Re: Christian Yoga??!!
hariḥ oṁ
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namast
I remember sometime back listening to a radio show on NPR about a program/company in India that translates our heritage's yogic scriptures in order to make sure that traditional yoga would not get patented by yoga instructors in the States and elsewhere. There are apparently thousands of applications with the US patent office regarding yoga postures, techniques, etc. I'm wondering if this is the same company.
Today Bikram Choudhury has copyrights on 26 yogic postures. He has trademarked the name of his company, Bikram's Yoga College of India. He now owns or franchises Bikram Yoga studios in the USA and other countries.
I am saddened this occurred. Who can say they 'own' this knowledge? He says he doesn't own it, but copyrights the techniques, sequencing, approach, name, etc.
praṇām
Last edited by yajvan; 16 August 2010 at 07:38 PM.
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