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Students will no longer need to bend over backward to (legally) practice yoga in Alabama.
In a 73-to-25 vote Thursday, the state’s House of Representatives passed a bill that will lift a quarter-century ban in public schools that some believe is unique to Alabama. Yoga was forbidden by the Alabama Board of Education in 1993 after opposition by conservative groups over its Hindu roots.
Amid reports of racism and violence against Asian Americans and other minorities, the measure is a positive step, said Nikunj Trivedi, president of the Coalition of Hindus of North America. He said practicing yoga, which many non-Hindus use for health benefits, is cultural appreciation, not cultural appropriation.
“Yes, it has roots in Hinduism, and it’s a Hindu practice, but it’s a gift Hindus have shared with the world,” Trivedi said.
However, the Alabama bill, Trivedi said, does not go far enough. Chanting and teaching Sanskrit phrases such as the greeting “namaste,” which means “I bow to you,” remains prohibited.
(Alabama ranks 46th in education and 45th in health among the states.)
In a 73-to-25 vote Thursday, the state’s House of Representatives passed a bill that will lift a quarter-century ban in public schools that some believe is unique to Alabama. Yoga was forbidden by the Alabama Board of Education in 1993 after opposition by conservative groups over its Hindu roots.
Amid reports of racism and violence against Asian Americans and other minorities, the measure is a positive step, said Nikunj Trivedi, president of the Coalition of Hindus of North America. He said practicing yoga, which many non-Hindus use for health benefits, is cultural appreciation, not cultural appropriation.
“Yes, it has roots in Hinduism, and it’s a Hindu practice, but it’s a gift Hindus have shared with the world,” Trivedi said.
However, the Alabama bill, Trivedi said, does not go far enough. Chanting and teaching Sanskrit phrases such as the greeting “namaste,” which means “I bow to you,” remains prohibited.
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