http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/29/yoga-school-religion-new-mexico-alonzo-baldonado_n_4174276.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

There are many sport and holiday activities or other types of activities started as religious activities, so they usually have religious meanings or faithful thoughts. Due to the fact that people believe different religions, it is disrespectful to force people to do religious exercises of other religions. When I read this article, I understood Baldonado's concerns because he doesn't want to do a religious sport related to another religion he thinks it is not true. He assured that he has nothing against Eastern religions, but, when his home-schooled daughters have private swim lessons that involve yoga, they choose to opt out. His daughters could not agree to do activities that have meanings considered false in their religion. Although the gym teacher mentioned in this article said she never defines “stretching or mat work” as  yoga nor religious activity, Baldonado insisted that this practice is still linked to Eastern religions like Buddhism and Hinduism. The main point is not in the names of these exercises, but, the main point is in the thoughts or the meanings these exercises express. People who made these activities were aiming to express religious thoughts when designing these activities. Therefore, I agree with Baldonado's concerns.
(agreement)