Hmmm, what's wrong with nursing a child of 17 months, just because it isn't so common in this country because of holdover ideas from the 1950's? Throughout human history and in probably most parts of the world today, it's NORMAL to nurse at least a bare minimum of a year. A friend of mine who was in Malaysia for the Peace Corps and traveled around quite a bit said she met a girl who was still breastfeeding at age 11- as kind of an "afternoon snack" in an impoverished country where sugar is a very rare delicacy. Even in this country, hasn't everyone heard of the La Leche League organization, dedicated to helping Moms support each other in successful nursing? Their policy is that nursing for years is ok if everybody's happy and it is certainly healthy. You might give them a call with your question. They are serving for that purpose!
As for the toxicity question, it's probably not an issue, but drink lots of water before and after yoga and observe your child for anything unusual after a hard kriya. Foodstuff comes through the milk readily, but body toxins are more likely to be released through the breath, sweat, and urine. By now your child is probably getting a lot of nutrition from solid food as well and has a much heavier body mass in relation to the volume of milk ingested. If you happen to notice anything unusual, you could exercise less intensely, but I doubt you will. But your child will positively bask in the good vibes produced by a happy sadhana! :)
I breastfed my 3 kids for a total of almost 10 glorious years, and it was one of the best things I've ever done in my life.
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> Subject: [Kundalini Yoga] Releasing Toxins and Nursing?
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> Hi. I'm very new to Kundalini Yoga (1 week) but have already experienced wonderful effects and am dedicated to continuing. I just have a question about whether regular practice literally causes release of toxins stored in the body. I am still breastfeeding my 17 month old and am just a little nervous about whether toxins are being released and then excreted into the milk. If anyone has any thoughts or information about this please let me know.
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