Kundalini Yoga Glossary
Vegetarianism
A nutritional approach explored in the 200h Manual by nutritionist Miguel Martínez, as part of yogic practice.
Meaning
What Vegetarianism Means
The Vegetarianism section of the 200h Manual is written by Miguel Martínez, nutritionist. It frames eating as a voluntary decision: whether to nourish ourselves from animals, and if so, with awareness of how those animals live and die under intensive farming.
The manual describes the vegetal world as holding a living, ethereal body of its own, and its plasma, chlorophyll, as the source of the enzymes and antioxidants it names as the basis of good nutrition. It states that no animal nutrient exists that cannot be found in a more original form in the vegetal world.
In Practice
How It’s Used
The manual presents eating consciously, on a vegan or vegetarian diet, as part of a broader path of purification: food is described as sustaining the physical body while also keeping the mind's perception and its relationship with the outside world clear.
Intensive animal farming is named in the manual as a major driver of deforestation, through land cleared for feed crops and grazing, along with the chemical use that comes with it. The section frames dietary choice as one place where a student's practice extends into daily life.
