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Benefits

Here are some of the high evidence-based medical journals for the special population.

Journals: FAQ

Studies have shown:

  • Improved focus and attention

  • Improved sensory processing

  • Improved communication

  •  Improved self-regulation

  • Improved motor control

  • Improved physical and motor development

  • Improved social and emotional development

  • Improved cognitive skills

  • Strength and postural control

  • Improved range of motion

  • Postural stability


Other noted benefits from a regular practice

  • Increased muscle tone, flexibility, & poise

  • Improved breathing and digestion

  • Enhance confidence & sense of self

References:

References:

Kaley-Isley LC, Peterson J, Fischer C, Peterson E. Yoga as a complementary therapy for children and adolescents: a guide for clinicians. Psychiatry (Edgmont). 2010;7(8):20-32.


Stephens, Ina. 2017. "Medical Yoga Therapy" Children 4, no. 2: 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4020012

Nancy I. Henry (2003) The Health Benefits of Yoga, Journal of Consumer Health On the Internet, 7:2, 75-80, DOI: 10.1300/J381v07n02_08

Radhakrishna S, Nagarathna R, Nagendra HR. Integrated approach to yoga therapy and autism spectrum disorders. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2010 Apr;1(2):120-4. doi: 10.4103/0975-9476.65089. PMID: 21836799; PMCID: PMC3151379.


Radhakrishna S. Application of integrated yoga therapy to increase imitation skills in children with autism spectrum disorder. Int J Yoga 2010;3-26-30

Kathryn Feeney MOTS & Christy Szczech Moser PhD, OTR, FAOTA (2014) Yoga in Pediatrics, Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention, 7:3-4, 161-171, DOI: 10.1080/19411243.2014.966014


Ehleringer, J. (2010). Yoga therapy in practice: Yoga for children on the autism spectrum. International Journal of Yoga Therapy, 20, 131–139.

Galantino, M. L., Galbavy, R., & Quinn, L. (2008). Therapeutic effects of yoga for children: A systematic review of the literature. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 20(1), 66–80.


Koenig, K. P., Buckley-Reen, A., & Garg, S. (2012). Efficacy of the Get Ready to Learn yoga program among children with autism spectrum disorders: A pretest–posttest control group design. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66, 538–546. http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2012.004390


Narasingharao K, Pradhan B, Navaneetham J. Efficacy of Structured Yoga Intervention for Sleep, Gastrointestinal and Behaviour Problems of ASD Children: An Exploratory Study. J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Mar;11(3):VC01-VC06. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/25894.9502. Epub 2017 Mar 1. PMID: 28511484; PMCID: PMC5427410.


Jennie Ehleringer; Yoga for Children on the Autism Spectrum. Int J Yoga Therap 1 November 2010; 20 (1): 131–139. doi: https://doi.org/10.17761/ijyt.20.1.eu176u2721423510


Falkenberg, R.I., Eising, C. & Peters, M.L. Yoga and immune system functioning: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. J Behav Med 41, 467–482 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-018-9914-y


Mak, C., Whittingham, K., Cunnington, R. and Boyd, R.N. (2018), Effect of mindfulness yoga programme MiYoga on attention, behaviour, and physical outcomes in cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial. Dev Med Child Neurol, 60: 922-932. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.13923


Catherine K. Mak, Koa Whittingham, Roslyn N. Boyd,

Experiences of children and parents in MiYoga, an embodied mindfulness yoga program for cerebral palsy: A mixed method study, Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice,Volume 34, 2019, Pages 208-216, ISSN 1744-3881, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.12.006


Pise, Vishvanath et al. “Effect of yoga practices on psycho-motor abilities among intellectually disabled children.” Journal of exercise rehabilitation vol. 14,4 581-585. 24 Aug. 2018, doi:10.12965/jer.1836290.145


Chimiklis, A.L., Dahl, V., Spears, A.P. et al. Yoga, Mindfulness, and Meditation Interventions for Youth with ADHD: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Child Fam Stud 27, 3155–3168 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1148-7


Harrison, L. J., Manocha, R. and Rubia, K. (2004) ‘Sahaja Yoga Meditation as a Family Treatment Programme for Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder’, Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 9(4), pp. 479–497. doi: 10.1177/1359104504046155.

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