Welcome to the Happiness Safari Podcast!
So happy you are here on your journey to a happier life!
The Happiness Safari podcast is here to inspire you to live a happier life for yourself & for the people around you!
Here you will find interviews with people from all around the world speaking about their Bikram Yoga journey and how it changed their life’s.
My mission is to make the world a happier place one person at a time!
So happy you are here listening to this podcast!
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#3 A 20 Year Bikram Yoga Journey – Interview with Nicole
In this episode of the Happiness Safari Podcast, I sit down with Nicole, a Bikram Yoga teacher trainee from Canada, whose relationship with the practice spans two decades — and a journey that is anything but a straight line.
Nicole first found Bikram Yoga on a backpacking trip in Australia 20 years ago. The class was hard. She was challenged in ways she hadn't expected. And yet — something stayed with her.
Over the years her practice ebbed and flowed, shaped by where she lived and how life looked at the time. It was a yoga retreat in Europe that eventually brought her to Teacher Training — and to a whole new chapter. We talk about what it really means to stick with something across 20 years, the injuries that taught her to pull back and trust the process, and one of the most powerful lessons the hot room can teach: sometimes less effort leads to more.
We also get into the honest challenges of Teacher Training — especially the dialogue — and what helped her find her way through.
In this episode you'll discover:
✨ How Nicole stumbled across Bikram Yoga on a trip to Australia
✨ What an on-and-off 20-year practice actually looks like — and why that's okay
✨ The injury that taught her to do less and receive more
✨ Her experience learning the dialogue during Teacher Training
✨ How the practice has transformed her physical awareness, mental clarity, and emotional balance
This one is for you if you've ever felt like your practice has been inconsistent — and wondered if that means you're doing it wrong.
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1 May 2026
#2 How Bikram Yoga Woke Me Up – Interview with Kati Saira
In this episode of the Happiness Safari Podcast, I sit down with Kati Saira, a Bikram Yoga teacher from Finland, whose path to the hot room is one of those stories that reminds you: the practice finds you when you're ready.
I actually met Kati at Teacher Training in the fall of 2017 — and ever since, I've wanted to share her story with you.
We talk about how Kati started yoga in Tallinn over 20 years ago, how life as a runner eventually led her somewhere deeper, and how a chance encounter with a Bikram pose in a library book set everything in motion. She found her first studio in Helsinki in 2014 — walked into that hot room thinking she was strong — and was humbled in the best possible way.
That challenge was exactly what she needed.
We also talk about what it really means to wake yourself up through practice, how a friend nudged her toward Teacher Training, and that feeling so many of us know: there was something stronger than me in that room.
In this episode you'll discover:
✨ How Kati's yoga journey began in Tallinn — long before Bikram
✨ Why a library visit in Helsinki changed everything
✨ What her first Bikram class felt like as an experienced mover
✨ How a friend's nudge led her all the way to Teacher Training
✨ What it means to truly wake yourself up through this practice
This one is for you if you've ever walked into a Bikram class and been surprised by what you found — in the room, and in yourself.
Links to the episode:
Get in touch with Kati:
IG 👉 https://www.instagram.com/8kasa8_/?hl=en
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Book Recommendation
Bikram Yoga: The Guru Behind Hot Yoga Shows the Way to Radiant Health and Personal Fulfilment
https://www.amazon.com/Bikram-Yoga-Personal-Fulfillment-paperback/dp/B004XZA922 (https://www.amazon.com/Bikram-Yoga-Personal-Fulfillment-paperback/dp/B004XZA922)
16 Apr 2026
#1 FROM TOKYO TO MUNICH
Bikram Yoga Around the World – Interview with Galina
In this episode of the Happiness Safari Podcast, I speak with Galina, a Bikram Yoga teacher whose journey has taken her from Tokyo to Munich.
We talk about how Bikram Yoga became her anchor through different countries, cultures, and life transitions—and how the practice supports consistency, resilience, and personal growth no matter where you are in the world.
If you’ve ever moved, felt out of place, or looked for something to ground you—this episode is for you.
You’ll learn:
✨ how Bikram Yoga supports you through change
✨ what it’s like to practice globally
✨ why consistency creates real transformation
✨ how the hot room can feel like home anywhere
Links to the episode:
Get in touch with Galina:
IG 👉 https://www.instagram.com/yoga_nuts/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/yoga_nuts/?hl=en)
Connect with me :)
Retreat Portugal 👉 https://happinessafari.com/retreat/portugal/ (https://happinessafari.com/retreat/portugal/)
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