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Posts: 46 (12/23/06 20:26:05) |
Hey all! This is not something I'm facing. Just one of those "What If?" things that crosses your mind, (and I have many more of these random thoughts.
 ). Could someone with an artificial limb do yoga? Has anyone faced this?  
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Posts: 3862 (12/23/06 20:54:00) |
Sorry I can't resist...
Is it one of the eight limbs?  Seriously, I've never run across that, but anyone can be in union, body, mind and spirit. As far as asana there are so many modifcations, and people can overcome so much, my first answer is sure, why not. There are many limbs to practice so one could, do pranayama, and meditation. Practicing ahimsa, satya, asteya, etc.. has nothing to do with physical limitaions on that level. IMHO. I look forward to other responses. Chow ma
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Posts: 14464 (12/23/06 21:19:38) Asst. Administrator |
sure they could
depending upon if it were bionic and controled by the cns or not might determine if they did asana with or without it on in my tt we had a young man who was congenitally missing a hand he modified to accomodate his structure not sure if he handstanded but i'm sure a forearm stand would be do-able for him i was friends with him and his mom during and for a bit after the tt and then all of a sudden kerpoof no contact i hope they're both well love, rona p.s. funny pun "is that one of the eight limbs" love it!!! |
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Posts: 114 (12/24/06 07:49:54) |
Matthew Sanford is a paraplegic and a yoga teacher. I think if a paraplegic can do it, artificial limbs should be no barrier. I had a woman in class the other day who had no toes on one foot. I was amazed at how well she compensated. She had only as hard a time balancing as any beginner with toes. Love,
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Posts: 2957 (12/24/06 08:03:04) |
There was a woman staying at the spa that lost her leg from the hip & did not wear an artificial limb to class......She was a joy to have in class & a great teacher for all. We really learned how we can help with the use of props & modifications. |
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Posts: 32 (12/27/06 15:41:41) |
I have known of people with artificial limbs practicing yoga...........and why not? If you can breathe you can practice yoga in its fullest meaning. It doesn't have to be fancy asana and certainly those with different limbs show up everyday and an artificial limb might pose some challenges but great ones at that for learning all around.
Blessings Jennifer Trinity Yoga Teacher Training |
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Posts: 10494 (12/27/06 16:56:35) |
I had a student with a prosthetic leg. He sometimes took the leg off and sometimes wore it. He could do a headstand for 6 minutes...longer than any of my other students. He never said "Can't." He was totally inspiring. I often felt like I was learning from him.
Be the realized teacher.
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Posts: 255 (06/25/09 20:19:10) |
Once had a young woman in class with prosthetic fore arm...aputation just below elbow....she did down dog on her fore arms as she had no movement in the
wrist/hand of the prosthetic arm.
Another time I noticed that one student had only 4 toes on each foot.....took me ages to work out why her feet were so narrow.....she had been in class for a few months.....Doh! |
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Posts: 166 (06/27/09 15:39:39) |
Yep, had a student with an artificial leg and he did just fine. He told me balance was a special challenge, but since it was a yin practice, he was good to go!
He had a dark sense of humor about it, which I totally resonated with. ;-)
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Posts: 43 (07/03/09 14:09:02) |
my friend teaches classes to populations like these.
i was asked to do one once, and I just refered them. and, i worked with an autistic guy for a while once. he could only point to letters on a board, but the questions that came out were very, very deep. |
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