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Karma to Grace
A website devoted to promoting “open and kind
dialogue between Christians and Hindus.” Check out the
“Articles” sections for several great pieces from both religious
perspectives.
Merging Currents, Inc.: Books on
Christianity in India, Hinduism, and Indian
Culture
This website offers an
extensive book list on
mystical Prayer and Christianity.
Yoga Research Education Center: A Gateway to Traditional Yoga
Learn about the origins and practices of yoga.
Yoga Journal Online
The web version of
Yoga Journal magazine offers directories, health links, poses,
tips, and merchandise. Enter “Christianity” in their search box for
several related articles.
“Can a Christian
Do Yoga?” A definitive yes. Also, follow the illustrated steps to “Prayer for
Heart and Body” position.
“Characteristics of a Yoga
Practitioner: Charity”
Charity? This sounds more like a
Christian teaching then what some of us have pursued in yoga, but
there it is, mentioned in the authoritative
scripture on Hatha yoga….
“Christian Yoga”
A brief tour through the three steps of yoga and their
relation to Christian sacraments. Particular emphasis on the
universal, un-gendered nature of yoga.
“Christian yoga opens the door to
some who are wary of the ancient Hindu practice.”
Spiritual balance or “a superficial connection and a form of
syncretism?” An
interesting debate between a yoga instructor and a theological
academician. Lots of related articles and links.
“Health Benefits of Yoga and Rosary
Prayer”
A short article on
yoga, prayer, and the heart healthy results of one study.
“The Right Attitude of a Practitioner
Who Believes Buddhism and Non-Buddhism”
An essay on the four essential attitudes for
comparing and contrasting any religious ideas: Sectarianism,
Syncretism, Discrimination, and Plagiarism
“What’s in a Word?”
This article cautions against the
dangers of occult, New Age masquerading as "Christian" prayer
and meditation.
“Yoga
ban at church hall over New Age link”
Brief article from the U.K. covers a vicar’s decision to ban
“un-Christian yoga.”
“Yoga—Health or Stealth?”
A Catholic writer
compares yoga with Catholic mysticism, and discusses the “flawed
logic” behind yoga as a “pseudo-science.”
“Yoga, religion work hand in hand”
This article offers
interesting statistics, as well as the view that yoga, though
not intrinsically religious, can be a meaningful addition to one’s
personal religion.
“Yoga Stretches Traditional Christian
Boundaries.”
Theologians, authors, and even a yoga instructor discuss the
contradictory
nature of Christian yoga, and those seeking to separate
Christianity from New Age religion.
The First International Church of
Christian Yoga Bookstore
A list of several books dealing with the connections between Eastern
philosophies and Christianity. Enthusiastic and thorough
descriptions from the site’s creator.
“Outstretched in Worship”
Christian yoga video series.
Read about their philosophy, and order the two-tape series to
practice at home.
Pages of
Books and Video/DVD
sets, including several Christian yoga
works. Also, clothing, equipment, and music.
Find
information on yoga, as well as books, videos/DVDs, clothing,
and yoga props at the Yoga Shop.
“Yoga
Videos…”
Yoga for everyone! Videos for teenagers, mothers-to-be, even
“inflexible people.”
Books
An Invitation to Christian Yoga by Nancy Roth & Susan Mangam
(illustrated)
A Taste of Water: Christianity
Through Taoist-Buddhist Eyes by Chwen Jiuan Lee
& Thomas Hand
AUM: A Scriptural Rosary of
Renewal and the Essential Doctrines of Dharma and
Christian Shamanism by James Alonzo Smith
Benedict’s Dharma: Buddhists
reflect on the Rule of Saint Benedict by Norman
Fischer, et al
Centering Prayer: Renewing an
Ancient Christian Prayer Form by M. Basil
Pennington
Christian Zen by William
Johnston
Going Home: Jesus and Buddha As
Brothers by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Ground We Share: Everyday
Practice, Buddhist and Christian by Robert Aitken, et al
Life and the Way: the Christian
Yoga Metaphysics by A.K. Mozumdar
The Mirror Mind: Zen-Christian
Dialogue by William Johnston
Prayer of Heart and Body:
Meditation and Yoga As Christian Spiritual Practice by Thomas
Ryan
The Silent Dialogue: Zen Letters
to a Trappist Abbot by David J. Hackett
Yoga and God: An Invitation to
Christian Yoga by Jean Déchanet
Zen and the Bible by Kakichi
Kadowaki, et al
Zen and the Birds of Appetite
by Thomas Merton
Zen Spirit, Christian Spirit: The
Place of Zen in Christian Life by Robert E. Kennedy
Periodicals
Buddhist-Christian Studies
North American Board for East-West
Dialogue
*Note:
The website maintained by
Merging Currents offers an
extensive book list on mystical prayer and
Christianity.
Prayer
“Accepting the Embrace of God: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina.” A
friar of Saint Benedict’s Order explains the centuries-old process
of
scripture study as prayer.
Christian Educational. “What is the Balance that prayer plays in
our lives?” An essay (in pdf or html) that
offers
biblical references for the power
of prayer.
Writing
Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life (Bantam, 1990) &
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala
1986) by Natalie Goldberg
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on
Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (Anchor, 1995)
Dreamer’s World.com. “Dream
journals: Why bother?”
A quick overview, with reasons for and tips on keeping a creative
dream journal.
Cooking
The Zen of Cooking: Creative Cooking With and Without Recipes by
Lucille Naimer (Penguin, 2002)
Everything you might want to know about
restaurants, cookbooks, wines, cheeses, kitchen ware, and just about
any recipe in the world….
Relaxation
The Little Book of Calm: Secrets for Calm by Paul Wilson (Plume,
1999)
The Art of Calm: Relaxation Through
the Five Senses by Brian Luke Seaward,
Ph.D. (Health Communications, 1999)
The Art of Doing nothing: Simple Ways
to Make Time for Yourself by Veronica Vienne & Erica Lennard
(Clarkson Potter, 1998)
Dance
“Relaxation Tip of the Week: Dance!”
Weekly newsletter offers a few short tips to relaxing with a “mind
and body experience.”
Rhythmic Training for Dancers
by Robert Kaplan (Human Kinetics Pub., 2002)
Grandmother's Secrets: The Ancient
Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing by Rosina-Fawzia B.
Al-Rawi, Monique Arav (Interlink Pub. Group, 2000)
Music
Sounding the Inner Landscape: Music as Medicine by Kay Gardner
(Harper Collins UK, 1997)
The Mozart Effect: Tapping the Power
of Music to Heal the mind, Strengthen the
Body, and Unlock the Creative Spirit by Don Campbell (Quill, 2001)
“Do It Yourself Spa.”
A full bath, kitchen herbs, and you.
Home spa tips and recipes for hands, feet, body, face and hair:
treat yourself
at home!
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