The group was founded in 2009 to fight a state effort to regulate the training of yoga teachers, and it was successful Gov. David Paterson signed a law in 2010 exempting yoga teacher training from state licensing.

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Lee has been practicing yoga since 1972 and now leads classes, teacher training sessions and special workshops worldwide.

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