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Crescent Moon Kids Yoga & Therapy
Specializing in physical and emotional wellness for children through occupational therapy and yoga
WHAT WE DO
Crescent Moon Kids Yoga & Therapy, LLC provides occupational therapy services to children in their natural environment as well as children's yoga classes both privately and in preschools, schools, and daycares.
We strive to work with children and their families to maximize potential and help children focus on meaningful participation in their every day lives and activities.
MEET THE OWNER
Laurie has 8 years experience as a pediatric occupational therapist, is a long time yogi, and more recently a children's yoga teacher. She decided to combine her passion for occupational therapy, yoga, and physical and emotional wellness and Crescent Moon Kids Yoga & Therapy was born!
Laurie has experience working with children with a wide variety of diagnoses including autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, sensory integration dysfunction, feeding difficulties, fine and visual motor delays, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and various other diagnoses.
Laurie is enthusiastic about all areas of occupational therapy practice and developing relationships with the children and families that she serves. She has completed continuing education in SOS Feeding, Rhythmic Movement Training, primitive reflex integration, Handwriting Without Tears, the Astronaut Training protocol, various sensory processing courses, and children's yoga.
In her free time, Laurie loves spending time with her husband and two children, going to the beach, yoga, traveling, running, cooking, fishing, reading, and cheering on her beloved Tar Heels.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
"Play is the work of childhood" - Jean Piaget
Children are constantly growing, learning, and developing. Occupational therapists help by meeting children and families where they are and working collaboratively to address underlying motor, sensory, behavioral, environmental, and social issues to increase a child's independence and participation in their environment through fun and playful intervention.
Occupational therapy addresses a variety of areas including:
- Self care skills
- Fine motor skills
- Visual motor skills
- Feeding
- Visual perception
- Sensory processing
- Emotional regulation
CHILDREN'S YOGA
Our yoga classes are filled with music, games, breathwork, mindfulness activities, engaging stories, and of course traditional yoga poses. They are a wonderful way to introduce the littlest yogis to the practice of yoga. Interested in learning more? Please reach out!