Written by Don Byrd
A lawsuit may be on the way challenging the use of yoga instruction in a California school district.
Dean Broyles, president of the National Center for Law and Policy, told the New York Times that the school district clearly is promoting “Hindu religious beliefs and practices in the public schools through this Ashtanga yoga program.”
However, Encinitas assistant superintendent David Miyashiro has said that the instructors have been careful to remove not only spiritual references, but also “anything that can be perceived by onlookers as a concern.”
Does stretching a certain way implicate a religious perspective? How about relaxing? Or does there need to be accompanying message that is more overtly religious?
