YOGA THERAPY FOR EVERY SPECIAL CHILD: Meeting Needs In A Natural Setting

This comprehensive guide provides gentle yoga postures and exercises that can help to promote relaxation, flexibility, strength, coordination, and body awareness in children with special needs. Each posture is accompanied by a line drawing demonstrating the posture. The author offers her knowledge of how each posture supports the individual child's needs and abilities. She also outlines the specific benefits of yoga for a wide range of conditions, including Attention Deficit Disorder, ASD, Cerebral Palsy, social communication difficulties, Down's syndrome, and scoliosis. Practical tips for incorporating creative fun and games into yoga sessions are included. This wonderful resource is ideal for parents, therapists, and other professionals who want to use yoga therapy exercises with children with special needs.