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LTRP Note: <\/strong>This is a follow up story to two previous stories we have posted from out of house\u00a0news sources regarding this situation.\u00a0 Here are the two previous articles about the Yoga vs. parents battle in Encinitas, California’s public schools: 1) School Yoga Tries to Avoid Religious Controversy <\/a>(December 2012) and 2) \u201cParents considering legal action over school yoga\u201d <\/a> (October 2012). We are posting this article below\u00a0for research and informational purposes and not as any kind of\u00a0endorsement for the news source or the article’s promotion of Yoga. Yoga for children is growing by leaps and bounds in popularity in the U.S., and there is ample reason for Christians to be concerned.<\/p>\n

Kyla Calvert
\nNPR<\/strong><\/p>\n

During first period at Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary School in Encinitas, Calif., Kristen McCloskey leads about two dozen third-graders through some familiar yoga poses.<\/p>\n

“All right, so let’s do our opening sequence A,” she says, instructing the kids. “Everyone take a big inhale, lift those arms up. Look up.”<\/p>\n

At the end of the half-hour class, 8-year-old Jacob Hagen says he feels energized and ready for the rest of the day. “Because you get to stretch out and it’s good to be the first class because it wakes you up,” he says.<\/p>\n

Schools across the country are focusing more on teaching students to make healthy choices; Encinitas Superintendent Tim Baird says yoga is just one element of the district’s physical education curriculum. Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n

Related News:<\/strong><\/p>\n

When is Yoga, Yoga \u2013 And How is it Affecting Children in Public Schools? <\/a>\u00a0by Roger Oakland<\/p>\n

Christian Leaders Giving Mysticism to Our Youth <\/a>by Ray Yungen<\/p>\n

Letter to the Editor: My Trip to a \u201cChristian\u201d Yoga Class <\/a>by Phyllis Buckman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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