Yoga postures and stretching

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me and one of my good friends watched the new Bikram documentary on Netflix. We were both surprised and grossed out by Bikram, and since she is evangelical and I am Catholic we hold similar views that yoga is a hindu practice. I was curious to see if I could do one of the poses purely out of wanting to know my flexibility, and she flipped out. I told her I was just seeing if I was flexible enough and didn’t have any of the intent of it being spiritual, but is she right? Did I do something wrong by trying a pose out?
 
A physical pose, with no intent to do anything other than physically pose, is just that, a physical pose. Don’t worry about it. It’s not like if you bend your body the wrong way some demon will attack you.
 
Is that the documentary about his sexual predator allegations?
That is the greater danger with these yoga gurus.
 
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Did I do something wrong by trying a pose out?
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As with others here as a “one off action” - cant see why it was wrong. However, any type of yoga is a well recognised “spiritual hindu practice” that is linked back to hindu gods. It has crept into a secular world pre-occupied with physical exercise as a “health benefit”. I suspect Catholics would not bow before a rama or shiva idol if it were to become fashionable by secular culture. Similarly, I myself would stay well away from yoga as a practice of any sort. Medical science has provided us with many other physical exercises that will deliver all of the health benefits we require.
 
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A physical pose, with no intent to do anything other than physically pose, is just that, a physical pose. Don’t worry about it. It’s not like if you bend your body the wrong way some demon will attack you.
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FYI - According to exorcists, there are SOME poses in Yoga that summon demons by inviting them in. According to these same exorcist, the demons see it as an invitation, even the person performing the pose has no idea the pose is an invitation.

When it comes to demons, our intentions are meaningless. Demons will exploit loopholes and they take advantage of our lack of understanding all the time.
 
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Instead, participate in stretching exercises approved by the Catholic Church. These are two approved groups that I’m personally familiar with:
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And if you look at the photos of those, what do you see?
Yoga poses.

OP, yoga poses, in and of themselves, are just stretching exercises. And there’s nothing wrong with them. If they work for you, do them. If they don’t, then don’t use them. Easy-peasy.
 
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Instead, participate in stretching exercises approved by the Catholic Church. These are two approved groups that I’m personally familiar with:
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And if you look at the photos of those, what do you see?
Yoga poses.

OP, yoga poses, in and of themselves, are just stretching exercises. And there’s nothing wrong with them. If they work for you, do them. If they don’t, then don’t use them. Easy-peasy.
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NO, you don’t see “Yoga poses.”

Most poses in Yoga are totally harmless, they are just stretching. However, SOME poses are specifically used to invite the Hindu spirits (aka demons).

The Catholic alternatives all know which poses are 100% religious in nature and do NOT use them.

In other words:
  • Yoga uses some religious poses and some poses that are simply stretching. Not every Yoga pose is religious.
  • The Catholic alternative knows which poses invite/summons the demons and does NOT use them.
 
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Certain exorcists have said, and continue to say, a lot of things that don’t comport with Church teachings.

I see no point in causing worry on a forum with lots of young and scrupulous people by suggesting that if they somehow move their body in a certain way the Devil will get them. It’s superstition. If we had to actually worry about bodily poses, I’m pretty sure the Vatican, not some random exorcist, would let us know.

If I happened to pose my body in some way that some other religion uses to “invite demons” and I have no intent to do so and probably no knowledge of the other religion doing so, do you honestly think I am subjecting myself to harm or that God would let it occur? It’s simply illogical to even be concerned.
 
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According to exorcists, there are SOME poses in Yoga that summon demons by inviting them in. According to these same exorcist, the demons see it as an invitation, even the person performing the pose has no idea the pose is an invitation.
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That sounds superstitious. How does one invite without the will to invite?
But let everyone follow their own conscience.
 
Although stretching and yoga have a few overlaps, they are two very different practices.

Stretching involves holding a position. You work on lengthening the muscle until you are stretching to the maximum. A yoga workout, on the other hand, is made up of many poses. Some of these are similar (or even the same) as stretches, but a large number are quite distinct.

A yoga workout involves moving from one pose to another. Sometimes you hold a pose for several breaths, sometimes you change from one to another quite rapidly.

Stretching often teaches you just to breathe normally during the entire workout while not holding your breath. On the other hand, in yoga exercise, breathing styles are a crucial aspect of the pose; you’re directed particularly when you should inhale and exhale.

Goal of Stretching Exercises: improves flexibility, posture and circulation.
Goal of Yoga Exercises: boost mental and physical health, all at once.
 
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As with others here as a “one off action” - cant see why it was wrong.
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One off or every day makes no difference.
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However, any type of yoga is a well recognised “spiritual hindu practice” that is linked back to hindu gods.
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News to me - but so what? Is the OP stretching into these poses as a means to worship a Hindu God? Hardly.
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Similarly, I myself would stay well away from yoga as a practice of any sort. Medical science has provided us with many other physical exercises that will deliver all of the health benefits we require.
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Yoga or calisthenics or Pilates - take your pick!
 
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Instead, participate in stretching exercises approved by the Catholic Church.
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The church has approved stretching exercises? Good grief! 🤦‍♂️
phil19034 said:
FYI - According to exorcists, there are SOME poses in Yoga that summon demons by inviting them in. According to these same exorcist, the demons see it as an invitation, even the person performing the pose has no idea the pose is an invitation.
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Can you quote a credible source for that? Sounds like nonsense to me.
 
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Rau said:
Can you quote a credible source for that? Sounds like nonsense to me.
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I will have find some of the articles again. I will search.

However, back in 2015 during the World Meeting of Families I spent several days with the two founders of SoulCore and shared a taxi and train ride with one of them. We spoke at length about how the Church; her brother (a priest); Susan Brinkmann, OCDS; Women of Grace; and Cardinal Dolan all played a role in making sure that SoulCore didn’t have any demonic poses.
 
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