Should you keep secrets from your spouse? Is mindfulness demonic? Can there be Christian Yoga, or is Yoga satanic?
Join Dan Burke and guest Tim Glover, a licensed clinical pastoral therapist with 25 years of experience helping marriages, as they tackle challenging questions from the Spiritual Warfare and the Family Summit. This episode addresses some of marriage's most delicate situations and explores the spiritual dangers hidden in seemingly innocent wellness practices.
When a husband shares sexual thoughts about an ex girlfriend, claiming God told him to reveal them, Dan and Tim unpack the critical question: *whose needs are really being met?* Discover why such disclosures often function like emotional hand grenades in marriage and why proper discernment with a priest, spiritual director, or counselor should always come first. Learn the essential principle from St. Teresa of Avila: even when you believe God is speaking, *test all spirits* and seek wisdom from trusted advisors before acting.
The episode then turns to a controversial but vital topic: the demonic origins and spiritual dangers of mindfulness and Eastern practices in Catholic settings. Tim and Dan reveal how mindfulness was deliberately introduced to the West through deception, based on a vision at a Buddhist retreat instructing someone to hide the religious context while spreading Buddhist ideas. Discover why *mindfulness contradicts Catholic anthropology* and how these practices can lead to psychosis, dissociation, and even demonic involvement.
Learn why Eastern spirituality focuses on experience seeking and self control rather than God trust and cooperation with grace. Dan shares his concerns about Catholic psychology attempts to integrate mindfulness, explaining why he believes it cannot be safely Catholicized. The discussion includes the gateway effect: people initially seek physical relief but get pulled deeper into spiritual practices that reshape their understanding of God and prayer.
Discover safe Catholic alternatives like *SoulCore and Pietra Fitness,* both evaluated and approved by Catholic scholars. Dan and Tim address the question of Catholic yoga, explaining why even stretching that resembles yoga poses can open doors to spiritual danger when done with yoga training or intentionality. Hear real accounts of Catholics who required exorcism after involvement in yoga and mindfulness practices.
This episode equips you with discernment tools for marriage communication, spiritual warfare awareness, and the ability to recognize when seemingly beneficial practices may actually be spiritually dangerous. Drawing from the rich Catholic tradition, Dan and Tim point you toward the pure well of authentic Catholic spirituality rather than the tainted waters of Eastern practices.
Resources:
Join Dan Burke and guest Tim Glover, a licensed clinical pastoral therapist with 25 years of experience helping marriages, as they tackle challenging questions from the Spiritual Warfare and the Family Summit. This episode addresses some of marriage's most delicate situations and explores the spiritual dangers hidden in seemingly innocent wellness practices.
When a husband shares sexual thoughts about an ex girlfriend, claiming God told him to reveal them, Dan and Tim unpack the critical question: *whose needs are really being met?* Discover why such disclosures often function like emotional hand grenades in marriage and why proper discernment with a priest, spiritual director, or counselor should always come first. Learn the essential principle from St. Teresa of Avila: even when you believe God is speaking, *test all spirits* and seek wisdom from trusted advisors before acting.
The episode then turns to a controversial but vital topic: the demonic origins and spiritual dangers of mindfulness and Eastern practices in Catholic settings. Tim and Dan reveal how mindfulness was deliberately introduced to the West through deception, based on a vision at a Buddhist retreat instructing someone to hide the religious context while spreading Buddhist ideas. Discover why *mindfulness contradicts Catholic anthropology* and how these practices can lead to psychosis, dissociation, and even demonic involvement.
Learn why Eastern spirituality focuses on experience seeking and self control rather than God trust and cooperation with grace. Dan shares his concerns about Catholic psychology attempts to integrate mindfulness, explaining why he believes it cannot be safely Catholicized. The discussion includes the gateway effect: people initially seek physical relief but get pulled deeper into spiritual practices that reshape their understanding of God and prayer.
Discover safe Catholic alternatives like *SoulCore and Pietra Fitness,* both evaluated and approved by Catholic scholars. Dan and Tim address the question of Catholic yoga, explaining why even stretching that resembles yoga poses can open doors to spiritual danger when done with yoga training or intentionality. Hear real accounts of Catholics who required exorcism after involvement in yoga and mindfulness practices.
This episode equips you with discernment tools for marriage communication, spiritual warfare awareness, and the ability to recognize when seemingly beneficial practices may actually be spiritually dangerous. Drawing from the rich Catholic tradition, Dan and Tim point you toward the pure well of authentic Catholic spirituality rather than the tainted waters of Eastern practices.
Resources:
- Boundaries (Cloud and Townsend)
- Safe People (Cloud and Townsend)
- A Catholic Guide to Mindfulness (http://spiritualdirection.com/shop) Susan Brinkmann OCDS
- Yoga Unveiled (Linda Carl, Sophia Institute Press)
- SoulCore program
- Pietra Fitness program
- Spiritual Warfare and the Family Summit Vault (https://spiritualdirection.com/vault2026?utm_source=dir&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=summit_vault&utm_content=mindfulness) videos
- Spiritual Warfare and Discernment of Spirits (https://spiritualdirection.com/spiritual-warfare-and-discernment-of-spirits-signup-2?utm_source=dir&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=swados&utm_content=demonic_backlash) video series
- Discernment of Spirits for Beginners (https://shop.spiritualdirection.com/product/discernment-of-spirits-for-beginners/) Dr. Mary Ruth Hackett & Dan Burke
- Into the Deep (https://spiritualdirection.com/into-the-deep-sign-up?utm_source=sd.com&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=into_the_deep&utm_content=dir) video series
- Finding Peace in the Storm (https://sophiainstitute.com/product/finding-peace-in-the-storm/) Dan Burke
- Into the Deep (https://stpaulmemphis.com/product/into-the-deep/) Dan Burke
- Spiritual Warfare and the Discernment of Spirits (http://spiritualdirection.com/shop) Dan Burke
- The Contemplative Rosary (https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/the-contemplative-rosary) Dan Burke and Connie Rossini
- SpiritualDirection.com/Events website
- Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation (http://avila-institute.org/)
- EWTN Religious Catalogue (http://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/) online
