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In Quebec, we only hear about the beneficial effects of yoga, meditation and qi gong. The public has little knowledge of the side effects of these practices and their religious roots. The individuals cannot benefit from accurate information which would enable him ou her to make an informed choice before engaging in such practices. This site aims to make this information available. This is the english version of the website "Danger yoga dans les écoles". Look at the articles on the menu on your right.

News

Yoga Made Safer: Experts Provide Do's and Don'ts. Live Science. January 23, 2012

Yoga can be harmful, instructor says. Post-gazette.com. January 23, 2012.

NBC Nightly News: Can yoga wreck your body? A doctor that says “I see a ton of yoga injuries.” Also, “There are no definitive numbers, but a Columbia University survey reveals injuries…” Fear-mongering is so hot right now. Can yoga wreck your body? NBC Nightly News: Jan. 11: A Yoga instructor warns about the potentially debilitating effects of practicing yoga while out of shape. NBC’s Chris Jansing reports.

The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards, published by Simon & Schuster, William J Broad. William. February 7, 2012. Website : williamjbroad.com

Strokes, retina damage and trapped nerves: Is yoga doing us more harm than good? Daily Mail. January 10, 2012.

Yoga May Not Be for Everyone, Could Cause Harm. WSET-TV Lynchburg. January 10, 2012.

Suhag A. Shukla, Esq.: Yoga Won't Wreck Your Body But May Make You More Hindu. The Huffington Post. January 10, 2012.

Yoga Gurus Go to War. The Daily Beast. January 10, 2012.

How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body. New York Times Magazine, January 8, 2012.
Is Yoga Ruining Your Body? The Hot Button, Friday, January 6, 2011.

“How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body,” The New York Times. January 5, 2012.

Hot Yoga Risks. Do Heated Rooms for Yoga Pose Risks? Suite 101.com. January 21, 2010.

Hindus want recognition of yoga's religious roots. The Press-Enterprise. January 19, 2011.

Spiritual Practices Can Trigger Psychosis. Suite 101.com. January 18, 2011.

Can the Arizona Shooting be Linked to Yoga?Examiner.com. January 14, 2011.

Neck Pain and Head Stands in Yoga, Inversion Dangers Suite 101.com. January 9, 2011.

Medical Risks of Yoga: Stroke, Vision, Heart, and More. Suite 101.com. October 24, 2010.

Yoga bad for your knees, Indian doctor warns. The Telegraph. December 23, 2010.

Yoga's holy wars. gardian.co. December 16, 2010.

MP seeks to make yoga compulsory in schools. Gulf Times. December 11, 2010.

Hindu Group Stirs a Debate Over Yoga’s Soul. New York Times. November 27, 2010. Voir Hindu American Foundation
A Hindu Mystic and Yoga Master Admits that Yoga is Not In Any Way Compatible with Christian Beliefs. The Huffington Post. Novembrer 9, 2010.

American pastor says yoga is 'demonic'. Telegraph.co.uk. October 19 2010.

New yoga combines exercise with Christianity. 9news.com. October 16, 2010. / A new trend in yoga combines the exercise with Christianity. 9NEWS reporter Corey Rose reports at 9p. 10-16-10.

The Subtle Body - Should Christians Practice Yoga - 20 septembre 2010.

Yoga poses dangers to guenuine Christian faith : Theologian - 13 septembre 2010.

Du yoga sous canabis, au Canada - 13 septembre 2010.

"Ganja Yoga" - Marijuana insused yoga class in Toronto - 9 septembre 2010 .

Ganja yoga combines marijuana and meditation - 8 septembre 2010.

KYW Conumer Report : Beware of Yoga's Dangers - 4 septembre 2010.

Mission

The team of Dangeryoga.com works animated by the necessity to make known the secondary effects on the health that can result from practices such as yoga, meditation, transcendental meditation, and the qigong. Thus, by the means at our disposal, from the general public and health and education professionals.

Information ■ The dangersofyoga.com website

DVD

■ We produced two DVD. One of testimonies (en french) of former teachers and students and the secondary effects on their health that resulted from those practices. And a second DVD presenting a critical analysis of the practices from a Christian world view and the spiritual dangers that are related.

For information's or for giving a testimony or for contacting our team : dangeryoga@yahoo.fr

Yoga and TM lead me to psychosis. A.M. May 15, 2010.

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Hello,

I am an Eastern Orthodox Christian and until recently did not practice my faith regularly. I practiced hatha yoga, pranayama and mudras, as well as the five Tibetans (whose aim's to awaiken kundalini) for many years. I thought they will keep me young and spiritual. I practiced Transcendental Meditation (TM) for several years as well. It consists in silently repeating a word (mantra) twice a day for 20 minutes.

When I practiced TM I ended up having a psychosis, feeling as if there was a devil or several, a shadow, and who knows what else, inside me. I felt like I was fighting against becoming a witch and against some kind of sexual possession. I stopped the practice and gradually normalized. I dismissed what had happened as a mental health crisis from which I recovered without taking drugs.

I thought the exercises, pranayama and mudras are harmless. Many times I felt strange because of those practices, but did not pay attention to that and dismissed is as imagination or a psychotic mind, since I thought I had a purely mental health problem.

I found out on the web that the mantra was the name of a Hindu god and that I had participated in an initiation puja or some kind of Hindu devotion ritual, without knowing it, when the mantra was given to me (supposedly a calming nature sound).

I talked to a couple of priests who told me I should not fear yoga. This happened while I lived in America and one of them was a former Protestant pastor. Here in my country, a guide to confession had a warning against yoga practice as a transgression against the first commandment.

I think my mind was blinded. However, I recently did the Easter fast practiced by my church every year. While fasting, I suddenly could see/feel the mudras and asanas constantly happening inside me, not at the physical level but at a subtler one, despite my doing them rarely in a dark space within me. I suppose at the level of the soul. And that TM mantra and other Hindu mantras I happen to know emerged in my mind. I once again had that feeling of having some evil beings inside me and connection with the dead. Before I was not a serious Christian, went to church rarely, and rarely observed a short fast. Now that I did the full fast, I felt strong evil energy inside me (probably kundalini) after practicing the 5 Tibetans. Somehow I was able to see its color as red.

I started going to church regularly, confessed and took the communion, read the Bible and prayed and now I feel a lot of relief, but still am quite scared. I also felt as if I reconnected to Jesus. I am now convinced that yoga is against the first commandment and very dangerous to our salvation. After reading other testimonials on the web, I feel that through this practice we do connect to forces we as Christians should stay away from, and get possessed by them. I am, however, convinced in one thing - the name of Jesus and the Holy Trinity, and actually any priest, are more powerful than these forces. But I still feel very vulnerable to those mantras in my mind and feel that I still need to cleanse from the evil inside and worry about my salvation.

I read on the web articles about the occultist nature of yoga. Reading articles made me realize that I was not psychotic, but have the ability to see evil, as other Christian testimonials show similar experiences. I would recommend to people pestered by mantras and who have practiced mudras to repeat the name of Jesus Christ instead and do the sign of the cross with the thumb, index and third finger together and the anular and small finger tightly closed touching the inside of the palm like we do in the Orthodox church.

I decided to write this testimonial with the hope to help others an prevent more evil from happening.

Sincerely,

A.M.

Yoga Among New Offerings This School Year

Department of Education
October 9, 2009 3:29 PM

The day of the lotus has arrived in school gyms, putting a new twist on the traditional physical education class.

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Yoga, the ancient practice that develops both strength and flexibility, along with mental discipline, is now one of a number of new course options that fulfills Nova Scotia’s physical education requirement.

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Physical education became a graduation requirement last year.

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Yoga 11, successfully piloted in three school boards last year, has proven popular with students looking for a non-competitive alternative to the traditional phys-ed class. Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial will pilot the program in two schools this spring.

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The course addresses the province's commitment to increasing the participation rate of female students, as well as males, in physical activity.

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"It is essential that we continue to work at getting more of our youth engaged in healthy, active living," said Education Minister Marilyn More. "Part of that strategy is to develop physical education programs that will interest girls and young women and inspire more of our students to get and stay active over their lifetime.

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"The Department of Education is also introducing two additional physical education options in English schools that will count toward the new phys-ed credit: Physically Active Lifestyles 11 and Fitness Leadership 11.

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Fitness Leadership 11 is unique because it gives students an opportunity to earn certification as fitness leaders, providing them with the credentials they need to work as leaders in community physical activity programs.

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This program develops leadership skills for young people so that they can take these new skills into the community, making them healthier places to live and work," said Ms. More.

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CSAP is in the second year of implementing its new physical education courses in grades 10, 11 and 12. All schools now offer these phys ed programs, which contain a fitness leadership unit.

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Also among the new and expanded programs in school this year are:

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-- Grade 7 arts curriculum in English schools that includes band instruments, music and visual arts.

-- Family Studies curriculum for the English grade 7, with special focus on textile arts and design.

-- New Family studies curriculum for Grade 10, including Food Technology 10, that will count toward the mandatory technology credit.

-- Expanded co-operative education. Grants of $390,000 expanded the program by 39 schools, bringing the total number of schools in co-op to 74. CSAP this year has all 10 of its high schools now offering the co-op program.

-- Communications Technology 11 represents a new step in expanding the number of high-quality, tech education offerings. It offers students hands-on learning with digital photography, digital video, broadcasting, and a host of communication video.

-- Construction Trades 11 launches in six English schools across the province. The course builds on the material taught in Skilled Trades 10 and gives teens the opportunity to continue to work in a cutting-edge learning environment to further develop their skills through working like tradespersons at a construction site model.

-- Options and Opportunities, O2, the department's innovative program designed to re-engage students through more hands-on learning and workplace experiences, is also expanding with two more schools offering the program in the CSAP

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Yoga, expanded co-op education and revamped family studiesare among new course offerings this school year.

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Yoga 11, which was successfully piloted in three schoolboards last year, along with Fitness Leadership 11 and PhysicallyActive Living 11 are being introduced as options to fulfill NovaScotia's phys ed graduation requirement.

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Education Minister Marilyn More says Yoga is part ofgovernment's commitment to develop physical education programsthat interest girls and inspire them to get active.

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The department is also expanding co-operative educationprogram, introducing new curriculum in family studies, the artsand construction trades. -30-Media Contact: Peter McLaughlin

Department of Education
902-424-8307
E-mail: mclaugpx@gov.ns.ca

Outlook - Islamics

News

Yoga

Yoga is a part of holistic Islam (Comment). Thaindian News. February 8, 2009.

Indonesia bans Muslims from practising Hindu rituals during yoga. ICT. January 26, 2009.

Indonesian Muslims banned from practicing yoga. Asia/Pacific. Niniek Karmini. January 2009.

Malaysian edict against yoga to be announced Friday. ICT. November 2008.

Indon clerics looking into yoga. The Straits Times. October 8, 2008.

Television

Yoga is not Anti Isalam say's yoga guru suneel singh. January 31, 2009.

Outlook - Christian Yoga

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Videos

Yoga

Many have faith In the Neweat Fitness Craze – Christian Yoga. Octobre 4, 2005.

Christian yoga sweeps the US. Jeremy Cooke reports from New York.

More on the CNN Debate "Does God Approve of Yoga?" Video Breaking News Videos from CNN.
Christoga - Christian Yoga

Yoga goes Christian amid criticism. NBC. November 07, 2005.

Western faiths begin to connect with yoga. Anita Wadhwani. Tennessean. January, 2007.

HAF protests christian appropriation of yoga. Letters to Editor of Time Magazine. Swaminathan Venkataraman & Mihir Meghani. Hindu American Foundation. September 5, 2005.

Christian yoga classes encourage poses and Prayer. Katie Zezima / New York Times. September 17, 2005. Christians get into a devil of a twist over yoga. The Indepent. October, 1997.

Stretching for Jesus. Time. August 29, 2005.
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Christian yoga ? Christian Research Service

Christian Yoga Satans Playground part1 of 2. mai 10, 2009.
Satans deceptive plan to decieving the flock into believeing theres nothing wrong with yoga repackaged into Christian yoga.

Christian Yoga Satans Playground part 2 of 2. mai 10, 2009.

Websites and articles

Yoga

Christian Yoga Certification. www.ehow.com

Yoga and Church: 'Is practiced by tens of thousands' in Finland. Examiner.com. September 20, 2009.

Can a pagan practice be “christianized ? – Yoga. Marsha West. NewsWithViews.com. January 25, 2008.

Yoga renamed is still Hindu. Subbhas R. Tiwari, teacher at Hindu University. Hinduis Today. January/February/March, 2006.

Christian Yoga C’mon ! Marsha West. NewsWithViews.com. December 23, 2006.

There is no Christian yoga. Yogi Baba, Vedavisharada, CYI, C.ay, C.va. conversionagenda.blogspot.com. October 23, 2006.

Can yogic practices be integrated with the Christian faith? Pastor Larry DeBruyn. Franklin Road Baptist Church. May 22, 2006.

Christian Yoga - The new appropriation Strategy of delinking yoga from Hinduism. June 02, 2005.

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Christian yoga. Scripture yoga.

"Christian Yoga". OrthodoxePhoto.com. Christian Yoga: Oxymoron By Brian Flynn of One Truth Minsitries. Brian is a former New Ager.

Christian Yoga: Oxymoron By Brian Flynn of One Truth Minsitries. Brian is a former New Ager.

Can one Christianize Eastern religious practices? By Brian Flynn of One Truth Minsitries.

Kundalini

The Kundalini Effect and Contemplative Prayer. By Brian Flynn of One Truth Minsitries.

Outlook - Christians

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Caryl Matrisciana. Angleterre.

Internet : http://www.carylmatrisciana.com/ Blog : Caryl’s Blog

Conferences
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Spiritual Warfare. Radio Liberty Seminar. 2007. http://www.radioliberty.com/ Interview

Cheryl Brodersen with Caryl. HisChannel.com. 2009.

Caryl Matrisciana on Eastern Mysticism. 2002.

DVD to order from her website Caryl Production

YOGA UNCOILED : From East to West A look into the practice of Yoga in the Church Many believe they can practice yoga postures, breathing, and focusing techniques devoid of yoga's spirituality, not realizing that yoga is an inherent part of Hindu philosophy which teaches man and nature are one with divinity. Today, yoga is experiencing a worldwide renaissance and in America has more than 70,000 yoga teachers working in 20,000 locations. Although viewed primarily as fitness instructors, these trainers are in reality the leading missionaries of eastern religion in the west. The twenty-seven billion dollar a year yoga industry is marketed to students, athletes, businessmen, pregnant women and senior citizens promising solutions for stress reduction, concentration problems, and issues of self confidence. Once viewed by Christians as a pagan import from the East, yoga has now become mainstream in the church through "Christ-centered yoga classes" designed to help improve spirituality and experience "the presence of God". But is yoga's mysticism compatible with historic Christianity? Video-journalist Caryl Matrisciana, who was born and raised in India, returns to her native land to search for truth among India's leading experts and examines what Christian Yoga practitioners in the West are saying about their Yoga participation. With critical discernment, this hard-hitting and informative DVD explores the ramifications of dismissing yoga's core spirituality, and blending Biblical terminology and precepts with eastern meditative techniques and practices.

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Yoga uncoiled. From East to West.

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Youtube

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Yoga uncoiled : From East to West part 1 (10 min).

Yoga uncoiled : From East to West part 2 (10-20min.)

Les Dieux du Nouvel age (God's of the New Age)

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Youtube

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Can Believers in Jesus Christ Do Yoga and SWG? (2of3)

Can Believers in Jesus Christ Do Yoga and SWG? (3of3)

Can Believers in Jesus Christ Do Yoga and SWG?

Yoga: Gateway To Hinduism, New Age Religion And The Occult

Yoga uncoiled : From East to West part 2 (10-20 min.)

Vidéos. Caryl Matrisciana & Dave Hunt.

"Yoga as a form of meditation, as a way of living, as a way of improving is nothing but a deceptive way to deny Christ and accept the power of the demons! Any form of mediation comes from ancient India, and are ancient hindu waysof preparing the soul for death and nothing more. Guru have changed their traditional way to manipulate, convince and decept naive and fouls from the West with their demonic powers. A guru is considering himself greater than GOD because throughout him you can achieve illumination. Reincarnation is not real, is a pagan demonic form of possesion and as hindus say is a curse hard to bear. Yoga is a modern Pagan Religion and their ultimate purpose is (beside making the guru's very rich) to enslave all population through deception, in it's ultimate form: The New Age. Miraculous healings, powers, levitation, materialization of matter are forms of demonic manifestation and those exposed to it are in terrible danger."

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Meditation. The path to deception / Meditatia, cale spre deceptie 1 of 5. August 03, 2009

Meditation. The path to deception / Meditatia, cale spre deceptie 2 of 5. August 01, 2009.

Meditation. Path to deception / Meditatia, cale spre deceptie 3 of 5. August 03, 2009.

Meditation. The path to deception / Meditatia, cale spre deceptie 4 of 5. August 03, 2009.

Meditation. The path to deception / Meditatia, cale spre deceptie 5 of 5. August 04, 2009.

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Books

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Matrisciana, Caryl. Gods of the New Age. Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1985. amazoon.com

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Matrisciana, Caryl. Out of India: A True Story About The New Age Movement. carylmatrisciana.com

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Mike Shreve

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His website : http://www.thetruelight.net/about.htm

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News

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Former instructor warns of yoga's spiritual implications. OneNewsNow.com. February 2, 2007.

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What really is “the kundalini”? Mike Shreve. thetruelight.net. Transcendantal Meditation.

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Radio

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Christian Yoga Satans Playground part1 of 2
Christian Yoga Satans Playground part 2 of 2
Émission de sid Roth, It's Supernatural

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Testomony

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Mike Shreve. The truelight.net. Ex teacher of kundalini yoga in four universities. (Yogi Bhajan).

Five main reasons why I no longer practice hatha yoga !

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Former Kundalini Yoga Teacher Turns to Christianity.

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Vail Carruth

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Internet : Living-Light.Net http://www.living-light.net/cms/

Testimony

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Vail Carruth's Story. The truelight.net. Ex teacher of Transcendantal Meditation.

Books

TM wants youAuthentic enlightenment
Authentic Enlightenment tells the story of Vail Carruth. She devoted herself intensely to Transcendental Meditation (also known as TM) seeking for answers in life. She studied directly under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and advanced to the point of teaching this practice. Then Vail received an experience of ultimate reality that changed the course of her life. In her own words, Vail Carruth explains,"Although it did seem to relax me, something didn't seem quite right. The peace I attained was one of emptiness rather than of fullness. My spiritual journey took a new direction when I began to call on the Name above all names. It was only then that I finally experienced a personal knowledge of God, the kiss of God." (traduction)

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Dave Hunt. Radio shows. United States.

Dave Hunt. Radio shows. United States.

Non-spiritual yoga (yoga in school)

Is Yoga Christian? Can Yoga Be Christianized.

Is Yoga A Religion?Can Yoga Be Purely Physical?

What If You Are Forced To Do Yoga?Is Yoga A 'Sacred Science?

Should Christians Meditate?Is yoga demonic ?Is yoga serpent worship ?

Can yoga be purely physical ?

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Meditation and Yoga Can Lead to Demonic Possession

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Books

Hunt, Dave. Yoga and the Body of Christ: What Position Should Christians Hold? 2007. [Extraits]

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Videos

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The great danger in raising Kundalini. Le 3 novembre 2009.

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Faith: Unique and Fruitful Effect of the New Birth. John Piper. February 17, 2008.

John Piper, noted Christian author and Senior Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis gave an impassioned sermon warning Christians about what he called "mantra meditations" and Yoga. You may listen, watch or read his February 17, 2008 sermon.

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Le yoga et l'acupuncture sont démoniaques. True2God.

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News

Pat Robertson not down with Yoga. He thinks it is praying to Hindu Gods and therefore should not be practised by Christians.

Is yoga un-Christian? "Prime News" viewers react to a pastor who says yoga hurts your faith. Erica Hill checks the in-box and answers e-mail. Prime News with Erica Hill.

No Yoga for Christian ? Somes says it’s dangerous for faith. Pulpit Magazine » Blog Archive » John MacArthur, Doug Pagitt, and Yoga Blog posting which has transcript of debate between John MacArthur and Doug Pagitt on Christian Yoga. Also, includes youtube link to broadcast clip.Chaire Magazine »Blog Archive» John MacArthur, Doug Pagitt et Yoga. Erica Hill. Prime News. CNN. 11-09-07.

Yoga

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Yoga and horoscopes can lead to possession by Devil, claims Cardinal's exorcist. MailOnline. October 24, 2008.

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HHR concerned about antihindu crusade by rightwing christians yoga ban. PR News Now. Septembre 7, 2007.

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"Yoga is not anti-christianity" Yoga Guru Suneel Singh.

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Yoga's a tough sell at some churches. Jennifer Garza, Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, USA. September 7, 2007.

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British priests call yoga 'un-Christian'. The Asian Pacific Post. Thu, September 06 2007.

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British Hindus upset by yoga ban at two English churches. Trevor Grundy. ENI. Septembre 04, 2009.

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Indian gurus condemn banning of Yoga by British churches. Daily India, September 1, 2007.

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Baptist minister bans toddlers from church hall because their yoga class is unchristian. Daily Mail. August 31, 2007.

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Yoga Stretches Traditional Christian Boundaries. Alexandra Alter. Religion News Service. 2003.

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Minister bans "un-Christian" yoga classes from church hall. AP Worldstream. August, 27, 2002.

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New Age practices and yoga

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Pope in 1989 – Eastern religion are « moral deviations ». Various news sources. April 14, 2005.

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Vatican looks at New Age, issues appeal to discernment. National Catholic reporter. 21-02-03.
"The thesis is that many practices bundled under the heading of "New Age," whether tarot cards or astrology or channeling, reflect ideas "difficult to reconcile with Christian doctrine and spirituality."

Vatican sounds new age alert. BBC News World Edition. February 4, 2003.

Jesus Christ the bearer of the water of life. Council for the cluture pontifical council for interreligious dialogue. February 3th, 2003

Websites and articles

Yoga

The dangers of Yoga and its incompatibility with Christianity Blog de Brian Showalter. Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Étirer la vérité. Angeline Schellenberg, chroniqueuse à Christian Week. Le lien. Un regard chrétien sur la monde actuel. Janvier-Février 2009, Numéro 1.

Can a Christian Practice Yoga or Yoga Meditation? Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati.

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Is it a sin to use a yoga DVD purely for it's physical exercise? Question to Bro. Ignatius Mary. allexperts.com. January 18, 2009.

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Why do the Catholic Churches not openly denounce yoga? Question to Francis. allexperts.com. September 26, 2006.

Praise Moves Welcome to PraiseMoves

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The yoga boom : A call for Christian discernment. Part 1 : Yoga in its original Eastern context. Elliot Miller. Christian Research Journal, volume 31, number 2 (2008).

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The yoga boom : A call for Christian discernment. Part 2 : Yoga in its contemporary western context. Toward a comprehensive christian response. Elliot Miller. Christian Research Journal, volume 31, number 3 (2008).

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The yoga boom : A call for Christian discernment. Part 3 : Toward a comprehensive christian response. Elliot Miller. Christian Research Journal, volume 31, number 4 (2008).

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Yoga : yokes, snakes, and gods. Marcia Montenegro. Christian answers for the New Age.

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Yoga : From Hippies to hip. Marcia Montenegro. Christian answers for the New Age. February, 2004.

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Spiritual Research Network. Yoga. All the things they failed to warn you about!

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Chris Lawson's articles

Preventing deception : How do people define the term yoga?

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Christian yoga. Rooted in hindu occutlism_pt1.Christian yoga. Rooted in hindu occutlism_pt2.

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Do america's pastors really need yoga.

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Preventing deception. How do people define the term yoga

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Kundalini energy : Yoga’s Power, Influence, and Occult Phenomena in the Church

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Ankerberg Theological Research Institute. Ankerberg John Dr. & John Weldon Dr. Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs, Harvest House, 1996.

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Yoga. by Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon

Yoga Part 2. Yoga and Children.

Yoga Theory and Practice : Separable? Part 1.

Yoga theory and Practice: Separable? Part 2.

Innocent yoga.Yoga : Kundalini Yoga

"Yoga: The Occult?

At a glance ; Altered states of consciousness

- Dr. John Ankerberg & Dr. John Weldon - well researched paper with excerpts on thedangers and complications of yoga and meditation from noted guru's such as SriChinmoy and Gopi Krishna.

Metamorphose. Michael Prabhu. michaelprabhu@vsnl.net

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What does the catholic church say about yoga. Metamorphose. Michael Prabhu. 4-5 April 2009.

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Yoga. Metamorphose. Michael Prabhu. March 2007.

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Yoga. A summary. Michael Prabhu. Metamorphose. January 2007.

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Dangerous Meditations. What harm is there in achieving a higher state of consciousness through meditation? Douglas Groothuis. Christianity Today. November 2004, Vol. 48, No.11.

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The Truth About Yoga. Holly Vicente Robaina. Today’s Christian Woman. March/April 2005, Vol. 27, No. 2, Page 40. Present the story of Christian speaker/author Laurette Willis.

• Why a Christian ALTERNATIVE to Yoga?

The truth about the danger of doing yoga. 4hurthingchristians.com.

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Is Yoga Really So Bad? The truth behind this exercise sensation. Sarah E. Pavlik . Today’s Christian Women. October 5, 2007.

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Yoga : Exercice or Religion ? Brad Scott. The Watchman.

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Yoga and the Christian Faith. Dr. Christine Mangala Frost.

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What Yoga Really Is. Everything is Ashes. Johannes Aagaard. Dialogcentret. December 30, 1980.

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What’s in a word ? Eddie Russell FMI.

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Yoga. EarthHarvest

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Yoga. Today's lifestyle for health. Let us reason ministries.

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A Great compromise. Let us reason ministries.

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Yoga is NOT for Christians. December 2, 2004.

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Yoga. Relaxation or Occult? Biblical Discernment Ministries. Revised 2002.

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Yoga and christianity : Are they compatible ? Michael Gleghorn. Probenet. Includes references to ancient Hindu texts. PDF Version

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Yoga: Health or Stealth. Roman Catholic ministry.

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The Cross and the Veil.Yoga is EVIL!!!!! bigdumbchimp.blogspot.com, december 20, 2007.

Yoga is Occult? Kimolsen. Wordpress.com. June 5, 2007.

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Yoga Practice Grows at Unprecedented Rate in America Compiled By S. E. Ray.

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Why is Yoga incompatible with Catholicism? Father John Hardon, S.J. 1998.

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Yoga and T'ai Chi. Craig Branch, The Watchman Expositor, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1990.

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Yoga - kundalini (serpent power) - union with demonic entities. Zenith Harris Merrill.

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Kundalini

What really is “the kundalini”? Mike Shreve. thetruelight.net. Transcendantal Meditation.

The great danger in raising Kundalini. Le 3 novembre 2009.

Transcendantal Meditation

Is TM a Religion? Behind the TM facade.

Alternative therapies

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Yoga dangers : yoga, kundalini awakening. Yogadangers.com.

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Yoga articles on « A Christian Response ». Pastornet.

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Yoga is "NOT" Christian. Eastern Regional Watch.

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Yoga Exercise or Religion? The Apologetics Index.

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Meditation

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Ankerberg Theological Research Institute. Ankerberg John Dr. & John Weldon Dr. Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs, Harvest House, 1996.

. Meditation. Info at Glance.

· Meditation – Part 1

· Meditation – Part 2.

· Meditation – Part 3.

· Meditation – part 4.

· Meditation – part 5.

· Meditation – part 6.

· Meditation – part 7. The occult nature of meditation.

· Meditation – part 8.

· Meditation –part 9.

· Can occult practices lead to psychiatric illness and related problems ?

· Eastern gurus · What eastern gurus say about occult practices – part 1.

· What eastern gurus say about occult practices – part 2.

· What eastern gurus say about occult practices – part 3.

· The worldview and practices of the occult – part 3.

· The influence of eastern mysticism. Dave Hunt, Occult Invasion, Harvest House, 1998.

· Eastern mysticis – part two. Dave Hunt, Occult Invasion, Harvest House, 1998.

· Eatern mysticism – part five. Dave Hunt.

Ankerberg, John & Weldon, John. The facts on hinduisme. Answers to the most frequently asked questions about reincarnation, yoga, enlightenment, meditation. Harvest House Publishers. August 1991. johnankerberg.org

Ankerberg, John & Weldon, John. Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs. 1996. johnankerberg.org

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Transcendantal Meditation

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The Basic Conflict Between Maharishi and Christianity - 1984 Pastoral statement of Cardinal Jaime Sin, Catholic Archbishop of Manila. Explains why Transcendental Meditation is unacceptable for Christians as a doctrine or a practice.

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Martial arts

Q & A Can a Christian be involved in Martial Arts? A former Karate and Kung-fu practioner writes about his experiences. Martial Arts Part 1. carylmatrisciana.com. ici.

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Books

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Maharaj, Rabi R. & Hunt, Dave. Death of a guru. A remarkable true story of one man’s search for thruth. Harvest House publisheurs, 1984. amazoon.com

Outlook - Eastern and New Ages

Videos

Yoga

Eastern Religion: Hindu Yoga

What is Yoga; is it a religion? - Swami Rama

Yoga is Religion

Cours de YOGA par des jeunes filles. Vidéo Youtube.

Yoga Clip-1. www.Thruthseekers.ws

Yoga Clip - 2. www.Thruthseekers.ws

Yoga Clip - 3 www.Thruth seekers.ws

Sri K. Pattabhi Jois on Ashtanga Yoga

"Yoga Unveiled" Documentary Trailer

Questions and Answers. Part 18. The Dangers of Yoga

Questions and Answers. Part 21. Illnesses due to Yoga

Woodstock Education : Kundalini Yoga ou Hippies and DMT

Suzie Does Woodstock - Show her your Yoga moves (vidéo drôle)

Meditation Tutorial

News

Yoga

Missouri's yoga enthusiasts go to the mat over sales tax. Los Angeles Times. December 18, 2009.

Yoga - On your mat, Get set, go. There was a time when yoga was seen as something exotic, practised by counter-culture types in search of spiritual enlightenment. The Gazette. July 19, 2006.

Roots of yoga: educating christensen. blogspot.Shadow Warrior. A Hindu Nationalist Perspective. February 20, 2005.

Websites and articles

Yoga

Yoga in Transition. Jennipher Shaver. IDEA Health & Fitness, Volume 1, Number 1, 2009.

What is Yoga? Complementary Medicine. India. aarogya.com

Stretching the Boundaries of Consciousness. The True Nature of Yoga. Dr. Barbara Steinman. 22 January 2007.

Yoga renamed is still Hindu. Subbhas R. Tiwari, professeur à Hindu University. Hinduis Today. January/February/March, 2006.

About Yoga. Loyola Marymount University.

Classical yoga hindu academy

What is hatha yoga ?

Yoga / religion / Spirituality

The true facts about yoga

Hinduisim – The religion of yoga

Yoga is for everybody Yoga facts Answer of Swami Param of Classical Yoga Hindu Academy after a blog's article : Massena High School allows yoga, calls it 'Raider Relaxation'. The Associated Press, October 15, 2008. “From a Hindu point of view, please look at the facts that all of real Yoga is Hinduism”.

Kundalini Yoga. Frequently Asked Questions. Yoga Bhajan. Ph. D. Master of kundalini yoga.

Global Oneness
- Yoga: Special Spiritual Benefits of Yoga
- Yoga: Therapeutic Yoga by India Times
- Yoga Philosophy: Yoga - Beyond The Body And Mind by Meena Om
- Yoga and philosophy. A Tribute to Hinduism. : Thoughts and Wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture. Sushama Londhe. Published by Pragun Publications, New Delhi, India. Distributed by D.K. Publishers Distributors (P) Ltd.

Kundalini

Kundalini FAQ. Kundalini : Frequently asked questions and selected references. Kurt Keutzer. 2002.

Outside Quebec - Prohibition

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State Board of Education. State Department of Education. Alabama. 290-040-040-.02 Certain Teaching Techniques. Since 1993 and based on the 1901 Alabama Constitution The Alabama Department of Education’s State Board of Education decided to prohibit meditation and yoga.
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“The State Board of Education specifically prohibits the use of hypnosis and dissociative mental states. School personnel shall be prohibited from using any techniques that involve the induction of hypnotic states, guided imagery, meditation or yoga”. “School personnel should also emphasize the consequences of conduct that is prohibited by law or that is highly likely to result in harmful consequences to the health of a person. Such conduct shall not be presented to students as legitimate options for their consideration”.

Teaching about religion. I-6. Mountain Brook Schools. Adopted: June 11, 1990.

“The following statements, which are essentially the Court's decision as to what constitutes appropriate and inappropriate study of religion in the schools, are also statements of policy of the Mountain Brook Board of Education regarding the study of religion”. “The school may sponsor the study of religion, but should not sponsor the practice of religion”. “Therefore, students in the Mountain Brook schools should not be requested, encouraged, or invited to participate in techniques such as progressive relaxation, guided imagery, deep breathing, meditation or any similar or related”. “It is the Board's position that activities described ... may be interpreted as religious activities and should therefore be subject to Board policies which prohibit the practice of religion in the school or the religious indoctrination of students in the school”.
Adopted: June 11, 1990

How should schools teach religion to students? The Freedom Forum's Charles Haynes and comparative religion teacher Jim Maechling respond to your questions. “…experimental methods like prayer, ritual, yoga and meditation…” “ Do you think these methods should be used in the classroom? No.

Dr. Charles C. Haynes, senior scholar at the First Amendment Center. (He writes and speaks extensively on religious liberty and religion in American public life). “No. It is unconstitutional for public school teachers to lead students in prayer, yoga, meditation or any other religious practice. Education, not spiritual awareness, is the mission of the public school. Faith formation (including spiritual awareness) is the responsibility of the family and faith communities, not the public school”. “Some teachers decide to "role play" meditation or introduce yoga to students as a way of "teaching about" various religions or exposing students to these practices. In my view, recreating religious practices or ceremonies through role-playing or any other method should not take place in a public school classroom. Such activities, no matter how carefully planned or well-intentioned, risk undermining the integrity of the faith involved.

The Michigan Model. State Senate Recommendation: Public schools should be vigilant and held accountable, so they do not endorse the religious teachings or practices of any religion (relaxation techniques, calm breathing, yoga and meditation). Warnings should be given to parents and research should be done about potential harmful effects.

“The New Age is there in the Michigan Model. It's there under the guise of something else: relaxation techniques, calm breathing, yoga and meditation”. “State Senate Recommendation: Public schools should be vigilant and held accountable, so they do not endorse the religious teachings or practices of any religion”. Full copies of the Senate Report can be obtained through Senator Gilbert DiNello's office, 26th District, PO Box 30036, Lansing Michigan 48909-7536 (phone:517-373-735) or by contacting Watchman Fellowship.

Quaterly Report. July – September 2000. ” The Court of Appeals found that SCI/TM is a religion because it concerns itself with the search for ultimate truth just like other religions. “When the government seeks to encourage this version of ultimate truth, and not others, an establishment clause problem arises.” Copy at 214. Kevin C. McDowell, General Counsel, at (317) 232-6676, kmcdowel@doe.state.in.us.

Who Took the "T" out of "TM"? Tom Forehand. A federal appeals court in 1979 called TM a form of religious teaching and ruled the practice could not be taught in New Jersey public schools. The decision is often cited as a precedent in religion-in-public-schools cases.

Separtion of Guru and State. Influence of the New Age Movement on Public Education. Francis J. Beckwith. PREMISE, Volume II, Number 4, April 27, 1995.

Outside Quebec - Objections

Poll

Should yoga be taught in school - Poll result. WorldNetDaily.com.
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Videos

Meditation. Parents protest. North Carolina.
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Presentation

Yoga in Schools: The Ethical Concerns about its Religious Connection. Maureen A. Davin, Ed.D.
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News review

Surya Namaskar and yoga to be made compulsory in Educational Institution. Metaphore. Michael Prabhu. March-April 2007.
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News

Yoga

Court to BJP govt: Surya namaskar not be made mandatory for students. Christian Today. India. September 1, 2009.

Yoga at center of church-state debate. Deseret News (Salt Lake City), October 4, 2008.

Parents protest yoga classes in New York school. The financial express. October 10, 2008.

Yoga stresses out parents at school. Associated Press. Octobre 3, 2008.
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Critics say yoga at N.Y. high school tries to spread Hinduism. The Associated Press. June, 10, 2008.

Yoga controversy gaining attention. MASSENA HIGH SCHOOL: Suspended program sparking debate; board to get a demonstration. Lori Shull. Watertown Daily Times. October 7, 2008.

N.Y. parents in twist over yoga in schools. The Associated Press. October 5, 2008.

Yoga at school causes stress among some. Ties to Hinduism questioned by parents, religious leaders in N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 2008.
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School in Massena suspends yoga after parents complain. The Post-Standard. October 2, 2008.

Yoga in school poses a problem for Christian mom. Petti Fong, The Globe and Mail, October 1, 2007. PDF
Un état Indien impose le yoga dans en classe. Madhya Pradesh, Indes. Alliance Presse. March 20, 2007. March 20, 2007.

Cong MLAs boycott Ramdev's yoga session. The Times of India. February 20, 2007.

Former instructor warns of yoga's spiritual implications. Jim BrownOneNewsNow.com. February 2, 2007.

Yoga causes controversy in public schools: Some parents say it violates the separation of church and state. Associated Press, January 28, 2007.

Debate in India: Is Rule on Yoga Constitutional ? Somini Sengupta, The New York Times, January 26, 2007.

Yoga part of school syllabi in MP. IBN Live. Jan 26, 2007.

Muslims challenge school yoga drill - Madhya Pradesh. Bruce Loudon, South Asia correspondent, The Australian News, January 26, 2007.

Madhya Pradesh unveils policy on yoga. Rediff India Abroad, January 25, 2007.

Court asks Madhya Pradesh to make surya namaskar voluntary. January 25, 2007.

Madhya Pradesh High Court on yoga programme. Advocate General Rabinandan Singh told the court that the government had already made it clear that the programme would be voluntary. The Hindu. January 25, 2007.

“Jabalpur: Amid a raging controversy over Madhya Pradesh Government's decision to organise "surya namaskar" and "pranayam" programme in schools on Thursday, the High Court on Wednesday ordered that the participation in it should be voluntary. No individual or institution should be forced to take part in the programme, a Division Bench of Chief Justice A.K. Patnayak and Justice R.S. Jha said in an interim order on petitions filed by some Muslim organisations against the Government's decision.”

M.P. Government to go ahead with yoga programme. Muslims seek Governor’s intervention to stop it. The Hindu. January 24, 2007.

Indian Church: rather than worship the sun, the government should deal with more pressing problems. AsianNews.it. India.January 23, 2007.

Surya namaskar in Madhya Pradesh faces more opposition. IANS. January 23, 2007.

Don’t impose religious practices, Indian archbishop says of yoga measure. Catholic Online www.catholic.org. January 16, 2007.

Muslims oppose 'surya namaskar' in MP schools. The times of India. January 14, 2007.

'Surya namaskar is against secularism'. The Times of India. January 13, 2007.

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Yoga in schools denounced as anti-Christian. Ethan Baron, CanWest News Service. January 10, 2007.

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B.C. school yoga classes slammed. CBC News. January 9, 2007.

Parents getting bent out of shape over yoga in schools. Why? Rachel Breitman, Columbia News Service, April 4, 2006.

School Yoga Fitness Programs May Be Unhealthy Alternative, Author Warns. Jim Brown, literary critic on the book “Super Sized Kids”, AgapePress, October 2005.

Yoga goes to school. Stripped of spiritualism, yoga stretches into public schools. Rachel Konrad. The Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO. July/August 2004 Volume 3/Number 4.

Yoga in Aspen Public Schools Draws Opposition. Mindy Sink. The New York Times. February 8, 2003.

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Church angered by Croatia's school yoga plan. ABC News, July 16, 2003.

Slovakia's Christians Scuttle School Yoga. Hinduism Today. January/February/March, 2002.

Slovak Churches Applaud Decision To Drop Plan For Yoga In Schools « Christian culture would have been threatened by plan, leaders say. » Jonathan Luxmoore, Christianity Today, October 1, 2001.

Clergy Fight Yoga Instruction in Slovakian Schools. Boston Globe. October 1, 2001. Church: Yoga equals atheism. Martina Pisárová, New casus belli : Yoga plan for schools, July 30, 2001.

Ministry withdraws recommendation for teachers to take yoga classes after church's protest. July 16, 2003.

Transcendantale Meditation

Meditation in Public Schools? July 2007. Los Angeles Times. Opinion reply Thoughts on meditation July 27, 2007. Los Angeles Times. Reproduced in Rant & Reason BLOG Humanist perspectives.

No TM at California School - Filmmaker David Lynch pulls grant. Tad Whitaker. Marin Independent Journal, USA. October 19, 2006.

Marin school drops meditation club. Tad Whitaker. Marin Independent Journal, October 19, 2006.

California school loses funds over Transcendental Meditation controversy. Marcus Wholsen, AP, via the Mercury News, USA, October 18, 2006.

School needs to rethink use of TM. Marin Independent Journal, USA. October 16, 2006.

High School's Club Called 'Religion - Cult' By Parents. Califournia NBC11. October 13, 2006.

Parent storms stage to protest TM program at California school. Marin Independent Journal, USA. October 13, 2006.

California school cancels plans for transcendental meditation. Americans United for Separation of Church and State December 1, 2006.

Plans for meditation at Terra Linda High don't soothe everyone. Ted Whitaker. Marin-Independent Journal/October 11, 2006.

Board tells future school: Remove religion from lessons or lose charter. Christina Breen Bolling. Free Republic, September 4, 2004.

Charter school eyes Aug. opening. Gail Smith-Arrants. Charlotte Observer/May 6, 2004.

Meditation controversy. Joy Victory. The Journal News. May 05, 2004.

Transcendental Meditation activists eager to share school's success. Associated Press. November 5, 2004.

Time to reflect cc valled religion. Cristina Breen Bolling and Gail Smith-Arrants. The Charlotte Observer/March 28, 2004.
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Websites and articles

Yoga

Le caractère religieux de yoga. Peadar Somers et Florent Varak. Pour la commission d'éthique de la Fédération Évangélique de France.
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Yoga à l'école: religion et laicité. Peadar Somers & Florent Varak.

Is yoga a spiritual or religious practice ? Mindy Sink. Indolink.com.

Yoga for Kids: Yoga in Schools. Christian Research Institute. Yoga. Elliot Miller. by Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John WeldonYoga and Children. Ankerberg Theological Research Institute. Ankerberg John Dr. & John Weldon Dr. Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs, Harvest House, 1996.
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Yoga News: NY school falls under pressure to remove yoga from curriculum. Examiner.com. August, 10, 2008.

Yoga - Conflicts With Religion. LifeDivine. November, 03, 2008.

Is yoga unconstitutional ? Dorf on Law. Mostly law-related musings by Columbia Professor Michael Dorf and some of his lawyer/professor friends. Friday, February 02, 2007.

Muslims to boycott 'surya namaskar' in MP. Indian Muslim News and Information. October 01, 2007.

Yoga in schools. What’s all the fuss about? Darlene d’Arezzo, Yogi Times, September 2007.

The Facts, the Dangers, the Photos, the WarningsSouthern Baptist 'Kids' Bowing To Yoga. Bud Press, Director, Christian Research Service, August 16th 2007. The Facts, the Dangers, the Photos, the Warnings.

BJP yoga is bad news for schools, UPA yoga is mandatory? Indian Express.com. New Delhi, March 03, 2007.

Muslim Board wants MP Govt to cancel Surya Namaskar order. Indianexpress.com. January 14, 2007.

Physical Exercise or Religious Practice? Posted by Timothy R. Butler. timothybutler.us Mar 15, 2006.

Yoga Ceremony in Indian Schools Protested by Christians and Muslims. Richard Bartholomew. January 24, 2007. Yoga for school children. Yoga & Health. April 2006.

We need teachers, not amateur therapists. Frank Furedi. Angleterre. 11 July, 2006.

Yoga Goes to School: It used to be one school at a time. Now it's district by district. Laura Shin. July/August 2004, Volume 3/Number 4.

Transcendantale Meditation

Om Schooling. V. Rev. James M. Deschene, Abbot. Christ the Saviour MonasteryProvidence, RI.

Meditation in School: What Can You Do ? Tom Forehand, The Watchman Expositor, Vol. 7, No. 7, 1990.

Transcendental Meditation in Our Schools? Timothy Burgin. Yoga Basic. November 21, 2007.

Qi gong

Stop Pseudoscience & The Occult in Public Schools. Letter and petition to California State Superintendent Jack O'Connell, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California State Board of Education, Monterey County School Board, Monterey Peninsula School Board.

New Age

New age in school – it continues. Craig Branch.