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Alabama has lifted its three-decade old ban on yoga being taught in public schools.
But chanting and teaching spiritual techniques in school yoga classes remains forbidden.
The CDC says yoga can help pupils de-stress and concentrate.
Alabama has lifted its three-decade-old ban on yoga being taught in public schools but traditional chants and the Namaste salute remain forbidden.
The state s education department banned the ancient form of meditation and exercise back in 1993 over fears it could spread Hinduism, the religion that yoga emerged from.
The bill lifting the ban was introduced by Democratic state Rep. Jeremy Gray. It means that k-12 students in schools across the state can now choose to take yoga classes, though local school boards can still choose to maintain the ban.