The United Yoga Instructors Union, or UYIU, announced last Wednesday that they plan on initiating “a mindful strike," demanding, among other things, greater pay and better working conditions from spiritual guidance centers and
other facilities that employ the near 10,000 instructors. Denise Abaire, the president said in an official press release, “although change can only come from within, we humbly invite the directors of our respective yoga centers to open their eyes and give us the benefits we deserve.” Among the many demands the union is making are paid vacations, longer sabbaticals, and free use of facility vehicles. Abaire adds, “it is only helpful for yogis to have paid vacations to foreign cities, all expenses paid, and stay at first-class hotels, so to help expand the transcendental connection one has with his or her external environment.” The union argues that heart chakra can only be enhanced with full maid service and year round free access to state-of-the-art gymnasiums, and until those spiritual channels are opened, the union has no other choice but to strike. “If our phone bills and internet connection are not paid for, how are we to extend our energy to others in this perpetuating existence?” argues senior member of the group, and 30 year + yogi, Vikram Pratesh. When Pratesh was asked about the use of yoga facility funds for prostitutes, he responded succinctly by saying, "you just lack awareness."
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