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did not submit to state regulations that govern vocational training, but the proposal was
withdrawn when yoga proponents protested. The legislature is now considering a proposal
that would exempt yoga schools from certification. In Virginia, yoga training programs are
fighting a state directive that orders them to submit to oversight. A representative of
Virginia‘s Yoga Alliance—which sets voluntary standards that have become the industry
benchmark—says: ―There have been consumer complaints to state agencies because of
unethical behavior, sand there was no recourse because the school wasn‘t licensed.‖
did not submit to state regulations that govern vocational training, but the proposal was
withdrawn when yoga proponents protested. The legislature is now considering a proposal
that would exempt yoga schools from certification. In Virginia, yoga training programs are
fighting a state directive that orders them to submit to oversight. A representative of
Virginia‘s Yoga Alliance—which sets voluntary standards that have become the industry
benchmark—says: ―There have been consumer complaints to state agencies because of
unethical behavior, sand there was no recourse because the school wasn‘t licensed.‖
