When Trust Is Broken: Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Yoga Spaces

Let's Talk Yoga

Arundhati Baitmangalkar

Business, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 567 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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When trust is broken in yoga spaces, the impact runs deep. I talk about sexual harassment, abuse of power, and misconduct in the yoga world—why silence protects harm, how to recognize red flags, and what we can do to rebuild safety and integrity in our communities. Episode Highlights: Announcements about upcoming workshops and the 300-hour online trainingReflection on recent misconduct cases in the yoga community and what they revealPersonal story of confronting harassment within Aru’s own d...

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, welcome to episode 202 of the Let's Talk Yoga podcast.
0:05.0	I'm Arundati and I want to kickstart this episode with some wonderful news.
0:09.9	On November 14th at 10 a.m. I want you to block your calendar.
0:14.5	I'm hosting a free workshop, a master class for yoga teachers and it is a topic that you voted for on last month's
0:23.7	newsletter. It is going from gross to subtle the art of taking your yoga students deeper through
0:29.7	your queuing and communication in classes. This is an online workshop and live attendance is encouraged.
0:36.9	I have done my best to include all time zones,
0:39.7	whether you are on the east coast of America or you live in Asia or you're in Europe. I believe
0:44.5	this is going to work for most of you. Again, the link to get signed up for this free workshop is in
0:50.4	my podcast description as well as on my website. Let's Talk.orgia forward slash listen.
0:56.4	Again, it is November 14th. It is live. And yes, I'm recording it for those of you who can't attend
1:01.7	live, but it is interactive and it is a wonderful workshop. If you've ever wondered, how do you
1:07.8	take your students from just telling them what to do and really teaching them how to feel and expand their own awareness or you feel like you're stagnating in your queuing you're saying the same things over and over again and you wonder if it's landing and if it's taking your students deeper then this workshop is for you it's free it is my way of sitting in Sangha in community with you.
1:28.4	Make sure you sign up November 14th, 10 a.m. Pacific time.
1:32.9	The second update I have for you is I have been heads down working on the online 300 hour yoga
1:38.3	teacher training program and every day I think of you because I'm so excited to share the details of this.
1:45.3	In a few weeks, I will have a podcast episode with all the details ready for you.
1:50.6	I will be giving you preview content. I will be giving you free PDFs if you are on the wait list because I'm very excited at just how wonderfully potent this new online teacher training is. Again, it is completely online
2:03.9	and you can do it from anywhere in the world and I will have details coming your way soon.
2:08.7	Just make sure you are on that wait list. The link for that is in the show notes below.
2:13.7	And now coming to today's episode, it's not an easy one. In fact, I have restarted this recording a few times.
2:19.9	I usually try to keep episodes and conversations here, uplifting, motivating, engaging, clarity enhancing and soulful.
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