Update - Rick Warren Daniel Plan Now includes Meditation and Hypnosis as stated on Saddleback website. The following is an excerpt describing the "Brain Type Action Plans"

Type 5: ANXIOUS People with this type tend use food or other substances to medicate underlying feelings of anxiety, tension, nervousness, and fear. They may be plagued by feelings of panic, fear, and self-doubt, and suffer physical symptoms of anxiety, such as muscle tension, nail biting, headaches, abdominal pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and sore muscles. People with this type tend to predict the worst and look to the future with fear. They may be excessively shy, easily startled, and freeze in emotionally charged situations. Brain SPECT findings for this type include: Increased activity in the basal ganglia, which is commonly caused by low levels of the calming neurotransmitter GABA. Action Plan Learn how to Kill the ANTs (automatic negative thoughts). Meditation (go to the Relaxation Room for meditation sessions). Hypnosis (go to the Relaxation Room for hypnosis sessions). Diaphragmatic breathing. Relaxing music. Intense exercise (see the Body Gym for more on exercise). A balanced diet between protein and complex carbohydrates (see Recipes & Tips and Tana's Tips for recipes and more). Fish oil, such as Omega-3 Power. Optimize vitamin D level. Dietary supplements such as GABA, B6, magnesium and lemon balm found in GABA Calming Support. [2]

Is Rick Warren and the pastoral leadership so blind that they have no clue as to what they are doing or is there truly something else at work here? Where is  the discernment at Saddleback?

In answering the question 'WHY DID SADDLEBACK CHURCH CHOOSE TO USE THESE DOCTORS, WHO HAVE BEEN LINKED TO OTHER BELIEFS'' on the FAQ, Brandon Cox of Saddleback gives the following response: "Saddleback in no way endorses any teaching outside of Scripture. We may ask a physician for advice about physical health matters, but the beliefs of our church are carefully guarded by Pastor Rick and all of our Pastors. You can rest assured we will never compromise our belief that Jesus is the only way to heaven or that the Bible is the 100% completely infallible and perfect Word of God. These Doctors are helping us as friends, but are in no way advising our church on spiritual matters."

One is force to ask why is this deception being practiced by Saddleback's pastoral staff? How can they with a straight face say what they have said in their FAQ about the Daniel Plan and then in practice violate scripture as they are doing. Why is it that so few - relativelly speaking - appear to be blind as to the balant deception being perpertated by the leadership of Saddleback church? 

Rick Warren Daniel Plan Leaders

Warren has said this will be the decade of destiny. He has kicked it off with the "The Daniel Plan - God's Prescription for Your Health". This program will taught by a Dr. Amen, Dr Hyman and Dr Oz. Warren has describe them with the following heading "The Leading Health Specialist in America".

Rick Warren again is opening the doors and building bridges to occultic eastern mysticism within the church now its with is "Daniel Plan". According to Warren, Saddleback church will be a “test community” to show the world how to live “healthy and sustainably.”

There is no doubt that some of those who will participate in the Daniel Plan will become participants and followers of the new age occultic practices of doctors Amen, Hyman, and Oz as part of their maintaining good health. This will be possible because these men consider transcendental meditation, yoga, etc., as part of a healthy lifestyle that leads to what Warren has called  “healthy and sustainably.
 
The most important thing that Rick Warren neglects to tell you is the spiritual background of these men. Their background are:

Dr Amen -  A professing Christian recommends in his book "Making A Good Brain Great", on page 168, a active form of yoga  form of meditation known as Kirtan Kriya, _[3] also known as the SA TA NA MA meditation. He also advocates tantric sex (click here for more)
 
Dr Hyman -  professing Christian that promotes 'yoga nidra', 'meditation', and 'tai qi quan' and 'qi gong'. Which is stated in is book The UltraMind solution. Following are the excerpts from the book.

Dr Oz - Is a Muslim who practices Sufi Islam and Transcendental Meditation. His wife follows the works of the Emanuel Swedenborg (Swedenborgianism), which is also revered by Sufi Muslims because of the similarities on a philosophical level. The video link below is of Dr. Oz saying he is Muslim and explaining his personal perspective.

Dr Oz is also a promoter of Reiki (r(ray key). "rei" meaning universal spirit and "ki" meaning life energy. This form of Japanese healing was discovered by Dr. Usui Reiki Ryoho during a "mystical experience" atop Mount Kurama in Japan in 1922. Although Dr. Usui is said to have been a Buddhist who was studying Christianity.

According to the Seattle, WA (PRWEB) January 9, 2010 the following was mentioned

Dr. Mehmet Oz Declares Reiki as His #1 Alternative Medicine Secret "If Dr. Mehmet Oz is talking about Reiki, all of America is talking about it and looking for ways to learn about it.” Reiki Master Rose De Dan says that with health being at the top of people’s 2010 resolution list, learning Reiki is a great next step to take, and offers six tips on how to choose the right training." Accord to the article, " Reiki is a non-invasive form of energy medicine that balances the body, mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually, enabling the body to do what it does best -- heal itself. De Dan explains, “Reiki assists in accelerating healing from injury/illness, promotes relaxation and stress reduction, reduces or eliminates pain. Reiki strengthens the immune system, assists in clearing emotional or physical trauma, and offers quality of life support for those who are aging or in hospice care. Knowing Reiki is like having your own personal healing kit at your fingertips.”

The effects of this behavior are obvious, (1) he is diminishing the authority of God’s word. (2) he has and is building bridges for evil (wolves / tares) to enter the sheep fold. (3) Warren actions are deepening the divide among the body of Christ which is what error does.

Watch the video of Dr Oz, the man whom Rick Warren will use in his “Daniel Plan”, as he practices Transcendental Meditation with New Age guru Deepak Chopra.   

• Warren predicts that fundamentalism, of all varieties, will be "one of the big enemies of the 21st century."
  

• Rick Warren assessment on the 5 Fundamentals of the Christian Faith - "Now the word "fundamentalist" actually comes from a document in the 1920s called the Five Fundamentals of the Faith. And it is a very legalistic, narrow view of Christianity..."
   

Davos World Economic 2008

I have listen to the following video several times and it utterly amazes me that Rick Warren is espousing the belief that religious faiths (Islam, Buddhism, etc.)  working together can solve the Worlds Problems (Global Giants has he calls them).

  Listen carefully starting at 40min:20seconds into film for approximately 10 minutes to hear the bulk of Rick Warrens has to say.

I would encourage you to listen to the entire video, it will give you a better understanding of the context to place Rick Warren pursuits

Rick's Warren view of the world's future is religious pluralism. For some reason he espouses the lie through his actions and words that the answer to the Global Giants of the world will come about through the working together of the worlds faiths (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, etc.) stitutions (faiths). God has never blessed a union where his people have involved themselves in joint pursuits with pagan religions. This is a clear violation of the "First Commandment" (Ex 20:3) and the commandment "not to be bound together with unbelievers(2 Cor 6:14-18).  Yet for some reason Rick Warren is trying to persuade the church and those outside of the church that all working together, can solve the worlds "Global Giants".  The worlds problems will continue to increase and intensify regardless of the cooperation of the worlds religions, reaching its crescendo in the Great Tribulation. The final and only solution will come about through the person of Jesus Christ in the Millennium, not by interfaith cooperation. Warren actions depict one who is either deceived or in intentional rebellion against God.    According to Warren, "there are major problems on our planet. I call them global giants, they affect not millions of people but billions of people, They are (1)pandemic diseases, (2)extreme poverty, (3) illiteracy, (4) corruption, (5) global warming, (6)spiritual emptiness. We cannot solve these problems without involving people of faith and their religious institutions...." Why is Rick more concern about working together by involving people of interfaith persuasion and their religious institutions (Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Christian) to solve the worlds problems as opposed to sharing Christ with those who do not know him?   Can man truly address the problems of the world apart from a relationship with Christ or will a joining of the worlds religions solved the worlds problems?  Is Rick Warren misleading millions while claiming to have the answer to the Worlds problems- Global giants? Which by the way his answer doesn't appear to be Jesus of the Bible. He instead opts for the worlds system of Globalization especially in the are of interfaith globalization which is a production of fallen human nature.