Speaking of Faith on Autism and the Mind Body Connection
From Krista Tippett on Speaking of Faith two more wonderful episode titled Being Autistic, Being Human and The Body's Grace, the Matthew Sanford Story.
First, from the mother of a child with autism in the Being Autistic, Being Human story:
I feel that we all come into this world with a sort of immediate natural relationship with God. And so that for Morgan, he has that, you know, that's just the way it's always been for him. He has that relationship and it's unaffected by whatever society has to say about it. But I think that we have to introduce ideas of ethics to him, because this sort of thing just simply doesn't occur to him. He's certainly not cruel.
Then, from Matthew in The Body's Grace, the Matthew Sanford Story:
A...I also specialize in adapting yoga to people with disabilities. And one of my — it makes me love yoga so much more. Yoga can travel through any body. It's not about the perfect pose, it's not that. It's like literally it's a phenomenon that occurs at your mind's intent and your body's limits. I thought when I first started teaching adaptive yoga — that's what I started teaching first. I thought, 'Wow'…
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