“Just Be Your Authentic Self!” The Yoga Teacher & Circus Arts Trainer Who’s Smashing Stereotypes - Ep 15

2021-05-09

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Today's interview guest has possibly the most colourful story we've had on the podcast so far. She's Annika Saigi, owner of a busy network of yoga studios in Western Sydney called Nin Yoga – and her journey has been a bit like a roller coaster ride in a theme park... It started at a video game arcade, with a detour into the circus arts, then adventures in India, and – just as she was launching a yoga studio – there was that painful little thing called the COVID pandemic. Thankfully, Annika has lived to tell the tale, and in our interview she shared some of her amazing transformation from a you...

Today's interview guest has possibly the most colourful story we've had on the podcast so far.

She's Annika Saigi, owner of a busy network of yoga studios in Western Sydney called Nin Yoga – and her journey has been a bit like a roller coaster ride in a theme park... It started at a video game arcade, with a detour into the circus arts, then adventures in India, and – just as she was launching a yoga studio – there was that painful little thing called the COVID pandemic.

Thankfully, Annika has lived to tell the tale, and in our interview she shared some of her amazing transformation from a young Video Game arcade manager, into a successful business woman.

*** KEY MOMENTS

3:22 - It all started with an obsession with Japanese culture and gaming.

5:18 - When the Gaming Arcade Annika is running is sold, she's forced to reconsider her career options.

7:51 – Dance and circus tricks become Annika’s new obsession.

10:18 - A trip to India, and a Yoga course changes everything. Nin Yoga the business is born.

11:19 - Covid strikes – and Annika is ready to hit back.

21:52 - How motherhood impacted Nin Yoga

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