Ornella Puccio describes the moment she needed to study more
In a November interview, the Lima teacher explains how students’ different physical needs led her toward further training in India.
Ornella Puccio had already trained in Lima and spent several years teaching when the people arriving in her classes prompted another round of study. Some came with injuries or physical difficulties she wanted to understand better.
Experience that sends a teacher back to learning
In Carolina La Torre’s November 9 interview for Placeres, Puccio describes traveling to India to study therapeutic yoga because she felt she needed more preparation to accompany those students responsibly.
Her account places adaptation at the center of teaching: practice should respond to the person, their body and their stage of life. That is a statement of teaching intention, rather than proof that a particular technique is suitable for every injury.
The interview also discusses a mindfulness program she developed for children and an ebook she hopes to produce for parents and educators. Those plans are described by Puccio herself; a published book or a partnership should not be assumed.
The most revealing part of the profile is the gap between completing a training and meeting the next group of students. Experience can expose a teacher’s limits as well as build confidence. Puccio’s decision to study again gives that often less visible part of a teaching career a concrete form.
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