Meditation and exercises from pagan sources

[NiklasTyreso]

On the other hand, certain aspects of the said movements, which are entirely irrelevant to religious worship or practices, have a therapeutic value, particularly in the area of relieving mental stress.

It follows that if these therapeutic methods – insofar as they are utterly devoid of any ritual implications – would be adopted by doctors specializing in the field of mental illness, it would have two-pronged salutary effect: Firstly, in the view of the fact that these methods are therapeutically effective, while there are, regretfully, many who could benefit from such treatment, this is a matter of healing of the highest order, since it has to do with mental illness. It would, therefore, be very wrong to deny such treatment to those who need it, when it could be given by a practicing doctor.

So, it is OK to exercise relaxation and healthy breathing patterns, but it's not good to bow down to a buddah (or any other figurine) or to verbally say other religions dogmas (= their mantras).

I bow down after meditation, but not to an idol. I bow down in the direction of Jerusalem and the Western Wall.
I use mantras like “Ribbono Shel Olam” (=Master of Universe) or “Shalom”, not statements or phrases from other religions.