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Why Are Yoga and Mindfulness Controversial?
Presenter:
Dr. Candy Gunther Brown
Time:
1:32:22
Summary
CSC hosted Candy Gunther Brown, PhD, for a talk on the appeal of and most common objections to public-school yoga, mindfulness, and meditation programs. Drawing on her experience as an expert witness in four legal disputes, Brown addresses whether such programs are secular, religious, or both.
Transcript
So we'll just jump right in and get started. My name is David Shimano, and I'm here to welcome you to today's talk on behalf of the contemporary science center. We're very happy to have Dr. Candy Brown here from Indiana University. Dr. Brown is a well known expert on American religion, she has six different books to her credit.
This include the word in the world evangelical Writing, Publishing, and Reading in America 1789-1880 testing prayer science and healing in alternative medicine and Christian America, the healing Gods complementary and alternative medicine. Did I know I think I've just combined two titles, so I could stick to the main title. So main title was start again, the word in the world, testing prayer, the healing gods. And now debating yoga and mindfulness in public schools reclaim reforming secondary education, or reestablishing religion, and also some edited volumes, and a whole host of articles and so forth.