How Yoga Therapy Helps Children with Anxiety: Tools for Self-Regulation with Meg Vyas

This episode explores how yoga therapy supports children aged 8–12 with anxiety and self-regulation, including the specific practices, and the effective approach behind Meg Vyas’s course on the Breathing Deeply Wellness platform. In this conversation with certified yoga therapist Meg Voss, who has worked with children for 17 years, you'll discover: • Why ages 8–12 is a critical window for learning self-regulation skills • How yoga therapy differs from exercise for anxiety in children • The four pillars of how Meg helps kids self-regulate • A real case study: a 5-year-old in a paediatric ICU who shifted from distress to calm in one session Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Introducing Meg and her work as a yoga therapist 01:16 - What it's like working with children between the ages of 8-12 02:58 - The epidemic of childhood anxiety and how yoga can help 04:40 - The difference between yoga and exercise for self-regulation 06:12 - Meg's course: 4 ways to regulate children with yoga therapy 09:07 - Meg's story working with a child in ICU, how applying yoga therapy practices helped him ease anxiety in just 40 minutes 12:34 - The incredible knowledge Meg has after working with children for 17 years ——— Yoga therapy is a growing clinical field that helps people work with mental health challenges and chronic health conditions using evidence-informed yoga practices. Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy School provides professional yoga therapy training programs designed to prepare you to work safely and effectively with real clients. Our graduates are trained to work with: • Mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, and trauma • Chronic conditions, including autoimmune diseases • Chronic pain and musculoskeletal conditions • Fatigue, burnout, and complex long-term health challenges Learn about professional yoga therapy training: https://breathingdeeply.com If you're looking for yoga therapy for your own health, explore Breathing Deeply Wellness: Guided programs, practices, and support for mental health, chronic conditions, and long-term wellbeing. https://breathingdeeply.com/wellness