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 special needs mom life content-
mindful parenting + positive discipline.
Plus- life chats, homeschooling inspo, gluten-free food +
a universal no bullshit approach to achieving harmony
in motherhood, relationships, self-development + wellness.
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.