Press Release<\/p>\n
UNITED STATES, March 2011 (Press Release): For the past several months, the Hindu American Foundation’s Take Back Yoga campaign seems to have taken a life of its own! The Foundation continues to advocate that while no one person or religion owns yoga, the practice is firmly rooted in Hindu philosophy. As a voice for Hindu Americans, we find it important to highlight that the pluralistic nature of Hinduism – the idea that there is one Truth, but many paths – and the experiential nature of Hinduism are the same essential concepts embedded in yoga.<\/p>\n
From the New York Times to CNN, and now from NPR to Princeton University… the debate and discussion has really pushed forward throughout the month of March. <\/p>\n
Last month, HAF’s Senior Director, Sheetal Shah, was part of a five person panel discussion, entitled The Politics of Yoga, at Princeton University. The hour long panel covered not only the Take Back Yoga campaign, but also topics such as the ultimate goal of yoga, the mass marketing and commercialization of yoga in the West, and the role of religion in yoga.<\/p>\n