Global yoga is a multi-billion dollar a year fitness, health, and wellness industry, with all sorts of people from all walks of life and with a full range of spiritual inclinations, including plenty of people who discount anything spiritual taking part. Ultimately though, yoga is much more than all this. The physical practice is just one small part of yoga as it was passed down from teacher to students for millennia before Lululemon got involved. Missed the first series of episodes of All About Hinduism? Start here on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-about-hinduism/id1672092973?i=1000603368907" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/32YjYJUY4sp9GVB02SjsUA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

All About the Third Nature, a Hindu approach to thinking about gender and sexuality

Want to learn all about Hinduism, the world's oldest and third-largest religion? Like actually understand what karma is? Or what dharma means? Do you want to know what the sacred texts of Hinduism are? Or, maybe, you just want to know why Hindu women wear a dot on their forehead?&nbsp;Or, perhaps, if all Hindus vegetarian?&nbsp;If so, then All About Hinduism is just what you’ve been waiting for. We’ll give you an overview of Hinduism as a lived and contemporary spiritual path.&nbsp;We’ll explore the history of how Hinduism has come to be what it is today: the third-largest and oldest religious tradition in the world.&nbsp;We’ll also clear up some of the misconceptions out there about Hinduism, as well as unflinchingly address some of the more contentious issues in Hinduism’s past and present.&nbsp;Hosted by Mat McDermott and brought to you by the Hindu American Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.