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Let's Talk Yoga

The Hormonal Body - What Yoga Teachers Need to Understand with Dr. Manasa Rao

Let's Talk Yoga

Arundhati Baitmangalkar

Business, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Entrepreneurship

4.9568 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Hormones influence how we move, rest, recover, and show up on the mat, yet they’re rarely discussed clearly in yoga spaces. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Manasa Rao to explore what yoga teachers need to understand about the hormonal body through both modern science and yogic wisdom. We talk about stress, rhythm, pranayama, women’s hormonal cycles, and how yoga can support balance through listening and alignment without overstepping into medical advice. Episode Highlights: Are hormones...

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0:00.0

Hi everyone. Welcome back to another episode of the Let's Talk Yoga podcast on the show today, Dr. Manza Rao is back.

0:08.1

Now, if you have been a long time listener, you know Dr. Manza is not a stranger to this podcast and she's back talking about hormonal health for women and in the practice of yoga, how that shows up. We go through many different

0:22.6

layers in this conversation. We explore our hormones a part of the physical body. Are they

0:28.6

part of the energetic body? How our body moves through certain cycles and how yoga supports this

0:35.6

journey. Dr. Mansa Rao has tremendous experience when it comes to understanding yoga in many different layers

0:42.7

and she brings clarity to many subtle nuances when it comes to hormonal help.

0:48.9

I will also link the other conversations we've had with Dr. Mansa on the show.

0:53.8

So you build a complete understanding of how our hormones move up and down and the other conversations we've had with Dr. Mansa on the show.

0:59.4

So you build a complete understanding of how our hormones move up and down and how to support ourselves in these transitions.

1:01.7

As always, if you enjoy listening to the Let's Talk Yoga podcast, please consider leaving

1:07.5

us a review and a rating.

1:09.5

It always makes a difference because this podcast

1:12.2

is built for yoga nerds and students. It is a free resource. We have kept it ad and sponsor

1:18.8

free to not disrupt your learning quality. So please take a moment and rate and review this.

1:25.6

If you would like to connect with Dr. Mansa, I have left all those links in the podcast

1:30.2

description and in our show notes at let's talk.orgia forward slash listen.

1:36.0

Enjoy this conversation about hormonal health and yoga.

1:39.4

I'll see you on the other side.

1:44.1

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

1:49.4

your ultimate online destination for learning about yoga.

1:53.3

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

1:58.3

here.

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