I recently came across a video titled something like “Ex-Yoga Teacher Tells All,” and, as a long-time practitioner and teacher, I clicked out of curiosity. What followed was a dramatic warning: yoga is a “sewage trend,” a discipline created by demons, and a gateway to spiritual attacks. The teacher claimed he was attacked by dark forces and urged people to steer clear of the practice entirely.
This isn’t the first time I’ve heard this. Years ago, I remember sitting in church during Mass when a priest warned us to avoid yoga. He didn’t explain why, but it stuck with me. At that point in my life, I saw yoga as simply exercise—something physical, a way to stretch and stay healthy. But as my journey deepened, yoga became something much more profound.
I’m a certified yoga instructor today, and I have studied the Yoga Sutras with devotion and reverence. What I’ve discovered is far from demonic—it’s sacred.
What Yoga Actually Means
Let’s start at the root. The word yoga means “union.” But union with what—or whom?
In yogic philosophy, we learn two central terms: Brahman and Atman. Brahman is the infinite, the Almighty, the Source—what some may call God. Atman is the individual soul. The purpose of yoga is to unite these two, to return the soul to its source.
So how do we lose that connection in the first place? Through fear, trauma, control, conditioning, and the noise of a restless mind. This is why meditation is such a vital aspect of yoga—it trains us to observe rather than react, to witness rather than identify, and to quiet the storm so the Divine can speak.
My Sacred Union with Shakti
Yoga hasn’t taken me away from God—it has brought me into deeper communion with Her.
Through my personal practice, I’ve connected with the Divine Mother aspect of God—Shakti, the living, flowing, creative force of the universe. I practice Shakti Yoga on the mat. It’s not just movement; it’s a devotional, sensual, alive expression of divinity moving through me.
Shakti yoga awakens that exquisite, ecstatic current of energy that brings me back to life when I’ve disconnected. It is joy. It is sacred sensuality. It is divine power in motion.
This isn’t demonic. This is holy.
Why Do Some Demonize Yoga?
After watching that ex-yoga teacher’s video, I explored his channel. His most-viewed content centered around themes like Satan, the spirit of Jezebel, anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, and fire-and-brimstone style warnings about phones, modern culture, and eternal damnation.
It became clear: yoga wasn’t the issue—his perception was.
“When the lens is clouded by fear, everything looks like a threat—even the light.”
People project their own inner turmoil onto external things. If someone has unresolved fear, shame, or trauma, the shadows within will color how they see the world. And yes—those projections can take spiritual practices and twist them into something “evil” in their mind.
Perception Changes Everything
Let’s take a breath and really sit with this truth: our perception colors our entire reality.
Two people can experience the exact same moment and walk away with completely different truths. Not because the moment was different—but because they were.
Let me illustrate:
Imagine I offer the same piece of advice to two people.
Person A is carrying wounds of not feeling good enough. She hears my words and immediately feels attacked—like I’m judging her, pointing out her flaws.
Person B is secure and self-aware. She receives my words as love, as support, as an opportunity to grow.
Same advice. Same tone. Same me. But vastly different reactions—because each person filters reality through their internal lens.
Another example: I quietly drift away from two friends. I’ve outgrown certain dynamics, and without drama or conflict, I simply allow distance.
Friend A assumes the worst. “She must hate me. What did I do wrong?”
Friend B feels peace. “Our paths have shifted. And even though we don’t speak often, I know she wishes me well.”
Again, my action is the same. But their interpretation shapes their emotional truth.
And this is what happens with yoga, too.
Someone with a fearful or rigid worldview may see yoga as an invasion. A threat. A “demonic portal.”
But someone who has experienced healing, silence, connection, and Divine flow through yoga knows it to be a sacred path home.
“What we see in the world is often a mirror of what’s unresolved within.”
If you’re filled with love, you’ll see yoga as a vessel for love. If you’re filled with fear, you’ll see yoga as dangerous. Not because yoga changed—but because you bring your story to the mat.
Yoga can bring divine union or spiritual bypassing—it depends on the soul that practices it.
Meeting Our Shadows: A Sacred Part of the Journey
Spiritual awakening isn’t all incense and bliss. There are dark nights. There are parts of ourselves we’d rather not face—shadows we’ve pushed down for years. Sometimes yoga shines a light on those parts, and yes, it can feel uncomfortable or even scary.
But that fear? That’s not a demon. That’s a doorway.
In Tantra, there’s a sacred ritual called Chöd, where you intentionally call in your deepest fears—not to fight them, but to honor and integrate them. You offer yourself to them in love. You transform the shadow by embracing it.
“Our fears only hold the power we give them.”
The deeper you go, the more you realize: the monster under the bed was your own abandoned pain.
Christian Mystics Practiced Something Similar
Let’s not forget—Christian mysticism also includes contemplative prayer, breath awareness, fasting, silence, and ecstatic union with God. Saints like Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross described spiritual ecstasies and dark nights of the soul that mirror what yogis call Kundalini rising.
We’re not so different. We just use different language.
So, Is Yoga Demonic?
If someone says yes, believe them—that’s their experience, based on their inner conflict.
And if someone says no, believe them too—that’s their experience, rooted in spiritual expansion.
As for me, yoga has been the path that brought me home—to my body, my breath, my soul, and to God in Her most radiant form.
Yoga is not demonic.
It’s the practice of remembering who you are and reconnecting with the Source of all that is.
The darkness some see in yoga? It lives in their perception—not in the practice.
Final Words: Trust Your Inner Guidance
Yoga doesn’t make you less Christian. It doesn’t make you less moral or more susceptible to evil. It invites you to remember your divinity, to breathe with intention, to move with presence, and to listen—deeply.
“The Divine does not live in fear. She lives in truth, in flow, in love.”
So next time someone tells you yoga is dangerous, ask yourself: Is it the practice that’s dangerous? Or the fear it reveals within them?
Trust yourself. Trust your soul. Trust the path that brings you back to love.
Recommendations:
Tantra and Yoga: Uniting the Masculine and Feminine Energies for Spiritual Growth
A deeply intimate exploration of how Yoga and Tantra weave the sacred polarities into one embodied path. Learn how discipline and desire meet in divine harmony.
YouTube: Tantra & Kundalini Awakening – The Serpent’s Rise
This video dives into the energy of Kundalini and the Tantric path. It’s a visual and spiritual initiation into the sacred fire that transforms consciousness.
