powerful thing we can do is rest. She rebranded to Empowered Rest Yoga to reflect her deeper calling: to advocate for mental health, teach the art of rest, and help women and other individuals move beyond burnout. Now, her work focuses on restful practices that encourage individuals to honor their well-being, set boundaries, and redefine their life on their own terms - all while dismantling hustle cultureA big thank you to Ebony for joining us in our 87th episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis and for giving us her valuable time. We hope we can do this again! Hear Ebony's perspective on yoga and the prominence of rest!

    26 min
  5. Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Serena Burgess

    Mar 3

    Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Serena Burgess

    Vanakkam/ Namaste/Hello Everyone! We are back with another episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis. In this episode, We spoke with Serena Burgess on the 86th episode and loved hearing her perspective on yoga! About Serena: Serena Burgess has dedicated 20 years to the physical and spiritual practice of yoga. Now training others to share the art, she teaches that while yoga nurtures personal wellbeing, its deeper purpose is to inspire action for the wellbeing of all. An international yoga teacher, teacher trainer, and mentor, Serena is known for her embodied, accessible, and quietly radical approach to practice. Her work blends strength and softness, discipline and devotion, inviting students to meet themselves honestly—whether right side up or upside down. From arm balances and inversions to slow, grounding rituals, her teaching encourages curiosity, courage, and play. Serena is also a prenatal and children’s yoga teacher and a trained doula, supporting people through pregnancy, birth, parenting, and life’s many thresholds. These roles deeply inform her teaching, rooting her work in care, nervous system awareness, and reverence for cyclical wisdom. Across all her offerings, she centres practices that restore agency, honour the body’s intelligence, and challenge extractive, perfection-driven approaches to movement and life. Drawing on yoga philosophy, myth, and lived experience, Serena creates spaces that feel both supportive and expansive—where strength is redefined, rest is respected, and community matters. Her work gently resists systems that disconnect us from our bodies, our intuition, and one another, offering instead a yoga that is relational, life-affirming, and deeply human. A big thank you to Serena for joining us in our 86th episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis and for giving us her valuable time. We hope we can do this again! Hear Serena's perspective on yoga and her work with prenatal yoga!

    34 min
  6. Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Myra Khanna

    Feb 1

    Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Myra Khanna

    Vanakkam/ Namaste/Hello Everyone!Happy new year! We are back with another episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis. In this episode, We spoke with Myra Khanna on the 85th episode and loved hearing her perspective on yoga! About Myra: Myra Khanna is a student and educator of yoga. Having started her journey of movement as a Kathak dancer, she discovered SCUBA diving in 2015 and yoga in 2018. What began as a physically centric quest turned into a deeper inquiry. Under the guidance of her teachers, myra has and continues to explore the potential of the human body to strengthen, heal and strive for balance. With some experience in Expressive Arts Therapy, myra is fascinated by the communication between the body and the mind. Their continuous dialogue with one another and how they manifest through each other. Myra urges her students to lean into the language of their body through sensations, experiences and how their breath is at that very moment - this brings one closer to themselves and is far more powerful than external instructions. Myra is also studying and working in the space of women’s hormonal and menstrual health. Having experienced imbalances herself, she hopes to educate and bring awareness amongst women dealing with their own challenges. A big thank you to Myra for joining us in our 85th episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis and for giving us her valuable time. We hope we can do this again! Hear Myra's perspective on yoga and her inspiring journey!

    32 min
  7. Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Marta Pizzirani

    12/21/2025

    Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Marta Pizzirani

    Vanakkam/ Namaste/Hello Everyone!We are back with another episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis. In this episode, We spoke with Marta Pizzirani on the 84th episode and loved hearing her perspective on yoga! About Marta: Marta is a retreat planner, entrepreneur, and dedicated mother whose work is guided by a strong spirit of vision and creativity. With over a decade of experience in the hospitality industry and a profound passion for yoga, she founded Grapefruit Retreats to support wellness practitioners and their clients in experiencing exceptional retreats throughout Italy.Through Grapefruit Retreats, Marta curates authentic, seasonal experiences that reflect the local identity of each destination while overseeing all aspects of group logistics, transfers, and coordination. Her commitment is to ensure every guest feels at home, offering a seamless, inspiring environment at any point during their stay in Italy.A big thank you to Marta for joining us in our 84th episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis and for giving us her valuable time. We hope we can do this again! Hear Marta's perspective on yoga and her journey as a retreat planner!

    23 min
  8. Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Gowri Murthy

    10/15/2025

    Inside the minds of great yogis ft. Gowri Murthy

    Vanakkam/ Namaste/Hello Everyone!We are back with another episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis. In this episode, We spoke with Gowri Murthy on the 83rd episode and loved hearing her perspective on yoga! About Gowri: Gowri Murthy is a fervent classical dancer and yoga practitioner brimmed with great reverence to art. Born in an art loving family, she started her journey in movement through Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi under the tutelage of her beloved aunt and Guru, Dr Veena Murthy Vijay. Consistently involved in sports and other co- curricular activities, Gowri's passion for building community and sharing her knowledge of movement arts grew over the years. Yoga has always been a big part of Gowri's life and it took a good swing during the first wave of COVID. After practicing Vinyasa yoga for years, she decided to start teaching and that only pushed her to achieve and learn more in the field of Yoga. She went on to pursue her RYT 200hr certification in Ashtanga, hatha and vinyasa yoga in the yog capital of the world, Rishikesh. She continues to attend Abhyasa bootcamps in Mysore from time to time to continue her Sadhana. Acquiring deeper understanding of the age old YOGA, she seeks to bring out the real essence of yoga to the world that is lost in today's modernised version of complicated poses and weight loss practices. More than 5000 years ago, yoga was made for everyone to practice and that's what she wants to bring back to the community - for everyone to know that they always have access to yoga, literally in every single thing that that they do.A big thank you to Gowri for joining us in our 83rd episode of #insidethemindsofgreatyogis and for giving us her valuable time. We hope we can do this again! Hear Gowri's perspective on yoga and her journey as a Bharatanatyam dancer!

    23 min
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Inside the minds of great yogi's is an interview-based podcast to help individuals around the world realize the healing powers of yoga. A podcast made for female yogi's. The yogi's who will be joining us talk about what it takes to start practicing yoga to eventually becoming certified yoga teachers! Join Swathi Sathyaseelan the founder of A Yogi's Perspective, each month as she speaks to numerous female yoga trailblazers around the world. We discuss topics like asana shame, cultural appropriation, and the perspectives of our guests! Connect with us on Instagram: @perspective_of_yoga

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