Yoga, Tai Chi and Reiki practices are not Christian
In 2012, Christian Brother Max Sculley published a Christian response to New Age practices in his book titled, Yoga Tai Chi Reiki: A Guide for Christian. The book may even be more relevant today, as many people have sadly abandonment their faith in search of life's meaning elsewhere. The self and the temporal trump the supernatural. Yesterday's entry was a review of the book by Ian MacDonald. Today, we post the Forward to the book written by Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney Julian Porteous. In short, New Age practices, like Yoga, Tai Chi and Reiki, are not Christian.
Yoga, Tai Chi, Reiki are now familiar terms to most Australians. While these practices and the accompanying philosophies have been introduced to Australia in relatively recent times, they have been accepted quite readily by many people. Indeed, they have become very popular. Almost every suburb or country town would provide access to these relaxation techniques. Many people have …