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Churches, Synagogues Mingle Yoga With Beliefs
Annie Mechanic, front, Kirk Starr and others at Congregation Olam Tikvah in Fairfax County practice "Shalom Yoga," which features poses named after Hebrew letters.
(By Jahi Chikwendiu -- The Washington Post)
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She said she thought she was done experimenting with yoga until she found New Community Church.
On a recent evening at the church, the yoga session started with each of the 14 men and women giving news and a spiritual update. Several people mentioned that coming to the church was a soothing retreat from the holiday hoopla. Others chastised themselves for not praying and exercising more regularly.
Then came the yoga:
The breathing was called "God's spirit."
The warrior stance was a "balance, balancing our lives."
The child pose was to "remember we are children of God."
And finally, the Lord's Prayer.
It was, Young said, not unlike a church service.
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