Episode 40: Kriti Sachdeva discusses the connections between the philosophy of yoga and the vegan ethic

This week's episode of Always for Animal Rights features an interview with Kriti Sachdeva. Kriti is the founder of Yogific, an organization that hosts yoga and vegan festivals in the UK and Europe and educates yogis and yoga teachers about veganism.

In this interview, Kriti tells me about the following topics:

• how the ancient text studied by yoga teachers, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, requires practitioners to practice ahimsa (non-violence) and other principles that logically lead to veganism
• how studying human rights led Kriti to veganism, and why she started holding vegan yoga events
• why more yoga teachers aren't vegan (yet!) and how we can change that.

 

This interview is great to share with yoga practitioners or anyone else who needs a reminder of why they should go vegan. :)

After the interview, we hear the song "Ocean" by the vegan singer-songwriter Rebecca Shelley. You can watch the animated music video for this song here.

 

You might also like to check out the article "Why All Yogis and Yoga Gurus Should be Vegan", which is on Yogific's website.

 
How to listen to this episode

There are two ways you can listen to this episode.

1. Listen to the episode on CKCU FM's website at https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/553/49557.html.
2. Listen to or download the podcast from Archive.org at https://archive.org/details/afar-october-28-2020.

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Go vegan, stay vegan, and let's remember to stand up and speak up for animal rights today and every day. Thanks for listening to the show!

 

Episode 39: Tim Thorpe of the Vegan Society speaks about the environment, farming, and food policy in the UK and Europe

Welcome to Episode 39 of Always for Animal Rights!

This week's episode features my interview with Tim Thorpe, Campaigns and Policy Officer of the Vegan Society in the UK. With a background in environmental science, Tim takes the lead on the Vegan Society's Grow Green campaign.

In this interview, Tim tells me about the Vegan Society’s advocacy work to change government policies related to food and agriculture in the UK and Europe. He also explains how a global shift to a vegan diet is essential if we are to address the serious environmental problems that the world faces today, including species extinction and land degradation.

In addition to the Grow Green initiative, Tim also spoke about the following of the Vegan Society's campaigns: Catering for Everyone, Future Normal, and Plate Up for the Planet. And, I mentioned the results of the survey that I conducted with Vegan Option Canada.

This is a thought-provoking interview for those of us who are curious about whether policy changes could help animals by promoting a shift to plant-based food and farming.

I hope you'll listen in!

How to listen to this episode

There are two ways you can listen to this episode.

1. Listen to the episode on CKCU FM's website at https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/553/49479.html.
2. Listen to or download the podcast from Archive.org at https://archive.org/details/afar-october-21-2020.
   

You can also find Always for Animal Rights on Facebook and Instagram. If you'd like to receive an e-mail every time there is a new post on the AFAR blog, feel free to enter your e-mail address into the appropriate box in the right-hand sidebar of this site. 

Go vegan, stay vegan, and let's remember to stand up and speak up for animal rights today and every day. Thanks for listening to the show!