Yoga Therapy with Autistic Adults

Walunas’s book on yoga therapy with Autistic adults is a masterclass in integrative thinking and person-centred approaches to well-being. It threads together history, different presentations, treatments, neuroscience, sensory awareness, yoga philosophy, and the lived experience of Autism into a coherent and compassionate framework. Through the lens of yoga therapy, this book sets a new standard for understanding neurodiversity and working with Autism. Anyone in the field of yoga or mental health will find in it a richer appreciation of the mind’s diversity and the subtle intelligence of embodied healing. * Heather Mason, Founder - The Minded Institute, Founding Director - Yoga In Healthcare Alliance, MA, MA, MSc, C-IAYT *With clarity and compassion, Elizabeth Walen Walunas offers a neuro-affirming perspective rooted in lived experience and deep professional wisdom. This book is a gift to those seeking to understand and support autistic adults through yoga therapy. * Shawnee Thornton Hardy, C-IAYT, SEP, author of Yoga Therapy for Children and Teens with Complex Needs and Asanas for Autism and Special Needs *

Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Walen Walunas is a yoga therapist (C-IAYT) and an autistic person who has been a yoga practitioner since 1996. She is a guest lecturer in yoga therapy at The Minded Institute in London and wrote the manual section on yoga therapy for autistic adults. She also guest lectures on neurodiversity and mental health for SVYSA USA yoga therapy trainings in Houston, Texas. She runs workshops on yogic energy management, stress reduction, and relaxation, and has experience in adapting teaching to meet the needs of neurodivergent adolescents and young adults as a former high school and community college teacher and yoga club advisor.