Yoga instructor Jennifer ScharfA Canadian university citing the controversy over yoga and “cultural issues” has decided to cancel a free yoga class.
University Cancels Free Yoga Class
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Yoga instructor Jennifer ScharfIs JOGA Different from Yoga?
Jana WebbGS asks: “I was wondering if you could tell me the difference between joga and yoga. Is joga safe or just a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”? It is being introduced into my child’s catholic school health program. I have warning bells going off in my head- should I be concerned?”
Parents Expose Dark Side of Yoga
A group of concerned parents who were involved in the attempt to rid the Encinitas Union School District (EUSD) in California of its mandatory yoga program may not have scored a huge legal win, but their website amounts to a stunning victory in exposing the dark underbelly of yoga in America.
Exorcist: Yoga/Reiki Can be Point of Entry for Demons
During a recent interview, Dominican priest and exorcist Father Juan Jose Gallego of the Archdiocese of Barcelona said that both Reiki and some forms of yoga can be points of entry for demons.
Study: For Most, Yoga Starts as Exercise, Ends in Spirituality
A new study conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that the vast majority of yoga students and teachers take up yoga primarily for exercise and stress relief, but change their reasons later with most saying the spirituality was what kept them engaged in the practice.
Bishop: Catholics Should Abstain from Yoga
The recently retired Bishop Fabian W. Bruskewitz of Lincoln, Nebraska, sent a letter to our ministry in which he advised Catholics to steer clear of yoga because of its basis in Hinduism and to take up other methods of exercise that don’t place the faith in unnecessary danger.
Doctors: Hot Yoga Poses Safety Risks
The troubled empire of Bikram yoga, aka “hot yoga”, suffered another blow last week when a new study found that practicing yoga in extreme heat can raise a person’s body temperature and heart rate to dangerous levels.
CA Court Allows Yoga in Schools
Parents who were challenging a lower court ruling that allowed yoga to be taught in their children’s public school lost their appeal earlier this month when a California court ruled that the school district of Encinitas could incorporate yoga into physical education classes.
Yoga Enthusiasts Get Desperate
Andrea R. JainPro-yoga folks around the world have taken a page out of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals and are now resorting to labels and slurs to marginalize yoga opponents and shut down debate.
Parish Presents Yoga Stations of the Cross
A California parish in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is hosting a rendition of the Stations of the Cross which is led by a yoga instructor and features original paintings of the stations with Jesus in yoga-poses.
