Guest guest Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Thanks Heather, for that link....very nice article and inspiring! Linda Munro Ashtanga Paris www.ashtangayogaparis.fr "Heather Marie PadmaSundara" <hmmmmmmm ashtanga yoga ashtanga yoga ashtanga yoga On teaching kids/kids learning Ashtanga Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:22:51 -0500 If I remember correctly, David Swenson said something about this during one of his trainings... and forgive me if it wasn't him (could have been Doug Swenson or David Williams)... I believe that at least one of these men said that Pattabhi Jois won't start teaching asanas (ie., the ashtanga sequence) to children younger than 12... altho' I know that Manju started to study yoga at 7 (but who knows if that included sequenced asana, playful asana, or neither - ie., eg., he studied other limbs of ashtanga besides asana - just a possibility). Also, this policy could have changed and/or it could depend on the child. That is, for example, some 12-year olds have bodies that are fairly developed, while others don't. On the following link is a little snippet about what Nancy Gilgoff thinks about kids doing yoga: http://www.alanlittle.org/yoga/munich/nancy.html Otoh, I've read summaries of studies done on kids who learn to meditate (iirc, as young as kindergarten-age), and it significantly and positively influences their abilities to concentrate, and consequently, they do better with their schoolwork. I'd be interested to read if anyone finds a link to a site that talks more specifically about how Pattabhi handles children/teens these days. I'll be studying with an authorized teacher next week, and I'll ask him what the current policy is. -Heather Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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