yoga for the disabled

silentzen_101 Posted 2005-03-12 11:06 PM (#18909) Subject: yoga for the disabled Has anyone ever heard of disabled people doing yoga. liek people that are missing limbs kulkarnn Posted 2005-03-13 12:18 AM (#18913 - in reply to #18909) Subject: RE: yoga for the disabled Yes, I have seen them doing. And, very well. Neel Kulkarni www.authenticyoga.org afroyogi Posted 2005-03-13 5:45 AM (#18923 - in reply to #18909) Subject: RE: yoga for the disabled Derek, regarding your avatar, your email addy and your question I just have to ask: Where you involved in a rumble with a shark lately? easternsun Posted 2005-03-13 6:40 AM (#18928 - in reply to #18909) Subject: RE: yoga for the disabled there is an iyengar teacher in rishikesh who is disabled - everyone in her classes raves about her! she cant demonstate the poses but she has awesome communications skills!! i have also seen pictures of yogis missing limbs using one of those big balls as a prop to do yoga. silentzen_101 Posted 2005-03-13 11:07 AM (#18941 - in reply to #18928) Subject: RE: yoga for the disabled thank you for the responses. afroyogi , i have seen plenty of sharks both surfing and diving and i havent been attacked yet but i lost my right leg due to a birth defect. i have been doing regular yoga but adding some modifications of course. it has worked really well for me and i am more flexible and my surfng has improved greatly. i was wondering about this subject because i was hoping there was more people witn disabilities that do yoga, because it can greatly improve their physical fitness.