Featured Press,
Media, & Writing
INTERVIEWS & FEATURES
8 Yoga Teachers Who Made a Profound Difference in 2025—And Who You Should Watch in 2026
December 15, 2025
“[Anjali’s book, social media platforms, and podcast] are spaces of quiet revolution in terms of truth being shared. “
10 Most Inspiring, Insightful, and Seriously Worthwhile Books of 2025
“This is the book everyone in the yoga space is talking about—or should be.”
December 2, 2025
Los Angeles Book Review
—5 Stars!
Fall 2025
“For those who seek a practice intentionally embodied in justice, spirituality, and authenticity, this book is a must-read.”
This is Not Tea Podcast
with Tamika Caston-Miller
& Ashley Rideaux
Dive into the importance of feminist perspectives in understanding yoga history, the need for authentic relationships in yoga communities, and the complexities of cultural appropriation versus appreciation.
November 18, 2205
Flow Artists Podcast with Rane Bowen and Jo Stewart:
Yoga as Embodied Resistance
Here I discussed my embodied, intuitive approach to research and writing, the political dimensions of Sanskrit, building capacity for ourselves and our communities to hold multiple truths, and much more!
November 2, 2025
Love at First Science Podcast with Hannah Barrett
& Celest Pereira
This conversation unpacks how teachers can create spaces of care, accountability, and liberation by engaging with history rather than avoiding it, and much more!
October 30, 2025
A Curious Yogi Podcast with Bobbi Paidel: Unpacking Yoga's History With A Feminist Lens
In this important conversation, I emphasized the need for curiosity, critical thinking, and the ability to hold paradoxes in our understanding of yoga and its teachings.
October 15, 2025
Ms. Magazine:
Reads for the Rest of Us
I was honored that Yoga as Embodied Resistance to be featured in a list of 20 books that “provide the knowledge, respite, ideas, empathy and rage we need right now to continue the work of liberation.”
October 7, 2025
Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley: Sacred Resilience in Yoga History
October 9, 2025
I loved this excerpt from my workshop with Tracee and her online community on patriarchy and yoga.
Accessible Yoga Podcast
with Jivana Heyman: The Teaching on Yoga as Embodied Resistance
Deep conversation on the complexity of yoga history, viewing yoga as a collective creation from multiple traditions, and more!
September 30, 2025
Ancient Futures Substack with Daniel Simpson:
Embodied Resistance
What might we learn from the marginalized stories of women in yogic traditions? Listen in for a feminist perspective on yoga and devotional activism.
September 10, 2025
Spirituality & Health Magazine: Books We Love
July 2025
Loved seeing Yoga As Embodied Resistance as a featured read.
ARTICLES
BY ANJALI RAO
Yoga Journal
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Yoga International
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