Yoga Through Christ: Via the Eight Limbs of Yoga

ISBN-13: 9781635252279 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 146 str.

Sally Bassett Ph. D.; Tricia Wright

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Yoga through Christ is a book that will enable readers to have a deeper relationship with God. The audience for this book will be yoga students and teachers, Christians, theologians, general audiences, and those who are searching for direction and guidelines for a deeper spiritual life. The book takes a step-by-step approach, and is considered a ministry from the mat.
Most Westerners initially come to the mat because of the physical practice and all the benefits that yoga offer for strengthening the body and calming the mind. The actual point of yoga is to unite oneself with God. Yoga is not a religion, but a science or spiritual discipline that can provide helpful tools to strengthen one’s faith. 
The Eight Limbs of Yoga provides a path to oneness with God. The first two limbs concentrate on external and internal values. Next comes the postures and a slow flow to prepare the body physically to sit in prayer and meditation for periods of time. Breath work is incorporated after the physical practice in order to calm the mind even further for meditation. It is then that the individual begins withdrawing from the senses, going inward to focus on Christ and pray, then eventually meditating and being one with God.