Why is Yoga incompatible with Catholicism? - FATHER JOHN HARDON, S.J.
From Fr. Gabriel Amorth, the Vatican's Chief Exorcist: The devil does yoga
And, finally,
MB asks: “While it’s true that most yoga positions are designed to be positions of worship to Hindu gods, I find it hard to believe that there’s any danger in practicing them when it’s just being done as an exercise.” - See more at: http://www.womenofgrace.com/blog/?p=17011#sthash.ggtxRmmq.89BjEVzj.dpuf
My understanding of the yoga postures is that they are indeed prayer positions and that those positions indicate to the demon (Hindu god) that one is receptive to it.
IOW it invites the demonic being by indicating an openness to its presence.
Putting on the asbestos clothing, for the flaming I am about to get.
Much better to do the “ Jesus Prayer” instead.
Actually the hatha yoga asanas (postures or literally means “seat”, are not “designed to be positions of worship of Hindu gods”. I have studied serveral kinds of yoga for years, and read direct translations of the original instructions of yoga methods, and this is absolutely not true. I also understand many sanskrit words and in my many, many years of study I have NEVER seen this. It is entirely fabricated.
Perhaps some modern fools added on something like that, but it is NOT authentic, NOT traditional, and NOT true. The original purpose of hatha yoga was to be able to make the body fit in order to concentrate the body and mind on God. The one God. And was developed and codified millenia before the word “Hindu” was invented by Moslems.
Just setting the record straight.