"Keeping chickens is easier—or as easy—as you might think." Strict vegans who rely on this site for animal-free recipes might not be too keen on this post. And I get it. One aspect of the vegan ethos is that animals are not here for us to exploit. I agree, to an extent.* Eggs are a gray area ...
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A Yogi’s Guide to the Emerald City
When I moved to San Francisco in 2009, I swore I was NEVER going to live in Seattle again. I was over it...the rain, gray skies, and passivity, in particular. Well, never say never. A year to the day later, I moved back. What else could have brought me home but of course—LOVE! (It worked out, ...
Ask a Yogi: Debra Silverman
"Don't underestimate the significance of your own personal life." When Debra Silverman was 20 years old, she met an astrologer who blew her mind and changed her world forever. She had officially been introduced to the world of Astrology. She realized quickly that she had found her life’s ...
Ask a Yogi: Ryan Meeks
“Spirituality is the way we sense the sacred depth and dimension in all things. It is our creative, intuitive, and pragmatic response to the unreachable and infinite mystery of our living experience.” Any idea who said this? It wasn’t a famous yoga teacher, prominent psychonaut, or celebrated ...
Ask a Yogi: Chase Iron Eyes
Inspiring people offer their perspective on what it means to Eat Like a Yogi, and how we can all better serve the planet and each other. "The whole planet is going to evolve toward vegetarianism and veganism, whether we want to or not. That's just how it's gonna go down. I can see that." Chase ...
7 gentle tips for loving yourself into change
One thing I love about this website is the opportunities it creates to talk to people about their lives. People tell me what they made for dinner last night (and often text pictures). They ask what I recommend for nutrient dense foods that kids will actually eat. They tell me about their health ...
The Future of Yoga is Forward
Earlier this month, Yoga Journal published an article called “The Future of Yoga: 39 Teachers, Only 1 Way to Go.” To say I enjoyed it would be an understatement. Literally right after reading it, I read the entire thing again. I felt a rumble in my belly and a pressure in my heart that is hard to ...
From my soapbox: Get your boobs out of my yoga
You’ve seen ‘em all over Instagram…pictures of long-haired, sun-kissed, (typically) white women in bikinis doing impressive looking yoga postures somewhere beautiful—beach, mountain, mod urban apartment. Often, the photo is captioned with some kind of mantra, yoga quote or Rumi poetry, or a New Age ...
From my soapbox: Vegan Torture
Since creating my Instagram feed, @eatlikeayogi, I see a lot of vegan-related posts. This has generally been useful because I have learned a lot, and the sense of community—even among people I have never met—feels supportive. The variety of vegan posts includes lots of food pictures—some of which ...
Ask a Yogi: Nahko Bear
"Our friends come on the tour bus and are like, 'Dang, it's all healthy stuff!' And we’re like, 'Well yeah!' I mean…that’s the only way to be." Nahko Bear, an Oregon native whose ancestry includes Puerto Rican, Native American, and Filipino bloodlines, considers himself a citizen in service to ...