Can Catholics do Yoga? Dr. Taylor Marshall and Jesse Romero and Dr. Dan Schneider

[@vkbowers]

Returning to the sacraments, confession in particular, uprooted yoga from my life. I was a practitioner of 26 years and instructor for 12. You cannot separate yoga from the meaning, intention, and worship that is inherent in it. It still amazes me how quickly it was that it became intolerable to me after the sacraments made their return to my life. Déo Gratias.

[@RBTrujillo1]

My former wife pratices in yoga and is an instrutor..... sad to say. I have prayed for her conversion, but seems fruitless. Yes, that is not what I should think.

[@el-sig2249]

@@RBTrujillo1 Don't give up. I'll join you in prayer and offer 3 masses for her.

[@RBTrujillo1]

@@el-sig2249 I really appreciate your prayers and mass intentions! Thank you so much! Thank you!

[@miracles_metanoia]

@RBTrujillo1 I had practiced yoga for 20 years, and it pulled me into new age thought and bad selfish spirituality. During an Astral projection, I was inspired to call out Jesus' name. The rest is history. Instant reversion to Christianity and several months later to the fullness of truth, the Catholic faith. Prayers can be answered!! It took awhile, with many masses and people praying for me, but I am now soooo thankful

[@famvids9627]

If Catholics can't do YOGA then they can't do Chiropractic because DD Palmer said that he discovered Chiropractic during a seance in which the spirits revealed it to him.

[@Mylifetime63]

I ripped up all my old self help books, I'd never move them on to a charity or secondhand bookshop. I never like to destroy a book, but I felt good doing it to those ones. I thank the holy family for giving me the grace to get my proper faith back.

[@alaric3056]

I'm a fan of Tony Robbins. He's also Christian

[@revelation12_1]

@@alaric3056 Anyone can claim a label. Joel Osteen calls himself a Christian and Joe Biden a Catholic. By their fruit you will know them.

[@teresahuston6650]

I got rid of mine as well. Self Help books can take you away from God.

[@Mimi-hr6tu]

Great discussion! I was also practicing yoga for a long time while I was away from the Catholic Church. By the grace of God, He brought me back home and showed me the dangers of yoga and all New Age practices. My concern is not only for all those knowingly or unknowingly using yoga for exercise, but more for priests and religious who have fallen into this trap. I think we need to pray for their souls! One priest I knew would greet his congregation by saying 'Namaste' just before the start of our Catholic celebration. It would disturb me so much! I prayed many rosaries for this priest, and even confronted him once in writing about how offensive it was to use that word in celebration of our Lord. Namaste is Sanskrit, Hindu, for saying the divinity in me bows to the divinity in you... remember, they believe in MANY deities. After that, I was scolded by our pastor for wearing my veil to Mass and was ordered to remove it. I never went back. Eventually I found the Traditional Latin Mass, and I thank God every day! Please pray for our priests.🙏

[@etnoscredidimuscaritati233]

Thanks for u r coment cause i forgot but when i was younger i practice also and i remember that i didn't like when they use to say "namastay" and i didn't know why ...now i know.

[@eliwithgod4848]

Once, I found a channel with experts and millions of views. When the breathing started, a chilled ran through my body. I immediately turned off computer and prayed to God for protection. Thank you dearest Holy Spirit for your warning and protection. Jesus Christ I trust in You and I adore You!

[@KGraceSpeaksKea1335]

Was it targeting the vagal nerve?

[@LisaKirchberg-ws4ut]

I was the only one who refused to do yoga stretches in cardio PT class, thank God!

[@Sunsets8401]

Both my sister and I work in the office sit all day. I started Yoga 5 yrs ago and I am stronger and feel better and can touch my toes but my sister now is experincing poor circularion and stiffess because she doesnt stretch enough or exercise enough. Only walks. My faith is still strong too.

[@FrankRios2b]

Father Alar had a video on this he stated we can do the stretches at home but do not take the classes. Made perfect sense to me. So put on some Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart on and start stretching without doing all the hooey. No namaste, ohms, etc... just stretch. Or just put on some classic rock and make it a good time.

[@FrankRios2b]

I suggest the P90x video and throw on some good tunes. I have heard yoga instructors say it's not really yoga and they don't like it at all. So if it upsets them all the more reason to do it. Like I said knock of all the hooey and workout.

[@tracyabbott9688]

I found a non traditional yoga place that focused on breathing and brain detox and it was instrumental in my healing from childhood trauma and the diff was that Jesus and Mary were at the center of it all for me so I now feel so fortunate that I didn’t succumb to any diabolical effects.

[@barbararuden7848]

So many Catholics refuse to believe this danger. Great explanation.

[@LisaKirchberg-ws4ut]

When nuns teach yoga, etc. Catholics are ignorant that it's evil!

[@pwmsensitive]

"Youre Opening D3monic Doors" - Ex-Psychics (Jenn Nizza) Warning About Yoga - CBN

[@famvids9627]

If Catholics can't do YOGA then they can't do Chiropractic because DD Palmer said that he discovered Chiropractic during a seance in which the spirits revealed it to him.

[@ChristopherMarlowe]

there are some yoga postures that are not intrinsic to yoga. e.g In yoga, a push-up is known as Chaturanga Dandasana. When I do push ups I am NOT doing yoga. Stretching is really beneficial to our health, and I think most people are doing the stretches to improve their posture or to stop back pain, etc... Rather than just saying that yoga is bad, I think it would be more helpful to give Catholics an ALTERNATIVE stretching program that offers the same health benefits, but which is not invoking pagan demons.

[@gabsterup]

Agree, stretching and mobility exercises is crucial for our muscle and tissues to heal or prevent injury

[@HeatherBerman]

I agree; as a professional dancer, many stretches and positions are similar. Even a back bend is something you do in jazz class or acrobatic class. I have always loved and preferred ballet, jazz or modern classes but theres no denying certain positions are exactly the same or similar.

[@lollymae1]

I do Pilates which has taken away my back pain, given me great posture and core strength. Some of the exercises might be similar to yoga but I have to do Pilates for my health and well being and I am a devout practicing Catholic and wouldn’t dream of invoking false gods!

[@alaric3056]

I agree. Some stretches or postures are also used in pilates and general exercises. Where do we draw the line then? Do I throw stretching and pilates out of the window?

[@ScurvyPir8]

Agree! And kneeling, prostration, etc. are not particularly great stretches. My back starts to hurt after kneeling for more than a few minutes

[@veefig1691]

There are Ignatius yoga retreats being led by priest right now in our country. Lord have mercy..

[@miracles_metanoia]

Yikes!! Write the parishes who are advertising it.

[@JohMartin37]

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[@JohMartin37]

Where

[@claudiadelgadillo5130]

Its unbelievable but true! We need to pray more for those who are allowing this to happen, so God can iluminate them...

[@Mimi-hr6tu]

Yes, pray for our priests!🙏

[@bonniesammons2348]

Fr Ripperger says yoga opens you to the demonic because the demons can enter both objectively (yoga poses) as well as subjectively (our intention mentally). When I heard him say that I understood and put to rest once and for all my internal yoga conflict. I did it for years without any meditation or chanting attached thinking I was safe due to my good intention. Never again after I heard Fr Rippergers explanation.

[@famvids9627]

If Catholics can't do YOGA then they can't do Chiropractic because DD Palmer said that he discovered Chiropractic during a seance in which the spirits revealed it to him.

[@eoinMB3949]

I was deeply immersed in the world of yoga. Practiced it every day, would tell others about yoga and try to convince them to take it up. I was about to go down the road of being a yoga teacher but at the same time I was having terrifying nightmares every night, and id wake up at 3am and be convinced there was somthing evil in my bedroom. Several times I thought I saw pairs of red eyes in the darkness. Eventually I discovered what yoga actually was and that very same day I stopped practicing. I prayed to God to deliver me from the nightmares and he did, that same day. I will never touch yoga again so long as I live and I think most people dont understand what theyre inviting into their lives by practicing yoga, its pure darkness.

[@Two_Bluebirds]

Thank God! Have you had your house blessed also since then?

[@eoinMB3949]

@twobluebirds5647 it's Interesting that you would ask this because recently I asked a priest to come and bless the house and he agreed but when I asked the home owner for permission.......she wouldn't consent. But I've put up a large crucifix on the landing and also I've scattered holy water all over the house

[@bijou737]

I took yoga classes for many years and it helped me immensely with upper back pain from tension/stress. I never used it as a spiritual practice and if there were chants, I would chant Jesus's name. I no longer take classes, but I utilize some of the stretches to help relieve "old age" pains, as well as a shoulder impingement. I do not chant, nor do I partake of any exotic positions. I listen to Mother Angelica pray the Rosary and the St Michael Prayer, and I play Gregorian chants by Benedictine monks, while I am stretching. I am a full-fledged, practicing Catholic whose Faith, Hope, and Charity has continued to grow over the years. So I think the stretching pieces I've adopted as a means of keeping my body moving and with less pain is ok.

[@bijou737]

@@God_my_Savior I hear ya 🙏🏼 Thank you for your good counsel 🙏🏼

[@PeterMcKeever-g3j]

People think it is harmless. It's evil. Good explanation.

[@daricehenriques1200]

My local Jesuit parish inter-"faith" committee is having an international yoga day session on campus with a yoga teacher / "therapist". Circulated and promoted in the local neighborhood whatsapp group. Quite nauseating.

[@claudiadelgadillo5130]

😔😞

[@Rumpole2024]

"The word 'Yoga' is derived from the Sanskrit root 'Yuj', meaning 'to join' or 'to yoke' or 'to unite'"

[@mystdragon8530]

I have a problem with the idea that because a religion noticed that humans and animals stretch a certain way then incorporated the stretches into thier religion; that then it is forever linked. As an example, the child pose, downward dog and numerous others are normal stretches.

[@ScurvyPir8]

I agree; at some point these fears just seem silly. Harry Potter is evil, too? Really? 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@revelation12_1]

The gods of the Hindus are all demons. Harry Potter makes use of actual spells from witchcraft. The dragon is a symbol for Satan also. The ancient serpent.

[@famvids9627]

If Catholics can't do YOGA then they can't do Chiropractic because DD Palmer said that he discovered Chiropractic during a seance in which the spirits revealed it to him.

[@hosatk]

Yeah, touching your toes is yoga, so you're going to hell if you stretch your hamstrings. This is simply fear baiting stupidity.

[@claudiadelgadillo5130]

Everybody is free to believe what they want but then if you say youre catholic you better be carefull how you use your free will, not even God makes you believe in Him you know? That's why we have so many sects and religions...

[@kfehder]

The question I think many people have is are there exercise programs available for Catholics with stretching? This is what seems to attract most people to yoga at the beginning.

[@christinegrelck9131]

Look up Soul Core for Catholic prayer and stretching.

[@user-ht9fr6eh9u]

My church rents out our hall to yoga and that chinese one. Now the hall is our old smaller former church. I am not happy at all. Constant coming and goings, they never pop into the Church or if they do fiddle with a candle for literally 2 minutes. I know this because I am tucked away in the Blessed Sacrament Side chapel for a couple of hours most days. 1966 built church. Help!

[@newt1834]

Keep praying whomever is in charge of that hall has the awakening you have and stops or is removed.

[@bonniesammons2348]

Loved the point Dr Marshall made at the end about the craving for bodily worship in our godless culture, hence the draw to yoga. I think that’s very true.

[@nicolamcostello]

What about martial arts? These fighting arts were often connected to spiritual Buddhist principles. But, millions of western children participate in them as an alternative to traditional western sports.

[@cfban]

My guess is that it's okay, or at least depending on the martial art. I'm a black belt in Judo (I haven't practiced in a few years due to family obligations, but I'd like to go back). We never did anything that seemed wrong. The closest to something "spiritual" was the bow to your sensei and to your opponent/practice mate, but that's more akin to a respectful handshake in Japanese culture. The names of the throws were in Japanese, but they all mean some description of the throw (e.g., "wide outer reap", or "shoulder wheel"). The movements and positions were all practical, optimizing the throw, pin or choke. There are some principles such as "mutual benefit" with your training partner, and using your opponents strength instead of your own to do the throws, but to me that always sounded like principles of proper technique and good sportsmanship. That being said, I would ask a priest before going back or getting my kids into it.

[@nicolamcostello]

@@cfban the truth of the matter that no one seems to want to admit is that there's always going to be some grey area on borderline behaviors or practices that's hard to discern on what's OK and what's NOT. That's just life. In these cases, we should keep our intentions pure.

[@cfban]

@@nicolamcostello I agree. Although I think that there are some very obviously wrong cases such as Yoga. Similarly for any martial arts that actually involve explicitly spiritual practices. But just like stretching or pilates isn't inherently wrong (even if Yoga is), I don't think that a combat sport is inherently wrong either, even if it's origin is from outside of Christendom. Prudence is a virtue, but scrupulosity is not.

[@nicolamcostello]

@@cfban Yes. Christendom has "baptized" or approved many non-intrinsically evil things that didn't originate within it. And, I agree it's better to err on the side of caution when it comes to whether Yoga stretches and poses are intrinsic evil.

[@femaleKCRoyalsFan]

Just teach Karate to a kid being bullied by telling him to wax on wax off and paint the fence.

[@pault.5914]

I did Yoga many years ago and it CANNOT ultimately be divorced from Hinduism. You can do stretches for health or fitness, but if you are Catholic, you will eventually find yourself compromised (and probably mocked) if you attend a yoga class.

[@Azulcielo226]

Various Catholic parishes are involved with Yoga in some way or another. It breaks my heart to see this since others follow, being that the church, by its actions confirms it’s harmless. Thank you so much for talking about this.

[@famvids9627]

If Catholics can't do YOGA then they can't do Chiropractic because DD Palmer said that he discovered Chiropractic during a seance in which the spirits revealed it to him.

[@CatsHeartbeat]

No! yoga is suggested as a wonderful way to keep supple and to stretch the body - it is punted as an exercise…..yet, yoga is a Hindu Spiritual practice, any way you slice or dice it. The asanas (poses) and pranayama (breath exercises) - all designed for the raising of the Kundalini (the Serpent God) - and each asana connects you to a particular Hindu deity - for enlightment and self-actualisation. Therefore, as can be seen, yoga is not stretching, nor is its goal exercise. Most people who teach yoga have New Age beliefs or are open to them. There is no such thing as “Christian Yoga”. That is an oxymoron, because being Christian means we believe in the One True God and yoga - being a Hindu Spiritual practice means we are then worshipping the Hindu Gods and breaking the First Commandment!

[@cynthiaannsmith5413]

Yes, each one of those poses represents a demonic sygal. And Riiki is not for true Catholics either, just like a pack or Tarot cards or Pokemon cards. I remember back in the 1960s when the Occult was subtly introduced to children with the soap opera "Dark Shadows" They planted the seeds of Iching and other forms of divination in young minds at the time. John Todd tried to warn Christians about what was actually going on in the music and movie industries by the early 1970s

[@elainebernier]

❤ thank you for the information

[@Super80ed]

I’m full circle on this. I was raised catholic. Now I am a traditional Catholic. I also had practiced advanced yoga for 7 years. Never did the spiritual side. Bikram yoga to be exact. This yoga was very physical. A true 90 minute workout. Then I learned of the evils of yoga so I stopped. Now about 5 years away from it my body is rebelling. Aches and pains. Mainly from my body tightening up. So I asked my priest. Is yoga evil. He said simply, God made everything first. If evil took it and made it evil then that’s what it is. If you are doing 90 minutes of stretching and not chanting or humming. Which we never did in Bikram anyway. You are not practicing yoga per se. Sometimes we Catholics over analyze things. Discernment is important. Decide for yourself. But I personally have reversed my pains by doing 10 mins of “stretching” every morning.

[@mari-067]

Thank you for an excellent explanation !!! 🤗 @CatsHeartbeat

[@davidhoj]

Lol

[@E-pistol]

I argued with my wife's doctor about yoga being religious , she suggested pregnancy yoga, my putrid face instantly came out🤮

[@lizmiddleton2382]

Thanks for the great explanation 👍 God Bless 🙌

[@jessejames88]

Love this. Thank you. God bless.

[@elizabethamacpherson5685]

I was once told on a fitness site by a woman who claimed to speak for the diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania that that is a fallacy that Catholics cannot do yoga. I'm a traditional Catholic so I think I will stick with no

[@jixerflow]

Traditional Catholicsm is where its at brother! New Order will okay everything, even blessings of gay unions.

[@MikeM-cz5ln]

Gannon University (Catholic College in Erie PA) has yoga classes for their students at the recreation center.

[@revelation12_1]

There are a lot of people who claim to speak for the church who have no authority. This is precisely the problem with the feminist movement.

[@emmylee8220]

I'm in the Diocese of Erie, PA. I attend the only TLM allowed. She does not speak for all of us. Pray for us, please.

[@MikeM-cz5ln]

@@emmylee8220 Gannon University allows men to have overnight stays in the woman's dorm on the weekends. This dormitory policy is hidden from parents sending their child there. Bishop Persico, board of trustees member, never responded to my request to look into this matter. Gannon promotes yoga and teaches it in the student recreation center. Gannon endorses pride month on social media and has a LGBTQ club on campus.

[@leestanford2452]

I managed a yoga studio in a suburb of Des Moines for about a year to make ends meet while looking for a better job. It was one of the worst experiences of my life. Never have I ever been immersed in a more self-obsessed, self-satisfying group of people. Tarot cards, reiki, crystals, the whole nine yards. These people constantly thank and give praise to “the universe” but would trash Christianity. One of the teachers kept trying to get me to cheat on my girlfriend with them and would always say how “the muses” were guiding her. She ended up getting herself fired. It was also a 24/7 conservative-bashing, communist circle jerk with these people. “Me me me, self-love, self-care” but never what we can do for others. It’s crazy the length these people will go with their new age dogma to avoid confronting God. Can it be a good exercise? Absolutely. But there are about a million other ways to exercise that don’t involve demons and praise Hindu “gods.”

[@juicyjules7409]

😂whaa.....😮😢

[@juliemaze6224]

It seems to me that there are so many poses that I can't stretch anything without falling in to a pose. I need a recommendation for one of those million ways. I have rheumatoid arthritis and have to carry my 150 pound paraplegic son every day. I need an exercise routine to do inside my house to keep my joints limber and strong. Thank you.

[@revelation12_1]

Amen to that. God is always “the universe” with this crew. The universe doesn’t care about you. Only God does.

[@famvids9627]

If Catholics can't do YOGA then they can't do Chiropractic because DD Palmer said that he discovered Chiropractic during a seance in which the spirits revealed it to him.

[@mrsducky3428]

@juliemaze6224 a quick Google search found this: Dr. Laurette Willis founded PraiseMoves Fitness Ministry in 2001 and has been certifying PraiseMoves Instructors around the world since 2005. She has helped countless thousands of people become “Fit Witnesses for Christ in spirit, soul, and body” since PraiseMoves' inception in 2001. As a Keynote Speaker and Author with Harvest House Publishers and Destiny Image, Dr. Willis has spoken internationally and has produced fitness DVDs, books, and TV shows, as well as trained hundreds of Certified PraiseMoves Instructors around the world. PraiseMoves (“The Christian ALTERNATIVE to Yoga”) offers Christian Fitness workouts, as well as online and in-person Classes by Certified PraiseMoves Instructors (CPIs) on six continents.

[@00Mandy00]

Yoga actually hurt me. It actually makes the body more rigid because it encourages the poses only, not the natural way the body should move.

[@SylvieNormandeau]

Coming from a dance and performing arts background, I gravitated slowly toward yoga and even became certified to teach :(. I do not teach yoga any longer, but continue to teach fitness, barre & pilates. I struggle taking public classes these days, because it seems almost impossible to separate movements that are akin to yoga stretches from barre, pilates or dance classes. It's clear that chanting, mantras and group meditations are troublesome, but some of the poses cross many genres (including gymnastics)! Movement, mobility, agility, flexibility and strength are so important to living a healthy life. I don't want to dabble with the darkness or cross any boundaries with anything associated with yoga anymore though!

[@theresaaragon7190]

Happy Father’s Day

[@OwenGilmoreOG]

I don’t see anything wrong with doing yoga if you want to get some stretching, you don’t have to buy into the whole spiritual side of it. Most people don’t even pay attention to it.

[@alaric3056]

I researched this after Taylor spoke on it before. Some Western yoga poses were actually appropriated from gymnastics. Similar exercises are also used in pilates. It all depends how you define "practice." The answer doesn't seem to be black and white.

[@charflorida5433]

Catholics can do helpful yoga stretches. WITHOUT the pegan prayer part of it. Helpful to do yoga stretching while playing a rosary meditation on youtube in the background, if one wants to pray while exercising.

[@macp5992]

Thank God I stopped the practice of Yoga and the only reason why I got into it at the first place is because of my ex girlfriend before realizing that she was a part of the jeezebel spirit and being used by the devil to get to me. 🙌🏾THANK GOD ALMIGHTY I AM FREE AT LAST✝️

[@tanya9463]

😂😂😂

[@MadMaxXxMusica]

God bless you bro!!!

[@Rumpole2024]

A yoga stretch is as related to Hinduism as jujutsu is to Buddhism. Should we therefore give up BJJ? From Wiki : "Budō (武道) is a Japanese term describing modern Japanese martial arts.[1][2][3] Literally translated it means the "Martial Way", and may be thought of as the "Way of War" or the "Way of Martial Arts". Etymology Budō is a compound of the root bu (武:ぶ), meaning "war" or "martial"; and dō (道:どう; dào in Chinese), incorporating the character above for head and below for foot, meaning the unification of mind and body "path" or "way"[4] (including the ancient Indic Dharmic and Buddhist conception of "path", or mārga in Sanskrit[5])"

[@randy030363]

I taught in a Catholic grade school last year and the students with faculty prayed together at the beginning and the end of the day. Customarily in this school we ended those prayers with a bow with hands folded saying "namaste." I was wondering what this meant but now upon further investigation i have learned that namaste has Hindu roots. It seemed strange to me at the time and now i know why it made me uncomfortable.

[@CutiePie-lx9qt]

I remember modern culture accepting Eastern spiritual culture when the Beatles introduced it to the then young generation.

[@LUIS-ox1bv]

The Beatles did not introduce Eastern spiritualism. It existed prior to the British invasion. The epicenter, and root of so much of the counter culture, was in California, a state which had a long exposure to Asian religions because of immigrants from Asia. The earliest Buddhist centers of worship were established in California. Americans were exposed to Eastern religions with the first Parliament of Worlds religions, which occured at the turn of the century. Americans were familiar with Yogi Krishamurti before the emergeance of the Fab Four. The Beatniks were into Zen Buddhism. The seeds of the counter culture movement were sown long before the Beatles.

[@catherinebrau3523]

You mean Asian culture is 😊 bad?

[@401xyz]

Tavistock Institue and the British invasion of the 60s.

[@teresalasota3202]

I go to my local gym for yoga 3 times/ week. It’s for stretching balance & core strength. No prayers are involved in these exercises! I will not stop it & I am a cradle catholic & very serious with my faith!!

[@smithface8791]

I knew an elderly Catholic woman, now deceased, who had been a Catholic school teacher. She entered this Hindu way of life, attended ashrams, scoffed at certain Catholic beliefs, etc. She said that one little boy was very naughty in class and, without thinking, she touched him on the head and he began trumpeting. She said that she had inadvertently released his kundalini.

[@GodGunsGutsandNRA]

I guess there was a reason that I could never get into yoga. A friend swears by the stretching, but for some reason I resisted it. I stuck with my ballet exercises, and they are much better than yoga.

[@Paul-lw6og]

There is a Catholic priest where I live that not only does Yoga but hosts it somewhere in the church itself.

[@Two_Bluebirds]

Thank you for this video - fantastic!

[@avjb1872]

Thank you for this. The media and entertainment industry have downplayed the role that occult practices play in all forms of 'New Age-Spirituality' ...I was involved in it myself. I had to hear it from a yoga teacher himself who admitted that there is an elemente of the 'left hand path' in yoga. You don't need to go on a deep dive to find what 'left hand path means'...it's basically one of the many names for satanism.

[@startnow5508]

I feel better as soon as I enter a yoga studio -- doing yoga I feel better mentally and physically. After doing yoga I feel better mentally, emotionally and physically and more connected to other people socially. I feel calmer, and more relaxed and more balanced. There are more than one path to the mountain top.

[@revelation12_1]

No, this is a false premise. Stretching is good but you cannot separate yoga from the religious aspect. One path, one truth.

[@JohnAlbertRigali]

@startnow5508 Just because your practice of yoga yields benefits that you appreciate doesn’t mean that it’s aligned with the salvation of your soul. ✝️

[@401xyz]

Montessori schools are into yoga. Rarely saw portaits of Maria and never Raphael's Madonna.

[@JuniorTennis]

What of the apostle Paul’s argument about separating meat sacrificed to idols? He said that meat sacrificed to an Idol is nothing. You’re free to eat it. I think this might apply to yoga as well.

[@revelation12_1]

We cannot worship false gods.

[@famvids9627]

If Catholics can't do YOGA then they can't do Chiropractic because DD Palmer said that he discovered Chiropractic during a seance in which the spirits revealed it to him.

[@MagnusxPater]

Does anyone have the link to the full interview? Or is it even out yet? Thanks 16:04

[@Hookster007]

Also wondering

[@kristinwannemuehler9757]

You three gentlemen all look very sharp today, btw. Much respect!

[@matthewallenmiller4024]

I like to say Hail Mary when I'm in the sauna.

[@kathtrimarchi6266]

Dr. Marshall, please let them talk 🙏🏻🤗

[@jennyhenry387]

There is a system of exercises called Callanetics, which I came across in the 1980's. It was developed by a Texas woman called Callan Pickney. I think you can still buy books and DVD's about it. It seems to have similarities to pilates and t'ai chi but no equipment is needed and you dont have to get yourself into almost anatomically impossible positions like some yoga poses. I think it is good for activating deep muscles and reshaping your body to be attractively trim and limber.

[@scoundrelearth]

I'm glad you mentioned Callanetics. I used to practice Callanetics years ago and i found it really good for toning up and getting in shape. I was thinking about returning to Callanetics but i'm a little unsure if it's okay as a Catholic.

[@jennyhenry387]

@scoundrelearth I'm not a priest or a theologian, but I don't remember any strange or exotic philosophy or aspects of non-Christian religion behind it. From what I can remember, it was purely about exercising muscles and getting into positions to activate deep muscles to tone up and strengthen the body. Looking at what I wrote previously, I think I misspelt the originator's surname. (Maybe Pinckney, not Pickney?) The movements were physically natural, and not somewhat unhuman like what I've seen of some yoga poses.

[@scoundrelearth]

@@jennyhenry387 Thank you

[@kathleentiernan668]

From what I understand, every position represents a homage to a Hindu god. Not doing it.

[@catherinebrau3523]

You dont get it

[@Rumpole2024]

No bodily position is intrinsically sinful. To believe so, is to border upon Manicheanism. Sin relies upon action, intent and situation. If the intention is health, the action is a non-intrinsically sinful human posture and the situation is one's home, no sin - even of a venial nature - has occurred. Traditionalists being superstitious about these things do not help our cause.

[@billbbobby2889]

Think deeper.

[@JillianSiobhanMal]

I SO agree and I’m relieved to see your comment. It’s so irritating, the legalists ruining it for people and possibly turning people away from following Christ. 😖

[@craigAnello]

Why do I picture the Pachamama when he mentions the Kundalini snakes?

[@denisemariateresa]

Just reading the title, the answer is "No."... Before I even watch the video. 🙂👍🏼

[@TrinkaG2]

So would pilates be a good alternative? Those exercises seem to be all about stretching and some strength building but nothing on the spiritual side...???

[@gabsterup]

I think Pilates is ok because the way I see it is body weight exercises. I don’t see how it correlates to any fake spirituality crap

[@JohnAlbertRigali]

As long as the exercises aren’t derived from a non-Catholic religious practice, it’s *supposedly* okay… but please fact-check me.

[@catherinebrau3523]

According to those people juste pray, go to church and forget others things and why not, be racist and avoid Asian people, who knows the plague or the cholera

[@tinman1955]

I have heard folks who call Harry Potter evil also call Lord of the Rings a Catholic novel. Yet both stories have good & bad wizards and tons of magic. Likewise The Wizard of Oz, The Chronicles of Narnia, Alice in Wonderland and others. Why do they beat up poor Harry?

[@revelation12_1]

Harry Potter contains actual spells directly from witchcraft.

[@JohnAlbertRigali]

In Tolkien’s Middle Earth milieu, the wielding of magic isn’t a talent that can be learned. Middle Earth wizards are low-level quasi-divine beings with innate magic-wielding ability who happen to have human-like bodies. They don’t speak magical invocations like J.K. Rowling’s wizards do. In Baum’s Oz milieu, the witches seem to be similar in concept to Middle Earth wizards. In Lewis’ Narnia milieu, isn’t the Winter Witch the only wizard? And she might also be similar in concept. I forget what magic-wielders there are in Carroll’s Wonderland milieu, but they probably are also similar in concept.

[@miracles_metanoia]

Thr Harry Potter booked was channeled by an occult spirit, and the magic spells are actually words that witch books use.

[@tinman1955]

@@miracles_metanoia Nonsense. Real life witches - or looney tunes who call themselves witches - don't fly around on broomsticks. If HP was channeled by evil spirits it's strange that the good guys won.

[@mrsducky3428]

Back when the books first came out, there was an interview with JK who specifically said she was praying and praying to God for help and she got no help so she INTENTIONALLY prayed to satan for help and that's when the story idea came to her, she started writing it on fast food napkins whilst riding a bus, immediately after invoking satan. Even the publisher was provided by satan. That interview can't be found with a simple Google search, but watched it myself, the day it aired.

[@Imthe777]

I love the new camera set up smooooth transitions !

[@LB-ku6ry]

My priest and another one said that yoga was okay as long as I don’t get involved in it’s religion.

[@fritula6200]

One cannot separate the YOGA body postures from the INDIAN RELIGION:

[@Gianniutah]

According to the exorcist Fr. Amorth, no!!

[@canadiense1969]

It’s incredible but I started my masters in Catholic theology at Saint Joseph college of Maine but what blows my mind about this great school is that they keep sending emails out to attend on campus yoga classes. I certainly hope they watch this episode and change those classes from yoga meditation to rosary meditation instead.

[@revelation12_1]

You have been given the task to bring it up.

[@famvids9627]

If Catholics can't do YOGA then they can't do Chiropractic because DD Palmer said that he discovered Chiropractic during a seance in which the spirits revealed it to him.

[@lmadeira9826]

Absolutely agree with this. I would question the position of Catholicism on the blessing of military bombers during WW2. and, can you join the military and be Catholic?

[@fletcherusaadventures5175]

I do understand the point being made by those in the video, but where does it stop? We should not, then, use incense in the Church because the ancient Chinese and other religions used it for pagan practices thousands of years before Christ. Should we also not eat chocolate because of the early Mesoamerican religious beliefs about it? Any thoughts?

[@revelation12_1]

Use of incense is biblical. Revelation 5:8 for one.

[@fletcherusaadventures5175]

@@revelation12_1 Yes, the use of incense is Biblical, but it is also pagan. Chinese used it thousands of years before Christ, and it is continued to be used widely throughout world religions today. I think 1 Corinthians, Chapter 8 offers us some answers. This is the scripture about the eating of meat sacrificed to idols. It offers some balance as to how we should look at this question today. I do agree that Yoga should not be done in the religious sense by Christians, but if doing a certain pose or part of a pose relieves some pain, in light of 1 Corinthians, Chapter 8, is it wrong?

[@revelation12_1]

@@fletcherusaadventures5175 ultimately you have to use prayer and discernment as with everything.

[@famvids9627]

If Catholics can't do YOGA then they can't do Chiropractic because DD Palmer said that he discovered Chiropractic during a seance in which the spirits revealed it to him. Aspirin comes from African Anamist tribes where it was first discovered.

[@JillianSiobhanMal]

I couldn’t agree more.

[@smithface8791]

By their fruits … Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, practises yoga. Her mother apparently teaches yoga. Just look at the damage Meghan has done to the British Monarchy and Royal Family.

[@adelaolivero9966]

I think it depends on your intentions... I once asked a Chinese Catholic Priest if yoga was against our faith and he said no.

[@JohnAlbertRigali]

There are many badly catechized Catholics, including in the clergy. I’ve had to work with a few.

[@roseflower3434]

@@JohnAlbertRigali If you could, provide an example of a Catholic approved stretch and a stretch that is not yoga (or yoga inspired). INTENTION is the word, not STRETCH & EXERCISE.

[@famvids9627]

I know palestinians Christians who refuse to say that Hitler was an evil man... a lot of Native American Christians blend their traditional shamanism with Christianity. Culture often influences religion. Therefore your Chinese priest could have a difficult time condemning bad cultural practices within his own culture even if he is a priest.

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[@BarbaraMiller-b5k]

There are at least 11 main types of yoga. I've practiced for years...ALWAYS devoted to God, Jesus...Zero Negative affects...prayer the entire time! There is one type that is totally Hindu ...Kundalini. Educate yourself!

[@revelation12_1]

Yoga is directly connected to the Hindu religion. That is enough to completely exclude any practices related to it. You deceive yourself.

[@famvids9627]

If Catholics can't do YOGA then they can't do Chiropractic because DD Palmer said that he discovered Chiropractic during a seance in which the spirits revealed it to him.

[@2nearalki306]

I often wonder if karate (dozens of different variations) is also something that should be avoided...a student must address the teachers as master, must always bow to all black belts, and one must even bow before entering, the dojo. The students in Tang Soo Do do all that AND bow to a picture of the grand master and the korean flag.

[@401xyz]

Sounds masonic to me.

[@keithstump1712]

Is 1 Corinthians 8:1-4 not in your Bible regarding meats offered to idols??

[@erikserafin7886]

That was interesting. Thanks.

[@richjohn11]

Any views on Pilates ? Apologies if they mentioned this as I have not seen all the chat yet

[@fioparkhurst3539]

Idk if it was just a coincidence or what but my prayer life took the biggest nose dive when I started one of the "catholic yoga" subscriptions the beginning of this year. But you can be I dropped that subscription.

[@kathyday3679]

Hospital programs; psychologist's programs, exercise programs ..... yoga is everywhere. When I say I can't participate in that (yoga) part of this program because I'm Catholic, I get thrown out, or persuaded to drop out. I asked the Catholic Church if I could teach walking prayer, and other Catholic meditations etc ( I had experience teaching a night school course at a community college of some of this) the Catholic Church never responded. Perhaps if I used a male name, I would have at least got a no thank you reply back. I got nothing. The Catholic Church is it's own worse enemy.

[@Anna-xp3gq]

I see Vietnamese Catholics are going back toward paganism, i am very saddened by it.😢

[@LisaKirchberg-ws4ut]

Spiritual work of Mercy: Instruct the ignorant!

[@catherinebrau3523]

I agree. I am French, read my bible in French and English, go to church. Back to the christian puritanism of the 1950's and a bit racist vision of asians culture under the cover: what should a good Christian devout do or dont. Christian are not kids and are educated provided they read their bible. A shame. I will go and Ask my Priest in order to know if as a catholic I have to avoid yoga exercices because.... My back and skeleton need it and I take less pills in order to be able to walk and to move and I will go to à Shaolin temple in Germany in order to find peace and for an annual holiday and back to France , I will go to my church and go and talk with a priest

[@billzupancic4863]

Great discussion gentlemen! Much needed I might add. I'll be sharing this video with a number of family members for their continuing education. Thank you!

[@rotisseriebear5394]

But my hammies ARE tight. I'm not letting the yoga folks hijack the hurdler stretch like the pride folks hijacked the rainbow.

[@clg6750]

A couple of things. Thanks you for sharing these important points of view. I noticed the book mentioned is printed in India. The way I understand that is that almost all of India are Hindus, just like almost all Israelis follow Judaism. Maybe this is not important but I noticed this when I was checking the book out. Looks like a very good book though so kudos to Dr. Schneider.

[@elizabethv_royalsfan]

The Christian minority in India don’t do yoga because they understand what it is!

[@JohnAlbertRigali]

Hinduism isn’t the only religion practiced in India. Christianity (particularly Catholicism and Anglicanism) and Islam are also significantly practiced there.

[@jillshank3297]

There are an estimated 20 million Catholics in India. It's the largest of any christian group.

[@famvids9627]

If Catholics can't do YOGA then they can't do Chiropractic because DD Palmer said that he discovered Chiropractic during a seance in which the spirits revealed it to him.

[@kathleencollins8099]

This was so clearly and simply explained. Your guests were super! Could you do one on Reiki? Have a friend who’s a Reiki Master and is😢 so proud that because she’s Catholic she centers her sessions on Holy Spirit?! Whatever!

[@Myohomoto]

😮 Reiki is actually banned by other Buddhist groups. They think it's demonic. If they think that we Catholics should not be part if it either! Yikes!

[@williamschneider4822]

I adamantly disagree with this episode's attack on yoga. I am a traditional catholic who has taught and practiced yoga for over 45 yrs. I am a chiropractic physician and teach my patients many yoga type stretches with great results. One can absolutely separate yoga postures from the so called yoga religion. I have been doing it for years. Yoga stretches have been perfected for thousands of years-why try to reinvent the wheel. Taylor I love you but this time you are way off base-along with my name sake Dr. Schneider. Yoga stretches are superb ways to keep body free of trigger points and stress in muscles and tendons.

[@revelation12_1]

But the origins are religious. If you are talking about stretches, don’t call it yoga! That is a reference to a religious practice.

[@MadMaxXxMusica]

what traditional Catholic mass/ organization do you attend?

[@JillianSiobhanMal]

I really agree!

[@304sg]

@TheCatholicTalkShow can you please do one of these programs regarding Tai Chi? I would like to hear the opinions of actual experts in Catholicism. Thank you

[@InExcelsisDeo24]

This doesn’t need discussion, it’sa clear no.

[@roniesousa1587]

My husband is not catholic and neither any religion. Even though, he respects my believes and our 10 years old is baptized and also had first communion. we are not married in the church, can I go to the confession and afterwards receive the Eucharist? 😢

[@kdorch75]

sometimes I stretch my legs before jogging in a way that I've just realised is identical to a yoga position. Am I going to hell?

[@tookie36]

You’re going to…. Have a hell of a good run probably :)

[@EMC726]

Could you tell me, should I not do chair yoga. I always start with Blessing myself and the sit straight up ( go for my posture) and stretch? Please help do things with Jesus Christ.

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[@famvids9627]

Heresy

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[@carolvogel2302]

Dr. Taylor Marshall, Do you have any information on "Soul Core"?

[@RobertSkoloud-jz6hm]

I do have a question. Past few months I'm thinking about it more and more. As an athlete I do many stretches, I do it for warm-ups and flexibility purpose. I don't even know where they come from. I recently realized that many of them are also in yoga ( I have never attended yoga session). So what should catholic athletes do? If you are working with your body to enhance your sport performance, you definitively end up with some stretch and breathing procedures that can appear in yoga.. Because they are following physiological and anatomical matter... I still don't know, why it should be evil itself. Like boy breathing, or stretching for your hamstring.. God gives us bodies, they are working in some particular way, based on physiology. Why we can't use them properly? Why it should be a sin? I am not going to yoga classes, but I definitevely want to sport and be healthy all around. There are million of yoga positions or breathing methods, chance that I do some stuff which appear also in yoga is almost inevitable.

[@RobertSkoloud-jz6hm]

*box breathing

[@famvids9627]

If Catholics can't do YOGA then they can't do Chiropractic because DD Palmer said that he discovered Chiropractic during a seance in which the spirits revealed it to him.

[@mrsducky3428]

Not an expert, just an old lady who's always struggled . Basically, if your sports interferes with your relationship with God the Father Almighty, the stretches may well be an issue. If you "can't" go to Mass because of a competition, it is an issue. If you don't have time to pray daily because of sports practice it is an issue. BUT if you are going to classes called yoga, who use all the names of the prayer position it's absolutely an insult to God and opens the path for demons.

[@kfehder]

There are plenty of stretches in a good PT regimen that are healthy.

[@lisah6894]

Thank you for this. I have always wondered why yoga wasn’t good to do.

[@jaunisestervil2616]

Great talk.

[@Kasher18]

Dr. Marshall, could you please share your thoughts on Pietra Fitness? This is supposedly a “Catholic alternative to yoga”. I read somewhere that the founders took yoga classes in order to design this program and that they use some of the same positions of yoga but call them by different names - this concerned me. Would you please check out their website and let us know your thoughts. (Curious to hear from other listeners as well)

[@dakall3]

I would also like to know the answer to this question, but haven't seen it addressed by the experts...

[@katrinkabartush8887]

For those of you commenting on stretching, that it’s good, and where do you draw the line… stretching is good, not all stretches are part of yoga. Nobody is saying not to stretch. One of them says stretching is good. It’s about educating yourself and not doing specific yoga poses because you think it’s “just stretching “.

[@famvids9627]

If Catholics can't do YOGA then they can't do Chiropractic because DD Palmer said that he discovered Chiropractic during a seance in which the spirits revealed it to him.

[@ekrewer]

The Babylon Bee posted a story some time ago about a plumber who became possessed because he accidentally crouched under the sink in a yoga pose -- it was poking fun at the notion that merely doing yoga poses with no connection to or intention of invoking the spiritual aspects somehow invites demonic influence. I totally understand not getting involved in the religious/philosophical aspects of yoga but I really have a problem with this notion that just doing the poses is bad. Also, I have read that what Westerners think of as yoga exercises are NOT of Hindu origin -- they were introduced to India by some British guy in the 19th century!

[@lulabelldesigns]

I used to engage in yoga but stopped when realizing it’s a door to the dark side. Pilates is much healthier.

[@roseflower3434]

I'm sorry, but as a devout Catholic I have never considered yoga anything but a form of exercise and stretching. If you have an alternative, please let us know. Not trying to be snarky, but what is a Catholic exercise...or Catholic approved? All stretching is yoga...all athletic stretching is a form of yoga. I would love for you to give me an example of one that is not. Furthermore, Harry Potter is a phenomenal TALE of the battle between good & evil...where being GOOD always PREVAILS. I will close with the word INTENTION and how it plays a massive role in ones morality.

[@famvids9627]

If Catholics can't do YOGA then they can't do Chiropractic because DD Palmer said that he discovered Chiropractic during a seance in which the spirits revealed it to him.

[@douglasgransaull8413]

The unaccounted years of Jesus,he was actually living in India doing yoga,with god realized yoga saints,their have quite a lot of books confirming this.paramahansa yogananda a yogi saint has a two volume set of books called the second coming of Jesus Christ,which he said Jesus was the author of the book and told him what to write.their talked in the spirit world

[@TheTarantinoFamily]

Is Pilates accepted/approved by the Catholic Church?

[@AlbinoSpiderMonkey18]

Why? It’s not in the Bible and any Thing that yoga teaches that may lead you away from Jesus is something you can ignore and decide not to be influenced by. If your faith is strong you accept it for what it is as long as they’re not doing harm to anyone. Paul said it’s OK to eat meat sacrificed to idols. What does that tell you?

[@barbarasmith5974]

For the sake of your soul and those you love, listen to the Catholic exorcists. My Catholic friend taught yoga for many years. Her daughter became possessed. Demons go after children many times, with the addiction to pornography as well as yoga.

[@mariajoseasbury8450]

I just found a new page called "Professor Dr Taylor Marshall" which has all of your videos (voice only) Is that a legit page?