Our Work @ Soham Academy

That terrace should accommodate 200+ children. 12 of our kids had to deal with a very narrow space to perform some complex set of yoga routines.

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Yoga – Learning to Bend the Body

by Sahadev Komaragiri

“Running is easier sir”, blurted out one of my kids. He was struggling to get his body bend to perform a difficult yoga asana. This was the kid who was able to finish a 10K race in under 52 minutes. “You can only run, you cannot do anything that is more difficult than running” – I agreed with him with a haughty smile. In a snobbish way I asked him to leave the yoga classes and practice running instead. He said he will keep trying until he can get that asana right. Eventually he got it right. A team of 28 of our students practiced yoga throughout the summer to give stunning public performances during the days leading up to the International Yoga Day on June 21, 2018.

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Bridging the Math Gap

by Sahadev Komaragiri

The kids that I am working with are some of the brightest kids I have ever met. Yet if I measure their intelligence just on their math skill, they will appear to be some of the dumbest kids in the area. This is my second batch of students that I am dealing with. I have worked with a group of 10 kids last summer and with about 30 kids this recent summer of 2018.

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