Now that our summer break is over, we are back with more episodes. 

Kickstarting with a solo episode, Arundhati talks about 10 truths of studying yoga in the modern day that often gets over looked. 

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In today's solo episode, Arundhati shares how to recognize "how much" to challenge a student in a yoga class. As well as what "reading the room" means with different personality types in classes.

This episode will help you understand how to teach more effectively in a group setting. A must-listen if you're a yoga teacher keen to improve your teaching and approach to teaching group classes.

Episode highlights

• Recognize that different students will have different preferences
• Recognize that one student can have varying preferences each day
• The different personalities of yoga students
• Noticing patterns helps better sequencing
• Consider the student's background such as age, gender, etc.
• How much do you actually challenge a student? 
  • Find your baseline
  • Start to build a class plan on the baseline
  • Have a working knowledge of props
  • Recognize the "level" of the student
• Some example scenarios
• A good measure to understand how much to push a student

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If there's one conversation you listen to about Sadhana in yoga. It needs to be this one. Dr. Manasa Rao who holds a Ph.D. in Yoga effortlessly takes us through the many layers of sadhana in yoga in this episode. 

You will understand the following from this episode...

• What does the word 'sadhana' mean? 
• How has Sadhana evolved over time? 
• Does everyone who does yoga need to have a sadhana?
• What are some factors to consider while building your sadhana
• A detailed list of obstacles to consider 
• Who "gives" you your sadhana?
• What to do if you feel stuck in Sadhana? 
• Advice for yoga teachers. 

You can find out more about Dr. Manasa Rao by visiting our show notes. 

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I wish someone had told me how to avoid these when I started teaching yoga. A light hearted, short solo episode with the host, Arundhati. We talk a look at 10 different ways in which yoga teachers sometimes get lost and end up misunderstanding what teaching yoga is all about. 

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Often yoga teachers are stuck or confused about how to maintain a healthy balance between the roles of being a yoga teacher and that of a student. To be honest, the struggle is real. Arundhati has had countless conversations with yoga teachers over the years and its a problem that keeps coming up. 

To address this conversation, we have Prasad Rangnekar back on the show. Prasad and Arundhati go in-depth into this balancing act of being a yoga teacher and a student that most of us need to figure out in popular yoga. 

Some of the things you'll hear about are...

• Are we misidentifying with the role of what it means to be a yoga teacher? 
• How to (really) deal with imposter syndrome and FOMO?
• How to ground yourself in studentship?
• Redefining or recontextualizing the role of a yoga teacher in modern-day yoga
• Pausing and reflecting
• Structure for yoga teachers who want to be students

There's much more to this open-ended conversation. If you teach yoga and face this problem. Hit play now!

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This is a conversation that you shouldn’t miss. Vikram Jeet Singh is back again. This time we dive deep into some essential concepts in Yoga that we should know as yoga teachers and students. 

We break down  the common ones like Abhyasa Vairajya and delve deeper into some lesser known concepts like ksama. 

There is sadhana, sraddha, raga, dvesa and more . This conversation will definately be something you will not only find enriching but  deeply relatable. 

This isn’t a Sanskrit class. Or an academic way of living your yoga. It’s relatable and something you can use on a daily basis. 

Head to our shownotes  to connect with Vikram and follow his work. 

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In this episode, Arundhati shares 3 simple, easy, and effective ways in which you can enhance your yoga classes today. Whether you're a new yoga teacher looking to grow or an experienced one looking for fresh ways to enhance your asana classes. 

This is a snippet from Arundhati's recent workshop hosted for yoga teachers where she explored 10 different ways of enhancing asana classes to provide deeper greater context for yoga teachers. 

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In this episode, Arundhati dives deep into unpacking the living principle of ahimsa in yoga. 

Many yoga teachers understand the principles of ahimsa. But can’t translate it into tangible steps for people who show up in their yoga classes wanting to learn poses. 

In this episode, you’ll learn about what ahimsa really means even beyond yoga. 

The Sanskrit breakdown of ahimsa. 

What it means in yoga. And how its scope expands beyond Patanjali’s eight limbs of yoga. 

How to break it down for your students on the mat? Why is that significant?

How to take this “off your mat”? 

How to measure if you’re able to live ahimsa? What are the human characteristics that change , develop or amplify? 

Exploring all this and more in this episode. 

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FREE WORKSHOP ALERT - On May 16th, Arundhati is offering a free workshop for yoga teachers. It's called "10 ways to enhance your yoga class today". Details in the links below.

In our new bite-sized monthly newsletter, we have a segment where you can drop questions for Arundhati to answer. In today's episode, she answers two listener questions. 

1. Is complimenting students a good or a negative thing? Does it hinder them in any way? How to actually complement a student to enhance their yoga? 

2. How important is alignment in Asana? Do you physically or verbally adjust a student who looks uncomfortable? 

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