Benefits of Talk Yoga™

Talk Yoga™ is engaging and exciting!
Talk Yoga™ provides structure that yogis need, but also allows for creativity and freedom
while they engage in speech and language enrichment.

Benefits:
* Improved expressive language
* Enhanced ability to recall information and follow directions
* Improvement of articulation abilities
* Growth in social skills
* Use of modulated movement to sustain attention and participation
* Use of self-calming and relaxation strategies
* Stimulation of sensory systems and motor learning/planning
* Added happiness and self-confidence

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Current Research

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Due to the novelty of this concept of combining speech and language with yoga,
formal research is limited, but it is growing in a body of anecdotal evidence.
The links below support our premise of combining the science and principles of yoga with speech-language intervention. 

“Empirically based research indicates that exercise enhances general cognition, and every speech pathologist notices that when a child is engaged in movement, such as in co-treatment with a physical or occupational therapist, more spontaneous and complex speech occurs. Pairing physical movement with language learning appears to enhance recall abilities and stimulate novel, appropriate language."
-SLP Molly Lannon Kenny  

Integrated Movement TherapyTM: Yoga-Based Therapy as a Viable and Effective Intervention for Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders

http://www.peacefulpathwaysyoga.com/pdfs/Yoga-Research-Integrated-Movement-Therapy.pdf


Integrated approach to yoga therapy and autism spectrum disorders

​https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3151379/

A Calming Influence

http://www.peacefulpathwaysyoga.com/pdfs/A-Calming-Influence.pdf


*If you are still looking for some solid reasons why yoga and speech and language work well together,
take a look at these 25 reasons!
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http://www.sayitright.org/yoga-and-speech-language-pathology.html