Let's Talk Yoga

Arundhati Baitmangalkar

Let’s Talk Yoga is the podcast for yoga teachers, teacher trainers, and total yoga nerds who are ready to go way beyond the surface of this practice. Every week, host Arundhati Baitmangalkar — studio owner, teacher trainer, and one of Yoga Journal’s top 8 yoga teachers to watch in 2026 — digs into the real stuff: teaching methodology and sequencing, yoga philosophy and the Yoga Sutras, pranayama, restorative yoga, teacher training, and the yoga business conversations nobody else is willing to have. Arundhati has trained thousands of teachers around the world through her online school, and her teaching is rooted in the Indian tradition — specific, authentic, and built to actually last. That same depth and honesty shows up in every episode. Whether you just taught your first class or you’ve been on the mat for decades, there’s something here for you. Come for the yoga. Stay for the community. Subscribe and join thousands of teachers and students who are sincere about living this practice — not just doing it.

  1. 5d ago

    Understanding Prana As A Practice of Body, Mind, and Breath with Prasad Rangnekar

    What is prana beyond the breath? Aru welcomes yoga teacher and author Prasad Rangnekar back to Let’s Talk Yoga to explore his book, Prana: The Practice of Body, Mind, and Breath. They discuss prana as a lived experience rooted in Indian culture, the relationship between the individual and the cosmos, and how prana connects with the mind, sound, and everyday life. Prasad also explains Chitta Shuddhi, Prana Dharana, and the importance of cultivating aliveness before jumping into breathing techniques. Discover simple ways to connect with prana and bring a deeper, more experiential understanding to your yoga practice. Episode Highlights: Etic and Emic Approaches to YogaPrana as a Lived Cultural TraditionPinda Brahmanda Siddhanta and the CosmosThe Indian Worldview of Space and TimeConnecting with Prana Beyond BreathDeveloping a Relationship with PranaEveryday Ways to Cultivate PranaSound, Chanting, and Pranic EnergyChitta Shuddhi and Mental PurificationThe Mind as a MirrorPrana and Emotional ResolutionPranayama and Cultivating PranaBreath Communication Beyond BreathworkPrana Dharana and Energy FlowPrana, Apana, and Hatha YogaAliveness as a Practice of PranaRecognizing Energy Blocks Through AlivenessThriving in Prana Before TechniquePrana as a Sacred RelationshipJoin our mailing list Find all the resources mentioned in this episode Follow Let's Talk Yoga on Instagram Connect with Aru on Instagram Subscribe to Aham Yoga on YouTube Let’s Talk Yoga Podcast on YouTube Leave us a review and share this podcast with your friends!

  2. Sep 27

    Prenatal Yoga: What’s Safe, What Changes and What Actually Helps with Aparna Ramesh

    What actually changes during pregnancy, and how should yoga teachers adapt their teaching? Aru talks with Aparna Ramesh about prenatal yoga across all three trimesters, balancing effort and rest, modifications, props, pranayama, sound, visualization, and the tools that can support a healthy and empowering pregnancy practice. Episode Highlights: Prenatal yoga intensity and effortBalancing effort and rest, and teaching beyond “listen to your body”The prenatal talk testNormalizing breaks in practiceFirst trimester yoga practiceTrimester changes and teaching considerationsSecond trimester strengtheningThird trimester physical changesHeat and hot yoga risksFirst trimester practice focusSecond trimester practice focusThird trimester practice focusPrenatal yoga in mixed classesStrengthening for pregnancy and motherhoodPelvic floor education and practiceThird trimester modificationsProps and creative modificationsLying on the back during pregnancyPrana and pregnancyPrenatal pranayama practicesPrenatal chanting and soundVisualization during pregnancy and laborYoga Nidra and sankalpaTeaching prenatal yoga with confidenceFunctional and non-ego-driven practiceBuilding sustainable self-practiceJoin our mailing list Find all the resources mentioned in this episode Follow Let's Talk Yoga on Instagram Connect with Aru on Instagram Subscribe to Aham Yoga on YouTube Let’s Talk Yoga Podcast on YouTube Leave us a review and share this podcast with your friends!

  3. Sep 20

    What Yin Yoga Is Really Doing to Your Body with Vinay Jesta

    What exactly is Yin Yoga, and how is it different from restorative yoga? Aru gets nerdy with Vinay Jesta about sensation, stillness, connective tissue, the meridian system, emotional awareness, and finding the right balance between Yin and Yang. They also discuss common teaching mistakes, practicing Yin online, and what to look for in a good Yin Yoga training. Episode Highlights: What Yin Yoga is and its place in the yoga traditionYin Yoga vs. restorative yogaSensation, stillness, and finding the appropriate edgeProps, modifications, and working with different bodiesYin practice length, sequencing, and connective tissueTension vs. compression and recognizing harmful sensationsThe role of verbal guidance in YinThe meridian system and Traditional Chinese MedicineMeridians, nadis, emotions, and the psychological aspects of YinStillness, self-observation, and meditation in Yin posesYin poses, gravity, and different ways to practiceYin for injuries, pregnancy, and hypermobilityBalancing Yin with Yang-oriented practicesCommon misconceptions and mistakes in teaching YinMusic in Yin classesPracticing Yin through online videos vs. with a teacherWhat to look for in a Yin Yoga trainingBalancing anatomy, skeletal variations, and energetic approaches in YinJoin our mailing list Find all the resources mentioned in this episode Follow Let's Talk Yoga on Instagram Connect with Aru on Instagram Subscribe to Aham Yoga on YouTube Let’s Talk Yoga Podcast on YouTube Leave us a review and share this podcast with your friends!

  4. Sep 13

    What Exactly Is Authentic Yoga? Here’s A Checklist

    What does authentic yoga actually look like? Aru shares her personal checklist for examining the depth, roots, and transmission of your yoga practice and teaching. From lineage and Hinduism to pranic experience, sadhana, primary sources, and knowing what you don’t know, this episode explores why sincerity alone isn’t enough—and how we can move closer to authenticity. Episode Highlights: Feeling authentic versus being authenticWesternization and cultural driftAuthenticity beyond Indian identityHinduism and yoga literacyOrigin versus transmissionSocial media as a red flagPlatform size versus teaching depthReach versus depth in yogaThe content creator economyWhen content becomes teachingChurn in yoga offeringsSocial media versus real knowledgeAdhikara and authentic transmissionKnowing and tracing your lineageGuru Shishya Parampara and transmissionLineage versus compiled yogaHinduism as working yoga literacySanatana Dharma and yoga rootsYoga texts and traditionsExperiencing the pranic bodyPrana versus nervous system knowledgePranayama and pranic understandingThe pranic body in Hatha YogaDeep study with teachersHaving primary yoga teachersSadhana beyond asanaPersonal practice beyond physical yogaYoga practice versus transactional teachingMarketing culture and yoga communitiesLearning from primary sourcesLong-form study and contemplationKnowing the limits of knowledgeHonesty about what you knowRelationship with the sacredNon-instrumental spiritual practiceSincerity versus authenticityClosing the gap through practiceEarning the right to transmitSelf-reflection and authentic yogaJoin our mailing list Find all the resources mentioned in this episode Follow Let's Talk Yoga on Instagram Connect with Aru on Instagram Subscribe to Aham Yoga on YouTube Let’s Talk Yoga Podcast on YouTube Leave us a review and share this podcast with your friends!

  5. Sep 6

    Lakshmi Maxxing: The Goddess of Wealth, Beauty & Abundance

    A closer look at Lakshmi, Saraswati, Durga, Kali, and Parvati—and why these Hindu goddesses cannot be reduced to modern wellness trends, aesthetics, or manifestation tools. Aru explores cultural appropriation, Shakti, devotion, ritual, and what it means to engage with these traditions with greater depth and respect. Episode Highlights: The viral Lakshmi Maxxing trendCultural appropriation in modern yogaHindu goddesses and their symbolismFemale goddesses and divine identityUnderstanding Shakti beyond feminine energyThe goddess as divine realityLakshmi beyond abundance and beautyThe eight forms of LakshmiLakshmi and auspiciousnessLakshmi’s relationship with prosperityProsperity within a dharmic frameworkUsing wealth responsibly and ethicallySaraswati and true knowledgeKnowledge, discernment, and VivekaDurga and extraordinary divine powerDurga beyond warrior woman stereotypesThe power of feminine strengthKali, destruction, and transformationKali and the dissolution of egoKali, impermanence, and liberationParvati and sustained devotionParvati as practitioner and asceticLiving with Hindu goddessesDevotion versus transactional worshipOfferings, gratitude, surrender, and ritualEveryday Hindu practices and reverenceWhen sacred traditions become aestheticsUnderstanding cultural appropriation with discernmentLearning from authentic sourcesWhat Lakshmi teaches beyond accumulationWhat Saraswati teaches about discernmentFinding courage through DurgaTransformation through KaliEmbodying Parvati’s qualitiesThe divine feminine beyond manifestationApproaching Hindu traditions with respectJoin our mailing list Find all the resources mentioned in this episode Follow Let's Talk Yoga on Instagram Connect with Aru on Instagram Subscribe to Aham Yoga on YouTube Let’s Talk Yoga Podcast on YouTube Leave us a review and share this podcast with your friends!

  6. Aug 16

    Sankalpa: The Missing Piece in Your Yoga with Medha Bhaskar

    What exactly is a sankalpa, and how is it different from an affirmation, intention, or goal? Medha Bhaskar joins me to explore the deeper meaning of sankalpa, how to discover one that truly resonates, and how it can become a guiding direction for our lives. Episode Highlights: Sankalpa’s meaning and place in yogaSankalpa versus affirmations and intentionsSankalpa versus manifestation and goalsUnderstanding SMART goalsDiscovering a deeper sankalpaHaving one or multiple sankalpasSharing a sankalpa publiclySankalpa as a personal mantraCultivating the feeling of sankalpaDifferent types of sankalpasPersonal versus universal sankalpasChoosing the right sankalpa focusMoving beyond selfish sankalpasMeasuring sankalpa progressWorking through disappointmentUsing sankalpa with difficult intentionsFinding and taking a sankalpaUsing self-inquiry to discover sankalpaWriting, repeating, and wording sankalpaChoosing the right sankalpa languageUsing positive sankalpa statementsSankalpa as a healing practiceSpiritual versus personal sankalpasRecognizing fear-driven sankalpasDo’s and don’ts of sankalpaAvoiding control and obsessionUsing universally applicable sankalpasAllowing sankalpa to evolveUsing a single-word sankalpaJoin our mailing list Find all the resources mentioned in this episode Follow Let's Talk Yoga on Instagram Connect with Aru on Instagram Subscribe to Aham Yoga on YouTube Let’s Talk Yoga Podcast on YouTube Leave us a review and share this podcast with your friends!

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Let’s Talk Yoga is the podcast for yoga teachers, teacher trainers, and total yoga nerds who are ready to go way beyond the surface of this practice. Every week, host Arundhati Baitmangalkar — studio owner, teacher trainer, and one of Yoga Journal’s top 8 yoga teachers to watch in 2026 — digs into the real stuff: teaching methodology and sequencing, yoga philosophy and the Yoga Sutras, pranayama, restorative yoga, teacher training, and the yoga business conversations nobody else is willing to have. Arundhati has trained thousands of teachers around the world through her online school, and her teaching is rooted in the Indian tradition — specific, authentic, and built to actually last. That same depth and honesty shows up in every episode. Whether you just taught your first class or you’ve been on the mat for decades, there’s something here for you. Come for the yoga. Stay for the community. Subscribe and join thousands of teachers and students who are sincere about living this practice — not just doing it.

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