Yoga: Okay for Christains or not?

Yoga is part of a religious ceremony of an eastern religion. The poses and the breathing are all related with trying to get closer to nirvana. If you want to stretch and breath to relax, fine, but don't associate yourself with a false religion.

Kids in public school are learning yoga. According to yoga instructor, Mark
Blanchard, (of Progressive Power Yoga, he taught children at Colfax
Elementary school in California this past November. On his blog, he states:
"I will be introducing yoga to all of the kids at the school as I donate a
full yoga program." Blanchard has been featured in many magazines such as
Family Circle and Seventeen and has trained many actors and actresses (like
Jennifer Lopez and Drew Barrymore). Blanchard plans to "bring Progressive
Power Yoga to as many places as I can around the states (as well as the
globe) in the coming year."

Part of Blanchard's plans include working with Mini Yogis Yoga for Kids. On
the Mini Yogis website, they list not only Blanchard's company but many
other organizations as well, many of which are schools like Happy Land
Preschool in Culver City and St. Monica's Elementary School in Santa Monica.

Yoga for kids is on the rise, and if your child attends public school, you
may want to check to see if they are teaching him or her yoga. A program
called YogaEd provides yoga classes under the heading of "health/wellness"
programs for schools. Those programs take place in several states including
California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Washington, DC.

Parents whose kids are in Christian schools may need to be concerned too.
More and more churches and Christian organizations are opening their doors
to the practice of Yoga. And the biggest Christian publisher, Thomas Nelson,
published a book titled Yoga for Christians earlier this year. It's just a
matter of time before kids in Christian schools will be learning Yoga and
eventually the art of meditation.

http://www.fromthelighthouse.com/blo...more=1&c=1

I say yoga is not ok for Christians

Has any one heared about a religion called OSHO?

No, never heard of it. Where does osho come from?

I didn't know yoga was part of a false religion and I did yoga in school this weekend.I think of it as a good way to stretch your body.

Originally Posted by Spreadtheword

I didn't know yoga was part of a false religion and I did yoga in school this weekend.I think of it as a good way to stretch your body.

I confess that I have not done yoga. It has been said here, that it is of Eastern origin. This is the danger. Many have opened up their mind in meditation when doing such. To do this is to be giving access to alien spirits, which do manifest causing confusion in strange ways. I have visited some who have been frightened by such.


Yoga is not of God. Stretch, bend, excercise, whatever, but do not follow the leading of the Yoga instructer.

ok.Thanks for the warning Stephen.

Originally Posted by stephen

I confess that I have not done yoga. It has been said here, that it is of Eastern origin. This is the danger. Many have opened up their mind in meditation when doing such. To do this is to be giving access to alien spirits, which do manifest causing confusion in strange ways. I have visited some who have been frightened by such.


Yoga is not of God. Stretch, bend, excercise, whatever, but do not follow the leading of the Yoga instructer.

Well said. Therefore, no reason for "yoga". Just exercise and call it just that, exercising (or meditating WITH GOD).