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so, this might be a repeat question, and sorry if it is, but does the Church have an official position on Catholics doing yoga? i’ve been practicing it for a few years now, purely for the health aspects-i do other sports and the stretching has definitely lead to huge improvements in these sports. i know that yoga started as a hindu/buddhist spirituality, and some aspects of that are obvious in my practice. i dont pay much attention to that stuff, mostly zone out, or if i’m mentally all over the place, i might meditate or say hail mary’s in my head to focus. i dont feel like i am worshiping false idols or anything, i was just wondering what the Church teaches about this.
 
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Document signed by Joseph Ratzinger.

To summarize: yoga is fine, but one must take care that authentic Christian prayer life is not obscured or replaced by the practice of yoga. Some might prefer to stay away.
 
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