YOGA REGULATION? NO THANKS - STOP THE NOS!

The Issue

SkillsActive should refrain from infringing the human rights of Yoga practitioners to practice and share their practice by  instituting the entirely inappropriate 'National Occupational Standard for A Yoga Teacher'. Yoga is not in their brief. Yoga is a personal spiritual practice, which for many people is integral to their religious observances, and not an exotic fitness regime to be exploited for profit. It is misclassified by Sport England who wrongly apply the European Sports Charter to it. The vast majority of knowledgable senior practitioners of Yoga in the UK take this view.

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The Issue

SkillsActive should refrain from infringing the human rights of Yoga practitioners to practice and share their practice by  instituting the entirely inappropriate 'National Occupational Standard for A Yoga Teacher'. Yoga is not in their brief. Yoga is a personal spiritual practice, which for many people is integral to their religious observances, and not an exotic fitness regime to be exploited for profit. It is misclassified by Sport England who wrongly apply the European Sports Charter to it. The vast majority of knowledgable senior practitioners of Yoga in the UK take this view.

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The Decision Makers

Suki Kalirai
Suki Kalirai
Skills Active
The Right Hon Justine Geening MP
The Right Hon Justine Geening MP
Secretary of State for Education
Anne Milton MP
Anne Milton MP
Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills

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Petition created on 13 September 2016