Spiritual growth Blog Archives - Getting Still Yoga

Can a personal yoga practice help Christians experience spiritual growth? How does yoga and Christianity work together? Read these Getting Still blogs to learn how to combine Christianity and yoga.

The following blogs will cover topics to help you grow spiritually like how to walk in Christ’s freedom, meeting Jesus in the wilderness for Lent, the benefits of yoga for Christians, journeying through the chakras with Christ, and more.

As a Christ-follower and yoga teacher with over 25 years of experience, my goal is to help spiritual seekers deepen their relationship with the Divine. We will explore contemplative practices like yoga, meditation, prayer, chakras, and energy healing. Join me as we discuss these topics through a Christian perspective, look to scripture for a Biblical viewpoint, and unpack the fears that many Christians feel in regards to unfamiliar spiritual practices.

After much research around spiritual growth practices, I found that many Christians are fearful and confused. In these blogs, we will explore the spiritual safety of utilizing ancient healing modalities, such as yoga and energy healing, for Christians. We will emphasize the importance of inviting Christ into our practices and relying on The Trinity as our healer.

Want to dive deeper into spiritual growth through the practice of “Christian” yoga? Check out my free guides and yoga resources here. I also offer on-demand online courses and seasonal signature courses. Check them out and join the waitlist for the next course here.

Want to work with me? Check out my teaching, mentoring, and yoga teacher training offerings here.

How Do you Pray with Christian Prayer Beads? a Christian’s Exploration of this Spiritual Practice

How Do You Pray With Christian Prayer Beads? Christian prayer beads were not originally part of my spiritual practice as someone who has landed in the Protestant tradition of the Christian faith. As an artist and a jewelry maker, I have always loved texture and color. Imagine my delight when I was introduced to the practice of praying with [...]

By Kelly McLellan|2024-03-12T18:46:26+00:00March 8th, 2024|Christian Living, Meditation & Prayer, Spiritual growth|

How to Meditate Spiritually as a Christian

How to Meditate Spiritually as a Christian Did you know that you can learn how to meditate spiritually as a Christian? Meditation can be both spiritual and secular, depending on the goals of the practitioner. In the most general sense, a meditation practice involves training the mind to achieve a state of heightened awareness, focus, concentration, and a state [...]

By Kelly McLellan|2024-02-23T17:23:58+00:00January 29th, 2024|Christian Living, Meditation & Prayer, Spiritual growth|

What Does the Bible Say About Meditation?

What Does the Bible Say About Meditation? As a Christian yoga teacher, I hear many questions about yoga and meditation like, “Should Christians meditate” or “What does the Bible say about meditation?” It seems there is a misunderstanding around meditation and an accompanying fear that the practice of meditation is off-limits for Christians. In this blog, we will explain [...]

By Kelly McLellan|2024-01-23T01:35:40+00:00January 22nd, 2024|Christian Living, Meditation & Prayer, Spiritual growth|

How to Use Breath Prayers for Advent to Reclaim the Sacredness of the Season

Breath Prayers for Advent Can breath prayers for Advent help us to find deeper meaning this Christmas? During Advent, Christians are invited to recall the past, awaken to the present, and anticipate the future. We are reminded that there is a bigger story being told, and we are living in the “time between.” In my previous blog about Advent, [...]

By Kelly McLellan|2023-12-22T20:33:32+00:00December 21st, 2023|Christ-centered yoga, Christian Living, Liturgical year, Meditation & Prayer, Spiritual growth|

How Christians Can Use Meditation For Stress Relief

How Christians Can Use Meditation For Stress Relief Did you know that as Christians, we can use meditation for stress relief and to draw closer to God? Meditation helps to calm our thoughts and ease our minds. From a practical sense, meditation is a tool that can help us to cultivate concentration and focus. From a spiritual sense as [...]

By Kelly McLellan|2024-02-01T20:38:31+00:00November 14th, 2023|Christ-centered yoga, Christian Living, Spiritual growth|

How to Use Yoga for Stress Relief

How to Use Yoga For Stress Relief Stress affects the mind, body, and spirit. While small amounts of stress are good, too much stress can cause physical and mental dis-ease. How can you practice yoga for stress relief from a Christian perspective? Now more than ever, it is crucial to cultivate healthy ways of managing stress in order to [...]

By Kelly McLellan|2024-02-01T20:41:35+00:00October 31st, 2023|Christ-centered yoga, Christian Living, Spiritual growth|

Spiritual Retreat Meaning: Why it’s Important for Christians to Retreat

Spiritual Retreat Meaning: Why it’s Important for Christians to Retreat In this blog post, we will explore the meaning of spiritual retreat, look at the concept of retreat in the Bible, and consider the purpose of retreat as a tool for the spiritual formation of Christians. Retreat in itself is an ancient practice found in some form or another [...]

By Kelly McLellan|2023-09-27T22:30:27+00:00September 25th, 2023|Christ-centered yoga, Christian Living, Spiritual growth|

Walking in Christ’s freedom: Jesus, yoga, & the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Yoga and Pantanjali’s path of freedom Yoga is more than a type of exercise, stretching, and posture. Yoga is a state of being and a way of living. The ancient teachings of yoga are meant to inform our minds, instruct our hearts, and enhance our spiritual growth. The ancient text, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, made up of a collection [...]

By Kelly McLellan|2023-06-30T09:57:56+00:00June 27th, 2023|Christ-centered yoga, Spiritual growth, Yoga Philosophy|

Meeting Jesus in the Wilderness with yoga for Lent

What is Lent? What is lent, and what does meeting Jesus in the wilderness through yoga mean? Lent is a liturgical season on the Christian Church calendar designed to prepare our hearts and minds to better appreciate the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. It is a 40-day period of fasting, self-examination, and preparation leading up to the observance [...]

By Kelly McLellan|2023-08-17T20:32:37+00:00March 12th, 2023|Christ-centered yoga, Liturgical year, Spiritual growth|

Should Christians “do” yoga? Spiritual benefits of yoga for Christians

Spiritual benefits of yoga for Christians Are there spiritual benefits of yoga for Christians, or is practicing yoga spiritually unsafe for Christ-followers? Yoga is meant to be a spiritual practice and cultivates awareness of our spiritual nature. Traditional yoga practices consisted of solely breath and meditation practices with the intention of encountering the presence of God. The popularity of [...]

By Kelly McLellan|2023-08-06T17:25:53+00:00January 30th, 2023|Christ-centered yoga, Spiritual growth|

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