In general, I agree with you here. Stretching and exercise are very important, especially given the obesity crisis we face in the west.

When I speak of the satanic nature of yoga or dance, I'm referring to the institutionalized, commodified versions of these activities. I'm focusing mainly on yoga here, because dance is a much broader term and I can get behind the idea that there is something "fundamentally human" about engaging your body to a rhythm.

Yoga is not a catchall for "stretching." Will you burn calories doing it? Sure, but you can also get your cardio from doing any number of physical activities - it doesn't have to be degrading. Point is, yoga was not created with scientific rigor in mind. There are better ways of training your body that don't involve "downward facing dog" (even the names are degrading...)

EDIT: Here's a good article that goes into more detail about the scientifically unsound nature of modern yoga:

https://www.advancedhumanperformance.com/blog/truth-about-yoga-flexibility-mobility-training

I haven't read the whole thing, but I don't think it goes into yoga's satanic origins or anything like that. I just wanted to back up my claim that yoga is not a great exercise.

Anyhow, the human body is an incredible thing and physicality is not intrinsically evil, but it is being exploited at a cultural level. Let's go with an obvious example: sex can have a positive, crucial role in our lives, but how does it manifest in the culture? Porn. It's done incredible damage to the male psyche. In a way, I'd say yoga is to exercise as porn is to sex. They take something positive and spin it in a perverted way, that's the whole idea.

In general, I agree with you here. Stretching and exercise are very important, especially given the obesity crisis we face in the west.

When I speak of the satanic nature of yoga or dance, I'm referring to the institutionalized, commodified versions of these activities. I'm focusing mainly on yoga here, because dance is a much broader term and I can get behind the idea that there is something "fundamentally human" about engaging your body to a rhythm.

Yoga is not a catchall for "stretching." Will you burn calories doing it? Sure, but you can also get your cardio from doing any number of physical activities - some degrading, some not. Yoga was not created with scientific rigor in mind. There are better ways of training your body that don't involve "downward facing dog" (even the names are degrading...)

EDIT: Here's a good article that goes into more detail about the scientifically unsound nature of modern yoga:

https://www.advancedhumanperformance.com/blog/truth-about-yoga-flexibility-mobility-training

I haven't read the whole thing, but I don't think it goes into yoga's satanic origins or anything like that. I just wanted to back up my claim that yoga is not a great exercise.

Anyhow, the human body is an incredible thing and physicality is not intrinsically evil, but it is being exploited at a cultural level. Let's go with an obvious example: sex can have a positive, crucial role in our lives, but how does it manifest in the culture? Porn. It's done incredible damage to the male psyche. In a way, I'd say yoga is to exercise as porn is to sex. They take something positive and spin it in a perverted way, that's the whole idea.

In general, I agree with you here. Stretching and exercise are very important, especially given the obesity crisis we face in the west.

When I speak of the satanic nature of yoga or dance, I'm referring to the institutionalized, commodified versions of these activities. I'm focusing mainly on yoga here, because dance is a much broader term and I can get behind the idea that there is something "fundamentally human" about engaging your body to a rhythm.

Yoga is not a catchall for "stretching." Will you burn calories doing it? Sure, but you can also get your cardio from doing any number of degrading physical activities. Yoga was not created with scientific rigor in mind. There are better ways of training your body that don't involve "downward facing dog" (even the names are degrading...)

EDIT: Here's a good article that goes into more detail about the scientifically unsound nature of modern yoga:

https://www.advancedhumanperformance.com/blog/truth-about-yoga-flexibility-mobility-training

I haven't read the whole thing, but I don't think it goes into yoga's satanic origins or anything like that. I just wanted to back up my claim that yoga is not a great exercise.

Anyhow, the human body is an incredible thing and physicality is not intrinsically evil, but it is being exploited at a cultural level. Let's go with an obvious example: sex can have a positive, crucial role in our lives, but how does it manifest in the culture? Porn. It's done incredible damage to the male psyche. In a way, I'd say yoga is to exercise as porn is to sex. They take something positive and spin it in a perverted way, that's the whole idea.

In general, I agree with you here. Stretching and exercise are very important, especially given the obesity crisis we face in the west.

When I speak of the satanic nature of yoga or dance, I'm referring to the institutionalized, commodified versions of these activities. I'm focusing mainly on yoga here, because dance is a much broader term and I can get behind the idea that there is something "fundamentally human" about engaging your body to a rhythm.

Yoga is not a catchall for "stretching." Will you burn calories doing it? Sure, but you can also get your cardio from doing any number of degrading physical activities. Yoga was not created with scientific rigor in mind. There are better ways of training your body that don't involve "downward facing dog" (even the names are degrading...)

EDIT: Here's a good article that goes into more detail about the scientifically unsound nature of modern yoga:

https://www.advancedhumanperformance.com/blog/truth-about-yoga-flexibility-mobility-training

I haven't read the whole thing, but I don't think it goes into yoga's satanic origins or anything like that. I just wanted to back up my claim that yoga is not a great exercise.

Anyhow, the human body is an incredible thing and physicality is not intrinsically evil, but we are being exploited at a cultural level. Let's go with an obvious example: sex can have a positive, crucial role in our lives, but how does it manifest in the culture? Porn. It's done incredible damage to the male psyche. In a way, I'd say yoga is to exercise as porn is to sex. They take something positive and spin it in a perverted way, that's the whole idea.

In general, I agree with you here. Stretching and exercise are very important, especially given the obesity crisis we face in the west.

When I speak of the satanic nature of yoga or dance, I'm referring to the institutionalized, commodified versions of these activities. I'm focusing mainly on yoga here, because dance is a much broader term and I can get behind the idea that there is something "fundamentally human" about engaging your body to a rhythm.

Yoga is not a catchall for "stretching." Will you burn calories doing it? Sure, but you can also get your cardio from doing any number of degrading physical activities. Yoga was not created with scientific rigor in mind. There are better ways of training your body that don't involve "downward facing dog" (even the names are degrading...)

EDIT: Here's a good article that goes into more detail about the scientifically unsound nature of modern yoga:

https://www.advancedhumanperformance.com/blog/truth-about-yoga-flexibility-mobility-training

I haven't read the whole thing, but I don't think it goes into satanic nature or anything like that. I just wanted to back up my claim that yoga is not a great exercise, nevermind the other stuff.

Anyhow, the human body is an incredible thing and physicality is not intrinsically evil, but we are being exploited at a cultural level. Let's go with an obvious example: sex can have a positive, crucial role in our lives, but how does it manifest in the culture? Porn. It's done incredible damage to the male psyche. In a way, I'd say yoga is to exercise as porn is to sex. They take something positive and spin it in a perverted way, that's the whole idea.

In general, I agree with you here. Stretching and exercise are very important, especially given the obesity crisis we face in the west.

When I speak of the satanic nature of yoga or dance, I'm referring to the institutionalized, commodified versions of these activities. I'm focusing mainly on yoga here, because dance is a much broader term and I can get behind the idea that there is something "fundamentally human" about engaging your body to a rhythm.

Yoga is not a catchall for "stretching." Will you burn calories doing it? Sure, but you can also get your cardio from doing any number of degrading physical activities. Yoga was not created with scientific rigor in mind. There are better ways of training your body that don't involve "downward facing dog" (even the names are degrading...)

Anyhow, the human body is an incredible thing and physicality is not intrinsically evil, but we are being exploited at a cultural level. Let's go with an obvious example: sex can have a positive, crucial role in our lives, but how does it manifest in the culture? Porn. It's done incredible damage to the male psyche. In a way, I'd say yoga is to exercise as porn is to sex. They take something positive and spin it in a perverted way, that's the whole idea.