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.
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Time Stamps:
00:00 intro
03:01 Yoga Trade & Offering Tree
08:52 childhood memories
11:50 spirituality growing up
13:18 spirituality now
16:59 archetypes
19:16 early impressions of yoga
20:55 rock climbing accident
26:01 creative expression
29:45 what is your creative process?
32:55 first ashtanga practice
42:04 qualities of a yogi?
46:11 working in media and television
55:44 how do you prepare to teach or lead?
01:00:36 rapid fire questions
01:02:01 billboard question
