Shine: Special Yoga Therapy

Had a wonderful time sharing yoga with parents from the Downpatrick Autism Family Support Group over the past 4 weeks 💙 Thank you for inviting me along again. It was an absolute pleasure 🙏

I am grateful to be able to share yoga 🙏💛
Today in Kids Yoga Club we made gratitude jars. Each child named their jar and decorated it. The children wrote down things they are thankful for on slips of paper, and put them in the jar. It was wonderful to hear them come up with so many different things and experiences they are grateful for, and that family and friends were top of their lists 😍 I invited them to take their jar home and add a piece of paper with something they are ...grateful for each day. When their jar is full, or if they feel they need some happiness on a difficult day, they can open their jar and read through and remember things they are grateful for 💗
What are you grateful for? Maybe you’d like to make a gratitude jar for yourself or with your children? 😍
Today was the last day before Easter break. The next Kids Yoga Club block starts Thursday 2nd May, 3.30pm at Yoga Quarter Only £30 for 6 weeks. Book via their website.
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Come join us for Family Yoga this Saturday, 3pm, at Maitri Studio Belfast Family Yoga is a fabulous way to have some fun together, move your bodies and relax 💗🤗 Only £10 for 2 mat spaces. Get in touch to book 🙏💛
Please note this will be our last session before Easter. The next will be 3pm, Sat 11th May at Yoga Quarter
... #familyyoga #familyfun #andrelax
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If you’ve never had the opportunity to try family yoga before, I’m offering a free 20min taster session this Sunday, 7th April, 2.10pm at Yoga Quarter as part of their Spring Fair 💛 Check out the other sessions as well, and book now via their website. Spaces are limited x

💙Happy World Autism Awareness Day!💙
#worldautismawarenessday #asd #autismawareness

Looking forward to sharing yoga with this gorgeous bunch again this evening 😁🙏

Yay! Our new pop-up banner has arrived in time for the Autism Awareness Colour Blast event in Belfast on 6th April, organised by Snowflakes Belfast I’m happy to have been invited to run a special yoga information station. If you are going to the event, come and say hi 😁👋 #worldautismawarenessmonth

💗Happy World Down Syndrome Day 💗 Don’t forget to ‘rock your socks’ today! 😍
#inclusionmatters #inclusivesociety #WDSD19 #worlddownsyndromeday2019 #lotsofsocks

Fantastic work by Special Yoga's Jyoti Jo Manuel and Gemma Carey Clarke on this very successful pilot yoga intervention for children who are vulnerable and/or autistic and potentially risk exclusion for behaviours 🙌💖
#specialyoga #yogainschools

Yay! I’ve got a few tops printed with some of my yogi doodles on 😍 Here’s my hoodie keeping me cosy on my walk with pup and Tui Na - Sam Tyson this morning. Thanks Mugshots for the great quality prints 🙌 #happy

So here are my recent yoga doodles revealed! 😊 ... mat and chair versions of sun salutations for the upcoming 108 challenge fundraising event with QUB Mind Your Mood at Ulster University with Maitri Studio Belfast
Fancy giving 108 sun salutations a try? 😁🕉

💖 #inclusivesociety

My teacher, Jyoti Jo Manuel, sharing special yoga 💗

When I first met Noah and invited him to join me on the mat he said ‘I’m scared of yoga!’. This gorgeous wee man is on the move all the time and finds it challenging to be still or focus for any length of time. Every child has an access point to yoga, for Noah it was balancing on yoga blocks. From here he felt safe and relaxed enough to try some other standing postures and then a shoulder stand, which he loved!
When I came back for his second session, Noah was waiting for me ...and keen to help me set up. He was first on the mat and looking forward to his yoga. His mum took these photos from this session, where he focused well in standing asanas and was then able to progress to sitting and supine postures. After a short while he dropped into relaxation on his side; eyes closed, breath deep and relaxed. It was beautiful to witness. I met Noah through my work with Angel Eyes NI and Guide Dogs in Northern Ireland and I’m looking forward to seeing him again next week for some more yoga 💗
#yoga #specialyoga #sightloss #visualimpairment #lovemyjob
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I’m delighted to have been asked to do some yoga doodling for an exciting mental health and well-being event being organised by Maitri Studio Belfast and Ulster University 🤫 The launch will be in March, when I can reveal more 😁
#yoga #yogadoodle #inclusiveyoga #mindyourmood #slowreveal

Ever wanted to try Special yoga for you or your loved one? On Saturday 9th March I am offering a few free 1:1 special yoga sessions at Maitri Studio Belfast in celebration of their 5th birthday 🥳 The space is wheelchair accessible. Get in touch for more details or to book a slot.
Please spread the word with anyone you think may benefit 🙏💗
... #yoga #specialyoga #yogabelfast
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Great new yoga pilot by Special Yoga supporting children in schools 💗 Fantastic work Jyoti Jo Manuel and Gemma Carey Clarke 🙌

Today I got to share my mat briefly with my pup! 💗🐾 The children at Kids Yoga Club have been asking to meet Echo for a while and Yoga Quarter was happy for me to bring her in, so the kids got to see and stroke her as part of our Valentine’s Day sharing circle. A beautiful start to the session, learning about what these children love and how it makes them feel 💖. . . #yoga #kidsyoga #sharingcircle #valentinesday #whippet #love @ Yoga Quarter