Yoga may have originated in India, where the cow has been revered as sacred for thousands of years, but times have changed since Lord Krishna played his flute for the cows of Vrindavan. There are factory farms in India now.

What we do to others will come back to us. You can't expect to be happy by causing unhappiness to others.

The fact is that eating meat and dairy is bad for your health, the health of the animals eaten, as well as the health of the planet.

What you do to benefit the lives of others will ultimately also benefit you.

Communication implies communing, having a shared experience with another, not "talking at" or "talking down to" someone.

In fact, we are designed anatomically to be vegetarians.

The practices of Yoga will help you maintain equanimity in all situations by teaching you to become transparent, able to allow both joy and sorrow to flow through you without destroying your peace of mind.