Top 3 Benefits of Vegetarian and Vegan for Yoga by Fred Busch
There are many reasons why Yoga practitioners would want to explore eating a vegetarian or vegan diet. The benefits effect every dimension of a Yogi’s life and practice. From the physical benefits such as weight loss and lower cholesterol to the mental benefits like less anger and more patience to the spiritual benefits that come from experiencing deeper states of meditation, the appreciation of the role of diet is paramount.
Meditation
Yoga has its roots in Spirituality and uses meditation as the means to experience the self realization and fearless true nature that brings deep peace. For Yogis who wish to maximize the depth of their meditation experience it is necessary to consider the effect that certain vibrations have on the mind. Vibrations of fear and terror in the form of adrenaline in the meat of the animal is very disturbing to the mind and disturbs concentration. Deeper Meditation can be best experience when there is no what is called ‘fear energy’ circulation in the blood.
Clearer Understanding of Sacred Scripture
The Sacred Yoga scriptures are speaking of a vision that comes from experience of the Rishis. This experience is given to the Masters due to variables in their life that have helped them realize the vision. All Yoga scriptures from thousands of years ago speak about the sacredness of life and Ahimsa being the foundation. This means that the great Masters who experienced what they wrote in the scriptures were likely not consuming much animal flesh. If we want to experience what THEY did and see what THEY saw we need to to the same thing.
Feeling Connected to All Living Beings
The feeling of connection to all of Nature and all living beings that comes from no longer eating flesh foods is profound. Animals no longer feel threatened by you and may come closer to you than to others. Being able to walk through life with a profound sense of awe for the sacredness of life that comes from stopping eating animal foods is truly sublime.
While the physical and mental/emotional benefits from eating vegetarian and vegan are enormous and include weight loss, toned body, better concentration, more joy…they actually pale in comparison to the massive spiritual benefits that comes from uplifting your vibration as a result of eating foods that are of a nutritive nature. The value of the deep peace and fearless nature that comes from Spiritual Enlightenment can not be overstated.
Nutrition should be of an integrated nature meaning that it should incorporate all the dimensions of a person and the integrated approach to nutrition, exercise, and mental wellbeing create the real positive benefits. Fred Busch’s Hot Power Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Trainings incorporate all the aspects of wellbeing into a program that prepares future teachers to be able to effectively work with others and deliver real lasting benefits to their students lives.