The study is geared towards Special Needs schools and the effects of Yoga interventions on the stress and emotion regulation of Special Educators. Understanding the impact that caregivers and educators have on special needs children, our project aims to validate Yoga as an effective method to help these caregivers and educators in emotion and stress regulation, such that they may play a more positive role in supporting children and their emotional development (Co-regulation). Yoga and mindfulness are rising fields in Sports Psychology due to its immense psychological health benefits but are understudied in regard to its effects on special needs. Presenting alternatives and solutions to the prevailing problem of burnout among teachers serves as a protective and ameliorative strategy to ensure an emotionally healthy workplace.
While the study is still in its infancy, data collection is predicted to begin by January 2023, to minimise the confounding effects of School Schedules and differing term times on Educators’ stress levels and to best control educators’ adherence levels to the programme interventions.