“As childrens yoga teacher and mother of a child with CHD (Congenital Heart Defect) I experience every day how yoga empowers children with and without additional needs.”
Yoga is a practice that opens doors for children with additional needs. It parallels and supports other therapeutic modalities in addressing challenges with attention, self-regulation, speech and language, learning, and high and low muscle tone.

Meeting children where they are at, trusting that all children are capable of learning to find a place of calm within themselves, providing a safe and loving space and giving them support that meets their individual needs through practicing yoga is central toTanja’s approach in sharing yoga with children with additional needs.

The use of song and sound, breathing techniques, body awareness through tapping, massage and therapeutic yoga poses as well as self regulation and relaxation techniques are methods that Tanja applies in this inclusive yoga class for children with additional needs. Knowing your child best, you can decide if you want to join the class to support your child or if they feel comfortable to join the class by themselves. This class is suitable for all abilities for children between 5 and 10 years old.

This class focuses on giving the benefits of Yoga and Relaxation to Parents who face the daily challenges of caring for their child with additional needs. To give yourself a time out while doing something good for body, mind and soul. To practice some guilt free self care and recharge your batteries in a loving atmosphere, is what this class is all about. Being the parent of a child with needs can ask a lot of you on a day to day basis. As a mum of a child with needs herself, Tanja knows this from experience and has designed this class especially for parents of children with additional needs. In the class we will practice gentle yoga poses to address common tension areas in the body (shoulders, neck, back) and help with flexibility and balance. Not only that but we will learn how to regulate emotions and release stress with specific easy breath techniques as well as help with being able to let go and bring back ease during deep relaxation. Everything you need in the space of an hour to leave you feeling balanced and being able to take on the world again. This is a class suitable for anyone and you don’t have to have any yoga experience. A yoga mat or any non slip surface, pillows, blankets and a space to comfortably move is all you need for this class.