Yoga and the Christian faith=a big mess

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Angels_Eyes said:
I have recently given up Yoga. I am a Catholic Revert and am happy with my journey back to God. I have done a lot of research into Yoga as I struggled with it for a long time whether to continue it or not, as I am now Christian. When I called myself pagan, it didn’t matter, but after everything I have learnt about it…it really is scary!!!:eek::eek::

Yoga is a Hindu spiritual practice. Something I recently saw on YouTube spoke of a yogi master being shocked to hear that people in the west practice yoga for exercise and wellbeing. He apparently laughed and said they don’t know what they are doing as it’s a Hindu spiritual practice that through certain postures calls on the Hindu gods.

I found this to be very interesting. I have given up ‘Christian Yoga’ also. I am happy with my decision to give up, but just wanted to put it out there the dangers of Yoga.

Please research yoga to find out the real truths out there. It is dangerous and should not be practiced by Christians.
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As a physical therapist I “steal” or “borrow” yoga exercises that I like and prescribe them to my patients. I explain to them the kinesiology behind the exercises including improving muscle strength and length with the overall goal of improved function and decreased pain with movement. No religious or philosophical aspects of Hinduism are ever mentioned. These exercises by themselves don’t have any magical pagan qualities to them that are detrimental to Christians.
 
Angels_Eyes said:
I have recently given up Yoga. I am a Catholic Revert and am happy with my journey back to God. I have done a lot of research into Yoga as I struggled with it for a long time whether to continue it or not, as I am now Christian. When I called myself pagan, it didn’t matter, but after everything I have learnt about it…it really is scary!!!:eek::eek::

Yoga is a Hindu spiritual practice. Something I recently saw on YouTube spoke of a yogi master being shocked to hear that people in the west practice yoga for exercise and wellbeing. He apparently laughed and said they don’t know what they are doing as it’s a Hindu spiritual practice that through certain postures calls on the Hindu gods.

I found this to be very interesting. I have given up ‘Christian Yoga’ also. I am happy with my decision to give up, but just wanted to put it out there the dangers of Yoga.

Please research yoga to find out the real truths out there. It is dangerous and should not be practiced by Christians.
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Agreed, especially when you delve into chakras, third eye, and the like. There is a fine line between yoga, meditation and New Age.

I gave up meditation - except for the kind that includes meditating on Jesus.
 
Yoga is a pagan ritual. I avoid doing it at all. I never even liked it in the first place. It is meant to honor the gods, not God.
 
Meditating to me has nothing to do with stretching exercises. 😛

MJ
 
anon67074017 said:
Yoga is a pagan ritual. I avoid doing it at all. I never even liked it in the first place. It is meant to honor the gods, not God.
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One can say the same thing about burning incense and hold hands in the prayer position.
 
Michael_Mayo said:
One can say the same thing about burning incense and hold hands in the prayer position.
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Let’s compare the following:

A person burning white sage as a Wiccan cleansing practice

A person burning blessed incense or candle while praying to Jesus Christ

I think both form and substance matter.
 
Angels_Eyes said:
I have recently given up Yoga. I am a Catholic Revert and am happy with my journey back to God. I have done a lot of research into Yoga as I struggled with it for a long time whether to continue it or not, as I am now Christian. When I called myself pagan, it didn’t matter, but after everything I have learnt about it…it really is scary!!!:eek::eek::

Yoga is a Hindu spiritual practice. Something I recently saw on YouTube spoke of a yogi master being shocked to hear that people in the west practice yoga for exercise and wellbeing. He apparently laughed and said they don’t know what they are doing as it’s a Hindu spiritual practice that through certain postures calls on the Hindu gods.

I found this to be very interesting. I have given up ‘Christian Yoga’ also. I am happy with my decision to give up, but just wanted to put it out there the dangers of Yoga.

Please research yoga to find out the real truths out there. It is dangerous and should not be practiced by Christians.
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I avoid it too. I read that the exercises are meant to prepare the mind for Eastern meditation which is very different from our type of meditation.

God bless you
 
mattp0625 said:
Let’s compare the following:

A person burning white sage as a Wiccan cleansing practice

A person burning blessed incense or candle while praying to Jesus Christ

I think both form and substance matter.
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No the act of burning something is in itself neutral. It requires an intention to make a difference.
 
Thank you everyone for your interesting responses. I am sorry if I posted a question which comes up often in this forum…I actually tried to find something by searching but must have been doing it wrong :(.

Some of the responses were really funny…like Yoda and others. Some were so very interesting, which have given me much food for thought.

For me personally, if I continue yoga, I think I will struggle with my old ways…which was over 15 years New Age practices. I guess, I associate yoga with the new age because that’s how I got into it. Again, this is just me.

I have taken up pilates and this seems like a good substitute. (I hope this doesn’t start another thread…😛 )

I will try to address some of the answers I received.

Thank you all again,
God Bless.
 
misspriss said:
If you are interested in a stretching and strengthening program from a Catholic standpoint, check this out.

pietrafitness.com/

I eyed it for many months, finally bought it, and then had a tendon injury in my foot that has prevented me from using the DVD. But the part I did get through I really enjoyed!
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I looked at the website and it looks very interesting. I might have to look into purchasing one of the dvd’s.

Thanks so much!!!🙂
 
mattp0625 said:
Agreed, especially when you delve into chakras, third eye, and the like. There is a fine line between yoga, meditation and New Age.

I gave up meditation - except for the kind that includes meditating on Jesus.
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Thanks Matt. I have to say I have done catholic meditation, and it is so beautiful! Much nicer to focus on God than trying to empty my mind…a very hard thing for any woman to do…hehehe! 😃
 
Angels_Eyes said:
Thanks Matt. I have to say I have done catholic meditation, and it is so beautiful! Much nicer to focus on God than trying to empty my mind…a very hard thing for any woman to do…hehehe! 😃
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Ha, Silly:) you are welcome
 
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