Three Virginia yoga teachers took action Tuesday to stop the state’s efforts to regulate yoga teacher training programs. The teachers filed a federal lawsuit claiming that teaching yoga is a form of protected free speech, according to a recent Washington Post article.

“Yoga is the study of the self through direct experience,” Suzanne
Leitner-Wise, a plaintiff and president of U.S. 1 Yoga Teacher Training
told the Washington Post.
“You simply can’t put regulations on that. It’s just dumb.”

Do you think the argument will hold up?

Read the whole story on:http://blogs.yogajournal.com/yogabuzz/