Lakshmi Nair (she, her) is a proud member-owner and co-founder of Satya Yoga Co-op. She is a yoga educator, engaged in reclaiming the pre-patriarchal, non-hierarchical, indigenous resilience and resistance of her ancestral tradition of yoga. She is committed to creating spaces for herself and others to authentically engage with the practices of yoga for self and collective healing and liberation. In 2014, Lakshmi created a yoga immersion and teacher training program exclusively for BIPOC in Denver, Colorado. Since 2014, Satya Yoga Immersion has grown into Satya Yoga Cooperative, the first BIPOC owned and operated yoga co-op in the country.
“I am a teacher. That’s what I love to do. I never expected to be in a leadership position of an organization. I am looking forward to learning more leadership and organizational skills to fill in gaps in my skill set. I am also motivated to offer my skills and knowledge to the social justice ecosystem of Denver and all of our people who are exhausting themselves for our collective liberation. In my work, I do hold a lot of space for others and I am really looking forward to having some space held for me. I need to walk my talk and really learn to balance community care with self care.“