Surf Therapy OT: Surfing to Balance. Guest Naomi Matanick

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What is surf therapy? Using surfing as an intervention can help kids or adults with sensory processing disorders. Both profiles of sensory processing disorders can benefit, people with low awareness of their body and under active, and people who get too much stimuli with over active who need to down regulate. This can help with body awareness, proprioception, nervous regulation, balance, confidence, people on the autism spectrum, motor delays, core strengthening.

Highlights

Intro: 00:01

Welcome Naomi 2:28

Munchee Monday Affirmator: 3:08

What is surf therapy 4:36

How it felt to be a kid with a weak vestibular system 9:20

Kids with under active and over active sensory systems 11:20

Who might benefit from surf therapy 12:10

Kids with poor body awareness 15:31

Building social emotional skills by building their confidence 19:16

What if you have poor balance 20:43

Core strengthening 22:22

Surf programs 28:43

Beach for physical and emotional regulation 31:53

How to find Naomi Matanick 33:13

End 37:38

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Naomi Matanick is an Occupational Therapist, her surf therapy program is in the Los Angeles, California. Hang Ten Therapeutics OT. She was a kid with sensory processing issues and was a clumsy kid due to issues with the vestibular system. You can find her online hang-tentherapeutics.com/new-page-1 or on Instagram @Hang_ten_Therapeutics

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