Another study claiming that the long-term practice of transcendental meditation (TM) can do everything from bring down crime rates to slow aging is once again making the news – and it’s raising the same questions that have plagued this theory for decades.
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Since we began this blog in 2009, I can’t tell you how many times we have received mail from people asking us to show them where we can find a prohibition against yoga, Reiki, and other New Age practices in Scripture. Because it’s not there (of course), the person feels that it is safe to assume no prohibition exists.
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CL asks:
“Can you tell me if Sarah Hall's YouTube meditation on the Healing of the Blessed Mother is new age or is it ok for a Catholic to listen to? I have used it to fall asleep but won't use it until I'm sure it is ok for a Catholic to listen to."
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While the world mourns the sudden death of Pope Francis, papal experts from around the world are offering differing views about the nature of his pontificate, but there’s one aspect of his papacy they all agree upon – Pope Francis never shied away from warning the faithful about the dangers of the devil, the occult, and the New Age.
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TK asks:
"Are saunas New Age?"
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LT writes: “
I just spent the last half hour talking to my 18 year old son about lucid dreaming. For the past week, he has been consumed about it...reading articles, watching videos of people who are involved in lucid dreaming, etc. . . .
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GG asks:
“I have heard that the Barre3 workout incorporates yoga. Is this true?”
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Sweeping away the germs and cobwebs of winter is a spring tradition for women around the world, but for some, it’s not about washing drapes and steaming rugs. It’s about shaking stagnant “energy” and driving out “bad vibes.”
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SMB asks: “
Why does your New Age blog contain so much information about alternatives? What’s the connection between the New Age and alternatives?”
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CM writes: "
The skull and crossbones symbol seems to be all over children’s clothing today. It always made me uncomfortable and I was wondering if there is anything wrong with it."
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