Christians! What do you think of Yoga? Is it against the teachings of the Bible ?

No, of course not! I pray when I do my yoga, because I feel relaxed and meditative. It's my favorite time to pray, in fact!

Yes it is. It is humanism and nuturalism combined, which teaches its students to worship and serve the ceature(ie: us, the person) more than the Creator, and it teaches that sin does not exist. Besides yoga, other similar belief systems which have also become popular, have caused many to be under the power of what I refer to as, 鈥淭he Great Me鈥?syndrome, which multitudes have submitted themselves to; which is the cause for the spirit of selfishness to be prevailing over so many lives, not knowing that they collectively are the cause of much indifference in the world.

I've seen this question before and don't understand where in the Bible yoga is even mentioned. I'm very confused.

It's about getting centered, breathing deeply and creating healthy outcomes with stretches and poses. If our body is a temple, shouldn't we be using every tool available to keep it in its best shape?

We are bombarded by messages of yoga鈥檚 peaceful and healthful benefits, but what we don鈥檛 hear, specifically in the United States, is the true origins of this type of lifestyle.

鈥淭hese are postures that are offered to the 330 million Hindu gods. Yoga postures really are; they are offerings to the gods. If you do these postures and you do this breathing technique and this meditation, then you will be accepted by a god, little 鈥淕.鈥?That鈥檚 the real danger,鈥?she said.

鈥淩omans 12:1-2 says we are to offer our bodies as a living sacrifice to God,鈥?added Laurette. 鈥淗ere they are doing something very similar with these postures to their 330 million gods, and it is scary. So we abstain from things offered to idols鈥擜cts 15:29.鈥?br>
This is a great one, 鈥淐hristian yoga", LOL 鈥淐hristian yoga is an oxymoron,鈥?鈥淚t is like saying someone is a Christian Buddhist or a Christian Hindu. What some people are doing is that they are trying to make yoga Christian. Even Hindus are saying that you cannot do that.鈥?

You can often see people in India doing the yoga positions in front of Idols. You can keep your yoga. Not falling for that one.

Just My Thoughts!

Yoga is a good form of relaxing the body and the mind so you can concentrate on God, so, within itself, it is a good exercise and good to concentrate on the things of faith of love, joy and peace. This is what a Christian is supposed to do.

You come back for more. How brave!

Yoga is originated from a form of worship in ancient india. Because it helps focus mind and exercise the body, so it is seen as good for body and spirit. But I have heard people have had spiritual problem after practising yoga. So, mmm....Not recommend.

Yoga used for physical conditioning, exercise purposes is not against the teachings of the Bible. Yoga is used by those who practice Transcendental Meditation, Budhism and Hinduism. This use would be against the Bible.

it's not a problem unless it hurts anyone or tries to convert anyone...
it follows a particular form of india...
but I've seen many hindu people who even after doing some of those yogas couldn't relax them mentally....

prayer to the LORD is only way to relax...
Didn't ramdeb say it would work a lot on many incurable diseases??
search deep..
many have been doing it years after years, but yet not even a single bit of their diseases got cured
it鈥檚 just a waste of time鈥?

"NOPE."

"YOGA, isn't a GOD that I would put before the
Creator of both, Heaven and Earth."

"Meditation, is always soothing to the body."

"The attitude, should be soothing to the soul."

It's exercise. It's as religious as you make it.

Edit: Knightwolf is an idiot. I suppose celebrating Christmas means you're practicing a Pagan religion as well? As if anyone could involuntarily worship another deity. >_<

as long as I concentrate on God during the meditation time and not get into the real mediation and the state of mind that the meditation cna put me in, because it can allow critters to come in and reek havic.

It's exercise. Exercise cannot POSSIBLY give anyone spiritual problems. Calming your mind CANNOT attract "demons". That's utterly ridiculous.

Yoga as an exercise? No

Yoga as some sort of spiritual significance? Maybe. I don't know too much about it.

If you mean the "New Age" movement and all that is with it, yes, it is wrong! (If you do meditate only on The Lord God, then the 'exersize' is ok though.)

Yoga as a healthful exercise program seem like an excellent way to get centered and be able to focus even more on God.

Yoga is not related to any religion but a way of attaining immortality i guess spiritually.

It hurts, pulls muscles, and is ineffective.

It does nothing but cause pain and debilitation.

There was no such thing as Yoga at the time the Bible was written so it doesn't say.