Give me a break. The SDOL is trying something, and it actually seems to be working and helping kids. I think you can focus and meditate without getting religion involved.
By the way, the high school has a Gospel Choir, and I do not recall hearing anyone complain about that being a conflict of church and state !

I have no doubt it is working. However since the underlying concept being taught is based on a religion, the program needs to be moved off of school premises and initiated by people that haven't been hired by the school district, much like "Release time".



Not a secular solution, Yoga is a Hindu practice. The last I checked Hinduism is a religion. It should be derailed because if we allow one religion's concepts to be taught, why not allow other religions and just slap on benign sounding names, like they have this one?

This isn't about policing students thoughts, it is about violating the First Amendment.

Praising God in song is a Christian practice. The Gospel choir performs at McCaskey and other SDoL schools. By that token it should be moved off school premises, as well.

The way I read this, it was secularized by not emphasizing meditation towards a specific entity or source of power.

Reciting and repeating Bible verses are Christian practices. Should we also ban them because learning important concepts and lessons is another form of benign repackaging?

Since when is learning how to focus and meditate just a Hindu practice? They are not teaching the religion, they are just teaching the tools that students need to channel their energy and gain focus. What is wrong with that? If this helps students learn and gain self control without having any specific theological or religious ideas placed on them, there is nothing wrong.

There is about as much left of Hinduism in yoga as there is Norse paganism left in our days of the week. You do realize that every time you refer to Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday you are acknowledging Norse gods don't you? Where do you think the words we call most of our months come from? Every time you or I or anybody mentions the year, we dedicate it to a Christian god. Religions of all stripes have left indelible marks on our culture, even long after the practice of said religion has ceased. Yoga reflects back to its adherents what they bring to it. Ditto martial arts, most of which stand on the shoulders of eastern religious traditions.