Candy Gunther Brown, professor of religious studies at Indiana University, is the author of several books including The Word in the World and The Healing Gods.
Brown discusses yoga and meditation in US public schools, but in
the process, she reveals so much more. She covers the origins of
yoga and mindfulness, discusses how those have evolved and were
introduced to public schools in the United States, and the lawsuits
against them. . . . Because of its wide-ranging coverage, Brown's
book has much to offer for scholars in a number of
fields.--Religious Studies Review
In this provocative new book . . . Brown argues that a new
concerted effort to reestablish religion in public schools comes
not from Catholics or evangelicals, but from advocates of yoga and
mindfulness. . . . Brown has written an important work of publicly
engaged scholarship that documents how some advocates of
mindfulness and yoga are using schools to disseminate religious
traditions.--Reading Religion
Brown has extensively researched all facets of this topic and lays
the evidence out for readers in a manner that is clear and easy to
follow.--International Journal of Christianity & Education
Pivotal and revealing. . . . Brown is insistent on the importance
of empirical findings and her descriptions of yoga and mindfulness
are all evidence-based and factual.-- Oxford University Press
Journals: Journal of Church and State
What's the harm in having kids do mindfulness meditation or sun
salutations in homeroom? . . . . Like many of us, Brown believed
that these were secular applications until she examined the
historical and religious context for herself. This book is a
thorough history of mindfulness and yoga in public schools, related
court cases, and legal analysis that led Brown to advocate an
opt-in model as a way to maintain the separation of church and
state.--Tricycle
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