Our Clients

The Center for Special Needs has assisted Children at:

  • Celebrate the Children, Byram, NJ, Private school for children with communication disorders. Primarily serving children on the spectrum
  • Banyan School, Fairfield, NJ, Private school for children with learning disabilities
  • New Jersey Regional Day School, Newark, NJ, Public school for special needs children
  • Montville Parents of Exceptional Children, special needs classes for children in Montville area
  • Somerset County Therapeutic Recreation Department, Bridgewater, NJ, evening program for special needs adults and children
  • Family Intervention Services, several clients attend private sessions at our studio location
  • Matheny Medical and Educational Center, Peapack, N J, Yoga for special needs adults and children in a clinical setting and also in a group home
  • Harbor Haven Camp, Union, NJ. Special needs camp for children
  • Children’s Enrichment Program, Long Valley, NJ, Special needs summer camp for children
  • PEAK, Mt Olive, NJ, Yoga class for special needs children
  • Test Sports Club, Martinsville, NJ, Yoga classes for special needs children

The Center for Special Needs has assisted adults at:

  • Sharing Village, Far Hills, NJ, Yoga for individuals with cancer
  • The School of Complete Yoga, 57 Main Street, Chester NJ 07930
  • Gentle Yoga – For those recovering or receiving physical therapy
  • Bear Creek Assisted Living, W. Windsor, NJ, Chair Yoga for Seniors and Alzheimer patient’s
  • Village Grande at Bear Creek (Independent Living Facility), W. Windsor, NJ, Gentle Yoga class for Seniors
  • Arc of Somerset County, Hillsborough, NJ, Yoga for special needs adults
  • The Center for Family Support, Roselle Park, NJ, Yoga for special needs adults
  • Parker at Stonegate, Highland Park, NJ, Gentle Yoga class for Seniors
  • Matheny Medical and Educational Center, Peapack, N J, Yoga for special needs adults and children in a clinical setting and also in a group home
  • Sunrise Assisted Living Somerset and Mercer Counties

Workshops and Professional Seminars at:

  • New Jersey State Teachers Convention, November 7, 2008, Creating a Peaceful Classroom, Integrating Yoga into the Curriculum
  • New Jersey State Teachers Convention, November 8, 2007, Yoga in the Classroom
  • COSAC Annual Convention, May 2006, Offering Yoga for Children with Autism
  • Randolph Parents of  Exceptional Children, March 1, 2006
  • United Cerebral Palsy Association, Chester, NJ  September 15, 2007
  • New Jersey Occupational Therapists Convention, October 9, 2005, Treating Special Needs Children with Yoga, Clinical Applications, Case Studies and Findings
  • Newark Regional Day School, January 2005, Professional Development Workshop and March 2005, Parent Workshop

Published Work:

  • Yoga Therapy in Practice, May 2006,Yoga Therapy for Autistic Children
  • PT Advance, Using Yoga to Treat Autism, September 2005
  • OT Advance, Using Yoga to Treat Autism, June 13, 2005

Press Coverage:

  • The Daily Record, February 5, 2009, Children Shed Stress at Yoga Class
  • The Observer Tribune, July 7, 2005, Yoga Used to Help Autistic Children
  • The Star Ledger, July 26, 2005 , A Class in Calm