Holy Yoga

I am a Holy Yoga instructor. What an awesome ministry God has given me. I feel so blessed to have been directed to Holy Yoga, the blessing is overwhelming. I am in awe of what God is doing through this ministry and how He is growing me into His servant.

I came to Holy Yoga as a Christian in search of other Christians who practiced yoga. Upon receiving my first yoga certification, my intention was to be in great shape and reap the physical benefits of yoga. I had the postures down and felt that I could rock out on my yoga mat. I could show off my down-dog and people could see that my bound-side-angle was practiced and strong. I did my yoga routine with confidence and ease. But I hit a wall. I was doing yoga because it felt good, but I knew that there was more to yoga than just the postures. I knew there was more to yoga than doing 100 sun salutaions and spending 10 minutes in corpse pose to relax. Any serious yoga practitioner will tell you that there is more to yoga than the physical high. I knew that the "more" was beyond physical. I knew that it involved a spiritual realm that I didn't really know a whole lot about. And as a Christian I knew that getting involved with a spiritual realm that wasn't focussed on Jesus was no realm that I wanted to be a part of.

So I searched. I found Holy Yoga's website online and jumped right in. After participating in the teacher training program I received my second yoga certification. Praise God! A yoga practice that glorifies Him!

But.....it wasn't that easy. I didn't just step into my ministry with ease. It wasn't as simple as "happily ever after."

I had resistance. Someone who is close to me resisted my involvment with yoga and didn't see how an eastern-rooted practice could bring God glory. So I needed to develop a clear reason and intention as to why I practice yoga and why Holy Yoga glorifies God.

God did not want me to walk into this ministry blind. He did not want me to enter the mission field without any armor to protect me. No, He desires none to perish.

Through much heartache, stress, question and doubt about why I practice yoga and why Holy Yoga is God-glorifying, with the help of my resisting friend, we concluded that whatever I do needs to be filtered through God's Word. Are my actions aligned with God's will for my life? Am I loving God with all of my heart, mind, soul, and strength? Is Christ the focus? Is He the reason?

Using the Bible as a filter, God will direct my path. God has armored me with His Word. His Word is the sword that I fight with. It is the tool that protects my heart, mind and body from sin.

A few weeks ago when I would tell people that I am a yoga instructor, that statement had much doubt and fear behind it. I would say, "I am a yoga instructor," and think, please don't judge me, my practice is Christ-centered, it is possible to do yoga as a Christian, but I kind of don't know why.

Fear. That's all it is. Fear is what I hide behind.

God has something bigger planned. He doesn't desire to work through my fear. He can't work through my fear. But He can work through my faith in Him. He has given me faith as a spiritual gift and He plans to use it through Holy Yoga. It has been through faith that I have stepped into teaching Holy Yoga. It is through faith that I have contacted local yoga studios to see if they would be interested in having Holy Yoga at their studios. It is through faith that I know God wants to speak to the people who will be at my yoga instructor audition in a couple of weeks.

God is moving through Holy Yoga to places so many Christians are afraid of- yoga communities. But He can't do His work through our fear. That's Satan's job, and he is great at it.

We can't lose if we are armored with the love of Christ.

So Holy Yoga, my mission field. Thank you Lord for this amazing resposibility of sharing your Son with the yoga community.

Come away with me my love

I was in my yoga practice the other day and I had a vision. It was the most beautiful vision and it brought me to tears. The vision was this:

I was running in a vast green field towards a big, majestic tree. I was so happy, like beyond happy...joyful. The air was warm and the sun was beaming. I was wearing a white, flower-printed sun dress that was slightly poofy (girls like a little poof in their dresses). My hair was long, resting on my arms like a light jacket. When I reached the tree, Jesus was waiting for me. When I arrived, He was smiling and so was I. We both sat down under the tree and just talked. We laughed and enjoyed being in each other's presence.

And that was the end of the vision. When I think about the vision now I get so excited to be face to face with Jesus someday. When this life passes away, and all that is left is eternity with the Father, it will be simply joyful.

This isn't to say that we cannot experience joyfulness now. Joy isn't only experienced in Heaven. Eternity starts now, today, this second. God is preparing our hearts now, for what He has for us in eternity. This is so important because I know for myself that I can dwell on Heaven and how beautiful it will be, and forget about what God has for me now. I get so wrapped up in the future that I forget to acknowledge the present and what a gift it is to be alive today. I am alive in Christ, and the Bible says Christ is in me. I don't have to wait until Heaven to know Jesus and to talk to Him. His Holy Spirit is available and waiting for me right now, and He is waiting for you and me to share our life with Him. The Bible says He will never leave us.

One song keeps popping into my head and when I hear it I just sigh and think, oh how awesome it is to just be in the presence of God. To be so comforted by knowing He loves me and wants the best for me. While reading the lyrics, be bathed in the fact that we serve a personal, compassionate, and loving God. He LOVES us.

You're My Beloved
You're My Bride
To sing over you is My delight
Come away with Me My love

You're Beautiful to Me
So beautiful to Me

Under My mercy
Come and wait
Till we are standing face to face
I see no stain on you
My child

You're Beautiful to Me
So Beautiful to Me

I sing over you My song of peace
Cast all your care down at My feet
Come and find your rest in Me

I'll breathe My life inside of you
I'll bear you up on eagle's wings
And hide you in the shadow of My strength
I'll take you to My quiet waters
I'll restore your soul
Come rest in Me and be made whole

You're My beloved
You're My Bride
To sing over you is my delight
Come away with me my love

My vision of me and Jesus under the tree helps me to see where God wants me to be: in His presence, joyfully.

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Hello! Welcome to Be Rooted! This blog was created to share my walk with Christ with my friends and family. I hope to write about all the beautiful and challenging things that God brings into my life in His grace. I hope to share with you an open heart that is willing to be molded and shaped by the Master potter. Enjoy and be blessed!