Humor on Christian YogaAt last a humorous take on Christian yoga. BC native Shannon Rupp in the independent daily newspaper, The Tyee, skewers Quesnel area woman’s objections to yoga in classrooms–because, the woman says, yoga is the work of the devil. Natch.
Here’s an excerpt:
“Cummings also complains that yoga in the classroom is the same as prayer in the classroom, and again she’s not wrong. You frequently hear prayers of the “oh-god-oh-god-oh-god” variety, especially in beginner yoga classes. An occasional “Jesus!” isn’t unusual.”
Read, “Me, A Yoga Devil?” at http://thetyee.ca/Life/2007/01/17/Yoga/
(And scroll down to follow the amazing, convoluted commentary that follows the story!)
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Would one say that people drinking wine are necessarily practicing the Christian rite of communion? Would one say that people eating bread with a meal are practicing the Christian rite of communion? Of course not.
If one does physical postures outside of its context as a 100% spiritual practice, you cannot call it Yoga, any more than you can call merely drinking wine and eating bread Christian communion.
Here is a brief video entitled
“Can a Christian Practice Yoga?”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQXAYioSQ9I