SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH MAGAZINE BOOK REVIEW by Jennifer Ball
The book YogaMass: Embodying Christ Consciousness by Gena Davis was an enlightening outlook on merging Christianity with yoga. In the text, she discusses her intention of “integration,” where she might be able to find a place where she can integrate yoga, which most view as rooted in Buddhism or Hinduism, and Christianity, which esteems the Eucharist as the body and blood of Jesus Christ. In her words, this book is for anyone who loves God and who loves yoga, meaning someone interested in the idea of combining their spiritual practice with yoga, for which she created YogaMass, a unique offering of Eucharist that incorporates yoga, breathwork, and meditation.
Davis in her book also pulls out some “sympathetic strings” that relate the Eight Limbs of Yoga and the Christian Path. This is an enlightening comparison that goes deep into both yogic tradition and the Bible. Through comparisons like these, we learn that we are more alike than we are different, and religion is simply a vehicle to God.
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The book YogaMass: Embodying Christ Consciousness by Gena Davis was an enlightening outlook on merging Christianity with yoga. In the text, she discusses her intention of “integration,” where she might be able to find a place where she can integrate yoga, which most view as rooted in Buddhism or Hinduism, and Christianity, which esteems the Eucharist as the body and blood of Jesus Christ. In her words, this book is for anyone who loves God and who loves yoga, meaning someone interested in the idea of combining their spiritual practice with yoga, for which she created YogaMass, a unique offering of Eucharist that incorporates yoga, breathwork, and meditation.
Davis in her book also pulls out some “sympathetic strings” that relate the Eight Limbs of Yoga and the Christian Path. This is an enlightening comparison that goes deep into both yogic tradition and the Bible. Through comparisons like these, we learn that we are more alike than we are different, and religion is simply a vehicle to God.
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