Practitioners protest proposed tax on yoga
By Ed Stannard
New Haven Register
Published: Saturday, March 05, 2011
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yoga has been popular for decades among those seeking to reduce stress and increase fitness, but in its pure form it’s a 4,000-year-old religious ritual mentioned in ancient Hindu texts.
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What’s the Hard Return on Employee Wellness Programs?
by Leonard L. Berry, Ann M. Mirabito, and William B. Baun
Since 1995, the percentage of Johnson & Johnson employees who smoke has dropped by more than two-thirds. The number who have high blood pressure or who are physically inactive also has declined—by more than half. That’s [...]
Tim Dale branches out with Yoga Tree
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Paul Chinn / The Chronicle
Tim Dale, founder of the Yoga Tree studio, strikes a yoga pose in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 10, 2010.
Three men in their 50s, carrying rolled-up mats, walk into an afternoon class at [...]
To Register with Yoga Alliance you will need 3 things:
Print out the appropriate application form (below) Have a photocopy of your Yoga Teacher Certificate Mail them in with the appropirate fees to Yoga Alliance
RYT: $25 processing, Annually $55 for North America applications, $85 for other applications
E-RYT: $95 processing, Annually [...]
“More than 16 million Americans practice yoga regularly, and they spend nearly $6 billion a year on yoga classes and products.
But, as Early Show Consumer Correspondent Susan Koeppen reports, a lack of regulation in the yoga industry could be putting you at risk.
According to the [...]
India Journal: Where Are the Entrepreneurs in Yoga and Ayurveda?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
“As for ayurveda, a medical science that originated 5000 years ago, the natural cosmetics industry in India is big business; 18% of all cosmetics in India …” Read the Article
Bryan’s Comments:
My experience in India tells me that [...]
India Documents 900 Yoga Poses to Block Patents
Voice of America
“Photo: AP India has catalogued hundreds of yoga poses in an effort to block entrepreneurs and companies in other countries from getting yoga-related patents …” Read More
Bryan’s Comments:
This article gives some numbers.
They have videographed 900 [...]
Can you patent yoga postures?
BBC News June 9, 2010
“The Indian government is planning to patent nearly a thousand yoga postures. Yoga teacher Swami Pragyamurti and Dr Vinod Kumar Gupta, of the Traditional …” Listen online.
Bryan’s Comments:
There seems something hypocritical about the Indian government patenting yoga poses [...]
Yoga expert: ‘It seems idiotic they can patent it’
The Guardian June 8, 2010
“The 64000 postures form only a tiny part of yoga. Poses are not an end in themselves, but a preparation for deeper, more meaningful practices. …” Read the Full Article
Bryan’s Comments:
Agreed. It does seem silly to [...]
Yoga heritage: don’t even think about stealing it, says Indian government
The Guardian June 8, 2010
“If your preferred yoga style is among the former you could find yourself on the wrong side of an effort to define what constitutes the millennia-old …” Read the [...]
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