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ENCINITAS UNION
SCHOOL DISTRICT
YOGA IN SCHOOLS
CONFERENCE KRIPALU CENTER FOR YOGA AND HEALTH
April 23, 2014
Engaging learners through
purpose, passion, and
empowerment.
ENCINITAS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
9 Schools
5400 Students
K - 6th Grade Only
3 Title 1 Schools
All High Performing
Multiple Awards and Honors
TECHNOLOGY
AND THE
DIGITAL
CURRICULUM
GREEN
EFFORTS
Focus on
Health and Wellness
EUSD YOGA TRIAL TO BEGIN MONDAY
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EUSD YOGA TRIAL TO BEGIN MONDAY Lawsuit objects to using it as part of curriculum, says it’s a form of religion By Gary Warth12:01 A.M.MAY 19, 2013Updated7:52 P.M.MAY 18, 2013
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A trial to consider whether yoga is a secular exercise or a form of religion that’s inappropriate for public schools is scheduled to start
Monday in San Diego Superior Court.
The lawsuit filed against the Encinitas Union School District by the Escondido-based, nonprofit National Center for Law & Policy may
be the first of its kind in the United States and has gained international attention.
The center filed the suit on behalf of plaintiffs Stephen and Jennifer Sedlock and William Bentz, parents and guardian of students in
the district.
Those plaintiffs accuse the district of violating laws regarding the separation of church and state by offering a curriculum that is
spiritually based. District officials counter that the exercises practiced by students are far removed from any religious origins.
The trial is scheduled to take place in San Diego Superior Court before Judge John Meyer.
During a March court hearing to set a trial date, Meyer revealed that he practices yoga himself and does not see anything religious
about it.
In a 31-page trial brief filed to the court, the center’s president, Dean Broyles, reviewed the origins of the district’s yoga program and
argued that it could not be separated from its religious roots.
The program is funded by a $533,720 grant from the KP Jois Foundation, which also is paying for a study about how students are
affected by a style of yoga known as Ashtanga. Broyles wrote that the foundation’s goal was to launch a nationwide Ashtanga yoga
initiative in public schools.
While district officials have asserted that any religious references have been stripped away, Broyles wrote that the curriculum on the
district’s website “confirms and underscores the inherently and pervasively religious nature of the program.” He noted language that
refers to helping students connect with their “inner selves” and bringing the “inner spirit of each child to the surface.”
Broyles also wrote that the curriculum teaches the Sun Salutation pose, which represents worship of the Hindu solar deity, and the
lotus and resting poses, which embody religious symbolism. Citing quotes from Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, who developed Ashtanga yoga,
Broyles wrote that yoga postures can unintentionally lead to “absorption into the Universal/union with the Divine.” He also said there is
evidence to support Jois’ belief that the physical practice of yoga will lead to personal religious transformation.
A 12-page trial brief filed by the law firm Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz on behalf of the school district argues that the exercise program
was “built from scratch” with no religious instruction.
In a related issue, Broyles wrote that students who opted out of the program were teased, harassed and bullied by other students and
also denied the physical education time required by the state. The district’s trial brief said no students are denied P.E. time because
the yoga program is offered in addition to — and not in place of — existing P.E. activities. The district’s trial brief also backs away from
the term yoga itself, saying it is not yoga “per se” but rather stretching, balancing and breathing exercises derived from yoga that are
designed to enhance physical and mental fitness. “A reasonable observer familiar with the program would conclude that the primary
purpose was the health and well-being of the students,” the brief said.
The Encinitas-based Coast Law Group, which has joined the lawsuit on behalf of families who support the district’s yoga program, filed
a six-page trial brief.
In it, attorney David Peck wrote that the plaintiff’s view of yoga as religious is “myopic,” as the practice has evolved to include broad
definitions such as “paddleboard yoga,” “hip-hop yoga,” “yoga booty ballet” and a form specifically for men called “broga.”
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RESULTS OF PROGRAM
But First
a Confession…
DASH DOES DOGA
DASH DOES
HOT DOGA
First, roll out your doga mat -
Downward Facing Human
Pose
Rollover Pose
Scratch Your Back Pose
Helicopter Ears Pose (Advanced Practioners Only!)
Puppy’s Pose
Help! I’ve Fallen and I Can’t
Get Up Pose
Roll Over Again Because It’s
Fun Pose
Aren’t I Adorable?
Pose
This Stuff is Hard and I’m
Exhausted-Resting Pose
Focus on
Health and Wellness
YOGA - PE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
SONIMA
SUPPORT MODEL
• Research and Design Programs
• Grant Funded Programs
• Open Source Programs
OUR TEACHERS
OPEN SOURCE
YOGA SUPPORT
THROUGH MY ACTIONS
Self - Regulation
Optimism
Appreciation
Perseverance
Cooperation
Collaboration
Curiosity
Resourcefulness
Altruism
IN THE GARDEN
Outdoor Learning Areas
THE EUSD
AGROECOLOGY
CENTER
AT
QUAIL GARDENS
IN THE KITCHEN
NUTRITION AND
SCHOOL
LUNCHES
THE TRIAL
JENNIFER SEDLOCK
DEAN BROYLES
CANDY GUNTHER BROWN
DAVE PECK
JACK SLEETH
PAUL CARELLI
OUR TEAM
JUDGE MEYER
DEAN BROYLES
PROSECUTION
ARGUMENTS
• Focus on agreement between Jois and EUSD
• Focus on program during pilot year
• Secret conspiracy to promote Hinduism
• Agreement from fundamentalist perspective (Christian
and Hindu) that yoga can only be religious
• Teaching character traits is similar to religious
teachings in Hinduism
JENNIFER SEDLOCK
PARENT ARGUMENT
• Christians were being targeted and bullied
• Child wasn’t getting PE minutes
CANDY GUNTHER BROWN
EXPERT ARGUMENTS
• Yoga came from religious roots
• Meditation = Spiritualism = Religion
• Religion doesn’t require teaching or dogma - physical
motions are inherently religious
• Religion is found in all rituals - flag salute
• Yoga exercise is camouflage to bring in religion
• All forms of yoga are religious
DAVE PECK
JACK SLEETH
PAUL CARELLI
OUR TEAM
DEFENSE ARGUMENTS
• District in charge of program
• District teachers followed district curriculum
• District removed cultural context
• District allowed students to opt out of program
• Yoga can be seen by the user as religious or secular.
Most yoga in US is secular
• District provided PE minutes
YOGA IN THE COURTS
JUDGE MEYER
JUDICIAL FINDINGS
• Yoga is religious
• Used Lemon v. Kurtzman case
• Program must have secular purpose
• Neither advances nor inhibits religion
• No excessive government entanglement
JUDICIAL FINDINGS
• Dr. Brown is biased in her testimony
• Reasonable observer would not see religion in
program
• Trial by Wikipedia
• Finding for the defendant -
• EUSD yoga is constitutional
POST TRIAL
• Still contentious
• In appeal
• Decision in few months
Does Yoga Make a
Difference?
RESEARCH FINDINGS
• Fewer playground problems
• Test scores up
• Physical fitness improved
• Favorable rating from students, parents, and staff
• Attendance improvement
Thank you!
