7 Sustainability Documentaries Every Yogi Should Watch
For those who have opted for the yogic path, it’s never too late to take time to learn how to live more sustainably. Finding new ways to make your day-to-day life more eco-friendly contributes to reducing the collective carbon footprint.
With our planet Earth facing the worse climate crisis than ever before, now is the time for mindful citizens to start embracing eco-fashion, investing with banks that support eco-ventures and ethical yoga gear.
Ready for a spiritual awakening? Well, since we believe that a holistic approach to yoga and education are key, here are 7 eco-films to bring you enlightenment.
A Simpler Way: Crisis As Opportunity
Inspiration, creativity and community could be one way to reduce the human carbon footprint on the planet. Getting rid of all the clutter and embracing a more simple and purposeful way of life creates meaning. This documentary follows the lives of residents in an eco-friendly community in Australia, showing one way to build the new earth.
The Game Changers
Most yogis know that a plant-based diet is both friendly to the environment and health. This documentary really has detailed studies by elite athletes of how going vegan has changed their game.
One of the most beautiful spots in this documentary was the importance of protecting our lovely animal friends who contribute to the natural flow of this planet. You’ll also learn more about how the human body functions and the reality of the meat industry.
A Plastic Ocean
Our oceans have accumulated a massive amount of rubbish from human waste. This documentary highlights the pollution impact on the environment, human health and the extinction of communities. Learn the consequences and solutions surrounding plastic pollution.
The True Cost: Who Pays the Real Price for Your Clothes
Fast fashion and the so-called fair trade industry puts profit over people. Let that sink for a minute. Why go to the poorest areas of the earth to seek cheap labour? This documentary sheds light on the reality on who really pays the price for your clothing.
The Biggest Little Farm
This beautiful documentary shares the story of a couple who left the city and established a sustainable farm on 200 acres of land outside of Los Angeles. Our relationship with the land and the animals creates a harmonious outcome that eventually takes a life of its own.
Fools & Dreamers: Regenerating a Native Forest
This is a gorgeous documentary about Hugh Wilson’s success in regenerating New Zealand’s native forest in Hinewai Nature Reserve. At first, local farmers thought he was a fool but in the end his success turned him into a local hero.
Chasing Coral
Without a healthy sea, we don’t have a healthy life. Climate change has caused nearly 75% of coral to suffer severe bleaching. It is estimated that by 2050 nearly 90% of our Earth’s coral reefs could become extinct if we don’t make changes globally.
