http://www.casewatch.org/civil/yoga/complaint.pdf
[color=rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]During the summer of 2012, the K.P. Jois USA Foundation gave EUSD $533,000, the purpose of which was to “deliver a world class mind/body wellness program at all nine Encinitas Elementary schools."[/color]
[color=rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]The Jois Foundation's stated goal is to promote the "gospel" of Ashtanga (Hindu beliefs and practices), a deeply religious form of yoga, worldwide. Ashtanga is said to have eight limbs: moral codes; self-purification and study; posture; breath control; withdrawing the mind from the senses; concentration; deep meditation; and absorption into the Universal/Divine.
In September 2012, the EUSD replaced approximately 60 of the 100 weekly physical education hours in about half of its schools with an Ashtanga-based curriculum. taught by instructors trained by the foundation. The teachings have included supernatural yoga life concepts, worshipful poses, discussion about a Hindu God, and play-acting as Hindu religious specialists.
The yoga program has proven divisive and has led to harassment, discrimination, bullying, and segregation of children who have opted out and are not receiving the mandated minimum of physical education hours.
The lawsuit seeks to force the EUSD to end the yoga program and provide a minimum number of physical education minutes required by California law. The plaintiffs are Stephen and Jennifer Sedlock and their minor children, who are students in the district[/color]