Episode #82: Vegan and Yoga

<p>Do you need to be Vegan to be a true Yogi?</p> <p>And why do yoga teacher trainings often implement a strictly vegan or vegetarian diet?</p> <p>In this episode, we discuss veganism and how it ties into the yogic principle of Ahimsa (non-violence).</p> <p>We hear both Byron and Michael’s own personal views and backgrounds.</p> <p>And the ethical or moral aspect and understanding of Ahimsa and how that relates to a vegan or non-vegan diet.</p> <p>Plus they discuss the evolutionary and ancestral aspect of if humans are adapted to being meat eaters or vegans.</p> <p>If you want to understand whether it’s necessary to be vegan to be a yogi or not, then listen to the full episode…</p> <ul> <li>(01:24) Veganism in yoga teacher trainings</li> <li>(03:59) Ahimsa and how it relates to veganism</li> <li>(07:10) Byron grew up on a ranch with hundreds of cows</li> <li>(09:04) Are you the broccoli?</li> <li>(11:47) Evolutionarily and ancestrally humans are both carnivorous and vegetarian/vegan.</li> <li>(13:54) Are our teeth designed for a plant-based diet, a meat diet, or do we even need teeth at all?</li> <li>(15:27) The ethics of over-production of cattle and crops</li> <li>(18:08) Getting sidetracked by AI and robot nightmares</li> <li>(20:37) Plot Twist: We went full circle back to the ethics of non-harming</li> </ul> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/goingproyoga/message