Where Does Tai Chi Come From? Ads for Tai Chi are popping up on phones. It is as though Tai Chi proponents are trying to make it the new Yoga […]
Do you know what the symbol for Yin and Yang really means? It is not about good vs. evil, nor is it about a bit of bad in the good and a bit of good in the bad. It is more complicated than that and it has a distinct spiritual meaning that has found its way into Western culture, especially in alternative/complementary/integrative modalities.
This is a general overview and cannot replace more detailed articles on the CANA site on Yoga, Meditation, and Energy Healing. For articles on Yoga, Meditation, and Contemplative topics, please […]
What do Reiki, Grounding/Earthing, sound baths, zyto scanners, acupuncture, the human “energy field,” the frequency of linen, Therapeutic Touch, the Schuman Resonance, Tapping (and more) have in common? They are all based on New Age and/or Eastern concepts of an invisible, unquantifiable energy that emits supposed vibrations and frequencies. This is spirituality, not healing and not science.
The Idol of Breath Breath and breathing have become a focus in our culture due to the invasion of alternative healing, the intense focus on health, and the influence of […]
All “energy” used in energy healing from psychics, New Agers, witches, spiritualists, Reiki healers; the “energy” (no matter the label) that underpins beliefs and practices like acupuncture, homeopathy, Tapping/EFT, vitalism, Yoga kundalini, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Touch for Health; and has spawned non-medical devices (such as Rife machines, Zyto scanners, etc.) that allegedly diagnore and/or treat various ailments are in the same category and are essentially the same thing: an occult “energy” either imagined or triggered through beliefs and actions. Learning what this is and where we see it is a way to discern it.
What is Visualization? It is being used in many counseling and prayer ministries as a Christian practice but it is not biblical. Visualization is a pagan technique used in the occult and in the New Age. Read the article to see why Visualization is not in harmony with God’s word or with the character of Jesus, and why it can be dangerous.
Using the word “shaman” with “New Age healers” is somewhat redundant since New Age healing is related to shamanism, which is essentially sorcery ( the use of plants for altered […]
I knew about tantra when I was in the New Age. Tantra is a system within Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism that is also connected to Kundalini Yoga. (In Buddhism, it […]
(Note: Please see links to further information on each doctor at the end of the article, after the Addendum). Health care has become infected with New Age and occult […]