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Yoga Therapy for Children and Teens with Complex Needs

This deeply compassionate and inclusive resource explores the practice of yoga therapy, mindfulness, and somatic enquiry with children and young people who have complex needs. Suitable for working with ages 5-18, the book explores a wide range of conditions – including sensory processing disorder, autism, Down syndrome, hypermobility, scoliosis, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Chapters also include comprehensive theory on the nervous system, child development from the age of 3+, the benefits of expressive arts, and regular reflective prompts for the adults. It is supplemented with over 100 photographs to ease learning and is an invaluable resource for therapists working with children and teens with complex needs.

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Shawnee Thornton Hardy

Shawnee Thornton Hardy is a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), somatic touch facilitator, and Ayurvedic wellness guide. She is the founder of Asanas for Autism and Special Needs and Yoga Therapy for Youth, and the author of Yoga Therapy for Children and Teens with Complex Needs: A Somatosensory Approach to Mental, Emotional, and Physical Wellbeing as well as Asanas for Autism and Special Needs.
Shawnee’s work spans over three decades supporting children, teens, adults, and families — with a focus on neurodivergent individuals and those with diverse developmental, sensory, emotional, and physical challenges. She also works with women navigating trauma, grief, chronic health challenges, and the embodied process of healing

An educator and international trainer, Shawnee leads professional trainings, workshops, and certifications throughout the U.S. and abroad, empowering practitioners to bring yoga-based approaches to youth and adult populations of diverse needs. Her work centers on nervous system regulation, inclusive embodied practices, and compassionate care that honors the whole person.

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AS IS: A Memoir on Healing the Past Through Yoga

When recently married Rachel Krentzman’s Orthodox rabbi father is arrested and imprisoned for drug trafficking, it sets her on a path in search of a more authentic and fulfilling life. Questioning her roots and religion in the cold, constricted Jewish community of Montreal, she attempts to recreate herself as a divorced, single mother in carefree California.

She soon learns, however, that she can’t run from her painful past or the beliefs that hold her captive. When she discovers yoga, Rachel begins an inward journey that leads her to move to Israel, where she must finally come to terms with the family hypocrisy and intergenerational trauma that have left her trying to fill the emptiness inside.

As Is: A Memoir on Healing the Past through Yoga is a story about reconciling with yourself—imperfections and all—and finding love and contentment regardless of your external circumstances.

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Meet Rachel Krentzman

Rachel Krentzman has been practicing yoga and physical therapy for almost three decades. She established and managed a private practice for over twenty-five years.
She is the founder of an accredited yoga therapy training in Israel and has taught hundreds of students worldwide.

A certified Hakomi psychotherapist, she integrates somatic psychotherapy with yoga therapy and is the author of multiple respected books in the field.

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