In the case of the 3-year-old, please note that I said the class was a THREE HOUR late-night event that ended at 10 pm. A 3-year-old should be in bed by then, never mind that the event was not a fun dance party, but a very intense set of kundalini exercises and meditations.

There are appropriate kids yoga classes that are designed for children. Taking a toddler to an adult meditation event where the kid probably won’t get home and into bed until 11 pm is not right. Never mind it’s rude to the rest of us adults who paid good money for an adult experience and would prefer not to be disrupted by crying babies and disruptive children. (To me, taking a baby to an adult movie is also rude.)

That poor little girl was so obviously wiped out and wanted to sleep. Which she did. But it was not right to have a tired child having to curl up on a yoga mat with a blanket with chanting and gonging all around her, when she would probably prefer to be in her own bed. Kids get cranky late at night if they don’t get some rest.

So…if you can’t find a babysitter, stay home! It’s only a few years, really, until the kid is old enough and you can have your late-night events again.

I attend yoga trance parties that are child friendly and those can last anywhere from 2 hours to 5. I think it’s nice to allow children to be part of the yoga experience. Yes there can be those people such as Ms. Willis who do feel it was a negative experience but on the same token we don’t know what kind of exact experiences she had growing up that has made her question yoga.

I might add that that site gave me a few chuckles. The renaming of the poses was hilarious. It’s amazing that people will try to demonize everything! But what ever way you want to get your “om” on is cool with me.