Asanas for Autism and Special Needs

Shawnee is a C-IAYT (International Association of Yoga Therapists) Certified Yoga Therapist, Educational/
Behavior Consultant, M.Ed and a 500 E-RYT, RCYT (Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher), YACEP - Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider through Yoga Alliance and an Intermediate Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner through the Trauma Institute.

She is the Founder of Asanas for Autism and Special Needs and the Founder/Director of Yoga Therapy for Youth Certification Program. Shawnee has worked with children and adults with autism and special needs for over 20 years. She has specialized in working with children and adults with significant cognitive and language delays, sensory processing deficits, as well as severe behavior challenges. Shawnee works with private clients of all abilities to facilitate health and healing. Her goal is to bring the experience of yoga to all individuals no matter their differences or challenges. She wrote a published a book, Asanas for Autism and Special Needs – Yoga to Help Children with Their Emotions, Self-Regulation and Body Awareness and is the creator of the C.A.L.M.M Yoga Toolkit.