Making yoga accessible for All.

MahaDevi, Roberta Sumar Yoga Centre, is the first yoga centre in Europe dedicated specifically to offering Yoga for All Abilities, the Sonia Sumar Method - the Original Special Yoga founded by Sonia Sumar the Pioneer of Therapeutic Yoga for children and adults with additional and or complex needs and disabilities developed over 50 years ago.

Apart from regular adults yoga classes which support our charitable work, we also offer a range of free group activities including our girls club, mixed abilities classes, wheelchair users group class, arts and crafts, drum and yoga club and monthly yoga and nature walks.

Please support our work. All donations go directly towards funding a child’s therapeutic yoga session.

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Regular yoga classes for adults

We offer regular adults yoga classes as a way of supporting our charitable work. Before 9:00am and after 6:00pm our centre becomes a space where we offer Traditional Hatha Yoga classes for the general public. We were listed as one of the Top 10 Best Yoga Centres in London in TimeOut so we must be doing something right! Come joins us and try for yourself. 

When you attend a class with us 50% of what you give goes to the MahaDevi Fund which is set up to support those families who cannot afford a therapeutic yoga session for their child. Your practice goes a long way. Every class you attend is a gift to another person in need. We also offer specialised yoga teacher trainings 

 

Yoga for Additional or Complex Needs

Our therapeutic yoga sessions are open to all children and adults with  Autism, Down's Syndrome, Epilepsy, Prader-Willi Syndrome, ASD, ADD, ADHD, D/B, DHH, eye impediments, ME, Sciatica, Cerebral palsy, speech impediments, Hemiplegia, behaviour challenges, wheelchair users and many more. All our teachers have trained with Sonia Sumar, Founder of Yoga for All Abilities the Sonia Sumar Method.

Every person can benefit from yoga, no matter what their challenges in life are. Yoga for All Abilities the Sonia Sumar Method is a very safe, gentle and yet extremely effective practice for children and young people with additional and complex needs and disabilities. It improves muscle strength and flexibility, improves fine and gross motor skills, improves postural alignment, sleep and digestion, increase self awareness and self regulation, promotes calm and organised mind. ALL contributing to a happier and healthier person.

 

Space Hire

Our beautiful centre is available for one of events hire during the week - daytime, Saturdays all day and Sunday afternoons.

Do get in touch via our contact us form and we can discuss all further details. 

 

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See how yoga at MahaDevi changed 9-year-old Daniel's life.


Join our centre founder for a free yoga class as past of YSC movement “ Love with Action”. Class will be 10am UK time. To sign up zoom link is in bio πŸ‘†πŸΌ
Join our centre founder for a free yoga class as past of YSC movement “ Love with Action”. Class will be 10am UK time. To sign up zoom link is in bio πŸ‘†πŸΌ
Sharing demo sessions with the students during the Part 1 Yoga for the Special Child training is one of the great highlights of the program. Now that the program will be taught online we would be sharing even more demo videos with the students so eve
Sharing demo sessions with the students during the Part 1 Yoga for the Special Child training is one of the great highlights of the program. Now that the program will be taught online we would be sharing even more demo videos with the students so everyone can expand their knowledge and understanding even more ! πŸŒΈπŸ™πŸ»πŸ’–πŸ™ŒπŸΌπŸ’–πŸ™πŸ»πŸŒΈ
#Repost @yogaforthespecialchild with @make_repost ・・・ Sonia Sumar teaches in many different countries, but "only" speaks Portuguese, English and Spanish. How all the Yoga for the Special Child teachers work with kids from abroad who speaks
#Repost @yogaforthespecialchild with @make_repost ・・・ Sonia Sumar teaches in many different countries, but "only" speaks Portuguese, English and Spanish. How all the Yoga for the Special Child teachers work with kids from abroad who speaks a different language? Which the language of love and connection. "Sometimes people speak the same language and they don't understand each other because their hearts are not connected." -Sonia Sumar #yogaforthespecialchild #soniasumarmethod #soniasumaryoga #speakfromtheheart
More great feedback from a PT : “As a physical therapist I found Part 1 an amazing training where you learn how to view children with special needs in a different more wholesome way. It showed me how it really can make a difference for a chil
More great feedback from a PT : “As a physical therapist I found Part 1 an amazing training where you learn how to view children with special needs in a different more wholesome way. It showed me how it really can make a difference for a child on a physical and mental level where body and mind are connected. I have no doubt this specific practice would of a great benefit to all children with special needs. During this training you not only get lots of tools to work with these amazing kids, but you also grow as an individual as well, which is life changing ! After this week, I felt so energetic, balanced and empowered which helped me to start working with this great method Yoga for the Special Child right away ! J., Physiotherapist, U.K.
Join our centre founder for a free yoga class as past of YSC movement “ Love with Action”. Class will be 10am UK time. To sign up zoom link is in bio πŸ‘†πŸΌ Sharing demo sessions with the students during the Part 1 Yoga for the Special Child training is one of the great highlights of the program. Now that the program will be taught online we would be sharing even more demo videos with the students so eve #Repost @yogaforthespecialchild with @make_repost ・・・ Sonia Sumar teaches in many different countries, but "only" speaks Portuguese, English and Spanish. How all the Yoga for the Special Child teachers work with kids from abroad who speaks More great feedback from a PT : “As a physical therapist I found Part 1 an amazing training where you learn how to view children with special needs in a different more wholesome way. It showed me how it really can make a difference for a chil