18/09/2025
This is a plea to all my Christian friends, to be very careful and to remain far away from âhealingâ methods that are rooted in spiritualism and/or non-christian values and beliefs.
If you think this view is extreme, consider watching the episodes produced by Little Lights Studio on youtube, explaining the dangerous consequences of these practices, even âjust for exerciseââŚ
Yoga & Spiritual Warfare
Women are told that yoga is âjust stretchingâ and stress relief, yet yoga didnât begin as fitness and it doesnât remain neutral today. Its roots are in Hindu worship, where postures, mantras, and breathing techniques were designed to unite the practitioner with false gods. Whatâs packaged as exercise in the West still carries spiritual wiring that isnât harmless. Yoga isnât just stretching, itâs spiritual warfare disguised as exercise.
I did yoga almost daily for the 26 years I was in the New Age and I lectured at Kripalu, Omega Institute, and other yoga centers. When God saved me, I threw away my yoga mats. I still do daily stretching, but as a Christian I will not do yoga asanas or chant Sanskrit anymore.
When you practice yoga, youâre not just moving your body. The breath control, chanting, and meditations are meant to alter your state of mind and open you up to spiritual experiences. Scripture warns us to be sober-minded and alert, because the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8). Yoga leads to altered states which can lead to spiritual warfare.
Yoga is also a counterfeit to the Gospel. It tells you peace comes from techniques, from finding divinity within yourself, or from connecting with âthe universe.â Yet true and lasting peace comes only through Jesus Christ, who gives us reconciliation with our Heavenly Father and fills us with His Holy Spirit. Yoga is the devilâs counterfeit of true peace in Christ.
Maybe youâve noticed changes after yoga such as strange dreams, an increased hunger for mystical experiences, or even a heaviness you canât explain. Children who practice yoga may suddenly develop signs of stress such as bed-wetting, nightmares, and difficulty in concentrating. These may be from spiritual warfare, because yoga means âyokeâ and it is designed to yoke people to the Hindu creator deity which is a demon in disguise. Yoga yokes people to spiritual forces outside of Godâs design.
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, and peace, not altered states or idolatry (Galatians 5:22-23). I started collecting Hindu and Buddha statues and artwork, as a direct result of being in yoga studios, and I unfortunately started praying to those idols before I was saved. Behind yogaâs calm surface is a battlefield for your soul.
If youâve practiced yoga, the answer is repentance. Ask God to forgive you, to give you the strength and wisdom to turn away from it, and replace it with whatâs safe and good. Stretch, walk, or exercise without yogaâs spiritual baggage. Meditate upon Scripture instead of on pagan mantras, remembering that true rest is found in Christ alone (Matthew 11:28). True rest comes from Christ, and not from yogaâs spiritual warfare.
Dr. Candy Gunther Brownâs research and my own surveys, found that women initially start yoga for the exercise. Then within months, their reasons for staying in yoga are because of its spiritual aspects. This is the warfare of spiritual bo***ge.
Sisters, please donât treat yoga as harmless self-care, because the truth is that yoga is part of the enemyâs warfare against us. Even so-called âholy yogaâ is rooted in Hindu deity worship, and like the pagan temples and pagan prayers in 1 Corinthians 8 and 10, yoga canât be redeemed.
Put on the whole armor of God, stand firm in the truth of His Word, and walk in the freedom Christ purchased for you (Ephesians 6:12-18). With Bible study, we develop the discernment to know that spiritual warfare doesnât always look dark and scary; sometimes it looks like a yoga class.
From Counterfeit to Christ: A Handbook for Women Who Were Saved Out of Deception - FREE to read on Kindle Unlimited at https://a.co/d/5yFUWAe