I’m Nicole Zimbler, founder of Neurodevelopmental Yoga Therapy (NDYT), a specialist therapeutic approach supporting regulation, development, and wellbeing for autistic, ADHD, and neurodivergent individuals. I am a neurodevelopmental yoga therapist and trainee body psychotherapist, with over 30 years of experience across therapeutic, educational, and social care settings.

My work integrates therapeutic yoga for autism and neurodevelopmental differences with nervous system regulation, reflex integration, embodied psychotherapy, and therapeutic listening. I am deeply committed to supporting the health and development of individuals and families across the lifespan, from pregnancy and early childhood through to adulthood.

My journey began at sixteen, working alongside profoundly autistic young adults and families of children with complex needs. Early roles in social care and remedial education shaped my understanding of developmental difference and the importance of looking beneath behaviour.

At twenty, I travelled to India to complete my yoga teacher training. On returning, I was invited to teach within adolescent and community mental health services, which was rare at the time. This experience confirmed what I instinctively felt: yoga is not simply physical; it is deeply therapeutic. From that point, my work has remained rooted in therapeutic practice.

Alongside my yoga training, I completed a Level 3 Diploma in Holistic Therapy and trained as a Baby Massage Instructor, Reiki Practitioner, and Doula. Supporting families from pregnancy and birth deepened my understanding of attachment, early nervous system development, and the foundations of lifelong wellbeing.

My professional development includes specialist training with The Special Yoga Centre and Sonia Sumar’s Special Child programme, advanced Neurodevelopmental Therapy and Retained Reflex Integration (RMTi), and a Diploma in Trauma and Mental Health in Schools and Communities. I also trained as a Young Persons Counsellor and spent many years as UK Manager for Sensory Activation Solutions, designing individualised therapeutic listening programmes to support sensory processing, speech, and language development.

Seeking deeper embodied clinical understanding, I undertook six years of training in Biodynamic Body Psychotherapy and am currently completing clinical hours as a trainee body psychotherapist.

Alongside my professional training, my lived experience within a neurodivergent family continues to shape my work. Raising my two children, particularly my adult daughter with ADHD, has deepened my commitment to approaches that prioritise regulation, dignity, and meaningful participation.

All of this experience led to the creation of NDYT, a neurodiversity and trauma-affirming methodology integrating nervous system regulation, reflex integration, embodied psychotherapy, therapeutic listening, and yoga-based practice.

From prenatal support through to adulthood, my work spans the full developmental journey. I remain committed to making therapeutic support accessible, grounded in safety, and responsive to the real lives of the individuals and families I serve.