First of all, I admit I was completely ignorant of yoga prior to Monday.
\nSecond, meditation isn’t really my thing, even when I’m meditating on God stuff. <\/p>\n
It is a surprise that I actually went to a yoga class at my gym on Monday and then went to the offering on Wednesday as well. Mostly, it just fits into my schedule the best of the options and I heard that its good for pregnant women. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy the class, the instructor was very nice and the stretches do feel good, but I was just a little unsettled by it. Nate asked me if I enjoyed it and I didn’t really know how to answer. <\/p>\n
This prompted me to do some searching and see what other people think about this. As with all things, there are a variety of opinions on whether yoga and Christianity are in conflict, but I think that I’ve decided not to do it anymore.
\nThis is a well written article by a woman who has been responding to this question for a long time:
\nhttp:\/\/www.praisemoves.com\/christianalternative.htm <\/p>\n
The biggest thing is that yoga has its roots in Hinduism and most of the poses are meant to be worshipful toward Hindu idols. Does just doing the stretches without a worshipful attitude actually mean I’m worshipping those idols? No, but maybe others will think I am.<\/p>\n
My class began and ended with the words “namaste” which I now know means “I bow to the divine in you”. This also has its roots in the polytheistic nature of Hinduism. There is nothing divine in my body except the spirit of God in my heart, so this idea is definitely in conflict.<\/p>\n
In my research, I learned that yoga is meant to bring you peace through meditation and bringing you closer to the universe and such (I’m sure this isn’t worded very well), but my peace comes from God. I could take the time to meditate on some scripture or to pray, but then I wouldn’t be doing what my instructor was telling me to do and I really wouldn’t be doing yoga huh?<\/p>\n
Can I stretch without a yoga instructor or yoga pose? Yes.
\nCan I meditate without a yoga instructor? Yes.
\nWould doing yoga actually shake my faith? Probably not (there’s probably too much pride in that statement), but there’s always that chance and supporting something that I disagree with isn’t such a good example for my friends and family. <\/p>\n
So now I have to find something else to do, I know I’ll like the pilates and the kick boxing (after baby comes out) options, just have to rearrange the schedule a little bit. <\/p>\n
Thoughts?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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