Priest explains why yoga and new age are dangerous

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There’s an Opus Dei priest on EWTN (or used to be) whose mother goes to yoga. So I think Yoga is fine.

It’s just a form of exercise (my wife goes, I swim) and otherwise harmless.
 
Brother_Andre said:
There’s an Opus Dei priest on EWTN (or used to be) whose mother goes to yoga. So I think Yoga is fine.

It’s just a form of exercise (my wife goes, I swim) and otherwise harmless.
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Hi Brother, I tend to think you are correct,though the “yoga” westerners do is not really yoga it is merely stretching.

The yoga that is of concern is the eastern type that is combined with meditation,and focusing on imaginary wheels in the body called chakras. The purpose of this yoga as I have said before is to awaken some unknown power that allegedly resides coiled 3 1/2 times around your spine.Also the reason to arose this power is supposedly to keep from being reincarnated. This type of yoga can be very dangerous and I believe this is what the priest in the video is referring to.
 
OurLadysServant said:
Links included below on pope, Vatican, clergy , theologians, and catholic teaching on how yoga is occult and cannot be used at all, that there is no way to use yoga and get away unscathed, it is breaking of the first commandment not to worship other gods that opens ones soul to spiritual influences,
If you want exercise go for a run or to the gym, or spinning,
You cannot use an occult tool for exercise and get away unscathed there are even examples of a person who thought so and still ended up needing deliverance from a spirit that started speaking through her and saying it didn’t want to leave, (and previous to this was a voice in her head telling her to throw out catholic objects from her house, to quit her job, to put curses on people, filled her with an illness that doctors couldn’t to cure, gave her depression and anxiety, her only place of peace was before the Blessed Sacrament until she was delivered by someone in the deliverance ministry)

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I dont think that proves her issues were from yoga.
 
For the repose of the “soul” of yoga threads, LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER.
 
Michael_Mayo said:
How about Yogi Tea?

And by the way, how many are with this guy?
Oh to have the perfect joy that endures anything.

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Now I’m suspicious of Yogi Bear! Something about his name fills me with fear, thanks to threads like these. And baseball great Yogi Berra too.

Actually, I quite enjoy Yogi Tea, especially the kombucha green tea variety.

I was reading the letters of Thomas Merton, The School of Charity, and was pleasantly surprised to find a reference to Fr. Jean-Marie Dechanet, the author of Christian Yoga. In response to a 1964 letter from a fellow Cistercian, a Fr. Placid from New Zealand, who must have brought up the subject of yoga and Dechanet’s book, Merton writes:

“Dechanet’s book is safe and useful, but I don’t think it is being used in our Order for two reasons: nowhere to go, and monks usually too tired or don’t have time. I think it recommends itself for officers of the monastery and people who get less than the normal amount of exercise.”

Now this interests me for two reasons: One, that Trappist monks were discussing yoga 50 years ago, and two, that there was no mention of potential demonic influence or reckless syncretism. Merton and this other monk simply discussed the idea rationally and without fear, and saw the potential benefits. Of course, I realize that nothing Thomas Merton says will hold water for those who have already made up their minds against yoga, but I thought I’d mention it anyway.
 
christofirst said:
Now I’m suspicious of Yogi Bear! Something about his name fills me with fear, thanks to threads like these. And baseball great Yogi Berra too.

Actually, I quite enjoy Yogi Tea, especially the kombucha green tea variety.

I was reading the letters of Thomas Merton, The School of Charity, and was pleasantly surprised to find a reference to Fr. Jean-Marie Dechanet, the author of Christian Yoga. In response to a 1964 letter from a fellow Cistercian, a Fr. Placid from New Zealand, who must have brought up the subject of yoga and Dechanet’s book, Merton writes:

“Dechanet’s book is safe and useful, but I don’t think it is being used in our Order for two reasons: nowhere to go, and monks usually too tired or don’t have time. I think it recommends itself for officers of the monastery and people who get less than the normal amount of exercise.”

Now this interests me for two reasons: One, that Trappist monks were discussing yoga 50 years ago, and two, that there was no mention of potential demonic influence or reckless syncretism. Merton and this other monk simply discussed the idea rationally and without fear, and saw the potential benefits. Of course, I realize that nothing Thomas Merton says will hold water for those who have already made up their minds against yoga, but I thought I’d mention it anyway.
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I go to the Trappist Monastery, St Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer Mass for retreats and often for Sunday Evening Prayer and Benediction.

Talking with the monks there, they have no problem with people doing Yoga exercise. AS they said, as long as your spirituality is Christ centered, there is no problem.

People get into trouble when they get involved with New Age ideas which even devote Hindus would be upset over.

Jim
 
JimR-OCDS said:
I go to the Trappist Monastery, St Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer Mass for retreats and often for Sunday Evening Prayer and Benediction.

Talking with the monks there, they have no problem with people doing Yoga exercise. AS they said, as long as your spirituality is Christ centered, there is no problem.

People get into trouble when they get involved with New Age ideas which even devote Hindus would be upset over.

Jim
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And as long as the yoga is just stretching.
 
cjforJesus said:
And as long as the yoga is just stretching.
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The yoga I do is more than just stretching.

It’s called Power Yoga.

Includes isometrics as well as balancing.

The stretches come mostly at the end during the cool-down.

Jim
 
christofirst said:
Now I’m suspicious of Yogi Bear! Something about his name fills me with fear, thanks to threads like these. And baseball great Yogi Berra too.

Actually, I quite enjoy Yogi Tea, especially the kombucha green tea variety.

I was reading the letters of Thomas Merton, The School of Charity, and was pleasantly surprised to find a reference to Fr. Jean-Marie Dechanet, the author of Christian Yoga. In response to a 1964 letter from a fellow Cistercian, a Fr. Placid from New Zealand, who must have brought up the subject of yoga and Dechanet’s book, Merton writes:

“Dechanet’s book is safe and useful, but I don’t think it is being used in our Order for two reasons: nowhere to go, and monks usually too tired or don’t have time. I think it recommends itself for officers of the monastery and people who get less than the normal amount of exercise.”

Now this interests me for two reasons: One, that Trappist monks were discussing yoga 50 years ago, and two, that there was no mention of potential demonic influence or reckless syncretism. Merton and this other monk simply discussed the idea rationally and without fear, and saw the potential benefits. Of course, I realize that nothing Thomas Merton says will hold water for those who have already made up their minds against yoga, but I thought I’d mention it anyway.
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It matters not what Fr Merton said about yoga because he also said Catholics were ridiculous because they aren’t “zen” enough,whatever that means. That was very rude and judgmental and causes him to lose much credibility with me. I pray for the repose of his soul.
 
JimR-OCDS said:
The yoga I do is more than just stretching.

It’s called Power Yoga.

Includes isometrics as well as balancing.

The stretches come mostly at the end during the cool-down.

Jim
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That’s not true yoga,Jim,that is exercising.True yoga has one goal and that is to yoke the practitioner with an unknown force
 
cjforJesus said:
It matters not what Fr Merton said about yoga because he also said Catholics were ridiculous because they aren’t “zen” enough,whatever that means. That was very rude and judgmental and causes him to lose much credibility with me. I pray for the repose of his soul.
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I’m not sure that’s what he said about Catholics, but in his book the Zen and the Birds of Appetite, he gives an explanation of what “Zen,” is. Essentially, Zen is being rooted in reality.

So yeah, there are Catholics who run after visions in bread on the side of buildings and such, they need a touch of Zen in their Catholicism.

Jim
 
JimR-OCDS said:
I go to the Trappist Monastery, St Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer Mass for retreats and often for Sunday Evening Prayer and Benediction.

Talking with the monks there, they have no problem with people doing Yoga exercise. AS they said, as long as your spirituality is Christ centered, there is no problem.

People get into trouble when they get involved with New Age ideas which even devote Hindus would be upset over.

Jim
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👍

A lot of good has come out of Spencer, and Snowmass too. We have New Clairvaux here in CA, but I haven’t been there yet.
 
christofirst said:
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A lot of good has come out of Spencer, and Snowmass too. We have New Clairvaux here in CA, but I haven’t been there yet.
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When I was there in the 80’s they were walnut farmers. Now I hear they are in the wine business.
 
Michael_Mayo said:
When I was there in the 80’s they were walnut farmers. Now I hear they are in the wine business.
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You have an intriguing past. With our drought, I hope New Clairvaux’s agricultural ventures stay afloat. Thankfully, they are in the prayer business too.
 
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