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It’s Happening. The Book Is Official.

I have news I’ve been waiting to share, and I’m so glad it’s finally time. My book has been approved by the Editorial Board at Routledge, and I am officially under contract. The title: Yoga-Informed Practice for Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Guide for Occupational Therapists and Allied Health Professionals. This book has been living…

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The Neuroscience Behind Yoga and Better Choices

I was at the IAYT conference — the International Association of Yoga Therapists — when I heard this story from Robert Sturman, a photographer whose life’s work has taken him inside prisons to photograph people practicing yoga. He was there, camera in hand, witness to something quietly extraordinary. And at some point, a prison warden…

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Was It Stress — Or Was It Something More?

I’ve been in and out of therapy as an adult. Not because something catastrophic happened to me. Not because I had a single defining trauma. But because growing up as a sib left marks I didn’t fully understand until I was well into adulthood — and some of them I’m still sorting out. June is…

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  1. If you’re on SSI or SSDI you get free healthcare BUT often you have to wait even longer to get authorizations in some cases. Even though social security is a federal agency the state doles out the medical insurance. In California it was called Medical-Cal.
    For those that believe the agencies are consistent.. good luck.

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About Me

“Undisturbed calmness of the mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked”.- Pantanjali Hi, I’m Cheryl Albright, occupational therapist, yoga therapist, and founder of Soul To Soul Yoga and Special Sib. For more than 20 years, I’ve worked with children, families,… Continue reading About Me

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton Special Needs Sibling…. This is an actual thing. I knew there had to be others but I had no idea where or how to find them. I was actually going to start my own type of support group.… Continue reading The Journey Begins

It’s Happening. The Book Is Official.

open book with heart shaped pages in focus

I have news I’ve been waiting to share, and I’m so glad it’s finally time. My book has been approved by the Editorial Board at Routledge, and I am officially under contract. The title: Yoga-Informed Practice for Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Guide for Occupational Therapists and Allied Health Professionals. This book has been living… Continue reading It’s Happening. The Book Is Official.

The Neuroscience Behind Yoga and Better Choices

man in shirt with arm raised

I was at the IAYT conference — the International Association of Yoga Therapists — when I heard this story from Robert Sturman, a photographer whose life’s work has taken him inside prisons to photograph people practicing yoga. He was there, camera in hand, witness to something quietly extraordinary. And at some point, a prison warden… Continue reading The Neuroscience Behind Yoga and Better Choices

When Your Sibling’s Needs Are High, Your Mental Health Needs Are Too

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There’s a version of the sibling experience that doesn’t get talked about enough. Not the general “it was complicated growing up” version. The one where your sibling had significant behavioral challenges — meltdowns, aggression, self-injury — or serious medical needs that meant hospitalizations, crisis calls, and a household that was always one bad day away… Continue reading When Your Sibling’s Needs Are High, Your Mental Health Needs Are Too

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