Sarika is a United Nations official turned Sake Advocate and Yogi.

She has travelled to over 60 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe; Lived in 11 countries in 4 continents. Speaks English, Japanese, Spanish. She is a mother of two, and married to an Irishman.

She is a Certified Yoga Instructor (RYT-200) with Yoga Alliance Worldwide, and an Advanced Face Yoga Instructor, Face Yoga Association International, Japan. (Face Yoga Method by Fumiko Takatsu).

Sarika firmly believes in the unexpected power of Face Yoga to spark happiness, empowerment, and even positive social change!

Before she discovered Yoga and Sake, Sarika worked with the United Nations on Gender Equality and Urban Policy in Africa and Asia for a decade. She was recruited through the United Nations Competitive Recruitment Exam, and holds a Master of Science Degree from the London School of Economics, focusing on Urban Housing Access for Women-Headed Households in urban, low-income settlements, Philippines and Ecuador.