AN IDEA BEGINS WITH A SPARK
As an educator for high school and college, our founder scoured the best educational institutions in the U.S. but couldn’t find a school that combined yoga, leadership and the freshest innovations in diversity, inclusion and wellness. We decided to create exactly what we were looking for and the idea for Ignite was born.
2001
HIMALAYAS BRING PURPOSE
We’ve traveled the Himalayas to deepen our practice and practiced with yogis who had just emerged from caves to month-long retreats in silence and in-depth courses with the Dalai Lama and Thich Nhat Hanh. All of this deep, authentic training formed the basis for Ignite’s system of yoga and wellness.
2007
IGNITE OPENS ITS DOORS
Ignite opens online for Full Yoga Teacher trainings - 200 hour Foundations and 300 hour Advanced Yoga Teacher trainings for over 1200 students.
2015
YOGA FOR EVERYONE
Our system of inclusive yoga and wellness is shared across the world through workshops, trainings, books and Yoga Teacher Trainings.
2017
COMMUNITY HEALING TEACHERS
Our students have become teachers and graduates are leading the way! These amazing teachers are sharing the key foundations of yoga far and wide through the world.
2018
ABOUT THE
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Susanna Barkataki is a TEDx speaker, #1 international bestselling author, and is two time founder- Ignite Institute for Yogic Leadership and Social Change and Yoke Yoga, a groundbreaking wellness app for self care with yoga. She holds honors degrees from UC Berkeley and Cambridge College, is a certified yoga therapist, Ayurvedic practitioner and is pursuing a PhD in yoga philosophy. Ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh and trained with masters in India, Susanna bridges ancient wisdom and modern leadership. With 250K+ social followers and over 350K views on her viral TEDx talk, she brings two decades of experience training leaders and consulting with the United Nations, Peloton, Yoga Journal, and Yoga Alliance helping students, faculty and organizations lead with integrity, clarity, and courage in a rapidly changing world.