Yogis Uncovered | Meet Meagan
In this edition of Yogis Uncovered, we sit down with Meagan, a Northern California native turned Los Angeles model whose roots in nature shape her calm, grounded approach to life. She shares how yoga steadies her amid a fast-paced career, why breath and presence matter, and how simple rituals like meditation and restorative baths keep her centered. Get a first look at her go-with-the-flow philosophy and her thoughts on trying nude yoga in the full interview.
“Try it and at first you will probably have thoughts running through your brain and judging yourself and analyzing yourself… But I think once you break that barrier and keep doing it and just be confident, it’s very freeing, then you get used to it and then it’s very empowering.”
Hello, I’m Meagan and I live in Los Angeles, California.
Where are you from originally and what was it like growing up there?
I’m from Northern California, a really small little hippie town. It was very quiet. It was out in the middle of nature. We lived on acres of land. I just played in the dirt most of my childhood and it was very peaceful. It was very unique growing up outdoors, mountain life, it was so different from the city life and it was just very special to me.
What inspired you to move to LA?
Something different. The city life always intrigued me because I would always go every summer to visit my grandma and it was very fast paced and very stimulating compared to where I came from. So I was always very fascinated by city life. And I just knew that I didn’t want to be a farmer where I come from, so I just wanted to try something different.
And what do you do for work?
I model. Runway, print, commercial, pretty much all of it.
What drew you to that career?
Every family vacation that we went on when I was younger, people would always come up to me and say, "Oh, you should be a model, you should be a model." And I didn’t even know what that was. I was just gonna go to college, and kind of as a joke, I went to Los Angeles with my mom, went to a couple meetings, and then immediately I got signed. So I was like, “I’ll just go with this!”.
How did you get into yoga?
Yoga was a big staple in modeling, not just to keep me in shape and fit, but it always grounded me and kept me calm through my career. So it wasn’t just about working out, it kept me centered within myself. It was the connection of breath with mind and body and the centering and grounding that benefited me.
What’s your favorite aspect of the practice?
The feeling that you get after you do it. The calmness. You feel at one with yourself. You feel at peace. You feel stronger mentally and physically.
How did you become so comfortable being nude in front of others?
I think growing up where I came from and seeing people naturally being nude helped. But also throughout my career, I have to change very fast, I have to be comfortable with it. I think it’s just a combination. I think modeling definitely helped and I think where I come from definitely helped.
What advice would you give someone who is thinking about trying naked yoga for the first time?
Try it and at first you will probably have thoughts running through your brain and judging yourself and analyzing yourself and maybe feeling very uncomfortable within yourself. But I think once you break that barrier and keep doing it and just be confident, it’s very freeing, then you get used to it and then it’s very empowering.
If money was no object, what would you do with your life? You could do anything.
I probably would just go around the world and help children. If I didn’t have a job or I didn’t need money, I probably would just bop around the world and help others.
Do you have any rituals or routines that keep you grounded?
Meditation for me. I need to have silence. I love taking baths with lots of herbs and essential oils and salts and all sorts of things that help me really relax and ground. But meditation and breath work is really, really helpful and that’s something that I’ve always used.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Still modeling, but having a family and just enjoying life.
Do you have a philosophy or a motto that you live by?
I’m a very “be in the moment and go with the flow” kind of person. I think we can try to control so much of what happens externally. And even if we make plans and try to really structure everything, it’s so nice to sometimes just go with the flow and let go.
*this interview has been edited for brevity and clarity