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Va. instructors: Yoga regulations unconstitutional

Published: December 1, 2009 5:26 PM
By The Associated Press  MATTHEW BARAKAT (Associated Press Writer)

Quick ReadYoga instructors suing Virginia, say planned regulations violate free speech rights

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The state of Virginia wants to make sure that if you learn to be a yoga instructor, the people who teach you the Half Moon, the Sleeping Vishnu and the Upward Facing Dog poses know what they're doing.

But three yoga instructors filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Virginia regulators, claiming that the state's plan to license yoga teacher-training programs is an unconstitutional...

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