Accessible Yoga Sessions

Description

Date:  4 week blocks starting 25th Jan for 6 weeks 
Time: 11.00am-11.45am
Address: Leeds Mencap, The Vinery Centre, 20 Vinery Terrace, Leeds LS9 9LU
Price: £20 for all 4 sessions

Contact info@littlehiccups.co.uk now to reserve a slot

Please note that Little Hiccups events are for families that have children that have disabilities or additional needs. You will need to be registered before booking on. New families are always welcome but please register first. You can download a form at the top of this page.

What is it?

Little Hiccups are delighted to announce that we will be running Accessible Yoga Sessions for children with Disabilities or Additional Needs.These will run for 6 consecutive weeks on a Saturday 11.00am-11.45am. You will be booking for all 4 sessions.Block 1:   23rd May - 13th June 2020.

Dates include:  May 23, May 30, June 6th, June 13th
(please note that we will be open and running over May Bank Holiday weekend)

What to expect….

Yoga for children with additional needs includes the classical yoga practices of movement, breathing, deep relaxation combined with sound, rhythm, massage and sensory integration techniques.

Everyone is special. Regardless of abilities, appearance, culture, gender, race or the assumptions society has placed on us.

Between them, the Instructors have completed training with Special Needs Yoga and other training and have the understanding that they can help take children out of their stressed state and help them move into a relaxed state that creates the optimum condition and possibility for positive change. Simply starting by meeting every child with a pure intention to create a practice that encourages them to reach their fullest potential and celebrating the strength within each child we work from there.

The benefits can include:

Improving motor control and motor planning skills
Developing physical strength, muscle tone and balance
Promoting flexibility and correcting postural misalignment
Increasing self-awareness
Establishing calm, organised mental states
Improve concentration
Reduce hyperactivity
Relieve respiratory ailments
Develop the ability to relax
Release tension
Reduce fear, frustration and stress
Enrich the quality and quantity of sleep
Each session is based on the principles of movement, body work, breath-work and creativity. Sessions build upon each other, with each one focusing on a different discipline, including yoga, breath-work, massage, aromatherapy and movement based learning. This approach creates a space for exploration, inspiration and sharing enabling a personalised ‘toolbox’ of strategies for each child.

Each course can take 4-8 depending on ability of children. Bookings will initially be open for 4 and increased if applicable. 
Recommended age 4-11
At least one parent will need to be involved to support their child(ren). 
We're sorry but due to the space available, we cannot have siblings at these sessions.

Please also check your diary prior to booking. Illness aside which we understand cannot be avoided, to get the full effect of the yoga you will need to be there every session for the 6 weeks. Not only will you and your child greatly benefit from this but it would be such a shame for the place to go to waste.

All sessions will be run by two qualified Yoga Instructors: Debs and Emily.
Sessions will be held at Leeds Mencap which has a fully accessible building, disabled toilets, baby changing and a Changing Place with a hoist.

Contact Miriam on info@littlehiccups.co.uk if you have any questions or if you need any support with payment. We aim to make all our sessions inclusive - no matter the barriers.