SENSORIAL ​YOGA
TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA WITH FOCUS ON SENSORY-MOTOR AWARENESS FOR NERVOUS SYSTEM CARE, REGULATION AND RESTORATION
On a white background, with some plants on the right side, Jennifer is seated on the floor with legs crossed. She is bending the upper body sideways with one hand on the floor for support and the other above her head.
On a white background, with some plants on the right side, Jennifer is seated on the floor with legs crossed. She is bending her upper body sideways with both hands over head, holding opposite elbows.
On a white background, with some plants on the right side, Jennifer is standing doing Trikonasana, triangle form.
On a white background, with some plants on the right side, Jennifer is seated on the floor with legs crossed. She is bending the upper body sideways with one hand on the floor for support and the other above her head.
​​​YOGA is an ancestral somatic practice which traditionally sustain an embodied philosophy for liberation and transcendence.
All cross history until these days, from North India to the world, yoga has had multiple expressions with ethical and spiritual roots, taking shape as a subtle science with a vast experiential and technical body of knowledge.
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Sensorial Yoga is a practice designed from traditional yoga informed by actual neurosciences, sensory integration theory, and somatic studies.
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The focus on sensory-somatic processing makes this practice especially beneficial for neurodivergent persons, and anyone looking for restoration and balance of the nervous system
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​Practice as you are: this practice is accessible and adaptive.
Props are always welcome these may include chairs, blankets, pillows or bolsters, blocks, belts, small weight bags, the wall, the sofa... etc.
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GOALS OF SENSORIAL YOGA
Always keeping present the traditional goal of yoga of Self-Realization, you might find:
NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION
DEEP REST AND RESTORATION
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SELF-REGULATION
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SELF-KNOWLEDGE
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OF NEUROSCIENCE FOR WELL-
BEING
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PRACTICING NEURODIVERSITY-AFFIRMING YOGA (SENSORY REGULATION FOCUSED)
A PRACTICE DESCRIPTION:
All sessions include a conversation at the beginning and at the end.
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Opening:
Landing, orienting, and checking in into your body and mind.
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Sensory awareness:
Gently, we attune with the sensory system in a structured way.
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Agency in motion
Exploring the possibilities of your body in the present moment.
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Body forms, movement, and breathing based on interoception
(asana, pranayama, pratyahara). Keeping sensory awareness and agency as central, the invitation to move and explore different somatic possibilities.
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Guided relaxation (Shavasana)
Yoga Nidra, progressive muscle relaxation or body scan.
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Meditation
Closing the practice with an integrative meditation.
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If you are looking a practice focused on meditation only visit SOMATIC MEDITATION page, here.
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