In this conversation, Sheena and Megan explore the question “Who am I?” through yoga philosophy, ego, identity, and self-trust. Megan shares her path from early yoga practice to teaching, living in Japan and Bali, running a yoga school, and then losing that identity during the pandemic. She discusses rebuilding through teaching opportunities and then eventually taking over Niantic Yoga Studio after a healer’s prediction and a symbolic owl sighting. They contrast purpose (dharma) with job, emphasizing creating, and what it’s really like to serve without attachment to outcomes. Megan’s shares her daily practice as meditation with alternate-nostril breathing and the Gayatri Mantra. The episode closes with yoga’s guidance for the world: compassion, keeping the heart open, and yoga as accessible to everyone.

Megan can be found at @yogatrotteracademy and @nianticyoga and of course, in person at Niantic Yoga Studio. 

00:17 Who Am I Really

04:34 Masks and Self Trust

09:47 Ego and Curiosity

12:34 Japan and Bali Journey

15:53 Pandemic Identity Collapse

21:31 Finding Purpose and Dharma

31:25 Co Regulation and Death Work

34:04 Generational Gifts

35:16 Leaving Bali

35:44 Healer Prediction Comes True

39:52 Owl Sign and Move

41:17 Finding the Yoga Shala

45:54 Ankle Injury Podcast Birth

47:33 Hard Times Become Beauty

49:05 Personal Yoga Practice

50:18 Gayatri Mantra Meditation

56:23 Focus Shapes Your Mind

59:27 Observing Thoughts Power

01:02:49 Origin Story with Yoga

01:03:51 Priest Teacher at Villanova

01:07:14 Embodied Poses Change Mind

01:08:13 What Yoga Pose Are You

01:14:16 Yoga Becomes Lifeline

01:15:37 Mindful Movement Community

01:19:01 Dharma Over Dollars

01:21:45 Create Without Attachment

01:27:41 Heart Led Business Balance

01:38:49 Yoga Is For Everyone