"You Don’t Know How to Study Yoga” The Traditional Framework We’ve Ignored

Let's Talk Yoga

Arundhati Baitmangalkar

Business, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 567 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Are we actually studying yoga, or just consuming it? In this episode, I explore the traditional frameworks that shaped authentic yogic learning and why modern education often skips the foundations. If you’re serious about deepening your practice beyond certifications, this conversation will shift your perspective. Episode Highlights: The difference between modern yoga education and traditional teacher-student learningWhy student qualification (Adhikari Bheda) mattered before receiving teachi...

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0:00.0	Hi everyone. Welcome to another episode of the Let's Talk Yoga podcast. As always, I hope you are doing well.
0:07.6	I feel like I've finally come up for some air. I've gotten the 300-hour online yoga teacher training up and running, and I am so excited to have this new cohort of 2026 in there.
0:20.4	The 200-hour at the studio is going great. And I'm back
0:24.2	to all things broadcasting. Now, before I jump into today's super nerdy yoga episode, and I'm so
0:30.7	excited to share this particular framework that I've been curious about for a long time,
0:36.8	I wanted to take a moment to remind
0:38.8	you of two things, two housekeeping things. For starters, you can also watch every single episode
0:44.9	on YouTube. And even if you just consume this on audio, please take a moment to go subscribe
0:51.7	to Aham Yoga on YouTube. Check out the podcast there.
0:55.4	We have guest interviews.
0:56.7	We also have all my solo casts on there on video as well.
1:00.8	And if you could subscribe, that would be a wonderful thing that will help the show.
1:05.9	I'm also going to be starting the YouTube channel up again for my teacher training.
1:10.0	So I'll be dropping a bunch of different things there as well.
1:12.6	And that's Aham Yoga on YouTube.
1:15.1	Now, the second housekeeping thing is I'm leading my first international yoga retreat this year.
1:22.0	Now, I've done retreats for many years and they've always been local and local to America, local to Washington State.
1:29.5	But for the first time, I'm doing an international yoga retreat and I'm inviting you to come join me.
1:36.1	This is happening September 25th to October 3rd in southern Italy.
1:41.5	And I would love for you to join me.
1:44.0	All the details are in the show notes. I know we are
1:46.8	already halfway full. So if you live on that side or you want to meet me in Italy and yoga together,
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