yoga studios win the battle against state regulations !!!!

back in December of '09 yoga studios, teachers, students, were fighting the state of Virginia to remain independent from state regulations. the state officials trying to pass the mandate thought it to be a way to protect the investments of those taking a teacher training program. yoginis and yogis the world over see it as a way to impose government crap into an age old teaching that has been successful for millenias just the way it is. putting government standards on such a practice would go against everything that is yogic, including, but not limited to, application fees (just like in state universitites) and tax fees exceeding in the thousands...which would ultimately shut down studios due to the exorbitant amounts. thanks to VA governor Bob McDonnell a bill was passed exempting all yoga studios in the state of Virginia from state regs. the exemption is also expected to pass in New York and Maryland.