Posted on 02/27/2012 11:06:23 AM PST by Altariel
Frightening images of babies as young as two weeks old being flung around a therapist's head have shocked millions around the world.
And now the Russian woman filmed spinning the babies by their wrists and ankles has confirmed she hopes to bring the practice to the UK.
Lena Fokina can be seen flipping a baby over her head in her bizarre 'baby yoga' routine which has been banned from a number of websites for fear that it glorifies child abuse.
Many viewers believed the moves must have been performed on dolls but the 51-year-old says they are definitely real babies and she has been practising the techniques for the past 30 years.
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.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
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
Shocking: There are concerns that the techniques produce 'dramatic and unnatural movements' which have been linked to Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)
Imho, this woman is insane.
At least it’s not cat juggling!
This is child abuse.
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,,,
That baby standing on her hands is either being pissed off,, or is developing a need for Russian blondes. Time will tell,,,lol
Uh, yeah. Insane.
What concerns me is that this might take off within yoga circles. New Agers tend to have poor judgement.
I’ve got to show this to my wife. She will FREAK OUT.
Uh, yeah. Insane.
What concerns me is that this might take off within yoga circles. New Agers tend to have poor judgement.
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Agreed. Even if by some miracle there is no physical damage, I can't believe that there isn't psychological damage. Babies and children need to feel safe with adults.
When we were children my mother was very careful to teach us how to hold a baby.
My husband became extremely upset just watching a few seconds of it.
Two words, "Sweat Lodge."
This is a good way to break fragile limbs and dislocate joints. She ought to be arrested.
What is UP with that?
They swoon at the mention of chakras and crystals, yet reject basic common sense.
I see this in people who I know are intelligent - I went to school with them.
Then they got the yoga bug....
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