{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Om Sweet Om","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omsweetom","author_name":"sheetal","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omsweetom\/author\/sheetal","title":"Is Asana Religious? - Om Sweet Om","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6Cnz19vFTR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omsweetom\/2014\/07\/is-asana-religious.html\">Is Asana Religious?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omsweetom\/2014\/07\/is-asana-religious.html\/embed#?secret=6Cnz19vFTR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Is Asana Religious?&#8221; &#8212; Om Sweet Om\" data-secret=\"6Cnz19vFTR\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Last week, I received an inquiry from a Christian theologian interested in showing that \u201cthe postures of Yoga\u201d (asana) are directly tied to Hinduism and thus, cannot be easily incorporated into daily life by Christians. \u00a0While the origin of yoga is undoubtedly tied to the Hindu sacred texts, the Vedas and\u00a0Upanishads, I struggled with his&hellip;"}