Autism Spectrum Disorder
Yoga can help support children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Specific benefits of yoga for children with ASD includes:
- Increased social communication skills
- Awareness and expression of emotions
- Reduced anxiety
- Reduction in challenging behaviours
- Increased body awareness
- Positive sense of self
Here’s an article that discusses in detail the benefits of yoga. Click here
ADD / ADHD
Yoga can help support children with ADD / ADHD. Specific benefits of yoga for children with ADD / ADHD includes:
- Promote mindfulness and calmness
- Breathing regulation
- Establish routine and improve concentration
- Boost self esteem
Here’s an article that discusses in detail, the benefits of yoga for children with ADD / ADHD. Click here
A yoga class specifically for a child with ADD and ADHD will include a lot of dynamic poses, breathing exercises, holding poses and relaxation / meditation. Poses are based on kids yoga therapy techniques as well as traditional yoga poses. Namaste Yogis’ founder Regina is a kids yoga therapist, trained by Zenergy (leading kids yoga expert in Australia) to run classes for children with additional needs. Regina is also a Registered Childen’s Yoga Teacher (RCYT) with Yoga Alliance.
We recommend booking a one on one yoga class to start off with especially if your child has not participated in a yoga class before.
Our classes are also suitable for families under the NDIS program.
