To our readers and YEAS Yoga families, Thank you so much for your ongoing support that keeps us coming back to teach yoga week after week. The biggest highlights for our team in 2015 have surrounded the profound impact that the YEAS Yoga classes have had upon the participants....
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Teacher Training Review
“I’ve just completed the Yoga Education for Autism Spectrum (YEAS) training and I have to say it was amazing. Not only did Vanessa provide us with great materials and resources, she also gave us hands on training where we could practice the techniques and methods and immediately get feedback....
How to Become a YEAS Teacher
If you’re interested in becoming certified to teach the YEAS Yoga method, we offer 10 hour training courses. Perfect for educators, mainstream yoga teachers, parents of children with differences and other professionals, YEAS teacher training is available anywhere there is a group of willing participants. Vanessa regularly travels across...
How YEAS all Began
With almost two decades of experience and a Masters in Clinical Psychology under her belt, Vanessa is no stranger to families whose children have special needs. In her various capacities, she has directed and supervised in-home Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) programs all around the Bay Area, as well as...
YEAS Yoga Parent Interview
Find out how YEAS Yoga has helped Olivia’s attention span, conversation initiation, language expansion and general happiness with life. It is such a pleasure to work with families like these, and we are honored that in a relatively short time YEAS yoga has made such a positive impact on...
Interview with Craig Hanauer – Every Kid’s Yoga
This week on the YEAS blog we are talking to Craig Hanauer, a fellow yogi and childrens’ yoga instructor at Every Kid’s Yoga. Take a moment to read about the ways in which he agrees that yoga has a huge, positive impact on the special needs community. __________ ...
Kids’ vs. Adults’ Yoga
The way adults and kids practice yoga are worlds apart – especially the way we teach at YEAS Yoga. While adult yoga can be very focused on getting things right, YEAS channels that focus into doing our best. When each child brings their best, they are doing it right....
Forget the Mat
Sometimes it’s best to ditch the mat, and embrace the moment. We have found this to be true, especially with kids who struggle with mental flexibility. If they don’t have a mat, they are unlikely to generalize what they learn in yoga, and appropriate it to daily life. So,...
Our Toolkit
Click here for a link to our store! The YEAS Yoga Toolkit is an essential tool for taking on the YEAS program. With these customized resources, you’ll feel prepared to walk into a special needs yoga class knowing you’ll have the tools you need for success. After completing the...
Upcoming Training – September 26th
Our next YEAS Yoga training is coming up on September 26th, in San Francisco. The training goes from 9-6pm, and is packed full of an excellent combination of learning and doing. At the YEAS training you can expect: (1) Community You will learn with, and from, people with whom...