In a spin: 'Baby Yoga' causes controversy

Source: Yahoo Lifestyle

Videos of a Russian therapist swinging babies around by their arms and legs have shocked millions of viewers around the world. 

A therapy dubbed 'baby yoga' sees babies swung and spun about by the arms and legs.

Babies from two weeks to two years old receive the treatment ostensibly to improve muscular development.

Lena Fokina, 51, says baby dynamics originated with African tribes, but the current incarnation was developed by another Russian, Dr Igor Charkovsky, and has been used to treat muscular and skeletal problems in children.

Fokina, a qualified PE teacher, disputes claims that the practice is dangerous.

“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,” she told media.

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