There are all kinds of opinions about Christians practicing yoga. Some view the two as incompatible — there’s no way to separate the Hindu roots from the now-popular Westernized version of yoga. Some Christians have no problem practicing sun salutations or the corpse pose — it’s more a form of exercise than a subscription to an Eastern religion’s discipline. Others assign biblical verses to traditional yoga poses. The site www.christianspracticingyoga.com gathers Christians to discuss how meditation and yoga can be integrated into a Christian life. The plurality offers different perspectives, including a Catholic who finds Christlike perspectives in the pain and discipline of yoga and an instructor who uses Scripture to encourage students to be transformed by yoga practice and the Bible.

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