Yoga Entrepreneur Brett Larkin Shares How to Find Calm While Running A 7-Figure Business
Brett Larkin is not your average yoga entrepreneur. She’s a mom of two, a devoted yogi, and the founder of a wildly successful online yoga business that’s helped thousands of students deepen their practice from home. But her most powerful evolution didn’t happen in front of the camera or on a retreat — it happened in the messy, beautiful chaos of real life.
When Brett first started her online yoga business, it was just her, a yoga mat, and a laptop.
Flash forward a decade and when the responsibilities started piling up, she couldn’t rely on her old routines. Gone were the days of 90-minute yoga sessions. She had to take the yogic wisdom she’d been teaching for years and start truly living it, in the everyday mess of being a mom, business owner, daughter, friend, and wife. The result? A radical reimagining of what yoga looks like for busy people along with a deep well of calm she draws on every day.
Her Agenda caught up with Brett to talk about what it takes to stay grounded while running a thriving business, why ancient yoga philosophy is more relevant than ever, and how three key ancient yogic principles can help anyone find calm amidst the chaos.
Her Agenda: What inspired you to shift the way you practice and teach yoga?
Brett Larkin: I hit a breaking point. I was feeding my baby with one hand, answering emails with the other, and caring for my dying father. I was juggling too much: being a new mom, a wife, a caregiver, and running a business that was suddenly exploding with growth. I had zero time for myself, let alone a 60-minute yoga practice.
Before all this, I had full control over my schedule. I could go to a studio whenever I wanted, meditate for as long as I liked, and end the day with a deep stretch. But in this new season, I couldn’t even find 20 minutes for the mat and when I could, it didn’t feel like enough. It felt like I was failing as a yoga entrepreneur.
That’s when I realized: yoga had to change. Not just for me, but for all the people out there trying to do yoga in the middle of real life. I didn’t need perfect practices. I needed something that met me exactly where I was, something flexible, forgiving, and grounding. So I began reimagining yoga as a tool that could actually support me through life’s hardest moments, not just when everything was calm.
Her Agenda: What does that type of yoga look like? How does someone bring yoga into their messy, everyday life, especially as a yoga entrepreneur?
Brett Larkin: It looks nothing like what most people picture when they think of yoga! It’s not about flowing through a perfect sequence or sitting in silence for 30 minutes. It’s about showing up with intention, even in the chaos.
Instead of relying on long, quiet practices that no longer fit into my life, I started applying three core, ancient yogic principles to my everyday moments: svadhyaya (self-awareness), tapas (aligned action), and ishvara pranidhana (surrender). These ancient teachings became my anchors, and I wrote about them in my book, Yoga Life. These aren’t abstract ideas. They’re practical tools I use daily—when my schedule blows up, when I lose my patience, when life doesn’t go to plan. That’s real yoga. And it’s available to anyone, no matter how messy or full your life is.
Her Agenda: Do you have any tips for other yoga entrepreneurs to put this new type of yoga into action?
Brett Larkin: Totally. You don’t need 90 minutes and a yoga mat to experience the benefits of yoga. First, svadhyaya is simply being aware of yourself. Pause. Breathe. Ask: How do I feel? What do I need? Maybe it’s a glass of water. A stretch. A moment to cry or to dance it out. Self-awareness leads to self-care, and you can’t run a business (or your life) on empty.
Next, tapas is about taking aligned action. Feeling overwhelmed? Channel your inner alter-ego who takes breaks and still gets things done. Your business doesn’t need more grind; it needs more courage to shift the pattern.
Finally, ishvara pranidhana is all about surrender. Got a delayed flight? Cool: use the time to rest or reflect. Lost a client? Maybe space just opened for something better. Trusting the process helps you lead with calm, clarity, and resilience.
These practices are essential. Yoga isn’t just what you do on the mat. It’s how you show up in your life and your business.
Her Agenda: What do you hope people take away from this new, everyday type of yoga?
Brett Larkin: I want people to have the tools to transform their daily life. I want them to be able to tap into clarity, calm, and creativity anywhere, anytime, even in the middle of a chaotic day. What I love most about this approach is it brings real, tangible results, not later, but now. You don’t need to escape to a mountaintop or studio. This yoga meets you where you are and helps you access the wisest, most grounded version of yourself, whether you have five minutes or fifty. That’s the miracle of everyday yoga awareness.
