WELCOME
Ahimsa, Yoga, and Veganism Passion Pod.
Workshop: 3rd Monday Every month • Time: 5–6 pm ET
Welcome to The Vegan Community — Ahimsa, Yoga, & Veganism Passion Pod. This is a dynamic group where advocates for the vegan yogic lifestyle connect, share, and grow through RelationshipBased Advocacy.
Meet Your Facilitator
Anna Ferguson
Teacher of Mindfulness & Compassion
Anna Ferguson has been teaching yoga, meditation, and mindfulness for over 20 years. She’s the founder of Our Collective Heart, co-creator of World Peace Yoga, and author of World Peace Yoga: Yoga for People Who Breathe. Passionate about community, compassionate living, and plantbased wellness, she inspires individuals to cultivate inner peace and personal growth.
Dr. Will Tuttle
Author, Musician & Spiritual Guide
Dr. Will Tuttle, visionary author of the international best-seller, The World Peace Diet, published in 19 languages, has been a vegan advocate for 45 years, delivering over 4,000 presentations in 50 countries and all 50 U.S. states. A former Zen monk and recipient of the Courage of Conscience Award and Empty Cages prize, his Ph.D. in education from U.C., Berkeley, focused on epistemology, the study of truth verification. A composer, musician, husband, gardener, meditator, and nature-lover, he encourages us all to question everything.
ABOUT THIS PASSION POD
Leave with ideas,
resources, & connections.
This passion pod meets monthly and features brief presentations and collaborative discussions to assist vegan yoga practitioners become more effective advocates. Develop your communication skills and practice strategies to educate and advocate within the yoga and spiritual community about the connection between non-violence (ahimsa) and veganism.
Whether you’re new to advocacy or seasoned, you’ll leave with ideas, resources, and connections to help you plant seeds of curiosity, build genuine relationships, and turn passion into powerful impact.
Advocacy Toolkits
This Passion Pod also functions to build Advocacy Toolkits — practical collections of resources, strategies, and real-world solutions you can use to advocate in specific focus areas for lasting lifestyle change.
What You’ll Gain
Gain a deeper understanding of yoga from a holistic and compassionate point of view
Develop your communication skills within the yoga and spiritual realm
Practice Relationship-Based Advocacy
Activate your curiosity and get connected with others
This Passion Pod Is For
Vegans
who are interested in utilizing the practice of yoga as a tool to create greater inner peace and clarity as they navigate advocacy and living in a violent world. Totally new to yoga or meditation? You are welcome.
Yoga practitioners
that are interested in going deeper into yoga with fellow vegan yogis and yoga teachers that share their values and desire learning ways to be a vegan advocate both on and off the yoga mat.
Yoga studio owners or teachers
interested in integrating the vegan message and values into their yoga teaching via guided cues, philosophy, or community gatherings.