An international Yoga day that falls on the 21st of June every year will be acknowledged a little earlier in Palau on 16 June, Sunday at Ngarachamayong Culutral Center from 7 in the morning to 8. The event is organized Embassy of India located in Manila, The Taj Palau, Omkar Yoga Palau, Office of the […]
Tag: Yoga
Posted inTop Stories
Yoga-ban petitioners offer alternative to yoga
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. at the Yoga Session together with other participants on June 21, 2018, at the Palau National Gym. (Rhealyn C. Pojas) File Photo Leaders of the petition to ban yoga in public schools offered President Remengesau an alternative program to yoga and sought to “correct” the perception that the petition was intended […]
Posted inTop Stories
Protested yoga in schools not picked at random but based on studies: Minister Soalablai
Education Minister Sinton Soalablai said that the yoga exercise program in schools that some individuals had been protesting about was not implemented at random but based on countless research and scholarly articles that revealed it has good mental and physical health benefits. Soalablai clarified that the pilot program is not even a required subject but […]
Posted inTop Stories
Remengesau on petition against yoga: We should respect our differences
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. expressed concern over the imposition of a single religious sector’s will, emphasizing that everyone should respect each other’s differences as a response to the news that over 700 individuals in the country had petitioned for the government to stop yoga exercises in schools due to religious reasons. Remengesau said that as […]
Posted inTop Stories
Over 700 signatures gathered to protest against yoga in schools
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. enjoyed the Yoga Session together with other participants on June 21, 2018 at the Palau National Gym. The Yoga session was conducted as part of the National Yoga Day celebration last year. (File Photo) More than 700 signatures from parents and other Palauan citizens were gathered in a signature drive against […]