The Battle is Beginning

[CJ Gotcher]

And they point to the case of Bikram Choudhury, a well-known yoga teacher accused of sexually assaulting students, as evidence that schools need government supervision.

If the journalist is correct in her assessment of what promoters are using as justification for the extra attention, the story is doubly relevant because the incident driving the regulation has nothing to do with the regulation. A sexual predator is no less capable of paying fees, submitting curriculums for assessment, and reporting 'approved-provider' CEUs as anyone else. A number of 'concerned citizens' (led by a yoga instructor at a larger chain who can absorb the costs) see Yoga being done 'illegally' and wait for an opportunity to raise public fervor to crowd out the smaller competitors in a cramped market. The parallels are apparent.

There is one significant difference between this yoga case and fitness regulation at large, though- the law has been on the books for years and simply suffered from salutary neglect. This allows promoters to hide behind the "I'm just trying to enforce the law" excuse. Another example (as Brodie stated so clearly) of why activism becomes critical. Once the law is in the books, it's hard to beat.

[paterfamilias]

if rip would just become a minister, then these worries would be over

http://www.themonastery.org/ordinati...FU9efgodcmcAQw

...and the "church of black iron" does have a rather nice ring to it

What about "Black Iron Escort Agency"? You pay to spend time with the man. Whether or not any advisory intercourse happens is up to the two of you, being consenting adults.

[DirtyRed]

“We’re not here to gouge the little guy,” said Lorna Candler, director of the agency, who is herself a yoga instructor. “We’re just here to uphold the law.”

-- Bureaucrat

Is brainless adherence and enforcement of The Law a bigger hindrance to logical thought than religion, or is it basically the same thing with a different god?