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In one of our recent articles, Two Stress Reducing Ideas for Home and School by Jean Myles, you will find multiple suggestions to reduce anxiety in the discussion. Below are some explanations to add to your “Bag of Tricks”. Deep Breathing Encourage your child to breathe in through their nose and out through their mouth. [...]
If you live in the Midwest, as I do, you know it’s dark… and cold. It’s the darkest time of the year and after the 22nd of December we celebrate an increase in light. In the Yoga tradition, light, sun and fire are important concepts. Yogis speak of a fire in the belly, called “agni.” [...]
Guest article by Brooke S. Backsen MOT, OTR/L, RYT Winter is here and our outlet for naturally rich, sensory-based outdoor play time is beginning to dwindle. Or is it? Over the past few weeks, as the weather in Chicago has begun to grow colder, I have been seeing an increase in disorganization amongst my sensory [...]
by Patty Porch When my son’s preschool teacher informed me that she was doing yoga exercises with her students during the school day, I was intrigued. She told me that she had heard great things about how yoga can help kids with Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder. The more I researched it, the more it [...]
As we mentioned the other day, next week is Balance Awareness Week. Honoring Balance Awareness Week, our Yoga Expert, Mira Binzen, has permitted us to share an excerpt of “Sensory Integration and How Yoga Helps” from Yoga Chicago‘s March/April 2010 magazine. Grab a cup of tea, take a few cleansing breaths and enjoy! How Yoga [...]
by Mira Binzen It’s time to get ready for back-to-school. Hopefully, the whole family has been able to enjoy plenty of unstructured free play in the great outdoors all summer long. This is by far one of the most accessible, effective and low-cost stress reduction techniques available. Almost all children are affected by stress, whether [...]
by Mira Binzen The nervous system is the control center of our body and mind. Children who have SPD and ASD may already be experiencing “interference” or “overload” at the level of the nervous system and need help modulating moods, emotions and behavior. Breath – A Direct Link to the Nervous SystemWhile the nervous system [...]
by Mira Binzen Accidents happen. Did you know the chant, “OM, Shanti, Shanti, Shanti” at the end of a Yoga class is a request for protection from three kinds of accidents or causes of suffering? We say “Shanti”, the Sanskrit word for “peace”, to free us from: 1) Internal suffering – illness and our negative [...]
