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Birmingham city elementary schools among first in state to offer yoga

Minor, Oxmoor Valley and West End elementary schools in Birmingham launched yoga programs the week of Jan, 10, involving about 115 fifth graders.
January 26, 2022

House passes bill to end ban on yoga in Alabama schools

The Alabama House of Representatives has passed a bill ending a ban on yoga in Alabama public schools. HB235 is sponsored by State Representative Jeremy Gray, D-Opelika. Yoga has been prohibited in Alabama schools since 1993. Under existing law, instruction in yoga is specifically prohibited in Alabama public schools. HB235 would authorize local boards of … Continued
March 11, 2020

Hindu statesman objects to Alabama’s yoga ban in schools

A noted Hindu statesman released a statement Monday continuing his objection to the continued “prohibition” of yoga in Alabama’s public schools. Hindu Statesman Rajan Zed said the prohibition of yoga was doing a “disservice” to the school children of Alabama and urged Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Alabama Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey and Alabama State … Continued
August 13, 2019

Hindu leader applauds universities for embracing Yoga, urges end to ban in K-12 schools

The President of Universal Society of Hinduism, Rajen Zed commended the public universities of Alabama for offering various forms of yoga to their students. Zed urged introducing yoga in the K-12 public schools of the state. Zed called the presence of yoga in Alabama public universities “a step in the positive direction” and urged Alabama … Continued
April 30, 2019

Hindu Temple opening in Mobile later this week

A Hindu Temple will officially open on a seven acre plot in Mobile with a three-day elaborate Grand Opening based on ancient Hindu rituals. The opening ceremony is scheduled for March 29 to 31 in West Mobile. The Temple is being raised by the Gulf Coast Hindu Society (GCHS), a religious non-profit organization. This “Gruha … Continued
March 27, 2019

We don’t matter, because we don’t want to

I generally don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I have a few times, but not too often. The last New Year’s resolution I made was in 2012, about this time of the year, just before the world became 2013. I had just seen Les Miserables, the big-budget movie musical, and I loved it. I’ve seen the … Continued
December 28, 2018

The yoga ban in Alabama schools explains so much

Yoga is illegal in Alabama public schools. If you ever wanted to sum up this state, that sentence — and the explanation behind it — should more than suffice. In a nutshell, it’s this: Alabama lawmakers were, in the early 1990s, so concerned with the spread of the Hindu religion, by way of strenuous stretching, … Continued
August 31, 2018