Police raids on Romanian yoga centers in France, one year later
On 28 November, it will be one year since a SWAT team of around 175 policemen wearing black masks, helmets, and bullet…
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FRANCE Police raids on peaceful yoga practitioners and abuses in police custody
On 28 November 2023, just after 6 a.m., a SWAT team of around 175 policemen wearing black masks, helmets, and bullet proof…
Argentina – BAYS Yoga School, Nullity of elevation to trial confirmed by the Cassation Court
Controversial accusations of criminal activities and prosecutions rejected for the second time. A setback for the prosecutors On 5 June last, the…
Argentina, a yoga school falsely described as a “horror cult” close to acquittal from any crime
On 7 December, the Argentinian newspaper “LA NACION” titled an article about the Buenos Aires Yoga School (BAYS) accused of criminal activities…
Hate speech and intolerance: the case of a philosophical yoga school (I)
On 12 August 2022, in the evening, about sixty people in their sixties were attending a quiet philosophy class in a coffee…
Argentina and its Yoga School: Happy 85th birthday, Mr Percowicz
Today, on 29 June, Juan Percowicz, the founder of the Yoga School of Buenos Aires (BAYS), is 85 years old. Last year, six weeks after his…
Argentina, 9 women sue a state institution abusively calling them ‘victims of sexual abuse’
Five women older than 50, three in their forties and one in mid-thirties are suing on appeal two prosecutors of the state…
Argentina, a yoga school in the eye of a media cyclone
Since last summer, the Buenos Aires Yoga School (BAYS) has been pilloried by Argentinian media outlets which have published over 370 news…
Yoga reduces anxiety and improves brain function
A study involving three yoga sessions each week reported reduced levels of stress and anxiety, as well as improved brain functions, including…