“I like yoga. All most yoga instructors say at the end is “namaste,” which means “I bow to the divine in you.” Hardly threatening to my faith.”
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I suppose it’s not threatening if you don’t mind practicing Hindu religious rituals. Or praying to Allah.
Hindu’s pray to Allah? Every one of your posts should be scrubbed from FR.
I always said, if you can’t take the heat,
get out of Ceredigion.
Oh please. My American instructors are all Christian who know little about Hindu stuff. One is a recovering drug addict who plays 70s music during the yoga, and sometimes plays his own songs on guitar. He just says "Namaste" at the end. It's basically a workout. No Hindu gods or demons or whatever are even mentioned.
It’s stretching. It’s good for you. It’s only as much of a religious practice as you want it to be. One can kneel without praying, and one can do a hanging forward bend without praying. Only real difference is the hanging forward bend is actually good exercise.
Don’t speak again until you can touch your toes from a standing position.
you may want to research the meaning of namaste - decade ago when I looked it up it was the light in me acknowledges the light in you. So depending on what each person means by light (whatever they believe their “light” comes from) makes a difference.
I do agree the physical activity is good for people but again it depends on if instructors are explaining it thru believes or theories not in line with Jesus Christ which many, not all christian yoga I’ve been to are twisted up with non biblical stuff. It can lead weak Christians into other belief systems, it’s what happen to some women I know.