Yoga Therapy
4. Awareness and Positivity – Yoga brings about holistic development and personality changes. It adds to the self-image of the child & builds his/her confidence and self-esteem. Withstanding poses or balancing poses when done successfully, can create a sense of positive achievement. As a yoga teacher, this is a rewarding stage to witness. Not to mention the child's emotions and happiness.
Copycat Yoga, a unique offering of Swabhimaan, can be easily incorporated into a child’s daily routine at home and school. It is important to encourage children to engage in yoga breathing and stretches when they become distressed, agitated or experience anxiety. For children with Autism, modified yoga poses and breathing exercises along with the play-way methods, yoga games and music are very effective.
At Swabhimaan, we impart customized yoga therapy according to the individual needs of the child. To begin with, we offer yoga as one-on-one therapy for 45 minute sessions, three days a week. Sukshma vyayama, sitting, standing and lying down asanas, topsy turvy asanas are taught in this level one program.
Level 2 program comprises breathing exercises and surya namaskar along with level one asanas. The final level 3 includes mudras and pranayamas. It will take 6 to 9 months to reach the level 3 and by that time the parents can witness the child to be less anxious, more flexible, having better sensory processing and a good respiratory and gut health.
