Yoga Buddies!

8/30/2010

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There is an added joy when treating a special needs yoga student alongside their siblings. With automatic intimacy in relationship the experiences in class can be amazingly sweet and additionally humorous.

During an exercise I often use to set intentions for the class, I had a student tell me she wanted to be "more hugging".  She then decided to come over to my mat where I was lying in savasana and climb on top of me to hug me.  Her younger sister thought this was great and piled on her.  We ended up laughing so hard we automatically moved into deeper breathing.

As parents, teachers, and or yoga instructors we have a prime opportunity to use a yoga class to support and embellish sibling relationships.




   


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Mudra with Mantra

8/2/2010

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Rhythm is often one component of development that is overlooked with the special needs population.  Frequently a child will demonstrate poor ability to motor plan and this can include gross motor, fine motor and then the finest motor planning of speech production.

Always have your little ones clap, sway or move to their mantras to encourage rhythm.  Over time you will discover your child gaining a better sense of rhythm that will carryover from the mudra, (clapping), into the mantra, (singing), and eventually into spoken speech.  This foundation is also crucial to the child who is demonstrating dysfluency of speech.
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