Special Yoga
at Home
Learning to self-regulate is the most important thing you can do for your family.
Understand how the foundations for calm children can be developed at home, and by you.
The basis for everything we teach at Special Yoga is love, deep, unconditional love, which is why it is so effective when shared by parents.
Special Yoga practices help you to be your best self with your child and for your child.
You begin by learning the practices that allow you to ground yourself and regulate your own nervous system. Once you have learnt to calm yourself, you are then in the optimal state to share these practices with your child.
No previous yoga experience necessary.
Special Yoga’s body, breath and mindfulness practices can be taught by anybody, and are suitable for all bodies.
Benefits Of Special Yoga For Children & Adults
Yoga isn’t just about improving flexibility - although it can certainly help to do that!
When we teach the practices of Special Yoga you’ll learn movement, breathwork, singing and sound, massage and energy, relaxation, mindfulness, working with the feet and self care. Together these practices have many benefits - physical, emotional and phycological. Here are just some of the benefits available to those with a regular practice:
Mental and emotional resilience
Strength, coordination and flexibility
Quantity and quality of sleep
Attention and concentration
Digestive health
Manage emotional trauma
Relationships and communication
Reduction in physical pain
Testimonials from parents
Ivana
“This has been a truly wonderful life-enhancing learning experience. It has made me rethink my daily relationships at home and work and helped me become much more grounded and mindful. Further to this, I have learned tools and techniques in Yoga that I can use to help my children to stay connected, relaxed and to feel happier and more confident.“
Lisa
“I started my SY journey to initially help my children, but it helped me so much too. It taught me valuable practices which I regularly use when I need to self-regulate. By keeping myself calm and in control, mostly leads to a calmer household too. Special Yoga has benefited my whole family, and we have all grown as a family due to this experience.”
Mary
“I highly recommend this course to parents, teachers, and carers looking after children with ASD and ADHD. I took this course mainly for my son after his diagnosis earlier this year, which changed our lives. I will be forever grateful to the Special Yoga team. Thank you, thank you, thank you.”
Special Yoga for Special Children Foundation Course
Whatever their diagnosis, this course equips you with tools to support your children. Learn about various conditions and the remedial techniques and contraindications for each. We teach how and when certain practices should be adapted for different situations. Help your child thrive, whatever their diagnosis.
Special Yoga & Mindfulness for Autism and ADHD
Whatever the diagnosis, this course gives you the skills to support the challenges and behaviours faced by your child and you. On completion, you’ll have a solid understanding of the full range of conditions and be able to provide care to all of them, however neurodivergence presents.
Special Yoga for Cerebral Palsy and PMLD
This training will help your child find emotional peace and ease in their body. We’ll teach you how to create communication pathways to manage fear and anxiety while reducing physical pain. Exploring diagnoses from quadriplegic CP to hemiplegia and looking at the challenges each one brings.
Yoga for Adults with Additional Needs
Share the Special Yoga methodology with less-able groups of adults. The skills learned can be used in settings supporting dementia, the elderly, and vulnerable adults.
Graduation means you’ll be able to nurture adults’ physical, mental and emotional well-being, whether with reduced mobility or impaired cognitive function.
