I'm so glad you're here 💕

popyoga was born from a simple, foundational belief: your emotions should shape your yoga, not the other way around.

Think of this as your digital sanctuary—a warm, judgment-free space to unpack, unwind, and emotional-dump whenever you need to. You don't need to wait until you're on a mat or ready for a full practice to check in. You can drop in, speak your heart out, and process what you're feeling at any moment.

By sharing where you really are, we can craft a personalized, ongoing yoga practice—one that stays with you 24/7, continuously adapting to whatever you process and dump. Over time, this becomes a progressive journey, gently guiding you to turn inward, build emotional strength, and gradually care more deeply for yourself—one breath at a time.

Why I Built popyoga

To me as a yoga teacher, yoga isn't a sport or a workout—it's a movement for healing.

I truly learned this when my miniature dachshund suddenly couldn't walk and had to go through surgery for IVDD. Navigating that fear while caring for him tested everything in me. During those dark days of deep sadness, yoga wasn't about hitting advanced poses; it was the essential healing practice that kept my life functioning when I felt like breaking down.

That experience changed how I view yoga, and it became the heart of popyoga. You don't have to pretend you're fine when you're here. You are invited to drop your rawest emotions, heavy thoughts, highs, and lows at any time.

Where Science Meets Spirit

For the past 10 years, I've worked as a researcher, engineer and engineering manager in the AI industry, but my fascination with how we express our inner world started even earlier—my PhD thesis focused on sentiment analysis using AI, studying the ways technology can understand human emotion. Deciphering the nuances of how people feel isn't just my career background; it's my life's passion.

At the same time, my own grounding has always lived in movement and breath. As an RYT-200 yoga teacher, I've taught at studios of all sizes—from high-energy national chains like CorePower Yoga to small, cozy neighborhood spaces.

What You Can Expect

popyoga is designed to be your private 24/7 companion to listen to your emotions via yoga. Here, you are free to:

• Dump Your Emotions Anytime: Share your rawest thoughts, highs, lows, or quiet reflections without waiting for a scheduled class or sitting through a full routine.
• Receive a Personalized Practice: Get custom-crafted yoga flows tailored to exactly how you feel in this very moment. From there, you have complete creative control:
  • Customize & Edit: Tweak and adjust your practice anytime.
  • Tailor External Flows: Drop in a YouTube video link and let us tailor it to your current state.
  • Reconstruct Offline Classes: Vaguely recall a pose or sequence from a studio class? Describe it, and we'll rebuild it for you.
• Grow Through an Ongoing, Progressive Journey: As you check in continuously, popyoga adapts to your evolution, gently guiding you toward deeper self-care, resilience, and self-love over time.

You don't need to be 'ready' or in a good mood to be here. Come as you are, bring whatever you're holding, and let your feelings lead the way.

I'm so honored to share this space with you. 🌸