In this episode I sit down with Gina Uricchio encouraging and creating awareness of the creative communication based on a mother daughter bond to show the life inside the autism spectrum. The goal is to show how these practices installed have been critical in developing Ally's growth and provide insight on the mother/daughter experience.
Together we share:
- The Beginning of her business through Blog Mother Asana
- Tools for achieving connection without using language
- Importance of coming together at the kitchen table and sharing in different experiences
- Balancing language and social awareness
- Integration of Yoga and the connection it provided for Ally
- The importance of having space in the day
- Different tools and techniques to connect with children with Autism
- Introducing Gina and Ally’s new book The Art and Voice of Autism with an excerpt shared from Gina
- Being aware of the simple moments
- Examples for integration
- One of the biggest lessons of remaining the student and continuing to learn with beginner’s mind
- Relationship to uncertainty and letting go
- Committed to showing familes that they can have space and room to grow
- Freedom to give yourself space and non structured time
- Allowing our children to be our greatest teachers without being too attached to being in control.
- Opening up the spaces for creative moments outside of technology
- Gina’s process for creating her business as she observed her daughter Ally
- Process for creating merchandise
- The importance for ongoing expansion and creating
Gina’s mission is to bring awareness to Ally's art and to expose the talents of autistic and the entire special needs community.
She can be reached @Motherasana
Book Information - The Art and Voice of Autism
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