Inspiring Conversations with Sydni Bougere of House of Samadhi

Today we’d like to introduce you to Sydni Bougere.

Hi Sydni, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
My story started long before I ever stepped onto a yoga mat.
I grew up in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, a small town with a big family and a “go, go, go” mentality that was all I ever knew. I was always involved, always pushing, always performing for the outside world. But underneath all of that hustle was a soul that never learned how to slow down, breathe, or simply be. Mental health, stillness, spiritual practices, those were completely foreign concepts to me growing up.
I carried that same energy into adulthood. By 22, I was a young single mother, stuck in a toxic relationship, comfortable but completely stagnant, floating through life on autopilot while working a corporate job and grinding through my third attempt at college pursuing dental hygiene. I was so burnt out I felt emotionless. Like a shell of the dreamer I had always been as a little girl.
Eventually, that burnout broke me open. I hit the lowest point of my life, depression, anxiety, anger at the world, and zero accountability for the woman I was becoming. I spent months in that place. But one thing kept pulling me back: I could not let this be the example my daughter grew up watching.
I kept seeing ads for yoga on social media. Enough times that it left an imprint. One night on a whim, I booked a 7am class at the closest studio, called out of work, and just went. I was terrified. I didn’t know what I was doing. But I made it to the end of class, to savasana, the lying meditation at the very end, and within two minutes of lying still with my eyes closed, I started to cry. It was the first time in my entire life I had felt mental peace. The first time I had ever slowed down enough to actually feel my own breath, observe my own being, and tap in. My whole system released years of stored energy through tears. For the first time, I felt safe enough to be still.
On the way out, I told the instructor how I felt and I told her this is how I wanted to help people. I just knew it.
Within two weeks of that class, I turned in my resignation from my corporate job, left my toxic relationship, and booked a flight to Bali to complete a three-week yoga teacher training. No safety net. No guaranteed plan. Just faith in myself and the knowing that something had to change, for me and for my daughter.
Since returning from Bali, I’ve dedicated everything to making yoga accessible and affordable in non-traditional spaces, creating the kind of safe, welcoming environment that I wish had always existed for someone like me. That mission became my online studio, House of Samadhi, where I offer live classes, on-demand content, one-on-one guidance, in-person events, and retreats around the world. I now help clients all over the world find their own space to slow down, tap in, and heal. I’ve even built a first responder yoga program in honor of my father, who spent his life serving others, a tribute to his heart and his legacy.
This is my soul’s work. My purpose. Maybe it always was. I just had to slow down enough to find it, and brave enough to rewrite the narrative.

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Pricing:

• $35-55 monthly memberships for online studio

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.houseofsamadhi.net/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseofsamadhi.studio?igsh=NmM3MnI4czZwbzZ4&utm_source=qr
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571507511485