This is the second post in my LDS Yogis series, meant to demystify the idea of yoga for Latter-day Saints. In this post, I discuss what yogis and Mormons are and are NOT suppose to eat (specifically regarding meat). Ahiṃsā vs. Word of Wisdom For some schools of hatha yoga, the issue of vegetarianism is a central tenant, while for others it hardly receives mention. For the majority of yoga practitioners, diet is a less of a dictated set of laws to be followed and more of a deeply-personal way to draw closer to the divine. For others, it is also a cultural issue regarding how we treat the other beings on our planet. Similarly, in the LDS faith, we have been given a doctrinal code of health referred to as the Word of Wisdom for our own physical, mental, social and spiritual benefit, as well as a way to show respect the gifts God has created for us. Both in yoga and in the LDS faith, disagreements on the morality of what is permissible...
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