Can Orthodox Christians do yoga? While yoga is often the spiritual gateway into the new age and Hinduism, most Christian content about it is either surface-level or sensational.
In Episode 8 of the Occult to Orthodoxy Series, we examine yoga from what it actually is at its root, to what the poses depict, to how it was deliberately repackaged for the Western world, to spiritually neutral alternatives, to what the Orthodox Church teaches about the ascetic life in contrast.
Resources mentioned:
👉 Hidden Fire: Orthodox Perspectives on Yoga by Joseph Magnus Frangipani
https://anothercity.org/hidden-fire-orthodox-perspectives-on-yoga/
👉 You Are Mine by Sister Anastasia
👉 Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future by Fr. Seraphim Rose
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⏳ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00-1:43 Intro
1:43-5:29 My background with yoga
5:29-7:29 What is yoga
7:29-11:18 Why yoga is spiritually dangerous
11:18-15:04 How yoga got to the West
15:04-15:29 Orthodox Icons Corona Ad
15:29-19:39 Is it all about intention?
19:39-21:51 Is “Christian yoga” okay?
21:51-24:25 Alternatives to physical yoga
24:25-25:56 The Orthodox ascetic alternate
25:56-27:16 What to do next!
