Why We Don’t Do Yoga or TCM

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I have been wanting to write this post for the longest time but never found time to craft it properly. But with the amount of distraction I have been facing lately, if I don’t write this now, I guess I’ll never write it.

And I do think it is important enough that I am also posting it over at Building Up Moms.

In a nutshell, we do not do yoga or TCM simply because we personally feel it does not glorify God and may in fact lead to open doorways for our adversary to enter into our lives.

Why do I say that?

All that I have read about both indicate that the roots of both are based on a religion contrary to our Christian beliefs. Yoga has its roots in Hinduism and TCM in Taoism.

Yes, one may say that one is not praying to the gods of either religion but you are participating in part of their worship ritual. If you ask any one who has participated in yoga heavily, you will realise it isn’t just an exercise. And whether you chant or not, you are participating in something that has spiritual roots.

With TCM, don’t get me wrong. I am not against the use of herbs or even massage to heal and as an alternative to Western treatment. But again, its basis on qi is not biblical. According to what I have read, the so-called qi needs to be balanced – positive with negative, male with female. No where in the bible does it ever mention this concept.

I have no doubt yoga or TCM works – in certain cases – but we need to ask a very important question : WHY does it work? WHO is behind the healing?

You may read more about this lady’s experience with yoga and her conviction against it. Read her interview with CBN.com HERE.

This is an excerpt, “These are postures that are offered to the 330 million Hindu gods. Yoga postures really are; they are offerings to the gods.”

Removing parts of something that has spiritual roots does not remove the fact that there IS a spiritual force behind it. It would be naive to think that there will be no repurcussions on our own spiritual walk. And just because it didn’t seem to have affected you, does not mean the spiritual power is not at work. Just as you happened to dash across the road and didn’t get knocked down does not mean that it is therefore safe for everyone to dash across the road. 🙂

So no, no matter how good and effective these alternative options seem to be, we would like to avoid treading onto dangerous grounds. Even if it means being made fun of by those around us who have accepted these practices and swear by them.

If you are interested to explore this further, do check out Living in Deceptive Times by Reverend Francis Khoo. He outlines what our Christian response should be to Deceptive and New Age Medicine, Chinese Traditional Medicine, Acupuncture, Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Yoga, and Non-Christian Meditation. It costs $20.30 for a set of 5 CDs from Covenant Vision Centre‘s eStore.

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