{"id":89040,"date":"2013-06-07T09:09:08","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T14:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=89040"},"modified":"2013-06-07T09:22:05","modified_gmt":"2013-06-07T14:22:05","slug":"the-devil-wears-prana-e-w-jackson-believes-yoga-is-satanic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/the-devil-wears-prana-e-w-jackson-believes-yoga-is-satanic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Devil Wears Prana: E.W. Jackson Believes Yoga is Satanic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Republican party candidate E.W. Jackson is not only running for a position as Virginia\u2019s Lieutenant Governor, he\u2019s running his mouth as a highly conservative Christian who firmly believes yoga is a straight path to hell, not health.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson is not afraid to tell the world what he thinks. As a Christian minister, Jackson wants to save our souls by warning the 15 million Americans who practice that \u201cDoing yoga may leave unsuspecting people vulnerable to satanic possession.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"devil yoga\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/the-devil-wears-prana-e-w-jackson-believes-yoga-is-satanic\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89043\" alt=\"devil yoga\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/devil-yoga.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/devil-yoga.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/devil-yoga-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t remember ever coming across any information while researching<strong> <a title=\"yoga benefit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/the-health-benefits-of-yoga\/\">the benefits of yoga<\/a><\/strong> that along with better health, practitioners will start to grow horns and breathe hostility out into the world. In fact, last time I checked, those who practice yoga on a regular basis are happier, less anxious, and more willing to make a positive difference in their community.<\/p>\n<p>Atlantic Wire\u2019s Elspeth Reeve\u2019s comment in response to Jackson\u2019s assertions is the best one thus far. Reeve joked, \u201cBehind the ice-cold eyes of <strong><a title=\"lululemon recall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/recall-lululemons-black-luon-yoga-pant-is-too-sheer\/\">Lululemon<\/a> <\/strong>princesses burn the demonic flames of eternal hell.\u201d Next time you are in your yoga class you better run and hide, because everyone knows the devil wears <strong><a title=\"yoga fashion \" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/the-hottest-trends-in-yoga-fashion\/\">Prana<\/a><\/strong>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeware of systems of spirituality which tell you to empty yourself. You will end up filled with something you probably do not want,\u201d Jackson cautions in reference to yoga and meditation. However, when practices such as yoga and meditation are used to exorcise the trauma in soldiers post-war, it becomes a less convincing argument that yoga is the gateway into the devil\u2019s flaming abyss.<\/p>\n<p>There will always be a very small few, such as the former<strong> <a title=\"Father Gabriele Amorth\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/former-vatican-exorcist-believes-practicing-yoga-leads-to-hinduism\/\">chief exorcist of the Vatican<\/a><\/strong>, who believe yoga is a path to hell. However, millions of people across the globe have experienced positive changes when using yoga as a path to health. From increased flexibility to higher levels of compassion, yoga encourages people to take care of themselves so they can live a long and happy life.<\/p>\n<p>In our society, everyone is free to speak his or her mind, and Jackson is no exception. Thankfully, those who have a strong yoga practice know they can \u201cempty the mind\u201d and disregard Jackson\u2019s comments to make room for more positive thoughts and health-inspired, not hell-inspired, affirmations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"pole dancing for christians \" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/pole-dancing-fitness-for-christians\/\">Pole Dancing Fitness for Christians<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"yoga for christians \" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/yoga-for-christians\/\">Yoga for Christians\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"medicare offers coverage of yoga and meditation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/medicare-offers-coverage-of-yoga-and-meditation-for-heart-disease-prevention\/\">Medicare Offers Coverage of Yoga and Meditation for Heart Disease Prevention<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>yogadawg.blogspot.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican party candidate E.W. Jackson is not only running for a position as Virginia\u2019s Lieutenant Governor, he\u2019s running his mouth as a highly conservative Christian who firmly believes yoga is a straight path to hell, not health. Jackson is not &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/the-devil-wears-prana-e-w-jackson-believes-yoga-is-satanic\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[3862,8440,1481,8500,4309,30],"class_list":["post-89040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness","tag-christian-diets","tag-homepage","tag-meditation","tag-politics","tag-religion","tag-yoga"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89040"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89045,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89040\/revisions\/89045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}