Is Yoga Evil? w/ (Former Yogi) Alex Frank
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 2. 12. 2021
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Alex and I sit down and discuss his search for truth, discovering Yoga, uncovering the evil behind Yogic teaching.
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Please pray for the reversion of my daughter, whom is a yoga instructor. We adopted her as an infant and is our only child. Sheâs now 30 years old. She attended a private (non-parish) Catholic grade school, an all-girl Catholic High School and even a Catholic university (which was her choice). She attended Mass through college, but likely the only time she attended afterward is when we would visit her where she lived several states away (outside a brief time when she started going back for a while on her own). Unfortunately, a couple girls she worked with were very involved with yoga. They were going on a trip to a Caribbean island and asked her to join them. She was hooked, and began to teach yoga. Shortly afterward she started dating a man that never had any substantial faith in his life. Shortly afterward, our daughter would refuse to attend going to Mass even when weâd visit.
She now is a manager of a very large club where she lead teachers/trainers in yoga, Pilates, barre, etc., and she herself teaches yoga there. Someone gave her a book on witchcraft and other âalternativeâ practices. Iâve seen others since.
Our daughter is a kind person. A hard worker. She also is aligned with âwokeâ ideology - all the usual issues du jour. She became engaged in 2020 with the idea of getting married in 2022 (because of COVID) but became pregnant in the interim. She chose to postpone the wedding - Thank God she also chose life! Our little grandson is now almost one year old. He was premature but is completely healthy. Heâs also not baptized. Everyone says that young people come back to the faith once they have a child. So far there is no glimpse of that.
Please pray for the reversion of my daughter, the conversion of her fiancé and the baptism of our grandson. It is such a hollow feeling not having them in the faith. It seems impossible, but I know that through God all is possible.
I have a similar situation with my one and only daughter as well ⊠my heart is broken and in need of prayers as well .
I will remember you in my prayers .
God bless .
Lord, in your mercy, hear this motherâs prayer.
Keep loving her and extending grace to her. You will be the only Jesus that she sees at this point. And immerse yourself in scripture and worship as thatâs where you will find strength to be faithful to Christ. Blessings.
Yes dear Lord đđ». We believe.
I also have a similar story with my 2 sons. God and Mary love our children, even more that we do, and are intervening with the help of our prayers and sacrifices. Miracles and reversions are happening every day. I will pray for your daughter.
Praying đđœ
Iâm in the process of converting to Catholicism. These videos have been so helpful!! Sorry, not related to yoga lol, but Iâm excited and wanted to share.
Awww đ„° Welcome home đ!!
Praise God! Prayers for you on your journey!!
Can't wait for you to be a part of the ark of salvation â€
Itâs hard to hold back joy when you find it!!! Share away!!!
Welcome Home! Praise be to God!
This interview was absolutely one of the most important for me to hear. Being born protestant I lost almost two decades of dabbling in the New Age (buddhism, hinduism, yoga, mediums, crystals, astrology, tarot cards e t c, e t c) and it almost destroyed me đ„ I can totally relate to what Alex Frank is talking about. I knew it was demonic in my heart but I got stuck somehow and never had the words or theology to explain the why. The information Alex Frank is giving us in this interview is going to bring many lost souls (like me) to Christ and the true Church. And yes I am on my way to converting to the Catholic church and have made many supporting beautiful Catholic friendsđ„° God Bless and thank you Jesus for not giving up on međđ»
I guess Chiropractic is also demonic.
Good for you! You will be a gem of OUR Church. Welcome and thank you Kristina!
Interesting that most of our comments grasped yoga issue from Frank direct experience and observation. Excellent interview. Excellent. Should be printed and offered by TA host.
Isho loves you no matter what.
Ahhhhhh this is awesome news, Kristina. My little family will be praying for you on your journey. Woot woot! So happy you werenât destroyed, sister!
As a former yoga teacher, thank you for bringing attention to this topic. I have so much to say about this that it wouldnât fit in a comment lol!! I donât regret my spiritual journey but am so grateful that God called me back to the Catholic Church and allowed me to see how far from Him I really was. There are so many well intentioned Christians and Catholics who have no idea how dangerous these practices can be, nor why they are dangerous.
Tku for sharing. In India it's so widely accepted that we don't know what we're dabbling with. Being Catholic this is very enlightening
Glory to Christ!
I was raised in the Catholic Church but wandered away and lived as the proverbial prodigal son for a few years. During that time I became deeply immersed in yoga and at one point I was going to become a teacher of this practice. By the grace of God I started to be drawn back to the church and part of this process was the realisation at yoga was not what I thought it was. God opened my eyes to see that the poses in yoga are in fact movements designed to worship Hindu gods, so it is idolatry really. I'm so grateful God took me away from these practices but yoga is so normalised and ingrained In the culture that it is everywhere and can't be challenged. I literally saw children being taught yoga in my local park a few months back. It's so difficult to explain to people the dangers of yoga unless they know God in the first place. Anyway just wanted to comment as I know the road you've travelled
@@laradmello4890 Agree with you... Indian Mangalorean Catholic here!
I have had a similar spiritual journey leaving the Catholic Church and getting involved in psychedelics and Eastern mysticism. I do regret my path. I was foolish and played with powers I didn't understand, I led others astray and became puffed up with pride of spiritual knowledge and "wisdom" and became self indulgent at the detriment to a right mind and risking my immortal soul. I should have gone deeper into the Christian knowledge I was taught when I was young. But God is great and saved me from darkness and death and from myself. I have fully repented with deep regret and am now back in the Church and praying for the chance to warn others and help to keep them from abandoning Christ or to discover Him for the first time. God bless you all.
As a former Kadampa Buddhist, I can totally relate to seeking healing and finding some good things on the surface of a religion, then being drawn down into murky, demonic practices without even knowing what's going on. Alex's journey has me in renewed awe of how our good God pursues us with tenderness over years and years, and turns our failings into His glory, out of love for us. Keep praying, everyone, for those in most need of mercy....you're helping to save people like Alex Frank, and ME!
Maybe consider giving your testimony? Just a thought. After I watched testimoniesbon CZcams, I stoppedbdoing Yoga. I'm sure you can make a difference by the Grace of God.
I have been doing some yoga movements most of my life for around 40 years (I am 64 yrs odl) only for health reason. It helps with my back pain and helps with my flexibility. I heard negative things about yoga, like donât empty your self, you might invite demonic spirit in, thatâs why I always pray or listen to hymns while I do it, but Iâm very shocked to learn a bout it today! Do I have to give up completely or can I continue doing what I was doing?
Dear Alex, welcome home! đâ€ïž
Please give me advice for my question. Thanks in advance.
@@ThuyBui-oz1wr If you give up yoga then you might as well never go to a chiropractor either like all of these catholics do when they have a lower back injury... Because Chiropractic was discovered by Deedee Palmer and he claimed he got the idea from a spirit that he gotten contact with during a seance.
Kadampa Buddhism is a Chinese anti-Dalai Lama front. You should find a true Buddhist teacher that will actually teach you things. Buddhism has a much better way of dealing with demons than theistic religions.
I wish I could invite him to speak to my school board at a public hearing. I'm a substitute teacher, and for some years teachers have left lesson plans that involve taking "mindfulness" or "yoga" breaks to "calm the kids down" after lunch or at other times throughout the school day. The videos are all over CZcams. But more alarming is that some "benefactor" recently gave the district a mindfulness meditation program that is supposedly ok because they took out all mentions of mindfulness in response to parental and Christian teachers' objections. Yet it's the same claptrap. I practiced Buddhism at one time, and received the spirit during my initiation ceremony. It's a real spirit, and I refuse to have anything to do with it ever again, even so much as using the techniques to manipulate children who aren't mine. Today I was in a classroom that has a calm down area just outside the door but still visible to the teacher in the classroom. She labels it the "Zen Calm Down Corner." The district requires "calm down spaces" be in every classroom, but even that practice is influenced by Buddhism, and to some extent, Hinduism. I'm so inclined to start openly and brazenly making the Sign of the Cross in response to every pagan sign, practice, and technique I come across in classrooms.
Pray to be protected from retaliation as you battle this.
Yes! Keep making the sign of the cross, also call out to St Michael the Archangel, all the Holy Souls in Heaven and in Purgatory and your Guardian Angel to guide you with this battle. If it's in your heart and it moves your soul it's because God has made you for this. God bless you!
We can't even practice breathing techniques without some people protesting that we're invoking demons? What total nonsense.
@@joeoleary9010 did you not watch the video Joe???? Do Pilates bro
@KA Fleury - Why not invite him? See the show notes for contact info.
Yes, the Sign of the Cross, but also the prayer of St Anthony of the Desert:
Behold the Cross of the Lord!
Be scattered, all ye evil powers!
The Lion of the Tribe of Judah has conquered, the root of David!
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Ecce Crucem Domini!
Fugite partes adversae!
Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David!
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Eckart Tolle was a big influence to me in becoming from a lukewarm catholic to a much comitted one. When Tolle wrote that Jesus was âa pathâ something immediately changed in my mind, or letâs say, in my soul. I immediately recognized the mistake. And Tolle kept helping me when I realized he was charging so much money for a retreat in Florida. With those fees many of us would be left out of Salvation. Thanks Eckart for helping me realized that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.
I, along with almost everyone, bought his book after seeing him on Oprah. As I read, I realized that it was nothing more than New Ageism- âYou are divine; you are Godâ. Same old lies wrapped in Biblical references. Those who do not know their faith are easily duped. Always pray to the Holy Spirit for discernment.
Amen
@@cosmofox (I'm no expert, & a cradal catholic, & I read alot abt faith, my favorites are CS Lewis, Thomas Merton & Dorothy Day).. It's not by just "believing" that people are "saved".. It's just the start to the path of Truth. Jesus is referred to as "the truth & the way".. meaning we're saved by walking in his footsteps, & as such we won't get hoodwinked by the conditioning of our culture (both socially & family lineage). Seeking 1st "the kingdom w/in", which is to live by grace, putting our relationship w/ God as 1st priority in our lives ea day. Hence, in this way, our minds will be more intune to Jesus' virtues; & whenever death finds us while in this state of mind, we can expect to go straight to heaven. (That's my understanding).
Who is Eckart Tolle?
@@ntl9974so
Someone depressing
You know there is something wrong in the world when completely pointless crap on CZcams has multibillion views, while something like this has 63k views. One of the best interviews I have watched in a while. Well done!.
Well said.
Yes very well said. I am completely enthralled. Also learning why Yoga is a problem. Iâve heard it many time but never heard a good explanation.
I genuinely want to know how Yoga is evil.
@@grantwilliams2571 well then watch the interview Grant.
@@keithfred3321 It's 2 fucking hours long.
Alex Frank needs to write a book on the evils of practicing yoga. He would be saving a lot of souls for Christ.
Yep, Yoga is a dangerous practice for those who don't want to face their dark side. Better to just project it all into some idea of Hell and pray to Jesus he'll save you from it.
He needs to read an actual book on yoga. Heâs misinformed
@@RexxAnthonySamuell how so? đ€
Absolutely saved, thank you Frank for sharing. Both yoga and Tai Chi
I would buy your book! There's a book by Fr. Federico Highton "Tanablies Tibetana" (SP?). But it's in Spanish. Please write the book.
I was seeking relief from insomnia so I started doing yoga and while meditating on a yoga mat, I was able to see everyoneâs aura. It freaked me out so much that I ran to the nearest Catholic church and cried, and I clearly heard God say âwhat do you think youâre doing? Youâre mine!â
I am so glad you ran back to Jesus xx
It was my trip to batangas church of Padre Pio that has brought me here. Salamat po
Too many sleeping tablets.
Lol you need to be on medication
Not gonna lie, you sound like a crazy person
I practiced yoga in my 20s, but as my Catholic faith deepened, I just couldn't do it anymore. I didn't know why, it just felt very wrong. This has been so interesting to listen to!
I hope you don't go to a chiropractor either when you have a lower back injury. Because that was discovered by a man called D Palmer and he said he learned it while getting in contact with a spirit during a seance.
@@famvids9627 the fallen Angels taught man pharmacology and cutting of roots (herbalism) thereâs lots of wisdom given by the angels that we use the issue is a stumbling block though youâre not going to hell for practicing yoga or taking fluid pills
@@off6848 so no medicine anymore either? And here we go down the superstitious rabbit hole.
@@famvids9627 no Iâm saying if youâre gonna call someone out for yoga well technically pharmkea is demonic too
I donât think we should squabble of these things
@@off6848 There's a lot of superstitious people here.. apparently Matt is promoting it.
Iâm not catholic but I still appreciate this video. Iâm a born again Christian who has had a calling to purge a lot of unholy habits in my life and yoga is something Iâve been pondering. Thank you for the clarity!
Iâm not Roman either. (I am an Anglican), but still love hearing what the Lord is doing in other parts of His Church.
My question is, what is he teaching that is based on scripture? It's just his opinions, nothing more.
The entire essence of Hinduism is known as So Ham in sanskrit, it translated into english as, "I Am He."
"See now that I, I Am He, And there is no god with me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal, And there is none that delivereth out of my hand." - Deuteronomy 32:39
"Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last, I am he." - Isa 41:4
"So ham, I Am He which is the culmination of the Upanishads. Salutation to So Ham." - Isha Upanishads verse 16
"âIn the beginning this (world) was only the Supreme Self [Paramatman], in the shape of a person. Looking around he saw nothing else than the Self. He first said, Soham, I Am Heââ - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1:4:1
"This mantra [Soham] which is called Ajapa Gayatri will give salvation to all yogis. Just mental repetition of this mantra will help one get rid of all sins.: - Yoga Chudamani Upanishad
The Upanishads and Vedas are filled with verses of I Am He. In Hinduism, So Ham is the breath of life, the spirit that keeps us alive.
The only 2 religion that call God, "I am" is Judeo-Christianity and Hinduism.
â@adim00lah However, the I Am in Hinduism is not Jehovah. This is very disingenuous of you. Don't lie to yourself friend
@@JenniferoftheSea How do you know this, where does the bible say this?
You don't even have to meditate on I Am in sanskrit, u can use english. It has the same benefits. When I teach so ham meditation, I do it in english.
So sanskrit is some demonic language, but english is okay? What about Mandarin, is Mandarin demonic too?
Before the gospels were written, Hindus already said God was "The Word."
Jesus said he is the light of the world. India is part of the world right? So you saying they dont' have access to God's light? Where does the bible teach this?
So jesus is not the light of the world, but the light of christians, so Jesus made a mistake?
@@JenniferoftheSea Most of the Christians I have interacted with are extremely judgemental, even though the bible tells you not to do this. And they make up their own ideologies that aren't even in their books.
If we are so evil, why didn't we do the crusades, inquisition, trans-atlantic slave trade, and the near genocide of the indigenous people of American and caribbean?
So evil are we, that everybody runs to India for refuge. The Parsis and Jews ran to India to get escape from Christian and Islamic persecution. Allegedly the Apostle Thomas fled to India away from Israel to flee persecution from Jews.
We are one of the only countries in the world, with no history of anti-semitism, Jews have lived here with us for almost 2,000 years peacefully.
We welcome the Buddhist, Jews, Zoroastrians, Christians etc... and you call US demonic? Take a long hard look in the mirror of the sad and barbaric history of your own religion and tell me who is the true evil.
By their fruits, you shall know them.
We are NOT the Caananites who were barbarians sacrificing babys to their demons, it's not fair to put us in the same category as these people. Some believe King Solomon use to trade with India.
This was fascinating and I can relate to your guest. I worked in new age store for over 20 years. Luckily, Jesus scooped me out of that hedonism disguised as spirituality. It hasnât been an easy journey but I am so grateful.
I got out of new age and yoga because of Christ
Unfortunately Christian religion inherited the Semitic creed of the âjealous Godâ in the view of Christ as âthe only begotten son of Godâ so could not brook any rival near the throne. The Christian religion, in spite of its own broad humanism, it accepted the fierce intolerance which is the natural result of belief. Hinduism at large does not contain that type of intolerance because doing so would convey possessiveness over the divine rather than reverence to it. To label eastern religions as hedonistic is like calling the catholic church a pediphile ring. Ganesh was beheaded by his father for defending the house of his mother and after his father realized it was Ganesh, he was recapitated by attaching elephant head to his body and then resurrected him. The possessiveness of divine brought to by Christianity brought a lot of disorder to societies like the inquisition and mass enslavement of native Americans.
What woke you up specifically?
@@ntl9974 There were multiple factors. I lived 2 blocks from a beautiful Church and the 83 year old nun, who still wore a habit, would walk the Priests dog and I started asking her questions. Then I became critically ill and a friend brought me a picture of St. Padre Pio. That Saint pulled me back from the brink of death and slowly but surely brought me to the Church. Happy Easter!
Yoga....take what resonates & leave the rest. Getting in touch with my own breath aligned with movement helped lead me back to my catholic faith & brought strength to my body. Don't judge what you don't understand, this conversation is just one person's perspective.
As a cradle Catholic, I'm always fascinated by these types of stories. Given the hostility in his social environment towards Catholicism, it is a miracle that he found his way to the faith. I'm sure his parents would have preferred he become anything but a Catholic.
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Truth seekers, if they are honest, will have no choice but to be Catholic as everything points there.
As a cradle Catholic I found RCC to be superstitious, authoritarian, and not followed or even believed by the individuals in upper authoritarian hierarchy.
ÂżBut why, @@Charity-vm4bt?
ÂżIf the leadership doesn't practice or believe what they preach?
They act pagan and occult with their magical incantations that are supposed to be believed efficacious by the "faithful" in spite of the "priest" hierarchy not living anything other than just another career path to make a living.
"Do as I say, not as I do" doesn't even cut it in ordinary life,
and most certainly not in the spiritual life.
To be honest, @@Charity-vm4bt, I'm not at all enamored of the the Old Testament "god."
Particularly the "god" of Deuteronomy who the Bible describes as wrathful, jealous, vengeance seeking, fear demanding, and who endorses and even commands genocide, rape, slavery, etc. with the only requirement being "loyalty."
Sounds like an all powerful, disembodied donald trump.
Not an entity that should be worshipped in any way.
True, Jesus explicitly contradicted much of the barbaric OT rules, but I can't be party to a religion that still defines this atrocity condoning entity as "God."
My son ended up in a mental hospital after supposedly having a kundalini awakening about15 years ago. Then came back to the Catholic Church and now heâs left again and is heavily involved in Vedic Astrology. Please Pray for him đ Iâm praying rosary and having masses offered for him and his girlfriend who is doing the same thing.
you should pray for yourself rather your son, he will be fine, but you are clearly not doing well. repent!
Prayed that the Lord would demonstrate to you and love ones His work and path.
Bible based . Catholic Churches is not Bible based
Pilates has yoga roots too.
Maybe get him some mental help
I am a Pilates instructor and Catholic convert as well. THANK YOU so much for giving us this information! Iâve been to a few yoga classes but never got into it and always felt a curious strangeness when practicing. Now I know why it felt weird and am so thankful I never dig into it deeper!! Thank you Alex for sharing your experience and learnings and thank you Matt for having Alex on the show! God bless you both đ
Do please be careful, Pilates too is the Devil! Say 5 Hail-Marys.
Please look into Pilates it has issues too.
Pilates is purely physical exercise (like most of what is called "yoga" these days) Reflect on why doing exercise makes you feel weird. Gyms are evil too?
Unfortunately Christian religion inherited the Semitic creed of the âjealous Godâ in the view of Christ as âthe only begotten son of Godâ so could not brook any rival near the throne. The Christian religion, in spite of its own broad humanism, it accepted the fierce intolerance which is the natural result of belief. Hinduism at large does not contain that type of intolerance because doing so would convey possessiveness over the divine rather than reverence to it. To label eastern religions as hedonistic is like calling the catholic church a pediphile ring. Ganesh was beheaded by his father for defending the house of his mother and after his father realized it was Ganesh, he was recapitated by attaching elephant head to his body and then resurrected him. The possessiveness of divine brought to by Christianity brought a lot of disorder to societies like the inquisition and mass enslavement of native Americans.
I enjoyed this interview. For me it was law of attraction. I didn't fully understand that I was doing anything wrong. Thanks be to God that He had pity on me & got me away from that. Somehow, somewhere, someone must have been praying for me because that's when I had my reversion back to Catholism.
Same here. Thank God! There are a lot of videos on CZcams of people having really bad experiences before they came back to Christ.
I guess going to a chiropractor for lower back injury is also demonic as is accepting any medical care because most of it comes from religious people of other faiths.
@@famvids9627 it probably is, so don't go to the chiropractor anymore. Just to be safeđ
@@jusme2888 hahaha... superstitious much? You do realize that the same could be said about nearly every other form of physical and mental health, correct?
@@famvids9627 I work in Healthcare, & also go to a chiropractor. My response wasn't meant to say I believed your statement, it was sarcasm at the extreme example lol. I'm not superstitious, my faith is rock solid--in God. (God made the chiropractor đ€)
What a great interview! In many Catholic womenâs groups Iâm in yoga is a âbannedâ topic because saying anything against it offends many women- but the truth needs to be shared. Thank you! And thank you for your service! My husband is an Air Force officer and we just got back from a tour in Germany. The military is a tough place to be right now if youâre a critical thinker. Much of what you said deeply resonated with our experience.
I've gotten shut down many a time for telling other Catholic women about the dangers of yoga. It's necessary to speak on!
Iâve noticed the same thing! Itâs noticeable how aggressive the responses get from Catholic women defending their choice to practice yoga. Puts additional perspective on how demonic oppression can be brought about by delving into these types of practices.
Islam has strong teaching against yoga. It is one sin God cannot forgive.
@@stephanieremigio8351 So, you believe that a practicing Catholic can be oppressed by demons just because he practices some poses and stretches. Based on what? The experiences of a single individual you don't even happen to know... That's the definition of superstition.
@@AndMakrid Yeah. No such thing as spirits, or even evil.
Do whatever you want.
Two guys with richness of knowledge and first hand experience are sharing their deepest thoughts. What a pleasure to listen to them! Alex Frank is a real truth seeker!
This is one of the most edifying conversations I've heard in a long time. Thank you.
Exactly... the best ever in YT for alooooooong time.
Matt, I think this is your best interview ever. In the sense that this is your best job interviewing. Your ignorance and curiosity about the topic is so relatable, and your focus and ability to follow the narrative is phenomenal. The questions you ask are extraordinary-both poignant and humble. I was not initially interested in the topic of yoga, but Iâm so glad I watched. Well done, my man
This man is an amazing teacher. Would like to hear more.
This is so interesting! I too was interested in Ken Wilbur, zen, taoism, Krishnamurti, Carl Jung, buddhism, hinduism, yoga, new age, Joseph Cambell, Eckhart Tolle, etc. I was comfortable being a spiritual seeker but didn't realize that I was opening myself up to something supernatural. I had some very strange experiences that seemed possibly demonic. I finally bought a book by Cardinal Ratzinger, then Pope Benedict. I felt a physical reorientation, I was no longer drawn to an inner search that all of these "systems" and teachers reinforced. I also felt a sense of peace that I had not felt in years. I wanted to look anywhere but the religion of my childhood.
Alex is very eloquent and did a great job warning of the dangers of nonduality and eastern mysticism.
I can totally relate to this. I have to check out the books you are talking about.
I also became insane because of all the stuff I read and practiced from Shivaism and Siddha Yoga, I even went to an ashram. I fell into it because when I needed God the most, the only things that I was able to find were all the oriental philosophies and books my father brought home from his youth in the 70's. I can say that there are levels of absurdity and idolatry in these philosophies and religions, for example, Taoism (like Alan Watts stuff) is more benign and only leaves you with a feeling of lacking something, while Hinduism or traditional Buddhism can become very dark and will surely mess you up. I returned after 10 years of mental health problems to Catholicism, and thanks God I was reborn, I rised up anew. I'm not kidding, it was everything I ever looked for. Praise the Lord!!
@@RodrigoMera Having that the mental health problems probably proceeded all of this... hyper-religious much? That's a warning sign of an increase in mental health problems.
@@RodrigoMera Iâm glad that youâve found the foundation we all need. Blessings.
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I really, really appreciate Alexâs knowledge and experience. Before listening I always figured Iâd go back to a yoga class maybe one day - never heard anything super compelling as to why I shouldnât. After your articulate and composed insight, I am resolute on my decision to walk away completely from a 15 year, daily practice. Thank you and God bless
This was a wonderful podcast. The world of yoga is so commercial and omnipresent these days that I had no idea about almost all of these concepts. Incredibly informative!
This is so interesting. I was an atheist for over 20-years and I tried a few small times to try yoga and meditation. The first time that I tried meditating, I had an extremely negative experience where I saw a mountain and all of the sudden, it's like my imagination or head was filled with screaming. I instantly cut off the meditation and never tried it again. Then years later, I tried mindfulness, but I found it to be unpleasant. I kept hearing and reading that it was supposed to make me feel better, but I kept feeling like it was opening me up to more anxiety. Like, I felt like me opening up like that was inviting negative thoughts or energies (before I began my conversion to Catholicism, I started to really vibe with "energies"). I'm autistic and I think that it kind of makes me more sensitive to "energy" or whatever the heck it is. So, even as an "atheist", I avoided a lot of these secular things because they made me feel very uncomfortable. And I kept asking myself why I felt uncomfortable and I would try to tell myself that I was brainwashed from my Christian past, but I just couldn't stop feeling uncomfortable. So, I just never did any of this stuff.
Also, another reason why I couldn't do yoga is because it was painful for me. I have a connective tissue disorder, so I have very loose joints. Yoga is bad for someone like me because my joints are already unstable. And I can overextend easily without hurting myself, but it will weaken my joints. And this leads to chronic dislocations. So, whenever I tried to do yoga, I would dislocate my fingers, wrists, etc. Also, my hands and fingers would lock so that I was unable to move or to do any of the positions. It was very strange. So, I always had to do a modified stance. Then my geneticist told to never do yoga because of my condition and to do pilates instead. So, that's another reason why I never did it. I am now wondering if God blessed me in this way by creating a body that would not let me do yoga.
Mindfulness, or DBT as it masquerades, is Buddhism and new age. And itâs pushed in trauma therapy. It absolutely induces anxiety and psychosis, I can attest to this first hand. And not just psychosis but demonic influence. Through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother I have returned to the Faith and will never go back. Praise be Jesus and Mary, now and forever.
Dude. I'm autistic too and I completely agree. I'm pretty sure it does make us more sensitive to energies. That on top of having Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (is that the connective tissue disorder you have too??), yoga stood out to me as something that could heal and harness the energy sensitivities. It ended up giving me a hurricane inside though, which led me to God. My physical therapist told me I should do Pilates instead, which doesn't stretch my joints out too much like yoga does.
I practiced yoga for health reasons only. Particularly it was the stretching that attracted me. Then it was the exercise itself.
Nevertheless, even if I was not spiritually searching for enlightenment in yoga. I noticed some sort of negative repercussions happening with my marriage and family relationships. Of course, I cannot pin point the blame to the practice of yoga. Still, I'd rather not do it anymore, rather than risking my own life and soul.
You can pinpoint the blame to the practice of yoga because the defenition of the word yoga means "to join" or "to yoke" or "to unite" you were yoking yourself your life to their "gods" in return you saw changes around you in your life.
Stretching mobility exercise is what the body needs without the ideology
@@jw-vx8im yeah - physical exercise is very healthy! Even if you want to avoid yoga because of spiritual reasons, it doesn't mean you can't replace it with something else. There's plenty of stretches out there. Maybe Tai Chi. Or just normal stretches. My friends' gym routine is mostly various stretches, that still build strength.. I think he got them from a physiology textbook.
@@josephbrandenburg4373 Tai Chi probably falls into the same category. Check a book called "Yoga, Tai Chi and Reiki" by Max Sculley DSL
â@@josephbrandenburg4373Tai chi is the same thing but the Chinese version. It's about directing the flow of energy in the body
thank you. I have been a dabbler in yoga stretching for years, and a recently born again christian. I just heard about the evils of yoga and immediately repented. This was helpful in my research and I intend to spread the warningđ
Wow The explanation of the yoga poses was chilling! I was deep in New Age practices and practiced yoga for many years not fully understanding the meaning of yoga. It wasnât until I was delivered suddenly from all my New Age practices that I discovered the real meaning of yoga. I thank God that he had mercy on me and delivered me from that life and I try to spread awareness around yoga. Sadly I have friends who donât believe the dangers and just this week I had a friend respond that if it means worshipping many gods so be it as long as it helps. I am praying deeply for her. Great discussion. Very edifying. God Bless you both.
Lord, in your mercy, hear this prayer!
Hey Matt. I loved your content on todayâs video. You have been been helping me grow deeper as a Catholic. Loved how you went in depth with Yoga and added some other things here and there. Wishing we could grab some coffee and talk about our faith lol. Take care.
Wow, thanks so much!
@@Charity-vm4bt Thomas Merton was a Gnostic?
Please pray for my cousin. She was raised Protestant but has become very eastern and mystical and is a passionate yogi. Sheâs a beautiful person but has embraced a lifestyle which is not centered on God and states that everyone is âdivine.â I fear the conclusions that she has reached as well for the long term state of her soul.
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It seems the prayers are already working đ
This man was so thoughtful and deliberate with all of his answers. That is a goal i have in my life.
Having dabbled in yoga before my conversion to Catholicism, I wanted to thank you two gentlemen for this very interesting conversation. Mr. Frank is incredibly articulate about his experiences and what he shares I believe can be helpful to a lot of people. Mr. Fradd was very good in bringing out great insights from Mr. Frank. Well done and God bless you both.
I hope you don't dabble into Chiropractic care ever when you have a lower back injury... Because that was learned by Dd Palmer from a is from a spirit during a seance. Of course the idea that you can't practice yoga for exercise and you can't practice Chiropractic for lower back care is stupid.
Unfortunately Christian religion inherited the Semitic creed of the âjealous Godâ in the view of Christ as âthe only begotten son of Godâ so could not brook any rival near the throne. The Christian religion, in spite of its own broad humanism, it accepted the fierce intolerance which is the natural result of belief. Hinduism at large does not contain that type of intolerance because doing so would convey possessiveness over the divine rather than reverence to it. To label eastern religions as hedonistic is like calling the catholic church a pediphile ring. Ganesh was beheaded by his father for defending the house of his mother and after his father realized it was Ganesh, he was recapitated by attaching elephant head to his body and then resurrected him. The possessiveness of divine brought to by Christianity brought a lot of disorder to societies like the inquisition and mass enslavement of native Americans.
Matt, would you ever consider speaking at Texas A&M university at College Station? I'm sure St. Mary's and our incredible Catholic Community would love to have you here!
Ahhh Iâm there if that happens!!
Great idea!
I'm in Cstat too!!! Please come
My husband is thankful to you for finally convincing me against yoga. đ Your arguments were quite compelling and I was really struck by your emphasis on the dangers of imitating pagan rituals and practices.
For more direct data regarding the dangers check out youtube presentations by Kyle Clement. He is directly involved in official Catholic exorcism and the monitoring of individuals suffering from harassment and possession.
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Thank you again Matt for the great interview. I listened to this entire podcast almost straight through and suddenly it was 12:30AM! đł Fascinating and timely topic. I hope you can have him back to discuss his next steps.
This topic of discussion is so important for our culture today. Please speak more about your experience and keep sharing your knowledge Alex. It should be known on every street corner everywhere! This helped answer many of my questions, one being about that elephant and also the reason WHY we shouldn't open ourselves up to Yoga. Even when you tell people it's bad they don't listen. Your reasoning was the most in depth I have ever heard. So much more psychologically explained and you can tell you actually know what you are talking about. THIS IS SO RARE. You have got to share your story as much as possible.
This interview was really good. I loved the detail he goes into. I could have listened for more hours!
I wish I could've listened to this interview 8 years ago.
I've wrestled with myself about whether it's okay for me to do yoga for a long time. This was extremely helpful to me. Thank you
But then you have apologists like Jimmy Akin say if youâre intent is to do it for actual physical thing like flexibility then itâs ok.
@@mareeyo1 Jimmy akin is right... He knows what hes talking about. Saying that it's wrong to do yoga is like saying it's wrong to go to the chiropractor when you have a lower back injury. Chiropractic is based on the idea of a subluxation. DD Palmer said it was a religious experience that he learned from a spirit during a seance. But I'm sure that all of the catholics on this thread including Matt frad go to the chiropractor simply to get their lower back injury taking care of and get their spy and adjusted. Just like most people practice yoga for the exercise and the mindfulness parts.
@@famvids9627 funny you say that because Iâm a chiropractor đ
@@mareeyo1 bahahaha... did you read dd palmers biography where he said this?
@@famvids9627 a really I have not heard about this at all but def will look it up
This is an amazing interview. I too who love to read an in-depth book by Alex Frank. God bless this young man.
I am embarrassed to say I had. I idea that yoga was anything but exercise. Being born Catholic it is not an area of study I was aware of. Such interesting content. Thanks Matt for bringing my this to my attention
Dont take his word for everything... alot of the stuff that he says on here is just nonsense. For example is understanding of Islam as way off the mark and if you take his idea that you can't practice yoga purely as exercise without taking on the spirit then you can't go to a chiropractor either because that was discovered by a man who said that he learned it from a spirit during a seance. You don't have to have a degree in science like I do to know this much... It's common sense if you really think about it.
Matt, your questions were really excellent. Thank you so much for covering this so thoroughly, it is really helpful. May God bless and guide Alex in his new journey. Just love these videos.
This was an incredibly enjoyable and informative interview. I love how calm Alex Frank is and the way he articulates his thoughts. Thank you Matt!
Heâs calm from all th yoga heâs done.. just kidding.
Super-really liked this interview. Great guest, and great questions! Loved it!
I m from India and I can easily relate to the experience and concepts Alex shares. Yoga is a technique of self deification by first being open nd connecting with everything and next realizing you have mastery over everything very diabolical because there is no objective moral authority that a yogi need to conform.
Really great stuff. We need to talk about yoga in this way more. My husband is an orthodox deacon and has been warning people and talking about Aleister Crowley for decades. Thank you.
Crowley seems like a nutter
A.C. is really BAD!!! LIKE A SHIPWRECK WAITING TO HAPPEN!!! GOOD FOR YOUR HUSBAND!!đïžâïžđïžâ€ïžâïž
That "spine tingly" feeling is something i only experience in 2 situations: when a cold draft suddenly blows by me, and when I am in good prayer to the Lord.
Look into asmr. The phenomena of it being a tingling of the spine I mean. Just be careful because some people get that tingly feeling from asmr videos that are about things like yoga and reiki, so you might find videos of that if you look it up online. But asmr, the feeling of tingling, can be induced from positive or neutral things like prayer or whispering more generally and there are just a variety of âtriggersâ for it
Few Highlights of the Interview:
8:36 Matt " As a teenager i would say I'm spiritual not religious.And if I was to examine why I said that it's because I wanted some sort of depth and purpose to the universe but I didn't want to have to do anything that I didn't want to do. "
57:39 Alex: "You can only offer yourself so many times to another person before it starts having effects on the soul, but luckily Christ's grace is very healing."
01:05:20 Alex: "Our souls directly participates with God, but our bodies participates by overflow."
01:12:50 Alex: "When you put your trust in something, it does have big implications. And you get a lot more from them than you think you're getting. Or aware of getting."
01:24:50 Alex: Book recommendation- St.Theresa of Avila "The fulfillment of all desires." By Ralph Martin.
01:29:02 Alex: "Mindfulness is not secular."
01:33:22 Alex: "Secular society claims to be respectful of choices that people make." đ
01:41:14 Alex: "Thomas Aquinas said that you can arrive at a understating of God through natural reasons but you can't arrive at doctrines of the Church, otherwise."
01:53:41 Matt: "Just because something is helpful, it doesn't mean it's good.Thomas Aquinas said that no one chooses evil because of evil. We choose evil because of an apparent good or a real good. "
01:55:22 Alex: "It is really important to put out good arguments."
02:04:39 Alex: "Service is to be done with humility."
02:08:42 Difference between Yoga and Christianity
02:25:04 Alex: "John of Cross says that even though the soul appears to be God because so much of God's light is shining through it but it remains ontologically different."
Hey Alex! Please make videos or write articles or books! I was left wanting more... This was fascinating.
Matt, just so well done. I spent nearly three decades in the Army and can well understand Alex's experiences. Peace, brother.
This was extremely helpful, thanks Alex for sharing. I wish you both well.
This is the best ever in depth explanation on yoga! What a great interview. Up to now there has only been bits of information here and there about it; this is excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed it
If you take their word for it but if you take the word for it you patient go to a doctor ever again either or a chiropractor.
@@famvids9627 Exactly. I had a really paralyzingn low back pain and my chiropractor made it disappear. We have the best professionals in the world. (the best $ 95 I spent!).
From first hand experience, yoga is not simply exercise, especially if you attend a class. Some Catholics are very ignorant (including myself at one point) to think there is nothing wrong with it. First and foremost it is against the First Commandment of God. Second, it can open the door to evil. Excellent work, Matt⊠need to make Catholics aware of this!
Not in an accusatory way. But how does it conflict the 1st commandment?
@@mntomovi I don't think so : devotion to God in the traditional Christian way is called Bhakti-yoga and actually fewer Indians depart from a strictly devotional approach to religion and practice yoga exercises than there are Westerners to do them. The real problem with Hinduism where it may seriously jeopardize your Christian faith, and especially your liberty as a child of God, is the quest and cult of the guru. It is not with yoga, bar a few far-fetched exercises like kundalini that are not part of classical Hinduism but of Hindu magic.
@@MrMirville that's what it felt like to me too. My "conflict " in this is actually Capoeira but that's where I've felt it to be right
This was another stunning interview. I learned alot. The origins of Yoga alone would be a very good resource as a book.
One of the best interviews Iâve experienced. I learned so much about something I never got into but always heard about in such a positive way.
Thank you for a great & informative interview. This is the first time I actually spent more than 45 minutes on a youtube video. God bless!
Iâm glad Alex Frank spoke about how the postures themselves arenât necessarily spiritual (although I did not know that about warrior pose!). I used to attend yoga classes until I experienced a yoga nidra class that seemed hypnotic and trance-like. Then I decided to continue the stretching poses while praying the scriptural Rosary, which is how I start each morning.
B M please read my post above. God bless
Just do regular old calisthenics and say the rosary afterwards.
Thanks, it's amazing how many Christians and Catholics participate in yoga.
thanks so much for this beautiful conversation! Alex Frank is a really wise young man!
One of the best interviews you have ever had. Thanks to all.
thank you! I learned so much Iâll be watching this multiple times.
Very insightful. Great convo. Thanks!
What a awesome interview. FrankÂŽs voice is so calmed. He knows so many things, he would be a great apologist.
Praise be to God
đ€Ż this is absolutely an eye opener - thank you Matt and Alex for sharing
Alex is a fascinating individual. Your long interviews have intoduced some really great people to this misanthrope.
Excellent Information ! Thank you!
He is a remarkable young man!
Congratulations on your engagement!
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Incredible discussion! Thank you both! So thorough and intelligent. God bless you đđŒ
Best podcast Iâve heard in a while. Very informative, and essential to understand.
One of the best PWA vids Iâve seen. Canât believe I slept on it
Btw, I used to watch ASMR Reiki things cause I didnât take it seriously and it *did* create those tingling sensations a LOT more than most regular ASMR but I noticed I had weirder dreams. I have a very active dream life but those dreams were âotherworldlyâ and just so strange. They put me in a weirder state of mind and would wake up gasping for air and the like with gory images and weird sounds from my nightmares. I didnât connect them until I just stopped and would start again and they seemed connected. So yeah, careful with that stuff.
I use the Bible app to sleep to. Just set a timer, and you can have scripture spoken over you while you sleep.
Such a fascinating interview!!! So much good information.
Wow. Just... wow. This was one of the best, best interviews/discussions on Yoga and more that I have ever watched. So excellent. Thank you, thank you, thank you, to you both. So many questions have been answered and things clarified - questions I have been asking for years. Excellent.
I totally enjoyed the whole interview and have learnt a lot! Alex's journey reminded me of the journey of St Augustine in finding the Truth; tried different religions and didn't find anything complete until he found Christ. Thank you for sharing your conversion story with us, Alex. Now I need to find a way to gently tell my dearest friends about the evils of yoga (unmask!)
Anyone who found this discussion interesting should read The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios.
It's the story of a Greek guy who was in a similar situation as Mr. Frank and had a lot of miraculous Christian experiences but also demonic ones when he traveled to India to spend time with the Yogi gurus. It's a wild story that will give you a deep sense of the spiritual danger of Yoga and Hinduism, and it also helps you realize that you're struggling with the same spiritual forces every day, even if you're less aware of them.
That story is super dope. St Paisios is the man.
Great book
A fantastic book ! Read it upon recommendation at the Orthodox reddit.
Thanks for the suggestion! I am going to look for the original in Greek! Sounds interesting.
Do you know where to find this book?
Thank you for this interview Alex and Matt! Very knowledgeable discussion! It made many aspects of yoga clearer and helped me understand why some of my friends who did it, at some point, started having adverse spiritual effects. Thank you Alex for sharing your journey in finding Christ :) God bless
Insightful and very much appreciated interview. Excellent points and glad you did your research. Alex, Please do write the book! It will help the church. Thank you and May God bless you.
This is such a wonderful, calm conversation that is very matter of fact. I've seen other sources that don't seem as reputable because they are basically just screaming, "yoga is demonic!! Don't do it!" This conversation actually gives a very in-depth background.
I have done both Pilates and yoga but found I wasn't drawn at all to yoga. Just the opposite with Pilates. I'm glad to hear this explanation. I have several friends who are very into yoga. It is huge here.
Excellent! This interview provides the best comprehensive understanding of yoga. When will Mr. Frank write a book about this? Get him out there to the high schools and colleges to teach this truth about yoga.
Thank you for the interview, very helpful!
Excellent , authentic teaching - so grateful for the long version - I have shared it on my Lectio Whatâs app group.
Matt, I love you! You are a good man, and I enjoy your shows. I will say I was shocked though at your lack of awareness of who Aleister Crowley was, and the tremendous role he has played in the darkening of out times. Because of his role, I think you may find him worth looking further into.
You'd be stunned at how little I know, friend.
@@PintsWithAquinas đ€Ł And this, my Brother in Christ, is why I love you! đ€Ł Thanks for making me laugh this morning. Hope you and your family have a blessed weekend!
All is Grace - He was one of the people on the Sgt. Peppers Beatles album? Certainly was an indication of his influence on the 20th century.
@@VABE81030 Yes. Absolutely!
@@PintsWithAquinas Crowley's friend list is a veritable "who's who" of the modern age. His acolytes built the rock culture and much of the modern global conciousness. The Beatles, Ozzy Osbourne, Jimmy Page; the 60's pastors who called rock "devil's music" that I used to mock were 100% right.
This was a fantastic conversation! God bless this gentleman in his journey. How our Lord is blessing his Church with individuals like Alex.
@Matt @Alex what a wonderful interview! Thank you! Iâm a student (distance) at AI. I was going to suggest that you start your masters at AI but then at the end of the interview said you are applying! The professors are phenomenal!! May God bless your journey. I absolute love Father Jacques Philippe! Heâs my spiritual director (but doesnât know!) I didnât know about the Beatitude community. Thank you for your authentic interview!
Thank you for this. i hope he writes a book or compile all of these stuff. very helpful!!!
must be tired... I read the title as "Why Yoda is Evil..." and was preparing to explain why star wars movie made after '83 weren't as good as the old ones... cheers
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This was such a fascinating and engaging interview! And I was in the same place as Matt with the HP analogy, so I learned so much. Edit: also, this guy is so articulate. I would totally be interested in reading his work. I wish there were links to his articles in the description!
I was gonna tell you about this video! And then I come on here to find you already left a comment! đđđ
Is fascinating might be the word for it... It was gonna call it stupid. The idea that you can't practice yoga without taking on the spirit of yoga that's evil is like saying that you can't go to a chiropractor for a lower back injury because Chiropractic was learned by DD Palmer who discovered it from a spirit during a seance. Also can't take aspirin anymore because that was actually Discovered by African animists while they were practicing their form of spirituality that Matt would equally object to. This can be said about almost every form of therapeutic practice. I guess we'll stick to the word interesting to describe something that's nonsensical.
Hands down his best interview, the right questions at the right time. He need to print this post!
Very important topic these days! Thank you Matt! Thank you Alex!
There was a time my sister was into yoga. I remember she came by to visit me at university and wanted to go to hot yoga. I was fasting during this time because of lent, so I hadnât eaten anything all day. I was also wearing a huge cross necklace from my grandma. I remember almost passing out because of how hot the room was (hot yoga) I ran out and soon my sister followed. I always look back and think that maybe God was protecting me from falling into this. Thank God I was fasting and praying đđ»
This gentleman has the most convoluted path I have ever seen. Going from physics to the marines to yoga.
That is like going from battleships to kayaks to prams.
Did he say army, not marines? Or am i crazy? Ima rewatch
Your comment is pretty darn cute!
Very understandable and deep explanation of a very confusing practice. Thank you so much.
Yes!
I was in a yoga sanga or 'family' for years and then after a meetup a few years ago it has been nothing but hellish spiritual/psychological torture that I would describe as demonic.
I'M OUT OF THAT YOGA FAMILY!
Absolutely fascinating conversation!
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I have been waiting for an episode like this. And this guest is very well spoken; a pleasure to listen to. Bravo, Matt! Keep on.
I'd love for this episode to be subtitled into Korean. In the archdiocese I live in, they teach yoga at the archdiocesan life-long learning centre. Just so sad.
I think there are subtitles available if you need them
@@Morlla234 Yes but not in Korean unfortunately.
Let's pray they change
I just love the fact that after all these, the smile on the lips of this young man is amazing đ
This is the best interview ive seen in ages!
Thank you for all of this information. It has been most helpful from many directions.
Great content, thank you for sharing this wisdom! đŻ
"This ranged from classical Roman and Greek exercise regimes to body-building and gymnastics. He set this alongside practising the Eastern disciplines of yoga, tai chi, martial arts and Zen meditation. Additionally, he studied anatomy and animal movements. Dedicated to his task, he sampled every kind of exercise that he could and carefully recorded the results."
I took this straight off a pilates website. So he's not that wise, Joseph Pilates studied yoga and other eastern disciplines cuh as Buddhism and Daoism to formulate Pilates.
Essentially, he's okay with cultural appropriation (theft) of yoga. I thought stealing was a sin... you learn something new every day about Christianity.
I'm an acupuncturist and Catholic. The church allows medical acupuncture which is basically trigger point therapy even though the French monks brought acupuncture to the west. With today's modern technology we can see how acupuncture really works with the nervous system and circulatory system. I get into discussions with non catholic Christians who call me a witchdoctor, satanic practice etc. Makes me really upset. In school they discussed different religions and cultures in the east so I'm familiar with some of the Hindu beliefs but one other catholic girl and I would walk out of class wondering why are we learning this. Acupuncture really had nothing to do with religions. Yin and yang were explained to us as the sun rises there is a shadow from the mountain and as the sun sets there is a small amount of light from the moon in the dark. Then they relate that to movement and cold and hot.. I saw no religion in that. They deleted that class the following year. We also had a clinic at the retired nuns home in Milwaukee to give them treatments a few times a week. I know I've helped hundreds of people who were suffering especially the trigeminal neuralgia patients. So I question am I doing he Lord's work just because some other Christians have that thought process?
Personally Iâm a Catholic & long time chiropractor & experience similar to u in helping a lot of people deeply.. I donât think Iâm âdoing the Lordâs workâ, I just get to be of service to others w/ my expertise. Yes healing is spiritual⊠but I donât do it.. thatâs btwn them & God. I just get to create the space for it.
My husband and I have both used acupuncture for medical reasons. Only once did my husband have an experience that made him uncomfortable. It was with an Acupuncturist who he had never seen before (the one we typically used was very clear that he didnât believe in a spiritual component). He was so uncomfortable during it that he spent the whole time praying Hail Marys. My guess is the practitioner was also into Reiki or something else âspiritualâ. I think used in a medical sense there is nothing wrong with acupuncture and it can provide a lot of benefit to many people. And even if there are some weird beliefs behind some of it, my understanding is none of them are about worshipping a deity. I think you should ignore people who are criticalâŠI personally donât think itâs the same as Yoga. Although I would love to learn more and hear more theological discussions around it.
It appears that it is trendy now to do the same thing with Yoga. The practice of what is now called Yoga is such a broad category, and there is much of it that is completely divorced from any religion. I've done Yoga off and on my whole life and never known it was related to Hinduism at all. The guest is talking about getting very deep into the spiritual aspects of it; and the host is begging him to talk about the most negative and darkest people associated with it. Just because Alastair Crowley (sp) practiced or was interested in Yoga, does not make him the purveyor of it. He was a very prominent occultist. Much like the guest laughs about and obviously enjoys his beer - one could pull up a lot of darkness surrounding alcohol. A lot. I'm sure there are many who would make cases for it leading them to evil. So, it is very possible to use yoga as physical exercise, and for it to be completely benign.
Are you in the Milwaukee area? I realize you wouldn't want to give contact info here.
Maybe itâs cause Iâm Asian but I have never in my life associated acupuncture with religion. My friend who has a Chinese background and is very devout Catholic knows about acupuncture and her mom who is also devout practices it. Iâve always seen it as a legitimate medical thing or at the very least helpful like how massage and chiropractors are helpful
Doing God's work means God heals( not a human ) or not+ always compare with the Scriptures.
As a Protestant I practiced yoga because I really need the sacred sacramental life found in Catholicism. Meditation, intentional bodily postures, connection with our heavenly family, our Mother Mary. I practiced yoga from age 13 to 30 and taught it for many years.
Please consider writing a book or more articles. I havenât found many intelligent Catholics online who really know yoga well enough. Itâs very frustrating to hear people immediately demonize it or say âitâs just exercise.â We need compassionate and intelligent people explaining it systematically. I will pray for you. You will get a lot of backlash. People love their yoga.
âI practice yoga because I need The sacramental life of The church?!! This phrase makes absolutely no sense.. what did you want to write?
Yoga come from the root word ( Yuj meaning to YOKE / Unite) in Sanskrit an ancient and most difficult language to learn in India.
You are yoking to SHIVA the god of Destruction with a Serpant coiled around his neck. You "WORSHIP Shiva when you do the different Asanas/chants/Slokas etc.
One cannot separate the Mind, Body, SPIRIT elements of yoga - that is wishful thinking. I am an Indian and seen stuff first hand.
The most " Dangerous" yoga is the "Kundalini Yoga" which most Yoga Gurus will not teach you. WHY? Is it Health or is it Stealth?
The gods of the pagans are Demons Psalm 96:5 The devil being very smart wants Worship and gets it without the persons knowledge (specifically Westerners who are clueless - like lamb led to the slaughter)
JESUS Christ says in Matthew 11:29 _ Take my "YOKE" upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is EASY and my burden is light."
Excorcists will tell you about yoga being one of many entry point of demonic possession. The late chief Excorcist of Rome Fr Gabriel Amorth is on record saying Harry Potter and Yoga is Satanic. Read his excellent books I've seen everything he says to be true.
Shalom of Christ
@@PaliciCristina I think that what Arielle is trying to say is that Yoga has a reverential atmosphere, especially compared to normal exercise. Catholic sacraments are physical gestures and materials that signify deeper spiritual workings. When done with reverence, they especially capture our hearts. That attracted me to Yoga as well. But I realized eventually that yoga is not reverencing the right things.
Well said Arielle. I will write. Let us lead more people to the light of Christ!
@@alexanderfrank7578 Hey Alex, any chance you could link me a source for that matsyendra story? I couldn't find your email, hopefully this gets to you