Deepthi Rao

Deepthi Rao is a yoga educator and sustainability researcher whose work explores the connection between inner awareness and planetary wellbeing. She has over 12 years of experience teaching asana, pranayama, and yoga nidra, guiding students in cultivating steadiness, clarity, and deeper self-understanding. Trained in classical yoga philosophy, she holds a Master of Science in Yoga from Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA), India, where she studied the therapeutic and philosophical foundations of yogic practice. Alongside her work in yoga education, Deepthi works in sustainability research and advisory. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and focuses on environmental justice, regenerative agriculture, and responsible business practices. Through her work, she explores how personal awareness and systems thinking can come together to support more grounded responses to the ecological challenges of our time. Her teachings invite practitioners to experience yoga not only as a personal practice, but as a pathway toward living with greater care for the communities and ecosystems that sustain us.

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