FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I’m Tonya — a neurodivergent yoga guide, wellness educator, and lifelong student of energy, rhythm, and self-awareness.  I’m a Certified Life Coach through the Certified Coaches Alliance and a Neurodiversity Coach, with additional certifications in Kundalini Yoga, Brain Longevity®, holistic plant-based nutrition, and yoga teaching at the 500-hour level (YT-500). I’m also a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP).  

For over three decades, I’ve studied and practiced yoga, meditation, seasonal living, and accessible healing tools — all shaped by my lived experience with ADHD, sensory sensitivity, and the reality of building a life that works with (not against) my wiring.  

I live in the Pacific Northwest with my husband and cats, where I create offerings rooted in nature, honesty, and deep respect for each person’s path.

I don’t teach from a pedestal. I teach from practice — because I’m always learning too!

Neurodivergent Yoga is a flexible, accessible way of practicing yoga that’s designed with sensitive nervous systems, shifting energy levels, and non-linear brains in mind. It blends breathwork, movement, rest, mantra, and energy awareness — all adapted to meet you where you are. It’s not a style or a strict routine. It’s a rhythm-based approach rooted in yogic tradition and shaped for modern ND life.

Not at all. This space is for people who fidget, freeze, mask, stim, forget what they were doing, or feel overwhelmed before they even start. If your energy is different every day — you’re in the right place.

Nope. Whether you’re diagnosed, self-identified, or just know that typical wellness spaces don’t fit — this is for you. You don’t need a label to trust your experience.

The practices I share are inspired by the system often called Kundalini Yoga — a Western blend of movement, breath, mantra, and meditation. It’s not classical Kundalini from ancient texts, and I don’t teach from a formal lineage or tradition.

 I offer these tools as invitations — not prescriptions. The focus here is nervous system care, personal rhythm, and whole-self connection.

Not at all. Some practices work best when repeated for a few days or weeks, but there’s no one “right” pace here. You’ll be encouraged to try what works for you — and to come back when you’re ready, not out of guilt.

Then you’re already doing it right! What I offer isn’t about stillness for its own sake — it’s about noticing. Some people move, fidget, stim, or sway the whole time. That’s allowed. In fact, it’s welcome.

No. This isn’t a guru-led space, and there’s no hierarchy here. I teach with respect for yoga’s roots, but I don’t follow or promote any one lineage, teacher, or religious system. That said, spirituality is a part of everything I offer — not as something separate, but as something woven into how we breathe, move, rest, and relate to the Earth and to ourselves. This is a space for connection — not conversion. You don’t have to believe in anything to be here. But if you do feel a sense of something deeper, or a relationship to energy, nature, or the unseen — you’ll likely feel right at home.

 Yes. While I am not a licensed therapist, everything I offer is guided by a trauma-aware approach: invitational language, nervous system pacing, optionality, and space for consent. You will never be asked to override your intuition or needs for the sake of “the practice.”

Totally fine. Many of the practices I share can be done in a chair, lying down, or adapted however your body needs. This isn’t about what it looks like — it’s about how it feels.

Wherever feels doable. Try a short practice, join a seasonal workshop, or read something that sparks curiosity. You don’t have to commit to anything big. Just take the next kind step toward yourself.