Originally posted by lambslove
Hatha yoga is the physical yoga--with none of the Hindu spirituality mixed in. It is an excellent form of excercise for people of all abilities, and it can make you really strong and flexible.
Sign up for a class in Hatha Yoga and you won't get any of the transcendental, new age stuff, just the excercise.
12th October 2002 at 06:34 PM Claudia said this in Post #46
Personally I would not touch any kind of Eastern Meditation or anything associated with it. I've known of too many who start out innocently and then graduate into other things...
8th October 2002 at 12:33 PM VozNocturna said this in Post #1 (http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?postid=384625#post384625)
Hey folks,
I joined a while ago, but i haven't had time to post much. So here goes my first "real" post.
I'm a Christian and a runner. I've been running for 8.5 years. I was training for the upcoming Chicago marathon and, unfortunately, I pulled/sprained my groin and part of my leg the week before the event. I'm not really bummed about this because God allows things for a reason.
I'm interested in taking other non-running, exercise classes to strengthen my legs. I was telling a Christian (Pentecostal) friend that I'm considering yoga and/or pilates to aid in my recovery. She cautioned me against it because yoga is based on eastern religion/philosophy. According to *her* research, yoga postures mimic prayer posters to eastern/Hindu gods.
Is this true?
I then mentioned that I would look into pilates. She also recommended that I do some research to make sure that I wasn't dabbling in "occult-like" activities.
I'm familiar with the following scriptures that tell us to watch out for the "disguises" of the devil and new age spirituality:
2 Corinthians 11:14--And now wonder, for Satan masquerades himself as an angel of light.
2 Timothy talks about "having a form of godliness with no power...have nothing to do with them."
Can this be said of basic, exercise-based yoga?
I'd like to hear ALL opinions. Thanks!