Somatosensory Approach

Yoga for Autism and Special Needs is a multi-sensory yoga-based structure following a bottom-up approach. 

This starts with:

(1)

tapping into the 5 senses;

(2)

teaching body parts and connection to body-mind awareness;

(3)

offering movement and poses that cross the mid-line;

(4)

providing vestibular and proprioceptive input;

(5)

emphasizing connecting to "sensations" in the body, how the body feels, along with identification of different emotions;

(6) providing opportunity to release energy/emotion from the body through a somatic/physical experience;

(7) personalizing classes to meet the diverse and unique needs of each child.

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All these aim to modulate the child's sensory system to help regulate the nervous system and exercise the brain to bring about a state of balance.