‘Why I don’t do yoga’

Yoga is seen as acceptable by many Christians, but Kate Orson says: ’claiming you can do yoga as a non-spiritual practice is a bit like thinking you can eat cake for the healthy proteins and vitamins while not absorbing the sugar.’ 

In a previous Woman Alive article yoga teacher Olivia Shone said that the decision to do yoga is a ‘personal decision on which the Bible offers no clear guidelines.’ I’d like to share my experience and why I disagree.

I was first introduced to yoga at the age of 21 after suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome for six months and being unable to leave the house most days. Yoga was recommended to me as a modality that could help me feel more energetic.

I took a Vini yoga class with poses specifically designed to increase energy. I was amazed that I was filled with energy and recovered pretty much instantly.