Bizarre: Even though the babies are clearly uncomfortable as they are swung and flipped by therapist Lena Fokina, she is adamant they enjoy the exercise
Look like dolls: But the 51-year-old says insists they are real babies and says she has been practising the unconventional techniques for the past 30 years
At least it’s not cat juggling!
I think I had a uncle that use to do this to me and the other babies in the family. Of course he was usually drunk and was kind of strange even when sober. Needless to say the mothers usually tried to keep us away from him when he came over, but he always seemed to grab a baby when nobody was looking. Most of us have a vaguely uneasy feeling when we see him to this day...
I know i should be mad,,, but Russian women have this beautiful accent. And they mean well,,
I’m just a slave to my Jones i guess,,,
Uh, yeah. Insane.
What concerns me is that this might take off within yoga circles. New Agers tend to have poor judgement.
Uh, yeah. Insane.
What concerns me is that this might take off within yoga circles. New Agers tend to have poor judgement.
This is a good way to break fragile limbs and dislocate joints. She ought to be arrested.
Is this how HIllary was made?
Child abuse. I can’t even look at this. Omg.
To me, it looks like this 'yoga guru' might be severely mentally unbalanced (i.e. 'crazy') -- but the parents who travel "across Europe" to PAY this woman to abuse their child have got to be either pure evil or just plain stupid.
“Lena was tracked down at a seminar called ‘Parenting the Deliberate Way’ in Dahab, Egypt, where parents from across Europe were paying her to perform the same moves on their infants, some just months old.”
In Egypt. Why does this not surprise me? On the OTHER hand, maybe swinging Muslim babies around will improve their thought processes.
And while most of the babies were left screaming in tears or vomited during or after their session of ‘baby dynamics’, Lena insists it is for their benefit.
The qualified PE teacher, said: ‘It’s very good for babies and not dangerous at all. Some babies cry at first, but they begin to enjoy it.
‘Most people think young babies can only lie on a bed, eat, and cry. But babies are born with natural reflexes, which we can use to help them develop physically and intellectually.
‘I work with parents from across Europe. I hope soon I will be working with a family in England. I think there are a number of open-minded parents there whose babies could benefit from my work.’
According to Lena, baby yoga was first practiced by ancient African tribes – but the modern incarnation was developed by fellow Russian Dr Igor Charkovsky, who was also present at the seminar.
Lena, a mother-of-five and grandmother, does sessions that can last up to five minutes, during which babies are spun, swung and flipped, often by a single limb.
The actions are performed on babies from a few weeks old up to around age two.
Lena added: ‘The method was originally developed to cure and correct the health of children having muscular or skeletal problems but it is also suitable for healthy children.
‘The movements are designed to improve their muscular abilities and development.
‘And the children often turn out to be early readers, singers, talkers, swimmers. It also makes their hands stronger. We are humanists and we don’t do anything wrong.’
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How nice. A humanist who insist she doesn’t do anything wrong.
Sick f*ck should be in prison - along with ANY parents who permit this sh*t.