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THE SPECIAL YOGA CENTRE
We
have a lot of special people in the world who are doing their bit to try to
help other people. I am putting details of what they do into my Information
Centre so that people visiting this website can read about them.
Some
of those people can be found at The Special Yoga Centre here in
Further
information can be found by following the link to the Centre’s website at the
end of this page.
Jo Manuel
The
Special Yoga Centre was founded by Jo Manuel. Jo is very committed to bringing
yoga into peoples’ lives in a way that is meaningful and affordable. Her specialism in the yoga sector is helping children who are disabled or are with special needs embrace yoga
and to benefit from it. The Special Yoga Centre is the UK home of The
Yoga for the Special Child programme which supports children with a wide range
of conditions including Cerebral Palsy, Downs Syndrome, Autism and Epilepsy,
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder) and other physical and developmental difficulties.
Jo
was trained in yoga for children with special needs by Sonia Sumar in the
You
can read about Sonia’s work by clicking here to go to her website.
The Centre
The
Special Yoga Centre is based in a beautifully renovated building in
It
offers high quality adults and children's classes, workshops and courses for
beginners to experienced students alike. The Centre’s teachers come from all
yoga traditions and are dedicated to giving each student a solid foundation
from which to grow and to embrace the lifelong study of yoga.
At present it
is helping over 250 children with special needs in a variety of yoga sessions
including one to ones, small group classes and in community play schemes.
A recent
addition to the yoga workshops offered is yoga for pregnant women which is intended to help women to have a less stressful
time during pregnancy and to look after themselves and the baby inside.
It
is an important training centre and offers a range of training courses to train
people to teach yoga to children including those with special needs and
behavioural difficulties. Teachers come away from the Centre’s courses
understanding how to evaluate and to build yoga programmes for children and how
to work with specific syndromes and disorders amongst children.
It
also offers workshop classes in other disciplines such as Meditation, Kirtan, Sufi Rhythm of Life, Kung
Fu and Capoeira.
A
number of therapists in other disciplines operate from the centre including
acupuncture, nutrition, relexology and shiatsu.
A Charity
The
Special Yoga Centre operates as a registered charity dedicated to making yoga
available to everyone irrespective of age, disability, ethnic background,
religion, or economic status. It does not charge high fees and tries to allow
yoga to be affordable to people on low incomes.
As well as having the studios in NW10, it
also operates outreach programmes whereby yoga is taught in places like
schools, nurseries and children’s centres.
Like
all successful charities, there is never enough money to fund all the projects
that the Centre could get underway. The charity raises its funds from donations
and sponsorship given by supporters, fund raising events, room hire and class
fees. Anybody who pays class fees or hires a room will be making a financial
contribution to the charity. If you know of any people local to the Centre who are thinking of learning yoga, please let them know about
The Special Yoga Centre.
YouTube
A
video clip showing young people at the Centre can be found by going to the
following page on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w1A4OHPy3Y
Contact Details
The
contact details for the Centre are as follows.
The
Special Yoga Centre
The
2a
Telephone : 0208-968
1900
Website :
www.specialyoga.org.uk
E-mail : info@specialyoga.org.uk
Please
contact the friendly team at the Centre if you would like further information
or to receive their regular e-mail newsletters giving details of events and
classes.
Date
of posting : 30th November 2007
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