Yoga and the Christian | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction

Home > Topics > Hot Issues > Yoga and the Christian

Yoga and the Christian

Over the past few weeks we've had some online debate about whether yoga is appropriate for Christians. While Yes To Yoga, Take a Pass on Yoga, and Dangerous Meditations offer different perspectives on yoga, the issue requires discernment. Below we've collected several articles on yoga, new age, and Eastern religions to explore how this sometimes-fuzzy spirituality affects the Christian.

Yes To Yoga
Can a Christian breathe air that has been offered to idols?
by Agnieszka Tennant | posted 05/19/2005

Good Question
Dangerous Meditations
What harm is there in achieving a higher state of consciousness through meditation?
By Douglas Groothuis | posted 10/20/2004

The Higher Self Gets Down to Business
An old movement appears anew—in the corporate world.
by Jeff M. Sellers | posted 01/24/2003

SIDEBAR
Prosperity Consciousness
How the higher self gets into business.
By Jeff M. Sellers | posted 01/24/2003

SIDEBAR
Utopia or Kingdom Come?
Discerning wheat from chaff in the new business spirituality.
By Jeff M. Sellers | posted 01/24/2003

Eastern Religions

Buddhism's Guru
The Dalai Lama, a spiritual hero to millions, works to liberate Tibet, calls on spirits, and believes Jesus lived previous lives.
By James A. Beverley | posted 6/8/01

Weighed Down by Karmic Debt
Aspects of Tibetan spirituality should give Christians pause.
By James A. Beverley | posted 6/8/01

Basic Buddhism
What the Dalai Lama and his followers believe about God, Buddha, and other teachings.
By James A. Beverley | posted 6/8/01

Blood and Tears in Tibet
The Dalai Lama says he appreciates Christian attempts to address persecution in his homeland.
By James A. Beverley | posted 6/8/01

Inside CT: Straight Outta Dharamsala
Behind James A. Beverley's report on the Dalai Lama
By David Neff | posted 6/8/01

Field of TM Dreams
Fairfield, Iowa, of all places, is now a major world center for Transcendental Meditation, and local Christians are figuring out how best to evangelize Maharishi's devotees.
By John W. Kennedy | posted 1/12/01

SIDEBAR
Mere Transcendental Meditation
The basic concepts of neo-Vedanta philosophy.
By Irving Hexham | posted 1/12/01

SIDEBAR
Sometimes It Takes a Miracle
Jim Sieber found Christ more sufficient than self-realization.
By John W. Kennedy | posted 1/12/01

Yoga and New Age religion from our sister publications

The Truth About Yoga
Yoga led Laurette Willis into a New Age lifestyle. Now she's warning others of the spiritual pitfalls—and offering an alternative.
by Holly Vicente Robaina | Today's Christian Woman, March/April 2005

Is Yoga Really So Bad?
The truth behind this exercise sensation
by Sarah E. Pavlik | Today's Christian Woman, September/October 2001

Escape from the Spirit Guides
How one woman's quest led to the dark side of the New Age, where she encountered spirits that wouldn't let her leave
by Sharon Beekmann | Today's Christian, July/August 1997

[Browse More Christianity Today]

Subscribe to Christianity Today and get 3 free trial issues. No credit card required.

Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Offer valid in U.S. only.

If you decide you want to keep Christianity Today coming, honor your invoice for just $19.95 and receive nine more issues, a full year in all. If not, simply write "cancel" across the invoice and return it. The three trial issues are yours to keep, regardless.

Click here for international orders

2-for-1 Gifts!