A West Yorkshire vicar has banned a yoga group from his church hall because he says the exercise is against the teachings of the Bible.
The Rev John Walker claims yoga is inextricably linked with Hinduism and New Age thinking.
The Telegraph & Argus says he has given the yoga class notice to quit St Wilfrid's Church of England Hall, in Calverley.
Yoga teacher Olivia Douglas says the ban by the Parochial Church Council is totally against the spirit of the Christian faith.
She says one letter from the Rev Walker claimed however "innocently and ignorantly" people practised yoga, it conflicted with Biblical teachings.
In a second letter he said yoga students were, in Biblical terms, lost.
Mrs Douglas has taught yoga weekly in the hall for 15 years.
The Rev Walker said: "If it was a simple exercise class I would not have a problem with it.
"I don't have a problem with Christian meditation but I do have a problem with other forms of meditation that connect humans as part of a universal mind and spirit, seen by some as a source of wisdom and creativity."
In August, a vicar in Wiltshire banned yoga classes from a church hall because of association with the Hindu faith.