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Benedictine College to remove yoga from course names [View all]
http://www.kansas.com/news/local/education/article144122839.htmlNOT the Onion!
Benedictine College in Atchison plans to rename its yoga courses after spiritual and cultural concerns were raised, a university spokesman said this week.
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The Rev. John Riley, chancellor for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, said in an e-mailed statement that yoga is more than just exercises, breathing and meditation.
“It is a mind and body practice developed under Hinduism, the goal of which is spiritual purification that will lead to a higher level of understanding and eventually union with the divine,” Riley said. “It is for these reasons that Catholics are alerted to the dangers of the practice of yoga and are encouraged to look for other exercise alternatives that do not incorporate a spiritual dimension.”
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The Rev. John Riley, chancellor for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, said in an e-mailed statement that yoga is more than just exercises, breathing and meditation.
“It is a mind and body practice developed under Hinduism, the goal of which is spiritual purification that will lead to a higher level of understanding and eventually union with the divine,” Riley said. “It is for these reasons that Catholics are alerted to the dangers of the practice of yoga and are encouraged to look for other exercise alternatives that do not incorporate a spiritual dimension.”
Alert! Alert!
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