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12 Reasons Why Yoga is NOT Good for Christians
August 14, 2018in Blog, Why a Christian ALTERNATIVE to Yoga?0by Laurette
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12 Reasons Why Yoga is NOT Good for Christians

by Dr. Laurette Willis (based on my 22 YEARS in yoga – ages 7 to 29).Would you agree that there are spiritual forces we cannot see?You may be surprised to learn…

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HINDU SCHOLAR AGREES with Rev. MOHLER
December 8, 2014in Why a Christian ALTERNATIVE to Yoga?0by Laurette
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HINDU SCHOLAR AGREES with Rev. MOHLER

Rajiv Malhotra (Hindu scholar and yoga practitioner, pictured at right) wrote: “Christian Yoga is an oxymoron. The assumptions and consequences of yoga do run counter to much of Christianity as…

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Yoga poses are offerings to Hindu gods?
December 8, 2014in Blog, Why a Christian ALTERNATIVE to Yoga?2by Laurette
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Yoga poses are offerings to Hindu gods?

“Many Westerners who practice yoga today are unaware that the physical positions assumed in yoga symbolize a spiritual act: worshiping one of the many Hindu gods,” according to Dr. George…

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“Christian Yoga” versus PraiseMoves
December 8, 2014in Why a Christian ALTERNATIVE to Yoga?0by Laurette
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“Christian Yoga” versus PraiseMoves

Listen to a debate Moody Radio in Chicago asked me to do. A so-called “Christian yogi” and I shared our viewpoints on “Up for Debate.” You can hear my debate…

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“Christian Yoga” Founder is HINDU?
October 22, 2014in Blog, Why a Christian ALTERNATIVE to Yoga?0by Laurette
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“Christian Yoga” Founder is HINDU?

The “Father of Christian Yoga,” A.K. Muzumdar was a Hindu who lived from 1864-1953. Here’s an interesting quote from Mozumdar who obviously denies that Jesus came to earth in the…

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Why We are NOT Christian Yoga
October 10, 2014in About PraiseMoves, Blog, Why a Christian ALTERNATIVE to Yoga?1by Laurette
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Why We are NOT Christian Yoga

Yoga is not “just exercise”–and now there’s even so-called “Christian yoga” which is VERY different from PraiseMoves, the Christian ALTERNATIVE to yoga. It’s everywhere. In ads for everything from IT…

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September 25, 2013in Blog0by Laurette
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Yoga Banned from Public Schools?

First appeared in the September 2013 issue of Christianity Today magazine. — featuring Laurette Willis, PraiseMoves Founder I was honored that Christianity Today asked me to write on this “powder…

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August 24, 2013in Blog0by Laurette
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Best Time to Exercise? It depends...

  What's the Best Time?   If you exercise regularly, you may have already determined what is the best time to exercise for you. Once you have a routine established,…

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March 19, 2013in Blog7by Laurette
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Christian Yoga vs. PraiseMoves

This last Saturday, I was a guest on Moody Radio's “Up for Debate” to discuss with a so-called “Christian yogi” whether or not Christians should do yoga and whether or…

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October 22, 2012in Articles0by Laurette
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Oxytocin is Amazing!

Ahhh – the Amazing Oxytocin Molecule In PraiseMoves, the gentle deep diaphragmatic breathing and movement we do set off a wonderful cascade of physiological processes to calm the mind and…

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October 1, 2012in Articles0by Laurette
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Yoga Banned by Church of England

Here's what happens when people do not realize Yoga is more than “just exercise.” Article worth reading from the UK. Glad to see the churches are waking up to this,…

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September 30, 2012in Articles, Blog, Why a Christian ALTERNATIVE to Yoga?0by Laurette
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Yoga: Exercise or Religion?

YOGA IS RELIGION by L.G. Marshall, Christian (Taken from “Yoga IS Religion” by L.G. Marshall: former yogi, TM student and follower of “The Maharishi,” now devoted follower of Jesus Christ)…

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September 13, 2012in Articles0by Laurette
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Catholics and New Age: A new twist on yoga

(This column is the second and concluding one of Father Bill Kneemiller’s reflections on his involvement in New Age practices. From The Catholic Messenger) A prime example of “New Age”…

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May 8, 2012in Articles0by Laurette
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Fighting for Soul of Yoga?

Check out this New York Times article. These Hindus' theme is “Take Back Yoga.” Sure. IT can go back from whence it came. Just give us the Yogis and Yoga-followers…

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New Age Truth Seekers
September 18, 2011in Articles, Blog0by Laurette
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New Age Truth Seekers

My radio interview with former Kundalini yoga guru Mike Shreve is up — and is turning heads (and hopefully hearts to the Lord!). Mike is a former yoga instructor who…

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Meet the Hindu Founder of "Christian Yoga"
March 7, 2011in Articles, Why a Christian ALTERNATIVE to Yoga?11by Laurette
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Meet the Hindu Founder of "Christian Yoga"

The “Father of Christian Yoga” was Hindu? Do you think so-called “Christian Yoga” is something new? I'll admit that I did when I first heard of it — but it goes…

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February 18, 2011in Articles0by Laurette
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Why Yoga is NOT for Christians (the short form)

Yoga is extremely popular in the fitness world, and many wonder if it has a place in Christian Fitness. Is there such a thing as “Christian yoga” or a “Christian…

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October 28, 2010in Articles0by Laurette
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Ex-Yogi Counters “Yogaphobia” Claims

PraiseMoves Founder Answers Christianity vs. yoga debate. Press Release Summary:  Laurette Willis, former yogi and founder of PraiseMoves (“The Christian Alternative to yoga”), agrees with Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president…

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October 23, 2010in Articles12by Laurette
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PraiseMoves in Wall St. Journal

I received a bit of a surprise the other evening. We were on our way home from Tulsa, having attended the Guts Church yearly evangelical outreach for teens – Nightmare –…

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October 7, 2010in Articles3by Laurette
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Yoga is NOT for Christians - Southern Baptist Leader

Rev. Albert Mohler of Southern Baptist Seminary says that Christians who practice yoga “must either deny the reality of what yoga represents or fail to see the contradictions between their Christian commitments…

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