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Yoga can legally be taught in Alabama public schools, after the southern state overturned a nearly 30-year ban.

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The bill, brought for the third time by a Democrat, was approved by the state's Republican legislature and governor.

It limits yoga to stretches and poses, and prohibits non-English descriptions as well as "any aspect of Eastern philosophy and religious training".

Chanting is also not allowed. The use of the sound "om," and the Sanskrit-based word "namaste" are also still banned. Democratic lawmaker Jeremy Gray, a former football player and certified yoga instructor, introduced the measure. He noted some of the language in the bill was "very offensive", but necessary to appease conservatives.

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In order for the bill to pass the state's Republican-majority Senate, the chamber introduced language stipulating that "school personnel may not use any techniques that involve hypnosis, the induction of a dissociative mental state, guided imagery, meditation, or any aspect of Eastern philosophy and religious training.

  BBC

Jesus wept.

The law, signed by Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday, leaves it up to individual local school boards to decide whether to offer lessons. Parents will also be required to sign a permission slip saying that they acknowledge that yoga is associated with the Hindu religion.

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"A lot of the stuff you don't do anyway. You don't hypnotise people," [Gray] told local news site AL.com.

"Really, it just seemed very offensive," Mr Gray said. "Had some phobia in it. A lot of it just didn't really make sense."

Also (as noted in the JBCN article:

            · Improves Self-Control
            · Reduces Absences And Violence In School

            · Boosts Immunity And Improves Physical Appearance

            · Improves The Quality Of Sleep

            · Increases Self-Confidence And Self-Esteem

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But we're Christian Ameircans, dammit! We want our kids to be out of shape and hyper, just like us.  And paranoid.  Paranoid is good, too.