If you are a Christian doing Yoga or are considering doing Yoga, switch to WholyFit for the New Year. Instead of advocating the stoic processes of avoidance of Yoga consider replacement with God’s best. Take a more positive approach to getting your priorities in line for the New Year through replacement with the healthy alternative to yoga: WholyFit Devotional Exercise. I started WholyFit after finding that joining in with Yoga was not the best way to grow in my relationship with Christ. Participating in Yoga as a Christian is also not the best way to reach Yogis with the truth of Christ. (Matt 12: 24-28)
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What is WholyFit?
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WholyFit is an alternative to Yoga - a fun and meaningful fitness system incorporating Scripture memorization into each exercise routine for Biblical stress management. WholyFit is devotional exercise: designed to be done as worship and prayer as well as physical training. With just 2-3 practices per week, you will get into the best shape of your life - body, soul and spirit.
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1 Corinthians 10:31
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Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
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The WholyFit community will also give you a heads up on what it means to do spiritual warfare and to live in the Kingdom of God. We meditate on and practice Scriptural concepts from the Bible through exercise.
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Why WholyFit instead of Yoga?
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First we will need three equitable definitions which reflect common usage:
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1. Classical Yoga: Classical Yoga, is Yoga in the traditional sense, practiced on the basis of philosophies that could be described as “religious” by common definition. For example, belief in reincarnation, Karma and Kundalini are Yogic philosophies that are religious in nature. Do not be misinformed about what Yoga is and teaches. Classical Yoga certification requires the supervised study and PRACTICE of a Yogic lifestyle including Kryas, mantras and chanting in a traditional Yoga environment. Yoga philosophy embraces the teachings of Patanjali, the Bahgavahdgita, and is pantheistic in nature, acknowledging all religions and paths to God such as Buddhism and Taoism. Classical Yoga teachings deny that Jesus is the only way to heaven.
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2. Christian Yoga: Christians who do Yoga practice Christian Yoga. (A “Yogi” is one who practices Yoga.) “Christian Yogis” identify themselves as a part of the Classical Yoga community, but claim to be a subculture. Training to teach Christian Yoga is done from within the Yoga community, or in alliance with the Yoga community. There are three types of “Christian Yogis” within the Christian Yoga subculture.
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A. Christian Yogis who do not embrace classical Yoga philosophies and practices
B. Christian Yogis who “mix” the philosophies and practices of Yoga in with those of Christianity.
C. Yogis (Christian or not) who market to Christians
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All types of “Christian Yoga” benefit from the marketing power and intrigue of the classical Yoga culture. In exchange, all Christian Yogis place themselves in alliance with and under the supervision/ authority of the traditional Yoga culture.
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3. Christian Alternative to Yoga: A Christian alternative to Yoga, like WholyFit, does not involve Yoga practices or philosophies of any kind AND is practiced OUTSIDE the Yoga community. An alternative must bring all the same benefits or it is not a viable alternative. It must be just as effective as Yoga or it is not viable. It must appeal to the same people that Yoga appeals to. Teacher Training is done OUTSIDE the Yoga community without the supervision or authority of the Yoga community. Christian alternatives, by definition, require the abstinence from classical Yoga. WholyFit is a Christian Alternative to Yoga, in other words, it is meant to REPLACE Yoga while providing everything Yoga used to be supply. And WholyFit offers much much more than Yoga because we know the Prince of Peace!
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So what makes the Alternative to Yoga different from Christian Yoga?
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1. Those who practice an alternative to yoga do so apart from the Yoga community.
2. Alternatives do not rely on the marketing power of the Yoga culture, but instead have their own unique appeal
3. Christian Alternatives are based on Biblical stress management and Christian lifestyle practices alone
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WholyFit is a unique Christian Alternative to Yoga because exercises are based on cutting edge fitness principals and follow group exercise safety guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine.
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