Vegans killed yoga that's our episode name I'm not sure we chose wisely I think we're gonna get a lot of hate

like more hate than our first episode title white women killed yoga I think like at least the equivalent if

not more okay but we'll see okay let's prepare

hello everyone I'm Thaigal and I'm Jaysel. And I'm Jaysel.

And this is Yoga is Dead.

We're two Indian American Yoga teachers

navigating the weird and tricky world of yoga.

Get ready to hear our personal stories, thoughts, and research

on who killed yoga.

Grab some shy, a tall comfortable seat, and let's go.

So right now you probably think we hate vegans and later into the

episode we will talk more about veganism but really this episode is about some of the really toxic conversations

we're having in the yoga industry around food and diet. And hopefully you're

nodding your head yes. And how sometimes we use and misuse the concept of non-harming

to actually perpetuate a harmful diet and body image culture.

Yeah, so you mentioned non-harming,

and what we're really referring to is the concept of a hympsa.

So let's explain.

A hymna is usually translated as nonviolence.

In Sanskrit, hymnsa, without the A means injury or harm, and then adding the A in front

negates the meaning. So a hymn says non-injury or non-harm.

Ahmns has a central tenon of a lot of religions and spiritual practices including

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