This is a comprehensive and inclusive guide that explores how yoga therapy can be practiced with children and teens with complex needs and conditions including autism and other neuro differences, trauma, depression, anxiety, and Down syndrome. It includes comprehensive theory on child development as well as practical tools and resources.
Shawnee Thornton Book order


- 2023
- 2014
Asanas for Autism and Special Needs
- 204 pages
- 8 hours of reading
This how-to handbook gives parents, teachers, and yoga instructors step-by- step instruction to teach yoga poses to a child with autism or other special needs. They will learn how to teach yoga in a fun and interactive way using games and activities with numerous benefits to the child from teaching body parts to emotional and sensory regulation.