YOGA SCOTLAND APPOINTED GOVERNING BODY FOR YOGA IN SCOTLAND
Following is an excerpt from the press release issued in February 2008.
Yoga Scotland has been appointed the governing body for yoga in Scotland by sportscotland.
Established in 1973, Yoga Scotland provides teacher training and on-going training
services and support to around 300 trained, registered and insured teachers in Scotland
and to thousands of students of all ages and abilities, as well as classes for those
with disabilities, health problems, children, older people and pregnant women.
Announcing the news Julia Bracewell OBE, Chair, sportscotland said “We are delighted
to recognise Yoga Scotland as the national governing body for the sport in Scotland.
We now have 76 recognised governing bodies in Scotland covering a broad range of
sporting activities. Working with our key partners, including governing bodies, our
aim is to provide more opportunities for people to become involved in sport and develop
an active, healthy lifestyle. We look forward to continuing our good working relationship
with Yoga Scotland as they strive to develop the sport.”
Welcoming the news, Yoga Scotland Chairperson, Fiona McOwan said, “We are absolutely
delighted. It has been a lot of work over the last couple of years, and it’s high
time that Scotland has its own governing body. Now the real work begins of course.
Being a governing body is about providing a coherent voice for yoga, a benchmark
for quality training and the means to promote this wonderful practice throughout
the country. We have already begun to talk to other organisations who also train
yoga teachers north of the border, so that we can begin to work together to offer
safe and high quality training to the many people who are enjoying the resurgence
of this ancient science which offers physical, mental and spiritual benefits to its
practitioners.
Yoga Scotland has already begun to hold twice yearly meeting with the range of yoga
traditions in Scotland.
