Yoga to Improve Sensory, Self-Regulation and Motor Skills in Kids: Autism, ADHD, Developmental Disorders, Down Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy – Kathee Cammisa

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Are you struggling to gain the interest and cooperation of kids who have difficulty with motor skills, sensory processing, or behavior/emotional problems during your therapy sessions or in your classroom? Would you like to have some fun and effective new techniques to add to your bag of tricks?

Join Kathryne Cammisa, MHE, OTR/L, for this recording as she shows you the powerful and positive impact yoga can have on the kids you work with who face challenges with sensory processing, motor incoordination, neurological disorders, ASD, ADHD, emotional/behavioral issues, and learning disorders. You will learn to integrate poses and techniques into your classroom or clinic regardless of your level of yoga experience.

You will learn new, interactive yoga practices to enhance:

• Motor skills
• Muscle length and strength
• Focus for learning
• Body and self-awareness
• Nervous system regulation
• Cooperation with others

Through hands-on exercises, case studies, and videos – you will leave fully equipped to implement simple, fun & effective techniques to improve physical, sensory, and self-regulation skills in the kids you work with in therapy or the classroom!

Note: We encourage you to practice along with the presentation! Consider dressing comfortably and having a yoga mat or towel handy.

1. Communicate therapy goals reflecting each of the five components of well-balanced yoga practice.
2. Implement yoga poses/techniques to improve strength & balance and range of motion.
3. Select yoga poses/techniques to improve self-regulation and social & emotional skills.
4. Design simple, well-balanced, yoga routines for children with special needs.
5. Adapt yoga poses & techniques for a variety of settings, abilities & age levels.
6. List the 5 components of a well-balanced yoga practice.

Overview

• Current research on yoga for children
• LAB: Alignment, warm up & basic poses

Yoga Poses and Techniques For: Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Breathing exercises for awareness & regulation
• Poses to calm & relax the nervous system
• Partner poses for facilitating dyadic cooperation
• Meditation for strengthening attention
• LAB: Practice techniques

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)

• Breathing exercises for calming the nervous system
• Centering exercises for reigning in attention & bringing energy levels down
• Facilitating focus via balance & core strengthening poses
• Relaxation for calming the body & mind
• Meditation to improve attention span
• LAB: Practice techniques

Behavior and Emotional Problems

• Address resistance
• Precautions for dealing with childhood trauma, abuse and neglect

Developmental Coordination Disorder

• Breathing exercises for assisting with focus
• Promote motor planning via sequenced poses
• Relaxation for relieving anxiety
• LAB: practice techniques

Special Needs: Cerebral Palsy & Increased Tone

• Breathing exercises for awareness & strengthening the diaphragm
• Elongate flexors/adductors for improved range of motion & movement
• Stretch hamstrings for improved posture
• Relaxation for increasing body awareness
• Mediation for assisting with focus & visual motor skill
• LAB: Practice techniques

Downs Syndrome & Low Tone

• Breathing to invigorate the nervous system
• Body awareness activities
• Poses for strengthening core muscles
• Meditation for focus & awareness
• LAB: Practice techniques

Yoga Games

• Body awareness
• Creativity
• Gratitude
• Trust and cooperation
• Quiet games
• Listening and focus
• Partner poses
• LAB: Practice techniques

Adapt Yoga for Different Age Groups:

• Infants, toddlers & preschoolers, school age

Adapt Yoga for Different Settings:

• Clinic, classroom, home