Deepika Mehta on Creativity and Devotion in Ashtanga Yoga

This interview with Deepika Mehta, one of India's most prominent yoga teachers, is all about creativity and devotion within the practice of yoga. Deepika is a Level 2 Authorized Ashtanga teacher, trained directly under Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, is a global speaker, and has also worked in television and media. We talk about her creative process, spiritual practice, movement as expression, embodiment, and about the essence of yoga, which she describes as "arriving at stillness through movement." She also shares about a serious rock climbing accident that changed the course of her life, and how she found her way back to movement and yoga after being told she may never walk again.Deepika’s Instagram @deepikamehtayoga Practice with Deepika (Retreats and Offerings)Patreon: Leadership and Yoga CLUB. To support my work on this podcast, to meet fellow listeners, and more… Join below. https://www.patreon.com/cw/shawnakru Find Shawna on instagram: ⁠@shawnakru ⁠⁠Shawna’s website⁠⁠Yoga Teacher Roundtable free community events & mailing list⁠Try OfferingTree for free⁠ ⁠with my link here⁠⁠ (My sponsor) Sign up for Yoga Trade’s passport: https://join.yogatrade.com/membership(My sponsor)Time Stamps:00:00 intro03:01 Yoga Trade & Offering Tree08:52 childhood memories 11:50 spirituality growing up13:18 spirituality now16:59 archetypes19:16 early impressions of yoga 20:55 rock climbing accident26:01 creative expression 29:45 what is your creative process?32:55 first ashtanga practice42:04 qualities of a yogi?46:11 working in media and television55:44 how do you prepare to teach or lead?01:00:36 rapid fire questions01:02:01 billboard question