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Matthew Sanford: Paraplegic Yogi


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#1 sfultong

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Posted 12 December 2007 - 06:39 AM

I read this guy's book, I went to see a talk given by him, and then I took a couple of yoga classes directed by him.

Here's his website.

His book is pretty interesting, and I recommend it to anyone interested in viewing SCIs in a different way than western medicine generally sees them.

He didn't give me much individual attention in the yoga class I took with him, but that's ok, because instead I had attractive females supporting, massaging and encouraging my body into adaptations of normal yoga poses. It was fun.

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Posted 12 December 2007 - 09:13 AM

I've checked out this guy on the web some years ago and read a little of his stuff. I like his style.
sfultong, the session sounds very very therapeutic.
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Posted 12 December 2007 - 04:39 PM

From what little I know of you, Nomis, I thought you'd appreciate him.

The central ideas espoused in his book is very interesting to me: that lack of normal sensation below your level of injury allows you to be more in tune with more subtle body processes. I'd like to explore this more, and I will probably take up yoga. I did a bit of yoga before my injury, but I ended up going down more of a martial arts path (tai chi and kung fu).

One thing that I've noticed since my injury, is that loud noises "startle" my legs.




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