June 4, 2014 — During my 20 minute radio interview on Main Street Vegan show hosted by Victoria Moran, I discuss Food for Life’s beginning and work, as well as food yoga philosophy. I am the 2nd guest on the show and my interview starts around...
Category: Food Yoga
Uniting the world through pure food – Imagine!
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
June 5, 2014
If there is one thing absolute in this world it is that food has the power to unite. And the recent floods that devastated parts of the Balkans is a case in point. People from all ethnicities are reaching out to help their “brothers” and...
Happy Mothers Day – A day to honour ALL MOTHERS, but how?
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
May 11, 2014
On this day we honour our mother and all mothers that are near and dear to us by buying them flowers, chocolates or maybe making them breakfast in bed. It is a day to meditate on the unconditional love that our mothers have offered us...
Dreams sometimes remind us of lessons learned and how far we still have to go
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
April 27, 2014
His Holiness Radhanath Swami I dreamt of a great saint the other night, but sadly I did not act as I would have liked. I was inside a temple where many people had gathered. I was not sure why I was there, but then in...
Think with your brain, not your mouth! Shame on McDonalds
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
April 6, 2014
McDonalds latest campaign message is: “Think with your mouth.” But in truth, people don’t think with their mouth or tongue. In reality they allow the tongue to be their master and to dictate what their body needs. It is foolish and the results are grossly...
My journey with Food for Life – A summary of 30 years of service
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
January 23, 2014
I could hardly imagine Food for Life being so successful when I first became a volunteer way back in 1984. Back then, I worked as an assistant cook and server at a free food cafe called, Gopals in Parramatta, Australia. That was one of the...
Saint Francis of Assisi and Compassion for Animals
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
October 20, 2013
Saint Francis of Assisi Excerpt from: FOOD YOGA – Nourishing Body, Mind & Soul A new book by Paul Rodney Turner, the Food Yogi There are basically two distinct schools of Christian thought: The Aristotelian-Thomistic school and the Augustinian-Franciscan school. The Aristotelian-Thomistic school teaches that animals are here...
Manjumedha (“Manju”) with her husband, Subhadra (“Su”) There’s a lady we call ‘Manju’ — a devoted dasi of Visnu, and the faithful wife of a boy we call “Su.” They’re a barrel of fun – and united as one, just like soy sauce and a...
Travel Diary of a Food Yogi – March 5 – 10, 2013
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
March 24, 2013
March 5 Leaving Gold Coast today at 1pm. I am finally starting my world tour. We had to pass through Melbourne before flying to Perth. I arrived on time and the director of PAWS, David Reynolds was there on time to collect me. I settled...
First Steps in God Realization
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
February 18, 2013
The idea that realization of God can be experienced in the mundane act of drinking water is profound to say the least, but certainly believable once we accept the all-pervasive nature of the Supreme. After all, water is just one of the numerous energies that...