Yoga for Speech-Language Development

YOGA for SPEECH-LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Yoga for Speech-Language Development Susan E. Longtin (^) and Jessica A. Fitzpatrick “This ...

“This wonderful, practical resource provides a much needed ‘union’ between the practices of speech-language pathology and yoga. ...

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YO G A fo r SPEECH-LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT SUSAN E. LONGTIN AND JESSICA A. FITZPATRICK Illustrations by Michelle Mozes LONDON AND P ...

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To the memory of my parents, Edna and Joseph Saccullo, who always expressed great pride in my accomplishments. To my husband, Vi ...

Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge our BambooMoves yoga community in Forest Hills, New York, especially Suzanne Schol ...

Contents Disclaimer 9 PART I: INTRODUCTION Yoga and Its Relation to Speech-Language Development 12 A Developmental Perspective ...

PART III: APPENDICES OF YOGA RESOURCES of Developmental Domains Appendix 1: Definitions and Examples Appendix 2: Yoga Book Reso ...

9 Disclaimer Throughout this book we made the arbitrary decision to use the traditionally feminine pronouns “she,” “her,” and “h ...

10 Yoga for Speech-Language Development to enhance the text and provide idealized representations of the poses. They do not depi ...

PART I INTRODUCTION ...

12 Chapter 1 YOGA AND ITS RELATION TO SPEECH-LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Yoga, an ancient but perfect science, deals with the evolution ...

Yoga and Its Relation to Speech-Language Development 13 the poses, breathing exercises, and meditation—comprise the main parts o ...

14 Yoga for Speech-Language Development butterfly twisting dragon child’s pose downward dog tree triangle Figure 1.2 Six categor ...

Yoga and Its Relation to Speech-Language Development 15 the spine, increase shoulder and hip mobility, and stretch the back musc ...

16 Yoga for Speech-Language Development occur on exhalation. Coordination of the breath with the yoga poses allows increased blo ...

Yoga and Its Relation to Speech-Language Development 17 mindfulness in general. The National Scientific Council of the Developin ...

18 Yoga for Speech-Language Development et al. 2007). Growing evidence suggests that, like adults, children benefit from practic ...

Yoga and Its Relation to Speech-Language Development 19 elementary school children have been developed and evaluated in recent y ...