Thanks for sharing , love all the advices as a Substack newbie wishing to be a catalyst for good content *and change* in ppl’s inner lives 🙏🏻🤍 best of luck!
I practiced yoga for years, and discovered many other alternative “healing” modalities.
They all resulted in demonic oppression, possession, and destroyed my life from the inside out.
The solutions are temporary, and require you to continue doing more and more to sustain your high, just like drugs.
The only truly enduring solution for tiredness (or any other reason one might be tempted to practice yoga) is the Lord Jesus Christ.
He alone is the True Living God whom has been the only reason why I and countless other practitioners or teachers of yoga have been able to be delivered from the depths of the occult and the very real powers of Satan and his kingdom.
Yoga is not a physical practice — it is fundamentally spiritual. Stretching your body and yoga are two different things. You can stretch without worshipping fallen demonic beings (Hindu gods and goddesses), but you cannot do yoga without participating in its fundamental spiritual reality.
Unless the Lord Jesus Christ has given you His salvation and made you free, you are a SLAVE of sin and the devil. You have no alternative options.
You can turn to Christ today, and He will set you free. Just call out to Him and ask Him for His mercy, forgiveness, and salvation.
If you practiced "yoga for years" and had results that brought on demonic possession, then you weren't practicing yoga. And by the way, just so you know...there is no devil in yoga...only ignorance.
Thank you, Andrew. So many people have been deceived to believe that Yoga is a "science," "stretching exercises" as well as there are many paths to "the gods." They are just being deceived by the great deceiver. Even the greeting "namaste" is the deceiver's ultimate deception.
Very well said! When people used to tell me I couldn't be a Christian and practice yoga, I scoffed. How silly, I thought. Yoga is light and love. I carried on. I became a teacher if the practice. I slowly lost my faith in God. I was deceived, and indeed, possessed/oppressed demonically without knowing it. I denounced my faith, and God.
...All while believing I was enLIGHTened. But Lucifer is the light bearer. He masquerades as an angel of light. but he is the great deceiver and the father of lies.
I've returned to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Haven't practiced yoga in over 2 years now. I've been closing the demonic portals this practice opened. I've burned or otherwise removed every book, tarot card deck, symbol, t-shirt, yoga mat, Buddha statue, dream catcher, crystal, and the like from my home. Satan isn't welcome here any more.
--Jesus Christ is Lord.--
He is the true and living God. I challenge you to spend half the time you would spend in yoga practice, talking with Jesus and reading the Bible, even if none of it makes sense at first. The results are real peace and true love. God's mercy, grace and forgiveness are for all who believe, and I am so grateful that He rescued me.
I pray that others in this practice are given eyes to see and ears to hear, and that they seek Jesus for their healing, strength, and salvation.
Hi Jo, I am a carer for my partner after she had a brain injury in 2019. She needs 24 hour care. I found you and have tried the exercises for fist and neck (trapezius stretch etc) really helpful. As a carer exercise is really challenging and things I can do at home in 5 mins are vital. We got to a choir on a Monday for people with mental health issues and I will share your exercises there. Thanks so.much
Just to say, as a practitioner. actually yoga is a science, and the focus in American yoga practice is mostly on that. The divine, of course, is always available in any form if we are open to it, in my experience. There are many wonderful parallels between Christian and yogic/Buddhist practices, and they all focus on compassion and universal love. I don't think that could be counter-indicative for anyone, especially a Christian, no? There's no worship in yoga, only devotion to one's spiritual growth...
Good propaganda regurgitation there. And where did I write that there was “worship in yoga?” I didn’t. The “divine” is not “available in any form.” Sorry. But thanks so much for proving my point.
May the Lord Jesus Christ grant you His spirit of revelation, that your understanding may be enlightened, and that you may come to the knowledge of Him who alone is the singular Sovereign origin and object of Love, Worship, Devotion, and Truth.
Uh huh. Because it’s so easy to prove a negative, right? I would not attempt to disabuse someone of a dearly held belief. I’ll just send you some light.
Hi Liz, most of them 26k have come from Substack notes, the rest have come from me persuading Instagram people to come over. I haven’t migrated any over manually. I imported about 300 clients at the beginning but they were members of my other online membership. Substack notes is really powerful!
I do a mixture of videos and audio and the occasional just written post. I like the community element here. YouTube is just a bit too post and go for me.
Really appreciate your response! thank you. I honestly thought there were too many comments to respond to. Would have understood if you didn't / missed it but thank you very much!
Ok, this interview has inspired me to dig deep into how I think about notes. Love what you say about Substack offering that longer life-span for your work too. Thank you both so much xo
So awesome Jo! Somehow found you before seeing this article. Have you heard of T-Tapp? A trainer for 15 years, mostly on Facebook and leaving all other platforms for Substack. You are a real inspiration! Sending you lots of love 💕
Sadly my mentor, dear friend and creator or T-Tapp, Teresa Tapp, passed away six years ago. Carrying on her legacy plus have new lymphatic movement and stretch creations and love some Xuberance dance fitness 💃
I was really inspired reading your story as a yoga teacher. As a fellow yoga teacher it is nice to see how your using Substack and the way your using Notes sparked some ideas for my page. Thank you for the work your doing.
Why did my friend get this? Neither of us is subscribed to your substack. I avoid yoga like the plague because it is a Hindu worship practice. Each asana is a worship posture for a Hindu god. It is being sold to western Christians through FRAUD, stating it is a health practice when it is not. It is idolatry. I want nothing to do with it, and I do not welcome articles that promote it. If you want to promote Substack, promoting idolatry is the ABSOLUTE WRONG WAY TO DO IT.
Glad someone else knows the truth. Get ready to be bombed. I just tell them all "prove me (us) wrong." Every yoga pose is a hindu prayer pose to a hindu god. Most don't even know what "namaste" means while they chant it to another.
Thank you. Bombing doesn't bother me. If I get under someone's skin, more the better. I know what Namaste means, but I agree, most people don't. And they don't know the meaning of the hand gesture of greeting in Hinduism. Only Christians can claim to have God in us, since we have the Holy Spirit. But WE are NOT GOD. Eastern religions with these greetings mean that people are gods. I had a very interesting series of conversations about all this with a Sikh. The situation turned out well.
Absolutely. When churches jumped on the bandwagon of demonic acts like the prayer labryniths, believing in "hocus pocus" prayers (Prayer of Jabez) and now "Christian" yoga, you see now why Jesus wondered if there will even be a remnant when He returns.
Never heard of prayer labyrinth. Curious so will check what it is just to be informed. I read Prayer of Jabez years ago, but it made absolutely no impression on me. A Lutheran pastor of a new congregation in town has a recommended reading list. On that list is The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. He was a Catholic, of course. I asked the pastor why that was on the list, and he said because some of his members got comfort from it. Reading it myself, I was horrified that this man wasted his life doing "good works" (praying constantly and doing the kitchen chores he was assigned but accomplishing absolutely nothing else just so he could feel good about God) so God would make him aware in his senses that He is present (which He is, all the time). I knew he had been a vicar for my pastor, who is thoroughly in concord with Lutheran teaching on grace, and my pastor actually got on my case for criticizing the pastor. Although at the time he hinted he wasn't happy either. So I get what you mean when you mention Jesus' comment.
Here are a couple of really good links about the issues you raise:
I love how you're consistently offering value to paid subscribers - I think that's the key, otherwise what's the benefit of being a paid subscriber?
Thanks so much!! I appreciate that.
Thanks for sharing , love all the advices as a Substack newbie wishing to be a catalyst for good content *and change* in ppl’s inner lives 🙏🏻🤍 best of luck!
Thanks so much! Good luck to you too!!
An absolute delight! HUGE Congratulations Jo - it's been a joy to be part of your journey. ✨
I think we all owe you a big thank you for encouraging Jo to come on over to Substack! 💞
✨🥰✨ she’s a star! You know we only met recently. We’ve talked online for years.
So are you! ⭐️✨
You both are 🥰🥰
Aw, you guys are so sweet... you’re all awesome! 🤩✨🥰
😂 everyone big up the substack pals LOVE!
I practiced yoga for years, and discovered many other alternative “healing” modalities.
They all resulted in demonic oppression, possession, and destroyed my life from the inside out.
The solutions are temporary, and require you to continue doing more and more to sustain your high, just like drugs.
The only truly enduring solution for tiredness (or any other reason one might be tempted to practice yoga) is the Lord Jesus Christ.
He alone is the True Living God whom has been the only reason why I and countless other practitioners or teachers of yoga have been able to be delivered from the depths of the occult and the very real powers of Satan and his kingdom.
Yoga is not a physical practice — it is fundamentally spiritual. Stretching your body and yoga are two different things. You can stretch without worshipping fallen demonic beings (Hindu gods and goddesses), but you cannot do yoga without participating in its fundamental spiritual reality.
Unless the Lord Jesus Christ has given you His salvation and made you free, you are a SLAVE of sin and the devil. You have no alternative options.
You can turn to Christ today, and He will set you free. Just call out to Him and ask Him for His mercy, forgiveness, and salvation.
If you practiced "yoga for years" and had results that brought on demonic possession, then you weren't practicing yoga. And by the way, just so you know...there is no devil in yoga...only ignorance.
The Lord rebuke you, Satan.
amen
You couldn't be more wrong. With facts, prove us wrong. Yoga poses are hindu prayer poses to their multiple false gods. Prove me wrong.
Oh there is possession. I got it numerous times. It's completely demonic.
Are you aware of Helene Blavatsky?
Actually, you tell me what yoga is. ignorance is in the one who does know history.
Here’s a two minute summary from a former yoga teacher about the spiritual dangers of the practice:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=j0JCMf6kMA8
Thank you, Andrew. So many people have been deceived to believe that Yoga is a "science," "stretching exercises" as well as there are many paths to "the gods." They are just being deceived by the great deceiver. Even the greeting "namaste" is the deceiver's ultimate deception.
100%
“….If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”
—Matthew 6:23
Here is a full testimony of one (of many) former yoga teacher/astrologer/witch/occultist:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FxVGpLfD-5Q
we are swimming up hill, my friend
With many of us right there with him. Truth is hard for so many today. Especially when their own "church" is offering the lie of "christian yoga."
I guess I need to publish my study on the word "church".
Very well said! When people used to tell me I couldn't be a Christian and practice yoga, I scoffed. How silly, I thought. Yoga is light and love. I carried on. I became a teacher if the practice. I slowly lost my faith in God. I was deceived, and indeed, possessed/oppressed demonically without knowing it. I denounced my faith, and God.
...All while believing I was enLIGHTened. But Lucifer is the light bearer. He masquerades as an angel of light. but he is the great deceiver and the father of lies.
I've returned to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Haven't practiced yoga in over 2 years now. I've been closing the demonic portals this practice opened. I've burned or otherwise removed every book, tarot card deck, symbol, t-shirt, yoga mat, Buddha statue, dream catcher, crystal, and the like from my home. Satan isn't welcome here any more.
--Jesus Christ is Lord.--
He is the true and living God. I challenge you to spend half the time you would spend in yoga practice, talking with Jesus and reading the Bible, even if none of it makes sense at first. The results are real peace and true love. God's mercy, grace and forgiveness are for all who believe, and I am so grateful that He rescued me.
I pray that others in this practice are given eyes to see and ears to hear, and that they seek Jesus for their healing, strength, and salvation.
In Jesus' precious name,
Amen
🤯
Hi Jo, I am a carer for my partner after she had a brain injury in 2019. She needs 24 hour care. I found you and have tried the exercises for fist and neck (trapezius stretch etc) really helpful. As a carer exercise is really challenging and things I can do at home in 5 mins are vital. We got to a choir on a Monday for people with mental health issues and I will share your exercises there. Thanks so.much
Madeleine
Madeleinewalton.substack.com
So lovely to hear from you Madeleine, I’m so pleased you found the exercises helpful.
I’m delighted you will be sharing them, that’s lovely 😻
Pleasw take a look at my substack if you have a moment. I would be really grateful I have a very appreciative 35 followers!
I love exercise OUTSIDE, please! I am so allergic inside - to rugs, vacuums! I can’t breathe !!!!!!!
I'm new to Substack...what is Notes?
It’s like their version of a social media feed, it’s really cool. If you have the app you’ll see it there.
That's what I thought but wasn't sure. Thanks!
Such a pleasure to have come across you. Go you! Go Substack! Now I have to learn about Substack Notes.
🥰
moi également
Yoga teaches occultic pray poses to Hindu gods. No Christian should be a part of it in any form.
Om Chaturmukhaya Vidmahe Hamsarudhaya Dhimahi Tanno Brahma Prachodayat
Oh, my little feewlings are hurt. Prove me wrong then. I’ll wait.
Just to say, as a practitioner. actually yoga is a science, and the focus in American yoga practice is mostly on that. The divine, of course, is always available in any form if we are open to it, in my experience. There are many wonderful parallels between Christian and yogic/Buddhist practices, and they all focus on compassion and universal love. I don't think that could be counter-indicative for anyone, especially a Christian, no? There's no worship in yoga, only devotion to one's spiritual growth...
Apparently you do not know the origin of Yoga - see Andrew below.
Good propaganda regurgitation there. And where did I write that there was “worship in yoga?” I didn’t. The “divine” is not “available in any form.” Sorry. But thanks so much for proving my point.
May the Lord Jesus Christ grant you His spirit of revelation, that your understanding may be enlightened, and that you may come to the knowledge of Him who alone is the singular Sovereign origin and object of Love, Worship, Devotion, and Truth.
🤯
Prove me wrong.
Uh huh. Because it’s so easy to prove a negative, right? I would not attempt to disabuse someone of a dearly held belief. I’ll just send you some light.
Good try at deflection. Prove your point or prove me wrong. Just sad how so many have fallen for Satan’s deceptions.
Sad that some people still believe in Satan…
No, it doesn't.
A quick google search on the origins and purpose of yoga will quickly show you otherwise.
Specifically, what is your issue… and what is the origin of your issue? I would love to understand.
If you don’t possess reading comprehension, I can’t help you.
How did you gain 20k subscribers in 30 days?
Hi Liz, most of them 26k have come from Substack notes, the rest have come from me persuading Instagram people to come over. I haven’t migrated any over manually. I imported about 300 clients at the beginning but they were members of my other online membership. Substack notes is really powerful!
Thanks for responding! Super interesting stuff!
Comme je disais vous êtes une excellente marketeuse mais je suis ici pour m' initier au Yoga.
Looks like she migrated many followers straight from instagram
“27,000 of the 33,500 people here found me on Substack“
That’s 80% of her audience garnered via Substack Notes.
Gotcha..thanks for clarifying.
Marvelous, your SUBSTACK has always been so inspirational.
Thank you.
Marvelous, thank you so much for your lovely comment.
Off Topic but curious as I was thinking of starting a another substack after killing my old one..are your posts only video?
It's something I'm thinking of doing. Assuming there's no sense in your case to have a youtube channel right?
I do a mixture of videos and audio and the occasional just written post. I like the community element here. YouTube is just a bit too post and go for me.
Really appreciate your response! thank you. I honestly thought there were too many comments to respond to. Would have understood if you didn't / missed it but thank you very much!
Ok, this interview has inspired me to dig deep into how I think about notes. Love what you say about Substack offering that longer life-span for your work too. Thank you both so much xo
Yay, I think it can be something completely new. I’m excited to see what you do xx
So awesome Jo! Somehow found you before seeing this article. Have you heard of T-Tapp? A trainer for 15 years, mostly on Facebook and leaving all other platforms for Substack. You are a real inspiration! Sending you lots of love 💕
🥰🥰🥰 so nice to meet you here! No I don’t know T-Tapp but looks really interesting I’ll check her out, thanks for the recommendation xx
Sadly my mentor, dear friend and creator or T-Tapp, Teresa Tapp, passed away six years ago. Carrying on her legacy plus have new lymphatic movement and stretch creations and love some Xuberance dance fitness 💃
I was really inspired reading your story as a yoga teacher. As a fellow yoga teacher it is nice to see how your using Substack and the way your using Notes sparked some ideas for my page. Thank you for the work your doing.
That’s brilliant Dominic, I’m looking forward to seeing what you make!
Why did my friend get this? Neither of us is subscribed to your substack. I avoid yoga like the plague because it is a Hindu worship practice. Each asana is a worship posture for a Hindu god. It is being sold to western Christians through FRAUD, stating it is a health practice when it is not. It is idolatry. I want nothing to do with it, and I do not welcome articles that promote it. If you want to promote Substack, promoting idolatry is the ABSOLUTE WRONG WAY TO DO IT.
Glad someone else knows the truth. Get ready to be bombed. I just tell them all "prove me (us) wrong." Every yoga pose is a hindu prayer pose to a hindu god. Most don't even know what "namaste" means while they chant it to another.
Thank you. Bombing doesn't bother me. If I get under someone's skin, more the better. I know what Namaste means, but I agree, most people don't. And they don't know the meaning of the hand gesture of greeting in Hinduism. Only Christians can claim to have God in us, since we have the Holy Spirit. But WE are NOT GOD. Eastern religions with these greetings mean that people are gods. I had a very interesting series of conversations about all this with a Sikh. The situation turned out well.
Absolutely. When churches jumped on the bandwagon of demonic acts like the prayer labryniths, believing in "hocus pocus" prayers (Prayer of Jabez) and now "Christian" yoga, you see now why Jesus wondered if there will even be a remnant when He returns.
Never heard of prayer labyrinth. Curious so will check what it is just to be informed. I read Prayer of Jabez years ago, but it made absolutely no impression on me. A Lutheran pastor of a new congregation in town has a recommended reading list. On that list is The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. He was a Catholic, of course. I asked the pastor why that was on the list, and he said because some of his members got comfort from it. Reading it myself, I was horrified that this man wasted his life doing "good works" (praying constantly and doing the kitchen chores he was assigned but accomplishing absolutely nothing else just so he could feel good about God) so God would make him aware in his senses that He is present (which He is, all the time). I knew he had been a vicar for my pastor, who is thoroughly in concord with Lutheran teaching on grace, and my pastor actually got on my case for criticizing the pastor. Although at the time he hinted he wasn't happy either. So I get what you mean when you mention Jesus' comment.
Here are a couple of really good links about the issues you raise:
https://www.gotquestions.org/prayer-labyrinth.html
https://gutenberg.edu/the-prayer-of-jabez/