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Updated July 1, 2020 from original post of June 21, 2020 As the stay at home orders have expired and some states are allowing businesses to reopen, yoga studios are considering when and how they should re-open in this new environment in which we now live. I have...

Yoga Alliance recently released its “Standards Review Survey” which was conducted in connection with its review of teaching standards. One of the questions in the survey was: How important is it for yoga teachers to have a clear Scope of Practice and established...

The third limb of our strategy to reduce the risk of liability involves preventing the harm in the first place by using careful teaching strategies. Yoga studios and teachers should work together to determine these strategies and make sure that they are followed...

In my workshops I hear many questions about insurance coverage. If you are a yoga studio or teacher you must get insurance coverage to cover you against liability for personal injury. This means that if someone is injured in a class, the student will sue both the yoga...

Recent legislation concerning ethics in California will have a significant effect on yoga studios and wellness businesses in California starting on January 1, 2020. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (the “Act”) prohibits discrimination, harassment and...

[av_textblock size='' font_color='' color=''] This is a three part series on protecting yoga studios and teachers from potential liability for personal injury claims. These claims would typically be based upon a theory of negligence: the teacher negligently adjusted a...

In 2016 I completed an art project which was to create a book of 140 images that would illustrate the most popular Rumi Quotes based upon my @RumiQuotes Twitter account. I had almost 400,000 followers but Twitter recently took down my account and has refused to...

Yoga In America Today- A Big Business The “2016 Yoga in America Study” by Yoga Journal and Yoga Alliance found that over 36 million people in America practice yoga and spend over $16 billion dollars a year on classes, workshops, retreats, festivals, clothes and...

Miranda Leitsinger of KQED has just published her report on sexual abuse in yoga. The link is below. This is a comprehensive article that discusses this problem from many perspectives. It is essential reading for all members of the yoga community. We need to take a...

Landmark Case on Independent Contractors in California In a ruling with important consequences for yoga studios in California, the California Supreme Court on Monday made it much more difficult for studios to classify their teachers as independent contractors rather...