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Let's Talk Yoga

9 Sequencing Mistakes To Avoid As A Yoga Teacher

Let's Talk Yoga

Arundhati Baitmangalkar

Business, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Entrepreneurship

4.9567 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

A deep dive into yoga sequencing, what it actually is, why it matters, and the most common mistakes yoga teachers make when planning classes, I break down the difference between choreography and intentional sequencing, explore the role of the pranic and nervous systems, and share nine sequencing missteps to avoid for safer, smarter, and more sustainable teaching. This episode is especially relevant for yoga teachers who want to build confidence, longevity, and depth in their classes. Episode...

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0:00.0

Hi everyone, welcome to episode 212 of the Let's Talk Yoga podcast. I'm your host, Arundati, and welcome back to another episode of this show.

0:09.4

Now, I am heads down working with the online 300-hour teacher training program. If you are a new listener tuning in, this program starts February 5th.

0:19.1

Last week, I hosted a live session where we spoke about the different

0:23.4

modules, who the training is for, what the training doesn't cover, and all those other details.

0:28.5

I know many of you have already gotten in on the early bird and signed up and I am so excited to

0:34.0

get started in a couple of weeks. But because I have been heads down working in this

0:39.1

course, it's literally all I think about from morning to evening in many ways. And today's

0:44.7

episode is a different one. Okay. I'm actually doing a readout of one of the sections from my

0:52.0

300-hour study program. I'm going to be reading out a good

0:55.7

chunk of a sequencing chapter that lies in there. So by the end of today's episode,

1:01.1

you should understand what is yoga sequencing, why sequencing matters to the teacher, why it's

1:08.1

important for the student, and most importantly, common misconceptions

1:13.3

and missteps you and I take as yoga teachers. I will also be confessing so many things

1:19.0

that I did as a new naive asana teacher still learning and figuring things out. And then we also

1:25.0

will get into the mindset needed for sequencing smarter and the decision

1:29.8

tree that is available to us. Okay. Now I might not be able to give you all the details of

1:35.6

sequencing because that's going to be a 15 hour conversation. But there's so much packed in here.

1:40.3

Let's get to it.

1:44.0

Hi, everyone. I'm Arundati and you've just tuned in to the Let's Talk Yoga podcast,

1:49.3

your ultimate online destination for learning about yoga.

1:53.1

Whether you're a seasoned yoga teacher or a curious yoga student, there's something for you here.

1:58.9

Let this podcast be your virtual yoga school.

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