GD writes: “I have just heard of the Tabata form of exercise. Does it have any element of New age to it? From what I read of it, it seems ok. I would appreciate it if you could shed more light on it.”
Category Archives: Self Help
John F. Barnes and Myofascial Release Therapy
JS writes: “What are your views on myofascial release therapy and John Barnes, who has several sites promoting this therapy?”
Cathletix: Catholic Exercise Program is Heaven on Earth!
SL writes: “Do you have any information on the workout program called Cathletix? I don’t want anything having connections to yoga or Pilates or anything New Age. Are you aware of this program? Is it New Age? I appreciate any information you can offer . . .”
Praydreaming is Not New Age
AL writes: “I am sending this article from www.americancatholic.org for your discernment. Fr. Mark’s use of the word praydream sounds a little like New Age. I have studied from Fr. Timothy Gallagher’s Discernment of Spirits book and listened to his teachings which I believe are very informative. I would like to know what your discernment is of this approach to discernment.”
Panache Desai: More New Age Hype
RL writes: “My sister is involved with a group of Catholic women who pray together. Recently, one of the more elderly women who often ‘leads’ the group told the women to watch a clip of Oprah who interviewed Panache Desai ‘Change Your Energy, Change Your Life.’ My sister felt very uncomfortable and has asked for my comments. I turn to you for the best explanation of this speaker.”
A Personal Experience with SoulCollage®
This post contains a letter written by a woman who has had personal experience with the New Age practice called SoulCollage® that we blogged about in January. Her descriptions are self-explanatory.
A Bad Combination: The New Age and FlexAware
I was speaking at a conference in Maryland a few weeks ago and someone asked me to look into a program known as FlexAware to determine if it is New Age.
Cranial Electrical Stimulation Shows Promise
JP asks: “Could you tell me if Cranial Electrical Stimulation is new age? I don’t believe it is but I’ve been deceived before and do not want to get back into anything that is new age.”
Eckhart Tolle and The Power of Now
PS writes: “Do you have any information about the book The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle?”
Finding a New Age-Free Lymphatic Massage Therapist
LT asks: “I want to do a lymphatic massage, but looking for a therapist all I find is that they all do something else besides massage, some do yoga others do Aromatherapy etc. Is it alright for me to go in just to do the massage even though they do all this other stuff?”
