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The Heidi St. John Podcast

Christianity and Yoga: Do They Mix? with Jessica Smith | Part One

The Heidi St. John Podcast

Heidi St. John

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Should Christianity mix with yoga? Are yoga poses benign if we do them but don't engage in the spiritual practice behind them? This is the question I'm asking my guest, Jessica Smith, who taught yoga for many years. Jessica has a unique perspective and a solid biblical stance on this modern controversy. Yoga is one of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophical traditions, yet many Christians today are practicing yoga with the belief that yoga's deep ties to Hinduism and Buddhism can be avoided. I will confess, I thought the same thing—but not any longer. Jessica challenged me and opened my eyes to the truth about this topic. Listen in. I pray your heart is blessed and encouraged as you strive to know God in a deeper way and bring Him honor in everything you do. Be sure and catch Part 2 as well!

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0:00.0

Welcome back to meditation mindset. Time spent alone is the most important.

0:06.3

Sir, are you still in the bath?

0:08.3

Yes, I'm listening to my podcast.

0:10.8

Can I come in?

0:12.0

Ah! No! No!

0:13.4

Just need to grab the claw clippers. Don't worry, I'll cover my eyes.

0:16.6

What? Whoa!

0:19.0

Come on, we're gonna fall.

0:20.0

Woo!

0:22.6

I'm still not looking.

0:24.0

And I'm not listening to my podcast.

0:26.8

Don't want batting.

0:28.2

Meerkatting.

0:29.2

Simple!

0:30.2

Hey, everybody, this is Heidi St. John.

0:32.2

Welcome to the podcast today is Friday, April 5th.

0:36.2

This is episode number 749 today on Meet My Friend Friday.

0:41.2

I have a guest that I've been hinting about for a while here.

0:44.2

And her name is Jessica Smith.

0:46.2

And we're gonna be talking about the topic of yoga.

0:50.2

Now, this is a question I get a lot over at Mailbox Monday.

0:54.2

And I've got my own personal story and my own personal journey

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