We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Suni Gargaro. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Suni below.
Hi Suni, really happy you were able to join us today and we’re looking forward to sharing your story and insights with our readers. Let’s start with the heart of it all – purpose. How did you find your purpose?
This one is easy. My purpose derives from the intersection between my yoga path, and my son. That is to say my purpose as I see it at the present moment, is to bring Yoga to as many young people as possible. When I got into the yoga apparel business I was inspired by the culture, traditions, and literally the colors of India, where I was born, But that wasn’t the complete picture. Very specifically, my goal was to bring inspiration to moms and children to embrace a yoga practice to enrich their lives, their health , and their bonds with each other. This aspect of my purpose ties directly back to becoming a mother to my son because from the moment he was born, I knew that my purpose on this planet was undeniably, even karmically, tied to giving my son the very best possible life that I could.
Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
This line is designed by a yogi (RYT 200hrs with Yoga Alliance) for yogis and all active lifestyle enthusiasts that are passionate about yoga, healthy living, and a healthy planet.
Inspired by Suni’s childhood memories of Kerala, South India, these leggings marry gorgeous colors, patterns and inspired design together with ethical manufacturing. Each legging is cut and hand sewn by employees right here in Southern California, USA with fair pay and the quality and attention to detail that is synonymous with “Made In America”.
Suni has been practicing yoga for over 17 years. Her vision is to bring her passion for yoga and children to a studio where she will teach kids and adults yoga in the near future. 🙂 Sunia Yoga is 100% female owned. Suni brings inspiration to every pattern and design. She is driven in this mission to brighten your yoga practice with her designs, fueled by her own personal passion for yoga, and her deeply held conviction in the limitless power of yoga to change bodies, minds, and lives. Our mission is to empower women, men and especially kids to get on the yoga mat together.
Each of our leggings has a unique Sanskrit name that inspired the design. Our goal is that these concepts and the designs they inspired help communicate universally the real meaning behind the practice of yoga. These words can be powerful if you connect your mind, body and spirit while living the philosophies of yoga in your daily life. It’s all about keeping things simple, and being in the present moment.
Yoga is not all about doing headstands and different complicated postures. It’s about starting with a foundation of fixing your body first as a path to fixing your mind, or as the original Sanskrit meaning of the word Yoga implies – a ‘yoking’ of mind, body and spirit.
Our leggings are bold and beautiful because we believe in living a colorful life. We take pride in having vibrant colors with exceptional durability that endure wash after wash. We use the highest quality sublimation printing process with eco friendly water-based ink with no unnecessary chemicals. We only use premium quality fabric that is soft as butter on your skin, yet durable and long-lasting. We are proud of our recently launched Eco Friendly (recycled fabric) leggings. We practice sustainability wherever we can.
We strive to do more than sell yoga pants. The Sunia Yoga brand is here to make a long term impact by truly enriching people’s lives, and our planet. This is what Sunia Yoga’s mission is, and always will be.
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
1. The practice of yoga, meditation, pranayama, and all of the benefits that come with those practices have given me the strength and discipline to always move forward towards the fulfillment of my goals.
2. Being a business owner has taught me so much, including that sometimes taking a risk is the only option that leads towards the realization of my personal vision for myself, my dreams.
3. Networking, and not just in the formal sense of building up a professional network, but simply being good at bringing people together, including the right people for the task, whether it is building a community, a business, a project or a cause. I’ve always had a knack for this, and I consider it one of my strongest skills, and also one of the most valuable.
Do you think it’s better to go all in on our strengths or to try to be more well-rounded by investing effort on improving areas you aren’t as strong in?
This may not be a trick question, but I’m gonna give you a trick answer. – because the answer is not one or the other, it’s both. Meaning, The way I see it, we should seek constantly to identify our weaknesses, then do the best we can to convert them into strengths, and then leverage all of them collectively to achieve our goals. Obviously, no one is perfect, and this approach may not ever unfold perfectly, but I do believe that with constant self work and self improvement, we can maximize the impact that we have in our lives, and on those around us.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.Suniayoga.com
- Instagram: @suniayoga
- Facebook: @Suniayoga
