 Spiritual Meditation Through Yoga As A Christian Yoga. When I hear the word I think of stretching, relaxing, and becoming more flexible. I think of strength training, leggings, yoga mats, and fresh grass under my feet. I think of training my breath and being with other women who are interested in bettering themselves. When some people think of yoga they think of meditation with the word” ommm” which is supposedly the vibration of Earth and the sound it makes. Although I have no problem with recognizing the vibration of every living thing, I don’t agree with becoming connected to Earth in the absence of God. There is one God that made everything and if we keep denying the Creator and giving the credit to many different gods we are forfeiting Gods blessings on our lives. I cannot deny Christ, so I do not say “ommm”. It brings confusion about my spirituality to those who are unfamiliar with Christ's teachings. I am a representation of Christ. I am just as a disciple trying to spread the gospel. I too must live in this world where people are constantly shaming the word of God. People are constantly looking for my hypocrisy. I have to set an example. I have to be a leader for what I believe by following God fully and completely. If I could be relaxed enough to include yoga as a daily activity in my life I would. I would spend at least a half hour a day stretching and being awake, but silent to hear Gods voice. Right now I have only found enough time to include yoga in one hour a week. I could tell of a hundred excuses as to why, but it really all comes down to self discipline which I haven’t found for yoga yet. My first priority should be reading pages in the Bible everyday, memorizing scripture, and praying for people. I’m not going to lie to you. I have weeks where I read the Bible everyday and I have weeks where I don’t read the Bible. It’s not that I don’t want to. I just forget and become too involved in making a living and my personal needs. I need to remember to make God a priority in my life. This is one of the reasons why I go to church every Sunday. It is a refresh. It is not enough to simply go to church and connect with God just at church. As a Christian I want to connect with God every single day. This is how I grow with God and not only maintain my relationship with Christ but allow it to grow stronger. A relationship with Christ is similar to a relationship with a boyfriend or girlfriend in the respect that if you don’t grow the relationship and only maintain it, it suffers greatly. It is different because God will always forgive us. As Christians we never want to be in a position where we reject God because this is a very costly sin. Most of us worship in a church or in private. Some of us worship in public, but you might never know it because worship can happen in the mind with the thoughts we choose to think. It can happen when we take walks and runs. It can happen while we paint and it can happen while we meditate in yoga. With a posture that humbles ourselves unto the Lord, during yoga it can be a perfect time to worship. It is especially beautiful during our 10 minutes of silence which I like to include after ever yoga session.
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