Tag: yoga and school

This week the Religion News Service reported that a group of parents in San Diego want yoga banned from public schools.

The parents claim “volcano part one,” “silent gorilla,” and “rag doll" iaren't physical fitness, instead are a form of religious practice and therefore inappropriate in a school setting.

SAN DIEGO (RNS) In an elementary school classroom with an American flag draped over one wall, a couple dozen students rose to standing positions. Then they shifted into poses called “volcano part one,” “silent gorilla,” and “rag doll.”