"Banks have a new image. Now you have 'a friend,' your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they chain down the pens?"Alan King
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Benefits of Chair Yoga - Part 2
We have all heard the saying, "Rome wasn't built in a day." Those words are extremely profound, when thinking about correcting poor posture and alignment. It takes years to create poor alignment. Therefore, poor posture cannot be corrected in a single ...
Energy Enhancement Meditation And The Kundalini Kriyas Of Kriya Yoga.
The 5 Elementary Circulations Of The Ki Of Taoism Are The Same Meditations As Taught In This one initiation, the Same Guided Meditation as this Advanced Technique of Energy Enhancement has been symbolised in many cultures. For example, the Alchemical ...
Yoga Blankets For Comfort And Warmth
Yoga Blankets are very useful for reaching that optimum level of yoga which can benefit and be useful in every yoga poses we perform. It is the best thing which can be used for comfort and does not allow the cold floor make any difference to you. It is ...
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Being a practicing Christian myself, there are very few things in Yoga that conflict with Christianity. Some critics argue that Yoga and Christianity cannot co-exist, and yet we know that Yoga is not a religion.
However, that depends on your opinion. Recently, I was reading about someone who claims Kundalini is "new age witchcraft." Sorry to say, another person recently stated, "Good Christians should avoid the devil's exercise," in reference to Yoga.
Are the Salem witch trials still so close to our hearts? These claims are interesting because ministers and priests have been practicing meditation for centuries, without any complaints.
I suppose, if someone devoted enough time to meditating on bad thoughts, meditation would be a bad experience.
To be honest, it depends upon what you meditate about; and in truth, within some schools of Yoga, Hinduism, or Buddhism is taught. For me, this has always been a conflict, as I love Yoga, but have no desire to change my faith.
The many teachings of Yoga and meditation are non-sectarian. Now, if Yoga were a religion, which would it be? The principles of Yoga are universal.
The Yamas and Niyamas are similar, in principle, to the Ten Commandments, but as a Christian you have the right to pick and choose what you want from Yoga. You also have the right to avoid sectarian ashrams.
Yoga practices, and meditation, give many Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, and Moslems, a closer connection to God, but there will always be someone who feels tempted to change their faith.
Let's be honest, the people who worry about a sudden change of faith are, for the most part, rooted in two distinct camps of thought.
1. Someone who is on the fence about their own religion and not quite sure where they really stand.
2. Severe intolerance of any idea that is new or might result in opening the mind.
Let's stop the intolerance now. When you are driving in your car, waiting in line or come face-to-face with someone who is different from you, please set an example for your children and give the other person a break.
© Copyright 2005 - Paul Jerard / Aura Publications
About the author:
Paul Jerard is the director of Yoga teacher training at Aura in RI. He's a master instructor of martial arts and Yoga. He teaches Yoga, martial arts, and fitness. He wrote: Is Running a Yoga Business Right for You? For Yoga students wanting to be a Yoga teacher. http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org
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Yoga May Improve Symptoms of Rheumatoid ArthritisWebMDBy Laird Harrison May 24, 2012 (Honolulu, Hawaii) -- Young patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may feel better after practicing yoga for just six weeks, a new study shows. Researchers reported their findings here last week at the American Pain ... |
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Unique Dahn Yoga Workshop for Inspired Young PeopleSeattle Post IntelligencerDahn Yoga & Health Centers, Inc. is thrilled to announce that its recent Young Earth Human Alliance ("YEHA" ) Camp was an incredible success. The event welcomed a number of notable young people to get in shape and find ways to truly understand their ...and more » |
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Best medicine: Yoga sessions let Amherst seniors laugh (with video)The Morning JournalBy ASHLEY SZATALA AMHERST — At first glance, the Amherst Steele High School's gentle chair exercise laughter yoga session sounds like a group of Santa Clauses is in the room. It is the last session, and the senior citizen participants are bending, ... |
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Yoga - another exercise for diabeticsLaSalle News TribuneIllinois Valley YMCA yoga instructor Wendy Kenny shuts off the lights for her classroom, lights a few candles and hits Play on the stereo. The sound of someone softly playing a wooden flute fills the room as students begin the first of many complex ... |
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