FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Dear Reader, please read this webpage slowly and carefully. I have seen many lives destroyed through Yoga. I do not write flippantly; I write with love and care for those immersed in the worldview, teachings, and practices associated with Yoga. Please take heed of the answers I have provided below, and do not become like the others whom I have lovingly warned, but who have lost either their minds, their lives, or the lives of those whom they once loved while on earth – all because of the occult influences and consequences of Yoga.
Also, I have found, over the years, that those already engaged in Yoga have become insulated against sound warnings from both Yoga gurus as well as biblical warnings regarding the dangers of the occult (Yoga principles and practice). Hopefully, you will not become like this. Don’t be fooled, all Yoga engagement comes with a price, and the cost is not in monetary terms, but in what you pay little by little, with extreme consequences. This includes the systematic destruction of your own mind, body, soul, and spirit.
A personal note about this Yoga dangers FAQ page
People often ask if I practice Yoga or have done Yoga to deal with work-related injuries, my numerous sports injuries, and chronic back pain. My answer is always a kind reply similar to this: “No, I have not done Yoga, nor will I ever get involved with any form of Yoga.” The people then ask, “But why not?” My reply generally goes something like this,
“I refuse to do Yoga because I know way too much about the physical and spiritual dangers of Yoga and its pantheistic, occult, evolutionary worldview. Also, I have read many personal testimonies from Eastern gurus and other people who have been ruined spiritually and physically through Yoga or who are currently suffering from Yoga’s devastating effects. Furthermore, my research library has many Yoga books in it, written by Yoga gurus, that warn about the myriad dangers of Yoga.”
This generally leads to a conversation in which I kindly and carefully explain my views on why I believe what I believe, and I offer loving warnings about the dangers of Yoga. If the person is willing to listen, I make a point to share what the Bible says about not being “yoked” to occult belief systems and practices, and I also share the biblical Gospel and scriptures about God’s forgiveness and salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone; the biblical Jesus.
Here are some simple questions and answers to help you quickly if you have similar questions and concerns about yoga. With nearly 40 years of practical Christian ministry experience, over 200 books on Yoga in our research library, and basing my answers on the authority of the Holy Bible, I have provided the following “answers” below. My answers to the general questions here will help you if you are serious about finding out the truth about the dangers of Yoga.
I have provided general answers to the questions (Q/A: 1 – 6), rather than supporting my points with numerous Bible verses. I have also included answers to more profound questions (Q/A: 7 – 8) that are surfacing now that millions of UFO/UAP/USO sightings are occurring and many people are experiencing communications with non-human intelligence (NHI) entities. The bulk of these people are involved in some form of occult practice, including psychic mediumship/channeling, altered states of consciousness, Yoga, parapsychology, occult-oriented secret government agencies, etc.
Lastly, you can read the other articles on this website, as well as those at SpiritualResearchNetwork.org, for more information and well-researched biblical refutations of Yoga.
Chris Lawson
General and profound questions about Yoga
1. Yoga, occult religions, psychic and paranormal phenomena
QUESTION: Does Yoga fall into any categories of occult belief systems and their related phenomena?
ANSWER: Yes, Yoga at its very core is an occult method for seeking spiritual enlightenment. Throughout history, the tenets of Yoga have been used to achieve altered states of consciousness through varying methods of occult meditation and physical postures. Practitioners of the occult who employ various meditation techniques, as well as the manifestation of psychic and paranormal phenomena, reflect what many yogis and yoginis have experienced for thousands of years. These general categories of occult belief systems include: Magic, Sorcery, Satanism, Divination, Witchcraft, Voodoo, Necromancy, Spiritism, Astrology, and Shamanism. Yoga is merely an occult-related practice that can easily lead people into any of these occult belief systems and the worldviews and practices that comprise them. You have now been warned! Does the Holy Bible explicitly warn about such things? Indeed, it does!
2. Physical problems with Yoga
QUESTION: Can the practice of Yoga and varying types of meditation and mindfulness lead to different kinds of physical injuries and lasting problems?
ANSWER: Yes, they can certainly do so. Unfortunately, in our age, the popularity of these practices seems to trump the documented issues that people are experiencing and suffering from. Material published on this website aims to demonstrate to the reader the potential dangers of yoga and meditation.
3. Spiritual problems with Yoga
QUESTION: Can the practice of Yoga, varying types of meditation, and altered states of consciousness lead to different kinds of spiritual, psycho-spiritual, and psycho-physical problems?
ANSWER: Yes, they can certainly do so. There are many warnings about Yoga’s dangers in Yogic literature from Eastern religions, occultists, psychologists, Christian medical doctors, and New Age practitioners. The mass of information regarding dangerous spiritual, psycho-spiritual, and psycho-physical effects is sad to read. Many Eastern mystical/occult practitioners have warned about these dangers online and in their Yoga books, Yoga primers, Yoga magazines, and Yoga periodicals. Furthermore, many personal testimonies from new and seasoned Yoga practitioners, as well as highly advanced Yoga practitioners, warn about an endless array of spiritual dangers associated with Yoga.
4. All types of Yoga have consequences
QUESTION: Can all types of Yoga harm the body, mind, and spirit?
ANSWER: Yes, all types of Yoga can have detrimental and severe effects on the human mind/psyche, body, and spirit. The end goal of Yoga is occult-oriented Self-Realization. Whether one has been indoctrinated into this belief or not is irrelevant. Most Western practitioners do not warn about the dangers of Yoga; however, when one travels to the East to yogic-immersed regions of the world, the spiritual fallout can be seen everywhere. Furthermore, when reading occult Yogic literature, the truth about Yoga’s dangers is revealed, vastly expanded upon, and often warned about explicitly. When you read the personal testimonies of world-famous gurus, yogins (male), yoginis (female), Brahmin priests, etc., the facts are right there in their own words.
5. Christian Yoga and integrating a Christian Yoga lifestyle
QUESTION: Is integrating Yoga into the Christian lifestyle a safe thing to do?
ANSWER: No, absolutely not! Integrating Yoga into the Christian lifestyle is a dangerous thing to do, and it can have devastating effects on one’s Christian faith. Many Christians assume that they can safely integrate Yoga into their Christian lifestyle. You will generally find this among people not well-versed in the Holy Bible scriptures. Others who have designed and led or are involved with “Christian Yoga” ministries have placed the Bible and its warnings and cautions as secondary to justify their unbiblical emotional involvement with any form of Yoga. There are so many problems with Christians trying to justify their participation in Yoga that entire books can now be purchased, biblically refuting this grave error.
6. Yoga as a practice at the core of occult religions
QUESTION: Many people say Yoga isn’t a religion, so why can’t I be involved?
ANSWER: This answer is half-right and half-wrong, so it is not entirely true. Most people who do Yoga will tell you it is not a “religion” and that there is no Yoga religion. First, to be “religious” (devout, pious, devoted, committed) means that one is thoroughly devoted or committed to a belief or practice. Many people are dedicated wholly to their Yoga practice, and in doing so, it becomes virtually a religion to them—they are committed to it, but not in a religious sense, considering it part of a broader spiritual tradition. However, the very principles of Yoga are occult in nature. They have led untold millions of people into serious psychological delusion, altered states of consciousness, severe spiritual oppression, sexual immorality and perversion, demonic possession, suicide, and much more.
Second, Yoga in itself is an occult spiritual practice found in various world religions, occult groups, cults, and countless New Age mystical/occult beliefs. Yoga, by nature, is a mysterious and magical practice that predates world religions and originated through human ingenuity and spiritual insight, opening humans up to the spirit world. Yoga was designed for engagement with the spirit world to obtain occult power and enlightenment, apart from the God of the Bible. To say or believe Yoga is not a spiritual practice at its core is to be ignorant of the basic facts about Yoga’s doctrine and the spirit beings that helped generate this practice for a rebellious humanity. Furthermore, as Yoga is the very heart of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, one could say that Yoga is a religious and core belief system that serves as a solid foundation for three of the world’s leading religions.
7. Paranormal occult phenomena related to Yoga
QUESTION: What types of phenomena are related to the principles and practices found in Yoga and the belief systems associated with it?
ANSWER: Here is a sampling of dangerous occult phenomena associated with Yoga and numerous cults and religions that incorporate it:
Ectoplasmic manifestations, Telepathy, Apportation Poltergeists, Spirit possession, Levitation, Altered states of consciousness, Precognition, Most near-death experiences, Reincarnation phenomena (for example, hypnotic “past-life”), Materializations/apparitions, Telekinesis, Psychic transference of power, Psychic transference of power, Polyglot mediumship, Spirit guides, fairies, nature spirits, UFO entities, “Ascended Masters,” Non-human intelligences, UFO/UAP/USO experiences.
8. Yogic summoning of NHIs, UFOs, UAPs, and USOs
QUESTION: Can Yoga meditation induce or invoke occult phenomena such as non-human intelligences (NHIs), unidentified flying objects (UFOs), unidentified aerial/anomalous phenomena (UAPs), and unidentified submerged objects (USOs)?
ANSWER: Yes, deep levels of Yoga meditation and the ensuing altered states of consciousness (and varying levels of induced mediumship) can invoke and summon occult phenomena. Obviously, not everyone who practices Yoga will reap these hazards. Still, Yoga provides a wide-open door to the spirit world and the malevolent entities (shape-shifting phenomena) that seek to appear and deceive people. The proof is revealed through historical records and a virtual mountain of occult literature. And again, the Holy Bible, warning about such things as spiritual deception, Satan (Lucifer, the devil), and demons, ought to be heeded at all costs. Those who play with fire eventually get burned.
EXTREME DANGER WARNING: Many UFO/UAP/USO sightings and experiences are occurring worldwide. The attempt to reach out and summon UFO/UAP/USO entities, non-human intelligences, Ascended Masters, Pleiadians, Greys, “Nordic aliens” or “Tall Whites,” etc., will open the floodgates wide open for demonic oppression, demonic overshadowing, psychisms, channeling spirits, psychic mediumship, and even demon possession.
Aside from any human-made, reverse-engineered aircraft or submersibles, these paranormal shape-shifting spirit materializations (objects, phenomena, and “occupants”) are malevolent entities hell-bent on deceiving humans. Many deeply occult Yoga practices can lead to experiencing paranormal phenomena, because the demonic layer of the spirit world taps into occultists of every sort. Yogis and yoginis who open themselves to the principles and practices of Yoga are vulnerable targets for the hostile spirit world to infiltrate – mind, body, soul, and spirit!
Additionally, the majority of individuals seeking to contact and summon non-human intelligences engage in meditative and psychic channeling exercises similar to, or identical to, those practiced by many renowned Yoga gurus. Many Yoga adepts have warned about the extreme occult dangers of their own Yoga techniques. Sadly, many people in the West are unaware of these warnings. Many are even willfully ignorant, rejecting all sound counsel and warning. They suffer the drastic consequences, knowing full well that they were forewarned, yet refused to take heed.
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. "