Saturday, May 31: Yoga Partners Workshop at NESCA with Hannah Gould

 NESCA Presents...

A Daylong Training for Parents and Professionals:

Bring the Benefits of Yoga into Your Home or Classroom

Yoga is a time-tested practice for developing self-regulation skills, managing stress, and promoting overall health and fitness. Yoga is a natural fit for young people with autism and other special needs, and is especially effective when it can be integrated into daily routines in familiar settings such as a child’s home or classroom.

Yoga Connects is a visual yoga curriculum specifically designed for young people with autism and related challenges in the areas of communication, attention, sensory processing, and emotional regulation. Participants will:

• Gain a basic understanding of yoga and its potential benefits

• Learn general principles of safety and alignment

• Understand how breathing affects the nervous system

• Become familiar with the sequences included in the Yoga Connects curriculum

• Practice facilitating Yoga Connects sessions using the curriculum kit

When:   10:00am - 6:00pm Saturday, May 31

Where:  NESCA

                    55 Chapel Street, Suite 202

                    Newton, MA 02458

                    (There is ample free, off-street parking)

Cost:      $300 includes one Yoga Connects curriculum kit

                     (value $150). Bring your spouse or another family

                     member for an additional $125.

You do not need to be a yoga teacher to facilitate Yoga Connects sessions, although some yoga experience is helpful. Dress comfortably - we will be getting on the mat!

Space is limited! Pre-registration is required. Contact Hannah Gould to register or for more information, at (617) 640-0450 or hgould@nesca-newton.com.

About Hannah Gould, M.Ed., RYT

Hannah Gould, M.Ed, RYT developed the Yoga Connects curriculum based on her years of experience teaching yoga to people with special needs in a variety of settings. Hannah coordinates the yoga program at NESCA, a private pediatric neuropsychology group practice, which offers individual and small group therapeutic yoga sessions. Hannah also teaches adaptive yoga to adults in the CHAIworks day program at Jewish Family and Children’s Services.