Yoga Healing Special Needs

MY CHILD. MY STORY.

Since founding the Yoga4Kids: Wellbeing for the Next Generation program in South Africa in 2003, I’ve been deeply committed to providing specialized yoga therapy for children with unique challenges. Over the years, I’ve had the honor of teaching countless special yogi children, as well as training a community of dedicated individuals through the Yoga4Kids Training Academy. Together, we’re building a mindful future for children in need of support.

A Personal Journey: Yoga and Special Needs

Through my own journey as a parent, my understanding of therapeutic yoga for children with special needs has grown profoundly. In 2011, I welcomed my daughter, Ruby Lylah, who has severe Dyspraxia, ADHD, and Vision and Auditory Integration challenges. Despite these struggles, she radiates joy, confidence, and an extraordinary openness of heart. Over the past decade, I have dedicated myself to supporting her, and yoga has been an essential part of this healing process for us both. Together, we’ve discovered how powerful yoga can be in building confidence, self-worth, and emotional regulation.

Launch of the International YogaTherapy4Kids Teacher Training

In 2019, I joined forces with Occupational Therapist Lyndal Alexander to create the International YogaTherapy4Kids Teacher Training. This program is designed to equip Children’s Therapists and Yoga Teachers with tools to balance and regulate the nervous systems of children facing a variety of challenges. Through breathing, movement, singing, and relaxation practices, we guide professionals in using yoga’s therapeutic benefits to bring calm, regulation, and joy to their young clients.

PlaYogaTherapy for Your Child

YogaTherapy4Kids: A Resource for Parents of Special Needs Children

YogaTherapy4Kids offers parents an empowering toolbox of yoga postures, breathing exercises, mantras, and sensory strategies designed specifically for children with special needs. Whether online or in-person, our programs provide accessible, regulation-focused practices that can help families find peace and joy.

Our six-week individualized program, available for parents online or in-person, introduces effective regulation techniques that promote healing, balance, and self-awareness. We also offer small-group yoga therapy sessions at Remedial and Special Needs schools in Cape Town and at our private healing studio in Hout Bay.

Areas of Focus

Our programs are tailored for children with:

  • Anxiety and Depression
  • ADHD
  • Autism
  • Dyspraxia
  • Sensory Processing Disorders
  • Down Syndrome
  • Learning Difficulties

Therapeutic Benefits

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