Therapeutic Yoga for Neurodivergence-Autism, ADHD & Sensory Processing
Supporting regulation, attention, and embodiment through sensory-informed and neurodiversity-affirming yoga and somatic practices.
Therapeutic Yoga & Somatic Practices for Neurodivergence
Autism, ADHD & Sensory Processing
This public module offers an in-depth exploration of how therapeutic yoga and somatic practices can support children, teens, and young adults who are autistic, ADHD, or otherwise neurodivergent, with a strong emphasis on sensory processing and sensory integration.
Grounded in neuro-affirming, strengths-based, and developmentally responsive approaches, this course focuses on how movement, breath, rhythm, and relational safety can support regulation, attention, and emotional balance.
Sensory Processing & Sensory Integration as Core Learning
A central focus of this course is understanding how differences in sensory processing and sensory integration impact regulation, learning, behavior, and emotional well-being.
Participants will explore:
- The sensory systems (including proprioceptive, vestibular, interoceptive, and tactile input)
- How sensory processing differences show up in autistic and ADHD youth
- The relationship between sensory integration and nervous system regulation
- How therapeutic yoga and somatic practices can provide organizing sensory input
- Designing practices that support sensory modulation rather than overwhelm
This learning is experiential and practical, helping participants feel sensory integration in their own bodies while learning how to support it in others.
What This Course Explores
Through discussion, experiential practice, and clinical reflection, participants will learn how to support:
- Sensory processing and sensory integration
- Nervous system regulation and emotional balance
- Attention, focus, and sustained engagement
- Body awareness, embodiment, and self-trust
- Midline integration and coordination
- Self-regulation through movement and breath
Practices are taught with choice, clarity, and predictability, supporting safety and accessibility for diverse sensory profiles.
Neuro-Affirming, Strengths-Based Approach
This course centers:
- Neurodivergent strengths and capacities
- Regulation over compliance
- Embodied experience over performance
- Sensory-informed, trauma-educated care
Participants will gain both conceptual understanding and practical tools they can immediately integrate into therapeutic, educational, or community-based settings.
Course Details
Pre-Recorded
Gain Instant Access to the Recorded Workshop following registration!
✨ Registration is now open.
This course offers a thoughtful, embodied introduction to sensory-informed yoga therapy and somatic practices for neurodivergent youth and young adults, supporting regulation, connection, and a sense of safety and belonging in the body.
Course Investment
💰 Regular Registration: $195
Your registration includes a downloadable powerpoint and access to the course recording for 4 months, allowing you to revisit the material and engage in the online forum with any questions
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Public Modules
✨ Next Public Module:
Yoga & Somatic Practices for Children, Teens & Young Adults with Down Syndrome & Hypermobility
This upcoming module will focus on strength-based, developmentally informed yoga and somatic practices to support stability, embodiment, and confidence for individuals with Down syndrome.
👉 Click HERE to view details and register for a la carte public modules
Want to Go Deeper?
You can also explore the full 100-Hour Yoga Therapy for Youth Training & Certification, which brings together all public modules along with additional in-depth learning to support comprehensive, trauma-educated work with children, teens, and young adults with complex needs.
👉 Click HERE to learn more about the full 100-Hour training
Your Instructor
Shawnee Thornton Hardy is a yoga therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Ayurvedic wellness guide, and somatic touch facilitator. She is the founder of Embodied WellBeing Yoga Therapy, Asanas for Autism and Special Needs, and Yoga Therapy for Youth, and brings over three decades of experience working with diverse populations across all ages and stages of life. Her work is devoted to supporting children, teens, and young adults with neurodivergence, sensory processing differences, and complex needs—while also guiding the professionals who care for them. She is deeply passionate about helping individuals reconnect with their inner child through her trainings and offerings, supporting healing, play, and a return to authenticity.
With a deeply integrative and somatic approach, Shawnee weaves together yoga therapy, sensory integration, Polyvagal-informed practices, Somatic Experiencing, and embodied awareness to support regulation, resilience, and authentic expression. Her work is rooted in the understanding that behavior is communication, and that healing happens through safety, connection, and the body.
Shawnee is the creator of the C.A.L.M.M. Yoga Toolkit and Body Sensations Curriculum, and the author of Asanas for Autism and Special Needs and Yoga Therapy for Children and Teens with Complex Needs. She leads trainings and workshops internationally and serves as faculty for yoga therapy programs, mentoring practitioners in developing compassionate, inclusive, and effective approaches. She has been featured in numerous magazines, online publications, and podcasts.
Her teaching is both practical and deeply human—bridging science, lived experience, and heart-centered care. The root of her teachings is inclusion and accessibility. Through her courses, Shawnee invites you into a way of working that honors the nervous system, respects individuality, and supports meaningful, lasting change.
See her Website Here