Finding my shape, my identity, in a yoga culture was definitely a journey. Yet I have found it is not only achievable but also agreeable. Yoga is a spiritual path as well as good exercise and for anyone to deny the spiritual implications is naivety.
Yet after I learned to relax and release my feelings of fear and alienation from the culture, I was finally able to mull over the facts.
Once feeling like a square peg in a world of circles, now I have found that yoga spirituality, though contrary to Christianity in huge ways, also has beautiful insights to share.
The Eastern perspective is refreshing in a culture that has the tendency to blend political views and Western ideals with spirituality.
I am a Christian and I do not fear the people or the culture of yoga. I trust in my abilities to take what I am being taught and hold it up to the light of the words of Christ. Many things I will sit down on, agreeing to disagree with my fellow yogis. Yet others I find are pretty on target with the things our Lord Jesus stood for, and I will find myself standing as well. I am finding my shape, finding my place, and finding contentment in the yogi née I am.
What are your reservations with doing yoga?
