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Vicar bans yoga
Friday, August 31, 2007 justsamachar.com
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A vicar has banned the children's yoga class from two church halls in Britain who felt that the exercise form is un-Christian. Louise Woodcock, 41, who was looking for a new home for her Yum Yum Yoga class for toddlers was turned away by the Silver Street Baptist Church and St James's Anglican Church in Taunton, Somerset."I couldn't believe it when they suddenly said I couldn't have the hall a
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Yoga lessons for armed forces, to reduce stress
Friday, July 20, 2007 www.rediff.com
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The Defence Ministry has stated that in a bid to prevent armed personnel from committing suicide due to work-related stress, the Ministry has incorporated yoga classes besides training for stress management. The Ministry admitted that the stress-level in the armed forces was very high and that remedial measures were being taken to address the issue.
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Appeal to end Yoga misuse
Thursday, June 07, 2007 www.telegraphindia.com
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Health ministry officials have renewed their demand that Delhi speak to the US about the misuse of Indian traditional practices like yoga through patents and trademarks.Officials in the department of ayurveda, yoga, unani, siddhi and homeopathy have also asked the Centre to speed up the process of developing a data bank on such traditional practices.
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Yoga shlokas to be translated for patent protection
Thursday, June 07, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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The government is embarking on an ambitious project to translate ancient Sanskrit scriptures in five foreign languages and send them to patent offices globally to prevent blatant commercial misuse of traditional Indian knowledge such as yoga in the US and other countries.
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US denies granting patents for desi yoga
Wednesday, June 06, 2007 economictimes.indiatimes.com
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The United States has denied granting patents and trademarks for the ancient Indian practice of yoga, popular among western celebrities, a statement from the US embassy said Tuesday. The US government has conducted a search of all patents issued and no patent on yoga, "asans" or exercises have been identified, it said.
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No yoga classes, Iraqi cleric tells Sri Sri
Friday, May 25, 2007 www.rediff.com
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A top Shia cleric from Pakistan on Thursday opposed an Indian spiritual leader's proposal for conducting yoga classes in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, citing religious reasons.
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Ownership of Yoga
Thursday, May 17, 2007 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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With respect to the present debate that has started regarding patenting of yoga. It is seen as a redundant exercise from a legal point of view, for legal experts opine that there is a WTO agreement which provides that the cultural heritage and the medicinal plants of a country are out of the purview of patenting. And Yoga is considered a part of the culture ethos of India.
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