Dr. Sarah Cavrak
Sarah is a cognitive scientist, experienced yoga and meditation instructor, energy healer, ceremonialist, activist, and perhaps the most enthusiastic student you’ll ever meet.
She has spent the last 25 years studying human cognition, behavior, and spirituality through both psychological and yogic lenses. She earned my PhD in Cognitive Sciences from Georgia State University in 2013, and in the same year completed her 200-hour yoga teacher certificatsion. After several years of teaching yoga throughout the US and abroad, Sarah then went on to become a Reiki Master and ceremonialist.
Since that time, she has built an online yoga and life coaching business, as well as a full-service research department that studies the cognitive underpinnings of human decision-making across an array of domains (e.g., healthy living, political activity, consumer donation and purchase behavior, and eco-activism, to name a few). Her research and writing have been featured in several high impact journals (Memory & Cognition, Applied Cognitive Psychology, Intl. Journal for the Psychology of Religion), as well as various popular online publications (Yoga Trade, Elephant Journal, Fox Business News).
When Sarah is not analyzing data or moving around on her yoga mat I can be found advocating for clean water policies with the Surfrider Foundation or hanging out amongst the sand and waves, with her joyful pup, Moonstar.
Ethics Principles
My work in the community is based on these 5 principles.
RADICAL AUTHENTICITY
I commit to being transparent about who I am, what I believe, and how I live.
DEVOTION & CONSISTENCY
I commit to showing up to my practice and this lineage each and every day, as I have for the last 21 years, and will continue to development my understanding and education of this path (basically, forever).
DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVITY
I believe that this path and its teachings are for everybody and every body. I commit to teaching classes and creating content that reaches humxns across diverse economic strata and that means offering both free and affordable pricing.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
I commit to living my yoga on and off the mat, which includes educating myself on the ways in which trauma and systems of injustice impact the humxn experience, benefitting some while harming others.
ROOTED IN SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES
I commit to a cultivating a deep understanding of the Science of Yoga, and aim to create content that adheres to the basic scientific principles. My content will be research-based, fully-informed, valid, and reliable. Furthermore, I commit to being transparent in the reporting of any data that I gather and the effects and outcomes of the programming I offer.