Vimala McClure: the early years, part 6 of 7
Amazingly, a baby products company that I sent my manuscript to responded and published the book in an edition that didn’t please me — but it was published, so I could use it in my classes. Little did I know that the company had hidden clauses in my contract that would change its content, and […]
Vimala: My Early Years Part 5 of 7
My baby had colic during the first few weeks of his life; after we had gotten through the colicky phase, our daily massages were the most wonderful, blissful time I looked forward to every day. We connected skin to skin, eye to eye, and heart to heart. I decided, since I could no longer teach […]
Vimala: My Early Years Part 4 of 7
My baby didn’t seem to “like” being massaged in the beginning. Especially when I massaged his tummy, he would fuss and begin to cry and kick my hands away with his feet. I thought surely there must be something I could do to help him; I refused to think he didn’t like me! So it […]
Vimala: My Early Years Part 3 of 7
When I got home from my first trip to India in 1973, a lot of work was waiting for me. It was another three years before I began to think about infant massage again. My husband and I began to try for a baby. In 1975 I was out of work, with a lot of […]
Vimala: My Early Years Part 2 of 7
In 1972 I was 20 years old. I had practiced and taught yoga since I was 16. I met a monk from India who profoundly influenced my life, and with my husband’s support and blessings, I went to India, to learn new teaching methods and help run an orphanage in Northern India. What I learned […]
Vimala: My Early Years, Part 1 of 7
One of the Indian girls who helped us was massaging a baby and singing a beautiful, soft song. I put down my bucket and went to her, crouching next to her, watching. The baby was quiet, sucking her fingers and looking at the girl.