Tag: “Christian” yoga

My Visit to My Friend’s Yoga Class

By Phyllis Buckman(Used with permission.) As I waited for the Yoga class to begin, I watched people come and go from the large, well-equipped fitness facility that offers top-notch weights, treadmills, stair-climbers, exercise classes, swimming, and more. Most members entered…

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Letter to the Editor Reveals Salvation Army Pushing Yoga, Meditation, and Mystic Henri Nouwen

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I am enclosing some magazine articles put out by the Salvation Army during the summer of 2022. One of them is from Peer magazine that is for teenagers and college-age kids. The article from that magazine is…

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“Former Ohio [Yoga] Instructor Calls Term ‘Christian Yoga’ Stretching the Truth”

LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. Lighthouse Trails has been warning about Yoga and so-called “Christian Yoga” for many years; yet, the practice of Yoga in churches is accelerating. By Frontlines Ohio One…

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“Veterans Find Healing Through Yoga,” and the Church Joins In

The September 2018 issue of The American Legion magazine has a cover headline: “Warrior Pose—Veterans Find Healing Through Yoga.” The article states: American Legion posts host yoga sessions for veterans grappling with PTSD. . . .  After leaving the Marine…

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Christians Doing Yoga – A Betrayal of the Cross . . . And What a Hindu Yogi Says

We posted the following article in 2007. It is written by Yogi Baba Prem, who is a Hindu Yogi, a Vedavisharada trained in the traditional gurukural system. Because Yoga is growing in popularity among Christians today, we decided to post this…

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Holy Yoga Wars: Spiritual Spat as Christians Stake Claim to Hindu Tradition

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…

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Letter to the Editor: Only a Fool Would Think Christian Yoga is Bad

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…

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A Former New Age Follower Talks About “Christian Yoga”

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….

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Considering Yoga? Consider this!

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?”

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NEW BOOKLET: YOGA and Christianity – Are They Compatible?

 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…

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Letter to the Editor: My Trip to a “Christian” Yoga Class

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,…

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Holy “Christian” Yoga at Women’s Ministry in Columbiana, Ohio

LTRP Note: The following is not an endorsement but rather posted for informational purposes only. Please see our links below for more information on “Christian Yoga.” WKBN News (Columbiana, Ohio) “I just really want to touch lives. I want to…

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