What Modern Yoga is Missing with Sarah Platt Finger

Follow us on instagram! @healthspancollectiveIn this episode of The Healthspan Collective, host Nicole Doran sits down with Sarah Platt-Finger, co-founder of ISHTA Yoga and director of Chopra Yoga at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, to explore how yoga and meditation can move beyond movement and into meaningful transformation.This conversation offers clarity on how ancient practices intersect with modern life, and how small, consistent rituals can create lasting change. Sarah shares her journey from competitive gymnastics to becoming a master teacher, unpacking how discipline, self-awareness, and energetic intelligence shaped her evolution. Together, Nicole and Sarah explore ISHTA’s integrated system: blending Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda, and what it means to practice yoga in a way that is personalized, sustainable, and spiritually grounded without being inaccessible. This episode reframes yoga as alignment rather than performance. What We Cover🧘‍♀️ How yoga evolves from physical practice to energetic awareness🔥 The integration of Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda in modern life🌬️ High-ROI daily practices that actually fit into busy schedules⚖️ Understanding doshas and personalizing your yoga routine🌊 Energy work, Shakti, and the science of embodied awareness✨ Debunking myths about meditation and spiritual practiceChapters00:00 – From Competitive Gymnastics to Yoga01:49 – When Discipline Becomes Self-Awareness07:25 – The Birth of ISHTA Yoga17:25 – Growth, Resistance, and Evolving Practice20:13 – Working Alongside Chopra Yoga23:32 – Tantra and Modern Wellbeing33:12 – Energy Work and Embodied Awareness39:41 – High-Impact Daily Yoga Practices43:25 – Balancing Your Dosha Through Movement53:21 – Rethinking Meditation and Spiritual Practice