I've had company and been out of town so just now found this post that Heather moved for me.(thanks Heather!) I appreciate all the input everyone has contributed--especially Ruchie's comments. The concerns I have had are based on what my Indian friends tell me the purpose of the relaxation and chants in yoga were used for--to open up oneself to inhabitation by demon spirits. This is definitely not something I'm interested in! They are from India, as I said, so I am trying to find out if what is practiced in India is different than what people do here. I still feel a concern, though, since Indians I know who have converted to Christianity all refuse to continue to practice yoga.
I looked for Christian-type yoga tapes or CDs to see what was available and didn't find a thing, but I found a lot of books discussing the incompatibility of Christianity and yoga (!). Someone in this string mentioned there being such a thing as a Christian yoga tape--where did you find it? It could be that the stretching positions could be used and the rest skipped, as Ruchie suggests.
I am still trying to reach a conclusion and am glad Heather posted this here so Yoga Teacher could comment, especially. There is a much earlier post where she mentioned that those who hold "fundamental" views might object to yoga. If you could elaborate on why that is so, YogaTeacher, I would really appreciate it.
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