Encore Episode- Dharma Mittra Yoga Is Vegan

Legendary yoga teacher Sri Dharma Mittra first encountered yoga as a teenager before meeting his guru in 1964 and beginning his training in earnest. Sri Dharma founded one of the early independent schools of yoga in New York City in 1975 and has taught many tens of thousands the world over in the years since. Sri Dharma is the model and creator of The Master Yoga Chart of 908 Postures, the author of ASANAS: 608 Yoga Poses, the LOAY Teachers’ Manual and Yoga Wisdom, has released two DVDs to date – Maha Sadhana Levels I and II, and recently captured classes are available for streaming via alomoves.com, YogaJournal.com and Vimeo On Demand. Sri Dharma continues to disseminate the complete traditional science of yoga through daily classes, international workshops and his Life of a Yogi Teacher Trainings at the Dharma Yoga New York Center. For more information on all things Dharma Yoga, please visit: www.dharmayogacenter.com.

In this episode Holly Skodis interviews Sri Dharma Mittra about the role of the teacher, yogic practices and veganism for spiritual development.

Topics discussed in this episode:

Sri Dharma Mittra’s Guru Sri Swami Kailashananda a.k.a. Yogi Gupta
Ahimsa
The Sattvic Diet
The role of vegan foods in a spiritual practice
The condition of the soul
Reincarnation and the meaning of life
Raja Yoga
Yoga Nidra
Karma Yoga
Meditation
Yoga Postures