I wanted to ask has anyone here done or do yoga, Qi Gong and/or Martial Arts? If so do you have any resources for learning more about it and your own experiences? I'm not sure how these fit into the Christian Faith and what Christianity thinks of yoga, qi gong or martial arts though.
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Yoga, Qi Gong, Martial Arts?
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As physical exercises they're fine, as mental exercises they're fine, as spiritual exercises just proceed with caution, keep your eyes open and maintain a willingness to keep asking questions.
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I'm a big fan of Judo
Judo know what will happen if you come at me bro
seriously though ?
One of the healthiest senior citizens I know does a little yoga / stretching every morning, he's a 65 year old boxing coach as well, but diet is important along with those things
I hear lots of " yoga = satanism " or some new age something or other " kundalini serpent chakra = satan " or stuff like that
I wonder though, if God created man to work the field, would he expect man to just get up and start doing farm work with no stretching first ?
seems unlikely
Judo know what will happen if you come at me bro
seriously though ?
One of the healthiest senior citizens I know does a little yoga / stretching every morning, he's a 65 year old boxing coach as well, but diet is important along with those things
I hear lots of " yoga = satanism " or some new age something or other " kundalini serpent chakra = satan " or stuff like that
I wonder though, if God created man to work the field, would he expect man to just get up and start doing farm work with no stretching first ?
seems unlikely
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There was a recent discussion on yoga in the Catholic sub-forum, which can be found here. Also, I remember an article on yoga in the evangelical Christian Research Journal. The article is in three parts, which can be found at the URLs below.
http://www.equip.org/PDF/JAY001-1.pdf
http://www.equip.org/PDF/JAY001-2.pdf
http://www.equip.org/PDF/JAY001-3.pdf
http://www.equip.org/PDF/JAY001-1.pdf
http://www.equip.org/PDF/JAY001-2.pdf
http://www.equip.org/PDF/JAY001-3.pdf
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I've studied martial arts for about 10 years. Mostly, it's good exercise (develops strength and flexibility), and it's good for developing mental focus and emotional strength.
Interestingly, I've found my experience of martial arts to be, spiritually, a lot like my experience of meditation. Except with more pushups.
It's an experience of letting go of all the distractions and worries that fly through my head, and focusing just on what's in front of me for an hour. Very centering, very calming, in its own way.
Two areas that might concern Christians are: 1) As Christians we are called to love our enemies, so a Christian martial arts practitioner should think carefully about whether, and to what degree, violent self-defense is consistent with loving the enemy you are defending against. 2) There are elements of non-Christian philosophies woven into the Asian martial arts. As with anything, think critically, adopt what you find to be good and true in these philosophies, and set aside what you find to be untrue.
I'm currently reading Meditation and the Martial Arts, by Michael Raposa. I'm enjoying it so far, though I'm only a few chapters into it.
Interestingly, I've found my experience of martial arts to be, spiritually, a lot like my experience of meditation. Except with more pushups.
It's an experience of letting go of all the distractions and worries that fly through my head, and focusing just on what's in front of me for an hour. Very centering, very calming, in its own way.Two areas that might concern Christians are: 1) As Christians we are called to love our enemies, so a Christian martial arts practitioner should think carefully about whether, and to what degree, violent self-defense is consistent with loving the enemy you are defending against. 2) There are elements of non-Christian philosophies woven into the Asian martial arts. As with anything, think critically, adopt what you find to be good and true in these philosophies, and set aside what you find to be untrue.
I'm currently reading Meditation and the Martial Arts, by Michael Raposa. I'm enjoying it so far, though I'm only a few chapters into it.
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I am a 2nd Dan black belt in taekwondo. But I don't see any issues with religion stemming from it
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I do yoga because I needed to concentrate on balance, flexibility and upper body strength. The instructor is a Christian and plays Christian music during class. I've never gotten into the spiritual side of yoga.
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I've done tai-chi and gi-gong I found it very helpful with stress and fatigue. I only stopped doing it because of gall bladder surgury many years ago, but now that I have rheumatoid arthritis its recommended I take tai-chi and gi-gong so I might get back into it.
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Yoga has been fantastically beneficial to my life physically, mentally, and spiritually. It's dramatically increased my flexibility over the years. It helps me to alleviate tension and stress. I find it to be meditative and a lovely time to pray. My hometown church actually has weekly yoga classes.
I'm going to South Africa very soon, and have already sorted out where I'm going to go to do yoga during the layover. It's always been especially helpful to me when traveling.
One of these days I'm going to do learn tai-chi.
I'm going to South Africa very soon, and have already sorted out where I'm going to go to do yoga during the layover. It's always been especially helpful to me when traveling.
One of these days I'm going to do learn tai-chi.
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