What are some specific Yoga poses?

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Yes, but don’t you believe in the ladder thing and mirrors?? Come on.

(Umbrellas?)

((Black Cats??))
 
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1inICXC said:
Again, read up on what Gabriele Amorth, the late Vatican exorcist and many others have said. The exorcist I know personally says that almost all exorcisms he does are a result of yoga or witchcraft . Of course, those who say Yoga is harmless also find nothing wrong with witchcraft.
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I am going to start out by saying; My background is in Anthropology/Archaeology. I have studied the witchcraft/wiccan world. And have had some not too happy encounters with people who practice it. I have also done Yoga for fitness. I will tell you straight up…There is more danger to your soul through witchcraft/wiccan; then simple, no chanting Yoga positions.
Next. How do you know an exorcist? No one is suppose to know who a Diocesan Exorcist is. The Priests are not suppose to divulge that information.
 
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lilypadrees said:
Anything HathaYoga or KriyaYoga is to be avoided. Don’t let anyone fool you into believing they are just stretches. They aren’t.
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Agreed friend. OP, here is a beautiful video that a great exorcist, Fr. Ripperger did concerning yoga, and how it is an open door to the occult. I am glad you are concerned what the exorcists of our Church have to say about this, do not buy into the people who think yoga is fun and games, for they have already been deceived.


That being said, I also like stretching. Just make sure they are just stretches.
 
I haven’t watched the video and have no opinion on its merits- but you describe Fr Ripperger as “great”. He may be… but I understand that he’s had issues with a number of bishops. His standing with the Church hasn’t always been 100% great.
 
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Knowledge of the exorcist in the diocese varies. I think what you assert is generally true.
 
Chakras aren’t “real” and don’t jive with the Catholic understanding of the relationship between the soul and body.

You can put a certain kind of mineral on your forehead and think it’s opening your “third eye”, except it isn’t because there is no third eye.

Demons, however, are real. Chakras aren’t. Witchcraft is also real. We have to be careful to blend things like chakras with actual evils.
 
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Chakras aren’t “real”
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Agreed. Being fond of them however, opens a doorway for demons, occult, and possession. Ask any experienced exorcist.
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You can put a certain kind of mineral on your forehead and think it’s opening your “third eye”, except it isn’t because there is no third eye.
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I tried doing this in 3rd grade because I wanted magical powers lol.
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Demons, however, are real. Chakras aren’t. Witchcraft is also real. We have to be careful to blend things like chakras with actual evils.
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Chakras are associated with these evils. It’s like having a friend who is a satanist. By being affiliated with him you are not a satanist, but you are much more likely to become influenced to think and act like one.
 
In the Yoga Sutras ofPantanjali, Pranayama is described as the 4th limb of 8 limbed path. Pranayama (breath control) is meant to, among other things, awaken the divine within oneself.

An excerpt regarding Pranayama:

“If the body perishes. Prana [breath] departs
Nor will the light of Truth be reached;
I learned the way of preserving my body
And so doing, my Prana too.
Time was when I despised by body;
But then I saw the God within”

Later Yogis added chakras, with the idea the Pranayam coaxes the sleeping divine that is in the root chakra, up the spine to where it can be recognized more clearly in the mind.
 
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That may be, but it doesn’t negate the fact that attention to breathing rhythm has a place outside of the context of authentic yoga. I never intended my breathing patterns during heavy squat sessions, uphill mountain bike climbs or HIIT kettlebell workouts to “awaken the divine within”. And I use controlled breathing prior to starting my daily prayer. Anyone who’s spent an hour or more in Adoration should notice their breathing eventually changes. There’s a known biological link between breathing and well-being. That’s neither unique to yoga nor inherently dangerous. And breathing techniques utilized by athletes or individuals to work through anxiety or high stress situations is a far cry from practices like “fire breathing”.

And as you pointed out, pranayama is a piece of the system that is yoga. It’s meant to be practiced and developed within the context of the other practices like diet and yogic postures.
 
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I don’t disagree. Just making it clear that the yoga practice of Pranayama is not athletic training.

Yoga as it is taught in Eastern philosophy is not an exercise routine or a method to improve health or athletics it is a spiritual exercise.

Westerners turned it into a health craze, incorporating it into competitive arenas as well. Using yoga for these means is not truly the practice of yoga and in most cases is counter to the actual spiritual practices of yoga.
 
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Absolutely. I started yoga because it seemed to be a good vehicle for spiritual awareness and awakening. I still practice a lot of the poses because they help with certain issues I have like sciatica, but they’re also mixed in with various other forms of exercise. So I don’t even think about how I used to practice it.
 
That’s me after attempting the exercises. The EMT and firetruck is just off camera.
 
Hi Rebecca, though you refer to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali I dont believe your quote was actually from them. Something more like:

II.2.53 Through these practices and processes of pranayama, which is the fourth of the eight steps, the mind acquires or develops the fitness, qualification, or capability for true concentration, which is itself the sixth of the steps.

http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras-24953.htm
 
BTW why do we get so fixated on the poses when just as fundamental to yoga are:

2.30 Non-injury or non-harming (ahimsa), truthfulness (satya), abstention from stealing (asteya), walking in awareness of the highest reality (brahmacharya), and non-possessiveness or non-grasping with the senses (aparigraha) are the five yamas, or codes of self-regulation or restraint, and are the first of the eight steps of Yoga.

2.32 Cleanliness and purity of body and mind (shaucha), an attitude of contentment (santosha), ascesis or training of the senses (tapas), self-study and reflection on sacred words (svadhyaya), and an attitude of letting go into one’s source (ishvarapranidhana) are the observances or practices of self-training (niyamas), and are the second rung on the ladder of Yoga.

http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras-23034.htm
 
You have a good sense of humor. Yet you choose to use it to mock someone. If you don’t know of any poses like the ones he requests, then don’t say anything. I can think of a pose you should be in…the one done when asking forgiveness. You owe that gentleman an apology.

Have a nice day.
 
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