Aileen Ferris: Cork yoga teacher's class is 'about what feels good' for neurodivergent bodies

A life-changing diagnosis helped yoga instructor and acrobat Aileen Ferris realise who she is - and create a yoga class to help other neurodivergent adults with the sometimes-tricky task of checking in with their bodies. Mike McGrath-Bryan finds out more.

Yoga teacher Aileen Ferris pictured demonstrating a Skandasana pose. Picture: Howard Crowdy

It's sometimes hard, as a neurodivergent person, to negotiate the world in a body you’re not always connected with.

It’s different for everyone, but some can experience this phenomenon in ways such as ADHD hyperfocus, taking you so deep into the moment that you forget you have to eat, hydrate, or even answer nature’s call.