The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece actually deliberated and issued a statement, shunning Yoga and instructing its Metropolitans throughout the country to avoid participation in local events of Lions and Rotary Clubs.
The Church was responding to numerous media reports that recommended Yoga to Greek citizens dealing with post-lockdown stress.
Calling the practice “completely incompatible” with Orthodox Christianity, the statement went on to say that Yoga has no role in the life of Orthodox Christianity.
“[Yoga] is a fundamental chapter in Hindu religion… it is not a ‘kind of physical exercise’,” the Holy Synod said in its statement.
A Greek Orthodox priest took to Greek television to double down on the Church’s stance.
In the same announcement, The Synod also decided to issue an encyclical to its Metropolitans and clergy throughout the country, notifying them to avoid participating in public events with Rotary and Lions Club organizations.
The Church’s statement claimed that these organizations’ activities weren’t limited to community events and had quasi-religious characteristics for the induction of new members and also used the term “God” in a non-dogmatic form and not consistent with the “God” in the Orthodox Christian tradition.
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As a former yoga teacher, who has gone on yoga retreats I’d be remiss if I didn’t post what I have learned about yoga. Yoga is very seductive, it feels good. That is because you are manipulating your body in different ways to produce endorphins and other hormones. This inherently doesn’t sound bad. However the truth is that each pose is a mimicry of nature and also hindu deities. In sun salutations we are worshiping the sun. In ashrams we do puja or offer incense and items to the idols or hindu gods. You may think this is symbolic or a mere token of the imagination. This is very serious because the devil’s greatest trick is convincing the world he doesn’t exist. These deities or archetypes of energies are actually demons. When you say Shiva you are invoking the great destroyer who is in fact the devil. When you say OM you are bowing down to a deity. Yoga is esoteric and an occult practice. By manipulating your body into these poses you enter into a low spiritual state called prelest. It feels good but it doesn’t last and all these yogis are psycho if you really think about it. If it really helped them why are they so nuts? Prelest is a way lower state than Confession true Repentance and Holy Communion. It starts innocently enough oh its just exercise but each pose invites Demonic Possession as you are invoking Hanuman Monkey God, Shivasana Shiva the great destroyer (satan) and so many more. Each pose causes you to manipulate and you think gain control of your physical energy when and then gain control of your spiritual energy. In reality it causes you to sync up with a demonic network and this is why it seems like synchronicity. It is actually witchcraft , nothing new 4000 years old and the first yogi adiyogi (shiva) who gave yoga to human beings was a blue demon who came out of the water. Yoga is hindu and there are yoga sutras which tell you step by step how to acquire demonic powers. Save your soul and confess. Many yogis scream before they die because they see the demons coming for their souls. Save yourselves as baptized Orthodox Christians and run to Confession. This is not a joke. This is very real. The devil wants your soul and it’s not just exercise. Instead of doing sun salutations do metanies. Instead of mantras bowing down to the demons say the Jesus Prayer or Panagias Prayer, Most Holy Theotokos save me. Instead of Japa mala beads do your komboskini. Instead of bowing down to the demonic gurus bow down to Christ!!!!!!!!!!!\