Stretch or Strength First? What Every Yoga Teacher Needs to Know

Let's Talk Yoga

Arundhati Baitmangalkar

Business, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 567 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Should you teach stretch or strength first in your yoga classes? In this episode, I break down a clear, practical framework for sequencing, especially for beginners. Learn how to balance flexibility, strength, and mobility in a way that builds confidence, prevents injury, and actually supports long-term progress. If you’ve ever felt unsure about how to structure your classes, this one’s for you. Episode Highlights: Stretch vs strength sequencing clarityTeaching beyond rigid formulasFlexibili...

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0:00.0	Hi everyone. Welcome to episode 220 of the Let's Talk Yoga podcast. I'm your host, Arundati. And if you are new to this community, welcome. It is so wonderful to have you. This particular episode, this conversation is probably one of the most important questions a yoga teacher will ask. And honestly honestly it's one of the least clearly
0:22.5	answered questions in the yoga world. The question we are taking today is should stretch or
0:29.7	strength come first. It's not like the chicken and egg situation here on this episode. I'm going to be
0:36.0	giving you a very clear, structured guideline about
0:40.6	how to approach this, how to think. So let's go. Hi everyone. I'm Arundati and you've just
0:49.6	tuned in to the Let's Talk Yoga podcast, your ultimate online destination for learning about yoga.
0:56.0	Whether you're a seasoned yoga teacher or a curious yoga student, there's something for you here.
1:01.8	Let this podcast be your virtual yoga school. We offer insights, inspiration and loads of
1:08.0	nerdy exploration of yoga along the way. But first, who am I?
1:12.6	I am an Indian immigrant yoga teacher living in America for the past decade.
1:16.6	I have my own yoga school here in Seattle,
1:19.6	and I'm also a Bollywood choreographer,
1:21.6	and I've nurtured a thriving yoga community at my studio
1:25.6	as well as a global yoga audience through my courses and this
1:30.2	podcast. Through this podcast, I intend to create a space for you, the yoga student and yoga teacher,
1:37.4	to learn about yoga in depth. Think of this as your online yoga school, free teacher training
1:43.8	coming to you every week.
1:45.9	So grab your cup of tea and let's jump in.
1:50.6	Now in a moment, we're going to start looking at what is more important.
1:54.6	Is stretch more important?
1:55.9	Is strength more important?
1:57.1	Which one should come first?
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