World Peace Yoga: Compassion, Practice, and Living Ahimsa with Anna Ferguson

Can a yoga practice help create a more compassionate world? 

World Peace Yoga: Compassion, Practice, and Living Ahimsa with Anna Ferguson

In this thoughtful and inspiring episode, Victoria Moran speaks with yoga teacher, author, and activist Anna Ferguson about the deep connection between yoga, veganism, and living a life rooted in ahimsa, nonviolence toward all beings.

Anna shares her personal journey into both yoga and vegan living, and how these paths naturally intertwined to shape her life’s work. She explains how the physical practice of yoga can embody compassion, not just as a philosophy, but as something we live through our movements, choices, and relationships.

This episode offers a grounded and expansive look at how inner practice and outer activism can come together to support both personal transformation and collective healing.

✨ In This Episode
Anna’s journey into yoga and veganism
The meaning of ahimsa in everyday life
How yoga postures can reflect compassion for all beings
Sharing vegan values within yoga spaces
The vision behind Compassion for All Yoga Teacher Training
Parenting, practice, and raising the next generation with intention

👤 About Our Guest
Anna Ferguson is the author of World Peace Yoga: Yoga for People Who Breathe, director of the Compassion for All Yoga Teacher Training, and founder of Our Collective Heart, a vegan nonprofit that organizes the annual Cincy VegFest. Her work brings together yoga, activism, and compassion, helping people align their practice with their values and contribute to a more peaceful world.

🔗 Connect with Anna
Website: http://www.worldpeaceyoga.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldpeaceyogah
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldpeaceyoga/
Compassion for All Yoga: http://www.compassionforallyoga.com
Yoga for the Common Good: http://www.yogaforthecommongood.com

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