Vanessa Kahlon

Vanessa Kahlon, MA. has been working for over a decade with families who have children with developmental and learning challenges in San Francisco and Los Angeles area.  She also trains other professioanls in different cites around the United States on ways to teach yoga to children who have autism.  She is passionate about using yoga as a therapeutic tool when it comes to learning how to self regulate when they become nervous along with building confidence.  

In her various capacities, she has directed and supervised in-home Applied Behavioral Analysis programs for children on the autism spectrum, as well as facilitated social skills groups using YOGA in both school and community settings. She has extensive training in DIR-Floortime, sensory integration and collaborates closely with speech and language therapists, and occupational therapists. Along with working with children who have special needs she has experience in early childhood mental health and trauma. She has her certification from the Child Trauma Institute from UCSF. She also teaches yoga at domestic violence shelters with women and children.