The following out-of-house news article is posted for informational and research purposes and not as an endorsement. “Madison startup uses mindfulness to help teachers take care of their students and themselves” By Ogechi Emechebe The Capital Times (Madison, WI) Giggling, yawning and deep breathing filled the air of a Lapham Elementary School classroom on a … [Read more…]
By Caryl Matrisciana Caryl Matrisciana grew up in India and later as a young adult in England and then the U.S. became deeply involved with the New Age movement. (Used with permission in May 2016) I’ve had several e-mails asking about Pilates as a form of exercise and if it’s connected to a spirituality as … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Jill Stark The Sydney Morning Herald It is during yoga that Josephine Lau feels closest to Jesus. A devout Christian, the mother-of-two is one of Australia’s first certified ”Holy Yoga” teachers. “Since I’ve practised Holy Yoga I’ve felt that my connection … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following article is posted for research and informational purposes and not as an endorsement in any way for Yoga or Yoga positions. However, this is important information for Christians to know as the practice of Yoga has not only significantly increased overall in America, but it has increased within the mainstream Christian … [Read more…]
By L. Putnam A recent Facebook Post captioned: “Help Your Child Achieve Calmness!” showed a picture of a little girl sitting cross-legged, eyes closed, hands out, and with her fingers fixed in a mudra position. What finger position is that? To be precise, it is the “Gyan Mudra” or “Chin Mudra” finger position in which the … [Read more…]
YOGA: Exercise or Religion—Does it Matter? by Ray Yungen is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet Tract. The Booklet Tract is 10 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklet Tracts are designed to give away to others or for your own personal use. … [Read more…]
A Trip to India—to Learn the Truth About Hinduism and Yoga By Caryl Matrisciana Thirteen years had passed since my family had left India. Now I found myself on an airplane returning there. I was filled with excitement and nostalgic memories. Would I bump into old friends with whom I had lost contact over the … [Read more…]
By Berit Kjos Kjos Ministries “Softening Up” For Occult Revival—Hermetic Magic & Hegel’s Dialectic Process Why would our country, so richly blessed by God, embrace the occult? What caused this drastic change in values? How could it have happened so seemingly fast?! Actually, the entire Western world had already been “softened up” by the 1960s … [Read more…]
By Harriet Crawford The Daily Mail (UK) Meditation and mindfulness is promoted by celebrities including Gwyneth Paltrow and Russell Brand, who boast of its power to help people put stress out of their minds and live for the moment. But the treatment can itself trigger mania, depression, hallucinations and psychosis, psychological studies in the UK … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: I am writing to inform you of a deeply worrying experience I had. After having chiropractic treatment for years, I decided to give osteopathy a try, as it seemed to be more gentle on the body. But at the end of the treatment, something strange happened. The practitioner held my head for … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes only and not as an endorsement. Also see our links below for Lighthouse Trails coverage on Yoga and “Christian” Yoga. By the Huffington Post The United Nations declared June 21st as International Yoga Day, just three months after India’s newly-elected Prime Minister … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: I wanted to send a quick email to touch on your comment that Yoga can not be Christian. Yoga I get originated with Hinduism, however, can and will be transformed to whoever practices it. God is in us, all of us, if you accept it or not. God created us and our … [Read more…]
By Caryl Matrisciana “Christian Yoga?” Many people try to separate the exercises of Yoga from its spiritual element. The secular, intellectual West has long assumed it can divorce yogic practice from its spiritual aspects simply by ignoring or redefining them. Similarly, the Western church has come to assume it may safely Christianize Yoga, which it … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted not as an endorsement but rather for informational and research purposes and to show how the New Age is very active and “alive” in our Western society. Once again, we see that this world is turning to the devices of Satan for help rather than to the … [Read more…]
Video by Chris Lawson Questions For Those Considering Yoga (4:25) from Chris Lawson on Vimeo. Also check out Chris Lawson’s article/booklet “Yoga and Christianity: Are They Compatible?”
The popular mega Mariner’s Church, located in Southern California, is wrapping up their “Holy Yoga” session that began earlier this year. Mariner’s website reads: “Connect your entire being–body, mind, and spirit with God. Experience this time of worship, fellowship & fun! 100% Jesus; 100% Yoga. Bring water and a mat.” Caryl Matrisciana discusses Yoga positions: … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: Just a quick thank you for all the work you do! Your site has given me a wealth of information the past few years!! It is my “go to” site for checking authors speakers and other matters. Heads up: Liberty is offering yoga under the class name FLOW [see screen shot below]. … [Read more…]
by Caryl Matrisciana The Germany of the 1920s and 1930s was in social and economic despair, looking for a leader who would free her from the Great Depression. The man with the promise of hope was Adolph Hitler. A man with an affinity for the occult and “an abiding belief in astrology,”1 he claimed he … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Yoga is on the rise in the Western world. Even in Christian circles, Yoga is being widely practiced. “Christian” Yoga teachers say that the exercises can be done without invoking Eastern mysticism. But this is not accurate information. Caryl Matrisciana was born and raised in India. Today, as a Christian film maker, she … [Read more…]
“Many people have unwittingly become New Agers by simply seeking to improve their physical and mental health through meditation.” – Ray Yungen Two and a half years ago, Lighthouse Trails first reported on Rick Warren’s Daniel Plan health program. That initial article titled “Rick Warren’s New Health and Wellness Initiative Could Have Profound Repercussions on … [Read more…]
Associated Press El Paso Times ENCINITAS, Calif.—A Southern California school district has accepted a $1.4 million grant to expand a student yoga program that sparked religious complaints and a lawsuit. Trustees of the Encinitas Union School District voted Wednesday to accept the grant from the Sonima Foundation to expand teaching at its nine campuses. . … [Read more…]
YOGA and Christianity – Are They Compatible? written by Chris Lawson is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Below is the content of the booklet. To order copies of YOGA and Christianity – Are They Compatible?, … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has been following this story since last year (see related articles below). Sadly, the “new” spirituality has won again in the public schools. Poor kids. In the Encinitas School District, they get to learn how to practice the occult. Parents sued Encinitas schools to end yoga classes because they claimed instructors … [Read more…]
Hello from the UK: Today I saw a poster advertising Laughter Yoga classes with no yoga positions required and done by a certified laughter yoga instructor. It certainly gave me a laugh, and I had to read and re-read the poster several times. When I got home, I Googled laughter yoga and was amazed to … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland Understand the Times I have been following the New Age movement even before the phrase New Age movement was coined. In the early 80s, it became apparent to me that Eastern religion was being widely promoted in the West as something new. While New Agers were enthusiastically advocating Yoga, meditation, crystals, spirit … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: This article is posted for informational and research purposes. See link below article for previous posting about this story. SAN DIEGO – An attorney representing a family bent out of shape over a public school yoga program in the beach city of Encinitas filed a lawsuit Wednesday to stop the district-wide classes. In … [Read more…]
Yoga for children is exploding! Children are being introduced to it everywhere you turn. All you have to do is check out the news, and you can’t miss it, such as this article, “Yoga for Kids Trend Sweeping Northcentral Wisconsin,” where the article admits that “yoga for kids” is sweeping not just Wisconsin but the … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland Understand the Times, International According to the American Civil Liberties Union, students in public schools cannot be indoctrinated with any specific religious belief. Education must be religiously neutral. However, it can be documented that when children are being introduced to yoga and witchcraft in public schools, parents are told not be alarmed. … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: We received an e-mail from a woman who told us about an article she has written about her experience when she decided to visit a Yoga class (held in a “Christian-based facility”) because some of her Christian friends were now taking Yoga, and she wanted to observe a class. We think you will find her article most interesting. … [Read more…]
From Barbie to the wholesome looking American Girl, both dolls have now joined the Yoga ranks in children’s toys, once again illustrating how mysticism and the New Age have fully enveloped our Western society. Toys have not been left behind. Unfortunately, many parents will buy their daughters and granddaughters these Yoga dolls, opening up another … [Read more…]