The 67 year-old founder of the popular “hot yoga” craze was just hit with a third lawsuit from his former legal counsel who is accusing him of racism, misogyny, sexual harassment, homophobia and threats of violence.
Category Archives: Yoga
Yoga in Schools: More Court Battles Ahead
Dean Broyles
Lawyers trying to stop a California school district from teaching Ashtanga yoga in schools are vowing to fight on after a judge decided the practice does not promote religion.
Orthodox Church Issues Warning on Yoga
An encyclical was issued on June 4, 2013 by Metropolitan Markos of Chios on Christians who practice Yoga and whether or not it is merely a physical exercise. In this encyclical he explains that the Hindu religious practice of yoga was established for the sole purpose of entering into a spiritual state, and never had anything to do with exercise until a few decades ago when Hindu yogis explained it this way when they were trying to win converts in the West.
Self-Realization and Paramhansa Yogananda
LL writes: “What are your views on Paramhansa Yogananda’s ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’, which is something about self realization?”
Bikram Yoga Founder Accused of Sexual Harassment
A lawsuit was filed this month in Los Angeles Superior Court accusing Bikram Choudhury, the founder of Bikram yoga, of sexually harassing and discriminating against a female student.
Has Yoga Gone to the Dogs?
The answer is yes, and it’s called DOGA (I’m not making this up).
Want Yoga-Free Stretching? Try Lastics®!
MD writes: “I am looking for an alternative to yoga, which I practiced pretty regularly before coming back to my Catholic faith and trying to live my faith more fully. I found something called Lastics® and was wondering if this was safe.”
Legal Battle Brews Over Yoga in Schools
A legal battle is brewing in California where an attorney representing parents of students in the Encinitas Union School District are calling upon the school to stop teaching yoga or face legal action.
UK Priests Warn Catholics Away From Yoga
The controversy over whether or not yoga is “just exercise” came back into the limelight in the UK last week when the diocese of Portsmouth issued a statement calling it a “non-Christian activity” that should not be allowed on Catholic premises.
Don’t Fall into the Holy Yoga Trap
TA writes: “ There are few Catholic Church promote Holy Yoga teaching in their workshop/seminar/teaching. From what I know, Holy Yoga is a part of New Age. Please help us understand more about Holy Yoga.”
