Yoga and paralyzation

[Guest guest]

Sat nam,

 

and thanks for the input I had how to arrange a one hour class. The

people have different experience and flexibility but I think I have

mangaged that alright. My question now is that one woman is paralysed

from waist and below. She is very strong in her upper body and manages

her wheel chair very well. But what can I teach her that will benefit

her, I mean a lot of exercises she can't do at all? I have been

thinking of maybe give her some different posture have her visulize

doing the specified one?

 

Any experiences or tips is warmly welcome.

 

Thanks :-)

[Guest guest]

She can do it mentally. The chants, breathing, and group enetgy will

help her as much as the physical work. I am amazed at the power of the

mind to heal the body. If you use music, it will also help her to

listen to the music as she does the kriya. There is an excellent

article in O Magazine this month about how people with dementia and

alzheimers benefit from singing and music. It uses a different part of

the brain. I once took a tap dancing class from a man who had been Gene

Kelley's understudy. He was paralyzed on one side of his body, and

walked with a limp. When he put on his tap shoes and danced to the

music, his weakness vanished, and he could dance perfectly! I'll never

forget it. Once the tap shoes were off, and he finished the class, he

was limping again.

 

Satpal Kaur

>

> Sat nam,

>

> and thanks for the input I had how to arrange a one hour class. The

> people have different experience and flexibility but I think I have

> mangaged that alright. My question now is that one woman is paralysed

> from waist and below. She is very strong in her upper body and manages

> her wheel chair very well. But what can I teach her that will benefit

> her, I mean a lot of exercises she can't do at all? I have been

> thinking of maybe give her some different posture have her visulize

> doing the specified one?

>

> Any experiences or tips is warmly welcome.

>

> Thanks :-)

>

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam,

 

 

I have googled this a bit, but can't locate either the article or the

pictures of a paralyzed man doing yoga. He told of being all slumped

down in a wheelchair and now he isn't. He does yoga, I think Kundalini

yoga. The photo showed him sitting on the floor with his legs at a 60

degree angle. He teaches yoga classes and gives talks to others who

are paralyzed. It was a wonderful article and I can't find it. The

article may have appeared in one of the local throw away papers or

something. (Seattle WA) The article would have appeared in 2007, I

think.

 

Blessings,

 

Sat Avtar Kaur

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam,

 

Someone sent me an email with the info I could not find.

 

http://www.matthewsanford.com/

 

Shows him in a wheelchair and teaching yoga.

 

Hope this is helpful to you.

 

Sat Avtar Kaur