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April 5, 2017

Yoga for Children with Special Needs (6 Awesome Poses!)

Have you been wondering about yoga for children with special needs? Using yoga with children with autism and a variety of other special needs helps them calm down, self-regulate emotions and get that all-important sensory input. It’s also a lot of fun! Use the 6 poses below to get started incorporating yoga into your child’s daily schedule right away.

6 awesome yoga poses for children with special needs! Using yoga with kids with autism to help them calm down, self-regulate their emotions and learn. | speciallearninghouse.com

Yoga for Children with Special Needs

Are you looking for more peace at home? Are you looking for a fun way to help your child with autism (or other special needs) relax, slow down, calm down and self-regulate? Do you wish that your child had some valuable tools to help him or her handle emotions?

These 6 awesome yoga poses for children with special needs may be the answer!

6 awesome yoga poses for children with special needs! Using yoga with kids with autism to help them calm down, self-regulate their emotions and learn. | speciallearninghouse.com

I am always trying to share a peaceful and joyful presence with the children with whom I work. Autism can somtimes be very messy and stressful. The sensory sensitivities associated with autism can leave children overly stimulated and anxious. This, in turn, creates stressed out families!

Every day I am present to work with families to bring joy, light, peace and hope back into the lives of those families by being positive, giving concrete advice and steps to take to help the situation and by creating an environment that exudes positive energy and happiness. Increasing joy in the lives of the families I serve is my biggest goal!

I teach the children at my center to get in touch with their presence, to calm their breathing, to self-regulate and calm themselves down when they are building up to a tantrum or violent behavior. The key to nipping a tantrum in the bud, is finding an appropriate replacement behavior. Yoga can be that replacement behavior!

These 6 awesome yoga poses for children with special needs are a powerful tool to help kids become aware of triggers (hot head,

These are 6 of my favorite yoga poses that have been specially adapted for kids!

6 Yoga Poses for Children with Special Needs

Child’s Pose

6 awesome yoga poses for children with special needs! Using yoga with kids with autism to help them calm down, self-regulate their emotions and learn. | speciallearninghouse.com

Photo credit : The Jenny Evolution

Triangle Pose

6 awesome yoga poses for children with special needs! Using yoga with kids with autism to help them calm down, self-regulate their emotions and learn. | speciallearninghouse.com

Photo credit : Mind Body Green

Giraffe Pose

6 awesome yoga poses for children with special needs! Using yoga with kids with autism to help them calm down, self-regulate their emotions and learn. | speciallearninghouse.com

Photo credit : Mother Natured

Seesaw Pose

6 awesome yoga poses for children with special needs! Using yoga with kids with autism to help them calm down, self-regulate their emotions and learn. | speciallearninghouse.com

Photo credit : Huffington Post

Tree Pose

6 awesome yoga poses for children with special needs! Using yoga with kids with autism to help them calm down, self-regulate their emotions and learn. | speciallearninghouse.com

Photo credit : Full of Joy Yoga

Mountain Pose

6 awesome yoga poses for children with special needs! Using yoga with kids with autism to help them calm down, self-regulate their emotions and learn. | speciallearninghouse.com

Photo credit : Love That Max

More Yoga for Kids with Special Needs Resources

  • Yoga for the Special Child
  • Spring Yoga for Children with Autism (Spring yoga poses)

Related Posts on SLH

  • How to Make a Communication Binder for a Child with Autism
  • Sensory Communication Workbook
  • Yoga Videos for Kids
  • The Autism Activities Workbooks Bundle

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