TheraPLAYoga is therapeutic, playful yoga designed for individuals and families with complex needs, diverse abilities, and backgrounds. Specializing in self-compassion and sensory wellness through movement, meditation, and interoceptive approaches to achieve mindfulness, emotional and behavioral regulation, and connection. TheraPLAYoga supports children and adults- parents and professionals- with dysregulation, special needs, stress, trauma, overwhelm, and burnout. In addition to anyone just wanting to Namaste and play. Wanna know more? Hell Yeah! about Special Needs Parenting + Lifestyle
You can expect lots of solo-mom-life based content-
mindful parenting + parallel parenting.
Plus- homeschooling inspo, GF food + life chats exploring
a universal no bullshit approach to achieving harmony
in motherhood, relationships, wellness, and entrepreneurship.
Girl, I’m here for it!

Hi, I’m Gloria.
Nice to meet you.
The mom half of Liam and Glo
Home is in Lansing, Michigan; where I live with my son, Liam, a pit bull we call Bubba Howard, and a beta fish named George- Jorge when we’re feeling’ spicy. (RIP, Georgy)
I’m a mindful parenting mentor, positive discipline educator, and adaptive yoga teacher for families and individuals with complex needs, diverse abilities, and backgrounds; and founder of TheraPLAYoga.
I offer uncensored experiential wisdom, practical self-care, positive parenting principles, at-home therapy tutorials, homeschool tips, and storytelling; among other things.